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🎣 The Crappie House — Lakefront Getaway on Lake Palo Pinto by Reel Life Rentals

Waterfront holiday home with kitchen and patio

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Location

Exceptional

3 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 5

Popular amenities

Barbecue grill
Dryer
Kitchen
Washer
Parking available

Place, The Baker Hotel and Spa
Place, Possum Kingdom Lake
Place, The Cliffs Golf Course

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 5)

Downstairs Private Bedroom

1 Queen Bed

Upstairs Alcove Sleeping Space

1 Single Bed

Upstairs Private Bedroom

1 Queen Bed

2 bathrooms

Downstairs

Toilet · Shower only

Upstairs

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio

Kitchen

Garden

About this property

🎣 The Crappie House — Lakefront Getaway on Lake Palo Pinto by Reel Life Rentals

Welcome to The Crappie House! Locally loved for its awesome crappie fishing, this cozy lakefront home sits right on the water at the quiet north end of beautiful Lake Palo Pinto.

You’ll be just steps from the lake — or walk right onto your private dock and boathouse, where you can cast a line, relax with a drink, or launch one of the two kayaks provided. This spot is known for some of the best deep-water crappie fishing on the lake, tucked into a peaceful, protected no-wake cove that’s perfect for paddling or floating the day away.

⚠️ Heads up: Please don’t dive off the dock — there could be stumps underwater!

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🏡 The Space
• 2 Private Bedrooms
• Downstairs: Queen bedroom + full bath
• Upstairs: Queen bedroom + full bath
• Upstairs alcove: Twin bed (walk-through to second bedroom)

Plenty of room to spread out inside, and outside you’ve got a half-acre lot with tons of parking space. There’s also a security camera at the entrance for peace of mind.

And the sunsets? Absolutely gorgeous. Kick back with a cold drink on the dock and take in those classic lake views — it’s the perfect way to end the day.

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🌿 A Note About the House

Because some of the wood used in the foundation and trim was treated with creosote, there’s a slight creosote smell inside. It’s not strong, but out of caution, we don’t recommend the home for guests with asthma or respiratory sensitivities.

To keep the air fresh and clean, we’ve added:
• HEPA-rated filters on the A/C
• A NuWave Smart Air Purifier with a top-of-the-line 5-filter system that removes pet dander, odors, fumes, mold, bacteria, and viruses.

You can breathe easy knowing we’ve got great air quality covered.

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📍 Location

Lake Palo Pinto is a hidden gem — 2,399 acres of quiet water fun just 15 miles from Mineral Wells and about 79 miles from Fort Worth.

Need minnows or bait? Head over to:
Palo Pinto RV Park & Marina
📍 1921 FM 3137, Palo Pinto, TX 76484
📞 (940) 769-2336

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Whether you’re here to fish, kayak, unwind, or just soak up the sunset, The Crappie House is your laid-back lakeside home away from home. Bring your fishing gear, kick back, and make some memories on Lake Palo Pinto!

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Amenities

Kitchen

Washing machine

Dryer

Pet-friendly

Air conditioning

Outdoor space

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM

Minimum age to rent: 25

Check out before 11:00 AM

Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17

Events

No events allowed

Pets

Pets allowed: dogs and cats (limit 2 total)

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

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, a first aid kit and a deadlock

About the area

Palo Pinto

Located in Palo Pinto, this holiday home is on the waterfront. The Baker Hotel and Spa and Famous Mineral Water Company are local landmarks, and the area's natural beauty can be seen at Palo Pinto Mountains State Park and Lake Mineral Wells State Park. Make sure you get close to the area's animals with activities such as game walks and birdwatching.

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Palo Pinto, TX

What's nearby

Mineral Wells Fossil Park - 43 min drive - 36.7 km
The Baker Hotel and Spa - 43 min drive - 42.2 km
Lake Mineral Wells State Park - 49 min drive - 49.3 km
Possum Kingdom Lake - 55 min drive - 63.4 km
The Cliffs Golf Course - 55 min drive - 63.0 km

Restaurants

‪Lone Camp Depot - ‬9 min drive
‪Aoudaddies Pub - ‬35 min drive
‪Sweet One Bakery - ‬16 min drive
‪the smokin postman - ‬9 min drive
‪Blue Stem Grill - ‬35 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is 🎣 The Crappie House — Lakefront Getaway on Lake Palo Pinto by Reel Life Rentals pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows cats and dogs (limit 2 total).

