Lakewood is comprised of 560 homes (390 single-family and 170 town homes) built over 2005-2006 by Lennar Homes, covering just over 160 total acres of land along the northern levee of Joe Pool Lake in Grand Prairie (Dallas County) along Camp Wisdom Road between Matthew Road and Robinson Road. The land was deeded to Lakewood HOA on April 26, 2004.
The neighborhood includes a catch & release fishing pond, picnic area & pavilion, children’s playground area recently renovated in summer 2024, plus walking/jogging trails near and around scenic Joe Pool Lake.
New playground upgrade in summer 2024 with park benches and picnic table.
Ecologically, we are in the Blackland Prairie region of Texas. Geologically, we sit between 533-542 feet above sea level.
A recent $29.4 million improvement to Camp Wisdom Road, from Robinson Rd. to Beltline/FM 1382, includes a 4-lane wide roadway that includes paved biking and jogging trails. Phase II of the Balcones Hike & Bike Trail began in 2024 connecting Camp Wisdom’s trails southward along FM 1382 past the entrance of Cedar Hill State Park and beyond the Dogwood Canyon Audubon in Cedar Hill – that’s nearly 5.5 miles of unbroken and unimpeded biking, walking and jogging trails!
Young families will also enjoy being just a short walking distance to and from our next door neighbor, Moseley Elementary School.
We are also within walking distance of Parkhill Park on Robinson Road, which includes football and soccer fields for youth sports year-round. The large red pavilion can be rented for parties and gatherings through the GP Parks & Recreation Department. The large vacant lot at Robinson Rd. and Camp Wisdom Rd. is owned by the Grand Prairie ISD and has been undeveloped for 20+ years and with no immediate plans to develop further.
What’s in the name?
| Joe Pool Lake | Joe Richard Pool was a U.S. Congressman originally from this area of Dallas County. He died while in office on July 14, 1968 at age 57. While at the University of Texas he became friends with Claudia Taylor, who would later be known by her more famous First Lady name, Lady Bird Johnson, which began long ties and friendship between Pool and President Lyndon B. Johnson. |
| Mike Moseley Elementary School | T. Michael Moseley was a native of this area of Grand Prairie who became a 4-Star General of the United States Air Force. By 2005 he ascended to Chief of Staff, and served on the Joint Chiefs of Staff under President George W. Bush. |
| Camp Wisdom Rd. | Named for Camp Wisdom, founded in 1923 and a still functioning 185-acre camp of the Boy Scouts of America in the northeast quadrant of I-20 and Spur 408. John Shelby “Daddy” Wisdom originally owned the land, and donated it to the Scouts after his death in 1923. |
There is always something for you to do in the city of Grand Prairie from going to the horse races at Lone Star Park, watching national headlining acts of music, stage and stand-up comedy at Texas Trust CU Theater. Epic Central entertainment district includes indoor water park Epic Waters, The Epic fitness and community center, The Summit fitness and community center for senior adults, as well as the renown Iluvia water show, reminiscent of the famed water show of the Bellagio in Las Vegas. It includes several notable restaurants, including Chicken N’ Pickle with a combined 11 indoor and outdoor pickle ball courts. Grand Prairie is also home to Major League Cricket with the Texas Super Kings competing at Grand Prairie Stadium next door to Lone Star Park.
The Texas Super Kings compete in Major League Cricket at Grand Prairie Stadium next to Lone Star Park at I-30 and Beltline Rd.
From our neighborhood we can hear boats and wave runners on Joe Pool Lake. Lynn Creek Park entrance is right around the corner for day recreation, swimming and camping. Grand Prairie residents are permitted entrance for free. Plus, every holiday season comes Prairie Lights, one of the go-to drive-thru light attractions for all of North Texas. Or, for overnight stays on Joe Pool Lake, just down Highway 360 a bit there are cabin rentals at Loyd Park, or overnight RV and tent camping at Cedar Hill State Park, just to our southeast off of Beltline/FM 1382. Check for water levels at Joe Pool Lake here. Construction of Joe Pool Lake began in 1977 and completed in 1985 by the Army Corps of Engineers. Impoundment of water began in 1986 and the lake was filled by 1989 with 6,680 acres of surface water and is 72 feet at its deepest point just north of Cedar Hill State Park. The lake has two distinct “arms,” to the north is the Walnut Creek Arm and further south is the Mountain Creek Arm. Joe Pool Lake is managed by the Trinity River Authority with surrounding acreage managed by Texas Parks & Wildlife. The police departments of Grand Prairie and Cedar Hill both patrol the lake by boat. The peninsula that splits the westward arms is known as Estes Park but it undeveloped. The City of Grand Prairie’s “Future Use” map suggests that the goal is to develop a large resort and golf course on this land, probably similar to Lake Grapevine’s Gaylord Texan Resort.
Among Grand Prairie’s many restaurants are foodie gems like Zavala’s Barbecue on Main Street & Brisket Lane. In 2023 it took a coveted spot on the most recent Texas Monthly magazine’s “Top 50 BBQ Joints in Texas”. The Sloppy Juan will change your life. Also, The Blue Goose Cantina, a famed Tex-Mex legend from Dallas’ Greenville Avenue, recently opened a location on I-20 between Great SW Pkwy. and the 161 Tollway, right next to Beto’s Tex-Mex and Texas Roadhouse, two long-standing Grand Prairie favorites within easy drive of Lakewood.
Lakewood has easy accessibility to Highway 360, Interstate 20, and Interstate 30. Being this accessible to the major freeways in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, Lakewood is only minutes away from DFW Airport, The Parks Mall in Arlington, Lake Grapevine, downtown Dallas, downtown Fort Worth and several local suburbs within North Texas.
The city of Arlington is just one of the suburbs that is located within minutes of Grand Prairie. The city of Arlington is home to the 2023 World Champion Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field as well as the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium, Six Flags over Texas amusement park and Hurricane Harbor Water Park.
To the southwest of us is Mansfield, the Pickle Capital of Texas, famous for its annual St. Patrick’s Day Pickle Parade, and is also home to the Hawaiian Falls water park.
According to U.S. Census Bureau estimates, Grand Prairie is a city of 210,675 people in 2024, making it the 16th most populous city in Texas, behind No. 15 McKinney and ahead of No. 17 Amarillo. The city’s borders stretch more than 30 miles from north to south, having recently annexed land south of U.S. 287 into Johnson County near U.S. 67 and the town of Venus. Grand Prairie’s city limits extend into four counties.
Lakewood was built by Lennar Homes over six phases. The Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for Lakewood, executed by PDC Lakewood, Ltd. was recorded by the City of Grand Prairie and Dallas County on October 27, 2004 as Instrument No. 200403108514, filed in Book 2004208, Page 01887 in the Official Public Records of Dallas County.
Lakewood gets an A+ rating from CrimeGrade.org for per-capita Violent Crime, and an A rating for Overall Crime including property crime. Crime statistics specific to Lakewood can be found in the “Crime & Safety” tab.