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Lodge on Lake Godstone

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A docked boat at a waterfront property with a building featuring large windows and a stone facade.
A wooden-paneled room with a wooden dining table, chairs, a television, and shelves with books and decorations.
A living room with a brown leather sofa, a coffee table, a TV, and a window with blue curtains.
A water slide leading into a pond, surrounded by trees and a stone wall.
A kitchen with wooden cabinets, a granite countertop, a microwave, a stove, a dishwasher, and a refrigerator.

Reviews

10 out of 10
Exceptional

Highlights

  • Beach equipment
    A rare find — beach equipment ready to go for your days by the sea.
6 bedrooms3+ bathroomsSleeps 35

Popular amenities

  • Balcony or patio
  • Dog-friendly
  • Barbecue
  • Free internet
  • Air-conditioning
  • Refrigerator

Explore the area

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Graford, TX
  • Place, Possum Kingdom Lake
    ‪28 min drive‬
  • Place, Rocker B Ranch
    ‪36 min drive‬
  • Place, The Baker Hotel and Spa
    ‪46 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

6 bedrooms (sleeps 35)

Bedroom 1

+31
29 Single Beds and 6 Queen Beds

3 bathrooms, 1 half bathroom

Bathroom 1

Bathroom 2

Bathroom 3

Bathroom 4

Spaces

Porch or lanai
Kitchen
Balcony
Separate dining area
Number of living rooms
Outdoor play area
Garden
Dining area

About this property

Lodge on Lake Godstone

Enjoy an unforgettable gathering of family and friends on 188 acres of serene nature near Graford, Texas and enjoy Exclusive Use of our entire campus. 

Our Lodge boasts 35 beds and campus-wide high speed wifi, promises endless (free) outdoor entertainment with playgrounds, canoes, kayaks, golf carts, a six-person UTV, and more. Enjoy the sports fields, biking trails, and seven docks equipped with swim ladders and boat moorings, perfect for avid fishing.

Our six-person UTV is included in your booking to help enjoy our forested lake and upper meadow trails along with all of our watercraft, use of our sports fields, biking trails, and seven fish-and-swim docks and water slide.

And now you can add family members and friends to your booking at anytime up until arrival by adding additional Lake Godstone lodging in our Guest Home, Cabins, RV Campsites, and Campgrounds to accommodate larger groups up to 56 beds plus another 44 in our campgrounds. 

Open the booking button for the lodge, then look for the “add-ons” list and select your choice of additional lodging required to make your experience the best ever. You can book these additional lodging choices at any time as they will remain empty unless booked to provide exclusive use our campus.

Explore unique features such as our monarch butterfly way-station, bee hives, and geocaching adventures. Bring your bikes or horses to traverse our four-mile hiking trail, winding through the forested lake and upper meadows. This location is ideal for large family reunions, church or corporate retreat groups, or youth retreats, offering an opportunity to create lasting memories amidst the beauty of nature.



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House Rules

Check in after noon
Minimum age to rent: 25
Check out before 4:00 PM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

Pets allowed: dogs less than 23 kg per pet (limit 2 pets total)
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

Property # 2712449vb
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios and terraces, which may not be suitable for children; if you have any concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm that they can accommodate you in a suitable room

About the area

Jacksboro

Located in Jacksboro, this holiday home is in a rural area and on the waterfront. The Cliffs Golf Course and Graham Drive-In Theatre are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those looking for area attractions can visit Sandy Beach and Old Post Office Museum and Art Center. Take the opportunity to explore the area for water adventures such as power boating.
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Map
Graford, TX

What's nearby

  • Possum Kingdom Lake - 28 min drive - 22.3 km
  • Rocker B Ranch - 36 min drive - 34.9 km
  • Crazy Water Bath House & Spa - 45 min drive - 56.7 km
  • The Baker Hotel and Spa - 46 min drive - 57.1 km
  • Lake Mineral Wells State Park - 47 min drive - 51.6 km

Getting around

  • Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) - 110 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Lodge on Lake Godstone pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows dogs (limit 2 total) with a maximum weight of up to 23 kg per pet.

How much is parking at Lodge on Lake Godstone?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Lodge on Lake Godstone?

Check-in begins at noon.

What time is check-out at Lodge on Lake Godstone?

Checkout is at 4:00 PM.

Where is Lodge on Lake Godstone located?

Located on the waterfront, this family-friendly holiday home is within 25 mi (40 km) of Rocker B Ranch, Old Post Office Museum and Art Center and Possum Kingdom Lake. PK East VFD Auxiliary Flea Market and Standpipe Mountain Park are also within 25 miles (40 km).

Reviews

10

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 52 out of 56 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 4 out of 56 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 56 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 56 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 56 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Fishing was great- everything very convenient-plenty of beds- host and caretakers were great- very helpful. Beautiful lake.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 8 January 2026
Thanks Gail. We hope you can return again next year.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great place

Great time great place
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 2 September 2023
Thanks Kim… I look forward to your return next year…
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

What a wonderful weekend at a amazing property.