What time is check-in at 🎣 The Crappie House — Lakefront Getaway on Lake Palo Pinto by Reel Life Rentals?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at 🎣 The Crappie House — Lakefront Getaway on Lake Palo Pinto by Reel Life Rentals?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is 🎣 The Crappie House — Lakefront Getaway on Lake Palo Pinto by Reel Life Rentals located?

Situated on the waterfront, this holiday home is within 25 miles (40 km) of Christ the King Covenant, Mineral Wells Fossil Park and West City Park. The Baker Hotel and Spa and Crazy Water Bath House & Spa are also within 25 miles (40 km).

9.6

Exceptional

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9.8/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

9.6/10

Location

9.8/10

Listing accuracy

8/10 Good

Scotty M.

27 April 2025

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

Great place to stay and enjoy the lake.

Only draw back is if you bring a boat there is no place to get it to house because of oak trees. Have to park it at top in front of property.

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Shawn B.

13 October 2023

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

Great stay

This is a great location on the water. It was clean and had all the amenities we needed for a quick trip. I would book again

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Rhonda H.

29 December 2022

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

Nice Christmas getaway

Enjoyed the beautiful property. Nicely decorated for Christmas, gave us the holiday feels! Beds were very comfortable, place was very clean!

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Kristi H.

21 July 2024

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

Get away

Spent a relaxing weekend on the lake with my family. Fishing , swimming and just enjoying great company

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tamara I.

3 June 2024

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

Great vacation again

This was our 2nd stay at this great lakehouse. We had so much fun the kids were able to jump in the water and swim off the dock with no boats flying by. It was Memorial day weekend and the lake was so peaceful!! We will definitely book another stay here. We also caught some nice fish and had a fish fry our final nigjt! We love this property!

Stayed 5 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Douglas S.

2 October 2022

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

Peace and quiet

We thoroughly enjoyed our weekend, house was nice and clean. Did a little fishing and some relaxing. If you need a place with peace and quiet, this is it.

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Patricia R.

7 June 2024

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

Family

All in all a nice stay, only caught a few crappie couple of baby catfish which are so cute, threw them all back to grow. The days went by too fast - lotsa laughs, fun was had by all.

Stayed 6 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

15 May 2023

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

Clean and Hospitable

Very clean home. Beautiful view. Hospital owner. Can’t get better than that.

Stayed 6 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

12 June 2023

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

Relaxing week

This property was just what we were looking for. Had a great time relaxing and fishing. The owner was very good with responding when I had questions. Very clean. We will come back again when we get the chance.

Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Robert F.

19 July 2024

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

Well needed family time

We have stayed at a lot of different lakes and lake properties. My family and I have finally found a property that we will be coming to for years to come. The property was clean and the dock was a very nice place to fish. Catching fish is not the most important thing when the priority is spending time with family. Thank you for allowing us the opportunity to enjoy ourselves!!!!!!

Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

George F., College Station

4 June 2023

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

Lake Palo Pinto

Pretty location on the lake. Lake level was several feet low. Lake was nice, scenic. Crappie fishing from the dock was not good. Very quiet. Enjoyable. Home was very clean.

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Julie B.

27 October 2022

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

Fun weekend on the water

Nice waterfront property about 1 hr and 45 minutes from Dallas, with a great pier and boat house. Comfortable beds, well appointed kitchen, really great gas grill (our steaks turned out perfect!) Very quiet and low key, which is just what we wanted. Fish weren't biting for us so we took a pretty drive around the lake: it takes about an hour. We're in a drought, so currently the lake is about 5 feet lower than normal. A couple things to note: the spiral staircase might be a bit difficult for elders. Main bedroom and en suite bath downstairs are easily accessible (and beautiful) so that's where my parents slept. Upstairs is a shotgun layout, so you have to go through the twin bed alcove to get to the second bedroom, just fyi. Futon is on landing at top of the stairs but we never used it. There are louvered doors between the futon area and the twin area to create a little privacy. Bathroom upstairs is small but fine. We didn't shower, so can't comment on water pressure :) All in all a very nice weekend. Thanks Pat!

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

jackie h.

18 July 2025

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

They caught fish!

Very clean , cute house with a pretty view looking at lake or back at shoreline. Several “fishermen” in our group and they caught quite few fish and at least a dozen keepers! Mostly catfish and one big stripper.

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Stacey C.

14 July 2025

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

Great location, great fishing, very clean .

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Amanda L.

6 May 2025

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

Very clean and spacious!

