Special Events
Large activites not normally provided for with available recreation amenities, or those that will impact visitation to the lake, require a special event permit. If you feel your activity may require a permit, please contact the lake office at 817-292-2400, and speak with a ranger.
Special Events including, but not limited to water carnivals, boat regattas, fishing tournaments, music festivals, dramatic presentations, or other special recreation programs are prohibited unless written permission has been granted by the District Engineer.
Certain gudelines must be agreed to before a Special Event Permit can be issued. The guidelines are as follows:
a. The United States is not responsible for damages to property or injuries to persons which are incident to the event. No costs attributable to the event will accrue to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
b. The permittee is responsible for taking all necessary precautions to provide for the health and safety requirements of the participants and spectators.
c. The permittee will clean the grounds, remove equipment, and restore the permitted site by 12:00 p.m. of the day after the event.
d. The sale of goods, food, beverages or other such items on Government property can be authorized only in the absence of a concessionaire in the permitted site or his inability to supply the needs of the proposed activity.
e. The permittee is responsible for providing parking assistance and adequate policing for crowd supervision and control.
f. The permittee will not nail, staple, or otherwise attach any event-connected signs to any guardpost, signpost, utility pole or tree. If information or directional signs are needed for the event, the permittee will provide the signposts and will remove same by 12:00 p.m. of the day after the event.
g. Admission to the event will not be limited to membership nor will any discrimination be made against a person because of race, creed, sex, color, age, or national origin in conducting the event. Admission to view the event will be open to the general public without discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, or age. Participation in the event may be limited to members of the sponsoring group provided that the group does not unlawfully discriminate against participation in the event on the grounds of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, or age. Requests for special events permits citing Aspecial circumstances@ for participation requiring gender or age discrimination must be accompanied by exceedingly persuasive justification. This may be appropriate for activities such as contact sports and sports such as tennis, golf, or competitive swimming. Fishing tournaments do not qualify for discrimination based on gender.
h. Private use of Government lands will not preempt public use of all recreational resources.
i. The activity will be of limited duration, generally not more than eight hours in any one day and will not exceed two consecutive days.
j. The permittee will furnish a map showing the area where the special event is to be conducted.
k. The permittee will comply with all provisions of Part 327, Chapter III, Title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, Governing Public Use of Corps of Engineers Water Resources Development Projects.