This is one of the best rentals that I have stayed in. We have planned to make it a annual event.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 2 September 2023
So happy you enjoyed birthday at our ranch.... looking forward to your return next year... or sooner...
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Retreat

We enjoyed the entire place and the great hospitality. I would recommend this for small or large groups to come out and enjoy it.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great property!

Perfect location for a large group. We had a high school girl’s volleyball team and the girls loved it. This is the second time we have stayed here and will definitely be back!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 2 September 2023
Thanks Hallie… we look forward to next year’s return.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

We had a great relaxing time with kids and grandkids

Very friendly owner I was always able to text with a quick response.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 2 September 2023
Thanks Lynda. Enjoyed your stay and hope you return again soon.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Place!

This place is awesome! Clean, roomy, comfy beds, private. Defenitly will be coming back next year. Friendly owner. There is so much to do, kids enjoyed being out in the water.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 2 September 2023
Thanks Catherine. We look forward to seeing your family again next year.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great place for large group, lots to do and space to move around

We had a great weekend! Thank you Jim!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 2 September 2023
Thanks Julie. Please return again some time.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Business Trip/Retreat Property

We had a great time! Perfect place to conduct a little business and a lot of fishing. Host's and owner were quick to answer questions or provide anything we needed to make it a successful weekend. We'll return for another!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 2 September 2023
Thanks Erik. Your team is welcome back anytime.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Long weekend retreat

What an amazing piece of property and the owner is so thoughtful. This place checks all the boxes for whatever type of adventure you're seeking. We are planning to make it an annual event with friends.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 2 September 2023
Thanks Justin. We look forward to your return.
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Annual Family gathering

Nice Place. This was our 2nd year to return. Good lodge facility for a large family gathering. Required Checkout time on last day was a bit early.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 2 September 2023
Thank you. We do offer late checkouts when we are able to do so. New guests usually arrive at 4 pm and our laundry and disinfection process for 35 beds takes about 5 hours so 10:00 am checkout is cutting things close. Please return again soon.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fantastic opportunity

Great place, great time, wish we stayed another few days, plenty of options to keep occupied, a remarkable property to see. Everything was as promised, plenty of room to spread out, clean and modern conveniences. Fish, shoot guns, fireworks, grill, kayak. Will definitely book again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 2 September 2023
Thanks Buck. We look forward to your return visit. Let me know if we can help in any way.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

FOCUS Retreat Group

Jim and all the staff at Lake Godstone were incredible. Our students had a wonderful stay at the lodge and enjoyed many of the available activities and sites. Jim was very generous in offering us more space and activities that we hadn't paid for. Overall it was a wonderful visit.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 12 September 2024
Thanks Stian, I hope you are able to return again next year. Thanks again.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Family & Friend Christmas Party!

The place was perfect! Size, location, activities, property owner, and property managers were all fantastic! Could not have asked for anything more for a wonderful Christmas party with family & friends. We will definitely be returning. :)
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 2 September 2023
Thanks Mariessa and please come again soon.
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family Outing near Jacksboro TX

Owner is an excellent host as well as staff. Property has outstanding amenities. Owner has ongoing battle with roaches in the main lodge. Beyond that issue, we would seriously consider returning to this property. Great for family gatherings..
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 2 September 2023
Thanks Robert. We have finally beat those little roaches back after ten weekly, between-bookings, professional, full house treatments. Our contractor says that the German Cockroach is commonly found in grocery boxes and attracted to food left on counters so we have started asking our guests to dispose of boxes/bags brought into our lodge and to put food away at nights. Plus we will continue to treat the lodge on a weekly instead of quarterly basis.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful location and lodge.

We really enjoyed the lodge, fishing and swimming. The lodge is perfectly set up to accommodate large groups. The lake is not quite be enough for wake boarding, skiing or other off the back of the boat type of sports. Some of the guest mentioned that they were a little uncomfortable with the amount of cameras located in and around the house.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 2 September 2023
Thanks Loren. Please do come back again. We have numerous security cameras around our campus for guest protection and to monitor our wildlife population as required by the state as part of our wildlife property tax exemption. The two cameras (in the den and hallway) of the lodge are turned off when guests are staying in the lodge and are turned on again when the guests depart.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing ranch, amazing host

Marluc Bella Vita is a gem! We had an amazing time at the ranch over the Easter weekend. There is so much space to roam around and so much to do. The kids enjoyed fishing, kayaking, playing sports and just exploring the place. The lodge is a lot more spacious than it seems in the photos, perfectly designed for large groups. All the structures are In excellent shape, well built, solid and comfortable and sparkly clean. The kitchen is very well stocked. Jim is very considerate, generous, quick to help, and easy to work with. He is also one of the most interesting hosts that I ever interacted with. We can see there is a lot love and care that went into building this ranch. And it still has so much potential to grow. We are already planning our next trip!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 2 September 2023
Thank you so much for those kind words Jenny. I enjoyed meeting you and your kids and friends and look forward to your return. We’re adding more docks around the lake for boating and fishing so that will be in place next stay...
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Awesome location near Rocker B - baseball teams