This rental is spacious and it was very clean. Sometimes the cabin on the lake can be a little "rustic". This place was not dusty or spider-y or anything. The master shower is excellent with tons of hot water and wonderful pressure. A couple of things we didn't care for. There was a really strong musty smell, the whole time, to the point out clothes and bags smelled like it when we got home. But there had been a big rain and it likely caused some mildew-y smells to "awaken." It's nature. I understand. We ran the air purifiers but it didn't help much. And the yard was sort of a mess of sticks, weeds, uneven terrain, and tall grass. I would probably think it needs to be mowed, but also a huge rain came through before we arrived and maybe that's the reason for the debris. All in all, I liked the house and our kids loved fishing off the pier. They even saw a beaver swim up one evening!

Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Peggy J.

3 May 2025

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

Great Stay

We have stayed here twice, both time perfect vacation. Love the crappie house, perfect time!

Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sara D.

16 October 2024

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

Lake house

The house was perfect! Right on the lake and fishing access was awesome! Would definitely stay again. Check in was super easy and house had everything we needed to enjoy a nice few days on the lake!

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kevin K.

2 September 2024

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

Away

Peaceful and secluded

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Cathy C.

25 August 2024

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

Great place to stay

We had a wonderful time. Caught catfish, perch and cripple from dock. Big enough for our crew of 5.

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Randy G.

5 July 2024

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

Rustic house on Lake Palo Pinto

This is a nice place to stay with a great spot for fishing. We didn’t catch any but didn’t try very hard. The next dock over were catching several nice crappies. The house is roomy with a large nice deck. Bring an umbrella as the sun is intense in the afternoon. The kitchen was well stocked with plates, utensils and a couple of basics like salt and pepper and cooking spray. I think they must have left the refrigerator off between rentals as it took quite a while to get very cold. Once it cooled down after a few hours it worked fantastic. Ice maker does not work. I looked and there is no water line hooked to it due to not being very close to a water line. We just broke up some bagged ice and dumped it in the ice maker drawer. Beds were comfortable as were living room couch and love seat. Smaller TV but it had dish network. AT&T cell service was very weak/non-existent but we were able to go through the Wi-Fi for text messages. One window unit in the upstairs bedroom the worked well. We didn’t use the small single bed upstairs but there was little cool air in that area and although there was a ceiling fan over it, I think it would be a hot nights sleep in the hot weather months. Everyone liked the water pressure and shower heads in both showers. Covered parking. There is a slight creosote smell in the house but everyone said it reminded the of Six Flags. Might be a problem with someone sensitive to it.

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

blake h., grapevine, tx

16 October 2023

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

My Fishing Trip with Son and Uncle

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Ann H.

15 October 2023

Liked: Check-in, communication, location

Acrobatic fishing

The house was set up nice. However, you need a step ladder to use the microwave and get into the ten-story bed. Outside was covered in cigarette butts and old rusty furniture. The other seating areas were very dirty. Very unsafe to go down to the boathouse. The walkway sat up at a 90 degree angle. Each time I let the dog out we spent thirty minutes pulling burrs out. The house was set up nice.

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jacob Y.

1 September 2023

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

Nice getaway

Loved the place. We enjoyed the scenery and was also quiet. House was very lovely and clean. Didn’t catch much, tooooo hot! Maybe next time

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kim B.

18 August 2023

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

Beautiful Lake View

My husband and I visited this property to celebrate our 13th wedding anniversary. We loved the peace and quiet. The house was very comfortable and the deck and boat dock were easily accessible. We arrived on Saturday and left Monday but on our drive home I told my husband I felt very relaxed (usually takes me 5/6 days to unwind).

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Hailey C.

25 July 2023

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

Very relaxing

We overall really loved our stay! The only thing was that we couldn’t tell from the pictures you had to walk through one little bedroom to get to another so that made it a little awkward but it worked out just fine! We loved fishing and the hanging out on the patio.

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

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3 bedrooms (sleeps 5)

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8/10 Good

Scotty M.

Great place to stay and enjoy the lake.

Scotty M.

10/10 Excellent

Shawn B.

Great stay

Shawn B.

10/10 Excellent

Rhonda H.

Nice Christmas getaway

Rhonda H.

10/10 Excellent

Kristi H.

Get away

Kristi H.

10/10 Excellent

Tamara I.

Great vacation again

Tamara I.

10/10 Excellent

Douglas S.

Peace and quiet

Douglas S.

10/10 Excellent

Patricia R.

Family

Patricia R.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Clean and Hospitable

Verified traveller

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Relaxing week

Verified traveller

10/10 Excellent

Robert F.

Well needed family time