The Thanksgiving holidays are coming up fast and dates are filling up even faster!!! Book your reservations now before they are all gone. Thanksgiving is a time for family, friends, food, and fun. But hosting this much-anticipated holiday in your own home can also come with a lot of stress – from weeks of cleaning and prepping your space to dealing with limited parking and cramped accommodations. There’s a better way to enjoy Thanksgiving this year: consider hosting your gathering at the Chilcottage on Lake Tawakoni! Whether you’re looking to create new traditions or simply want to enjoy the beautiful scenery and tranquility of the lake, here are 12 reasons why this vacation rental might be the right move for you . No Pre-Holiday Cleaning or Prep Work One of the biggest perks of hosting Thanksgiving in one of our vacation rentals is that you don’t need to spend weeks cleaning or preparing your own home for guests. We all know how stressful it can be to deep clean every room, clear...

Celebrate our heroes!!!  Bring your favorite veteran out for some fishing and fun on Lake Tawakoni.  Veterans extended holiday weekend is still open at the Chilcottage.  Book Now!!! Thank You Military Veterans for your service. Because of you, we are still "land of the free"!

When you let your kids do your advertising campaign. This how it turns out. Which really isn't too bad. I bought the magnetic signs intending to have some professionally made stickers with our various logos on them. Well the kids asked if they could draw on them. Whatever. I grabbed some dry erase markers and turned them loose. Next they wanted to put them on the cars. Whatever. The first day I got so many compliments and asked about them so many times. Now I really do think that we get REALLY NOTICED more with the kids art on them. Our website hits skyrocketed. Anyway, you will definately notice as we drive around our North Texas area. Great job on our advertising - mini me's.

ALL BOOOOOOO-KED UP!!! Thank you to all our wonderful guests for making October such a great month!!!!!! -------- The Lake Tawakoni Chilcottage is ALL  booked up for October, and NO LONGER have the SPOOKIEST weekend of the month still available. ALL BOOKED NOW but reserve the Chilcottage on Lake Tawakoni for your next weekend getaway. There's also some local fun to be had: Trunk or Treat – Halloween 2025 West Tawakoni City Park Friday October 31, 2025 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM Join us for a safe and spooky evening of fun at our annual Trunk or Treat event! All community members are invited to decorate a trunk and hand out treats. Vendors are welcome to set up and participate. For more details click the link below 🎃 Trunk or Treat –... - West Tawakoni Police Department | Facebook

 The Rocks are LIVE !!!!!! NO. Not like that! More Like This. and this. My kids and I are painting rocks. We are leaving them at the lakehouse for you to take and keep or to re-hide and follow their journey wherever they roam. Each rock has a code on the back of them and can be tracked on our new friend's website. https://followrock.com To find out more about our project click this link below to take you to our permanent webpage. Chilcottage Rocks The link will also be permanently displayed at the bottom of every page on this site also, just in case you forget where it is. Come visit us at the Chilcottage on Lake Tawakoni and get in on the fun. Also be on the lookout - More fun things are coming soon.

  This is a TEASER !!! We are always trying to up our game. And in that spirit, we have a new game. and guess what? It involves.....ROCKS. Come book your next trip here soon. And be on the lookout for rocks. More to come. Very soon. And. Pirates? What's that all about? Hmmmmmm.

 We got some fun new things. Come and see for yourself. The fish sign is straight up Hobby Lobby. And this fun one here is courtesy of my Dad.  I am not sure where he got if from, but I think it's hilarious.

Why not take a break? At the lake. LAKE TAWAKONI CHILCOTTAGE We are super close by, 1 hour away from DFW. So plan your weekend getaway today. www.airbnb.com/h/chilcottage  

  Wondering what the weather will be like for your next visit to the Lake Tawakoni Chilcottage? New to the area or never been here before? I stumbled across this excellent website for everything weather-wise. High & low Temperatures, Hours of daylight, Precipitation This website has everything about the weather for you to plan your next trip to Lake Tawakoni Chilcottage. <Weather Spark for Lake Tawakoni> I plan on making it a permanent link on the website in the next week or so. Check it out!

  We met some new friends, Eric and Leanna Hughes, that run the Silver Run Cabins on the Buffalo River in Arkansas. We planned a family rafting trip to Arkansas and were so lucky to stay at this wonderful retreat in the woods.  They were so accommodating and the place was simply just lovely.  Our family enjoyed hiking the trails seeing the mines, caves, and waterfalls.  We went tubing on the Buffalo River and relaxed and played games at the lodge. Also, it was a real treat to get a chance to meet other short-term rental owners.  We had a chance to sit down and pick each others brains, share stories, and gain possible insights in how to make our guests stays the best ever.  If you have a chance to venture out their way, we highly recommend them and their beautiful properties. Go see them! Here is their facebook page https://www.facebook.com/silverruncabins/ This is their old website - soon to be updated http://www.silverruncabins.com/