Our team really loved our time at the ranch - heads up to everyone though. The long gravel road into the ranch (over 4 miles of county roads) has several winding turns, isn’t properly lit at night and doesn’t have any road signs to indicate some potentially hazardous conditions. One of the parents had a nasty car wreck and his car was totaled at a small bridge location about 1/4 of the way to the ranch on the gravel road. I want to be clear that this isn’t the fault of the ranch - the county should really alert drivers to this danger. Oh - lots of wild animals on the roads as well - we almost hit two wild boars. Be Safe!!! The ranch was absolutely perfect for our weekend baseball event.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 2 September 2023
Thanks Rudi… the county has been making improvements to the road and I think that replacing the small bridge where the accident occurred is on the docket… its a most unfortunate incident and I’m glad all are okay. This will certainly be a topic of conversation with our county commissioner today…
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect for our family reunion

Our family has been doing a weekend family reunion annually for 4 yrs. Every year we've been to a different place trying to find that perfect one. This was it! Not only is the home and property big enough to accommodate a lot people, there are many other options of places to stay right there on the same property. One of my boys rented a small house there on the property and another one rented an RV there. This property has so much growth potential as our family continues to grow. Jim welcomed us upon arrival and showed us around the property. He was an excellent host! Lots of helpful information and quickly answered questions I had prior to arrival. The ages of our family that attended for this weekend ranged from 4months to 84 yrs! Literally everyone had something to do there. From visiting, to hiking, fishing, swimming, making smores, cooking in or outdoors... so much fun! There was only one thing I would change if I could about this place and that is for it to have a master bedroom with a king bed and attached bathroom for my elderly parents. We made it work for the weekend though, and it worked out. Thanks so much for the most memorable family weekend reunion to date Jim! I have no doubt we'll be back :)
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 2 September 2023
Thanks Rhonda… next stay we’ll get your parents into the Guest Home with the large Master Bedroom? And two other bedrooms… hopefully that works. Looking forward to your next stay…
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect Family Reunion Spot

We had a great experience for our family reunion at the lodge. The whole family was able to enjoy the lake from youngest to oldest. The fishing was great and we had a blast swimming, kayaking and using the peddle boat.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Excellent Family Reunion place

Exceptional stay! Wonderful accommodations, excellent communication, Gorgeous property, amazing House Managers to welcome us! Roomy! Loved the decks!!! So many beds!!! Amazing kitchen!! We loved every minute of it! Such a blessed weekend
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 2 September 2023
Thank you Rachele. Please come again… maybe New Years again?
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

One of a Kind

Very unique property. we stayed two nights and that was not long enough to enjoy the different things in the property. jim is a great host. kids had a great time fishing and swimming, catching frogs and exploring. the sports court give you some ways to tire the kids out. comfortable beds. we will be back!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 2 September 2023
Thanks Jordan. Don’t forget to book next years stay.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Many different options for where to sleep.

Great!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Engagement party

We were looking for something to hold our big family, this place had everything we needed. The kids enjoyed the water activities, the adults fished, the sunset was breathtaking. Jim was very attentive to our needs. We will come back.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 2 September 2023
Thanks Kim…
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Absolutely beautiful

So peaceful. The house was well designed to provide adequate space for those that wanted it, and gathering places for social butterflies. We had a blast! Even those that don’t like the outdoors stated they had fun.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 2 September 2023
Thx James. Please come again.

About the host

Hosted by Jim Attrell

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A wildlife and nature enthusiast, photographer, grand-father, writer and mentor.

Why they chose this property

If you love nature and God's great creations you will like to visit our wildlife and sports retreat. It is very quiet and peaceful and designed to connect families to the great outdoors and all that it has to offer.

What makes this property unique

Overall Space:
The lodge on Lake Godstone is set on 188 acres of beautiful forested land near Graford, Texas. It provides a serene escape with abundant wildlife and access to a stocked lake with multiple beaches and docks. The lodge accommodates large groups comfortably with 35 beds (six queen and 29 twin).

Amenities:
Guests can enjoy various amenities including a lit basketball court, sand volleyball court, soccer/baseball practice field, and an observatory with a telescope. The property also offers canoes, kayaks, pedal boats, and a rowboat available for rent. Fishing is fantastic both on Lake Godstone and in three smaller fishing ponds.

Bedrooms:
Accommodations include 6 bedrooms with a mix of queen and twin beds. The lodge is well suited for large families or groups of friends looking to enjoy a natural retreat.

✔ 35 beds (6 queen, 29 twin)
✔ 188 acres of forested land
✔ Access to Lake Godstone with multiple beaches and docks
✔ Sports complex with lit basketball, sand volleyball, and practice fields
✔ Canoes, kayaks, pedal boats, and rowboat available for rent
✔ Observatory with a telescope

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