Lake Fort Phantom Hill

Pretty decent lake for Abilene. Weekends are the busiest, lots of people out with their boats fishing, relaxing, skiing and tubing. There are areas where you can pitch a tent and spend the night or just have a barbecue for the day. Fun day out for the family!

Fort Phantom Hill is a great boating lake. You can catch just about anything you want here. Lots of pleasure boaters and fishing going on here. Bank fish is pretty good but you may lose quite a bit of tackle due to its rocky bottom.

This is a must stop! To be able to walk through this place and stand where so much history took place was quite an honor and it’s also so impressive to see just how much hard work just to live back then and you could see the remains of their garden areas...

Really awesome historical buildings and trails to walk. There were numerous buildings and a cannon along the trail. There's a covered area with bathrooms as well.

Best lake in west Texas I went Labor Day and hardly a sole there. Very clean park and local police are friendly and helpful. It’s 80% full as of this review. Take your family. Nice area of cut grass for great place for large families.

I love this lake; lived here for 15 years now. Most beautiful sunsets and sunrises around! I'd like to state my observation on your observations. I saw a lot of reviews with less than 5 stars because the fishing wasn't what they expected. Lol, I recommend that they learn to fish. Less than 5 stars because people are slobs. Well, we can't control that behavior but if you'll watch for our volunteer clean-up days, we'd love to have you join us. Less than 5 stars because the city places obstacles to keep you from accessing certain areas. Well, it's to TRY to stop people from ruining our natural environment and nesting areas with off road vehicles. This lake, the public areas and FREE access are a gift meant for everyone to enjoy and something really special in our area. We love this place and we are proud of it. Please come and have fun and please help us keep it clean, safe and family friendly.

I live out here, very peaceful for the most part

I like it because there is public access to many areas of shore around the lake. I have visited many lakes where there is one designated area and that area stays packed. I do worry that all the new renovations will turn it into a party place instead of a more or less peaceful lake.