This is a great lake to 'make a day of it'. The geography of this lake makes it one of the 'gotta ski' lakes on my list. The peninsula is steep and consists of what left of a mountain ridge. With the lake snaking around it and it's rigde like formation, the higher lands offer a great view of the lake, and is filled with Lake Houses. The lower lands slope to meet the water and have several marinas, public beaches, and facilities. PK Lake is located west of the DFW Metro-plex, nearly halfway to Abilene. This lake can be very busy on the weekends but it's not overwhelming since the winding lake hides all the other boaters from view.
PK Lake is located west of the DFW Metroplex, nearly halfway to Abilene. There are several places to launch from, they are detailed on the State of Texas Map. Point E is the only point I have launched from, and despite the narrow ramp, it was a nice park to setup camp for the day.
Getting to PK Lake is not the easiest, but is made a lot easier by using a detailed map. From DFW, Take I-20 or I-30 West, I-30 will merge with I-20 west of Ft. Worth. Continue west past Weatherford, to the intersection of State Highway 16 (if you get to Ranger Tx., you've gone too far). Go north on SH16, joining with US 180west. After passing Sugarloaf and Antelope Mountain on your right, SH16 turns off to the right and runs right past the spillway of the lake on your left. After passing the spillway and climbing the plateau the detailed map will help you find your way to the launching points on the east side of the lake. I have no experience to help with launching points on the West side of the lake, sorry.
This lake is pretty remote and the cost of gas is EXTREMELY HIGH. Unless you have really deep pockets, it's best to fill you pockets with supplies before you head out of town. The size of the lake is also deceiving, while towing my Sea-doo back in, what seemed like a short ways down the lake, was really quite far. The twisting nature of the lake, combined with mountains right on the water, gives the illusion that your base camp is just on the other side of this mountain or peninsula, when it's actually several miles around that mountain or peninsula.
