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Peninsula Ranch

Private Lakeside Ranch for Weddings, Events, and Retreats

Nestled on a private peninsula on Lake Tawakani, Peninsula Ranch is the perfect place for your wedding, a special celebration, a much-needed retreat into nature, or a family weekend.

Our lakeside lodge can sleep up to 20 guests, and we have smaller lakefront cabins to accommodate overflow or to host smaller groups.

We have fishing, boat rides, nature trails, goat feeding, yoga, sound baths, skeet shooting, and more to enhance your stay at Peninsula Ranch.

Only 1 hour away from Dallas.

rustic lakeside wedding ceremony with a wooden arch decorated with flowers and white drapes, surrounded by guests seated on white chairs, trees, and lanterns hanging.
Three baby goats standing on grassy ground with a person’s hand reaching toward them. The background includes trees and a metal fence, with a cloudy sky overhead.
Interior of a rustic lakeside lodge living room with large windows, wooden ceiling, and stone and wood walls, furnished with sofas, armchairs, a coffee table, and a patterned rug.
Rustic lakeside barn Wedding reception hall with wooden ceiling, white walls, round tables draped in white cloth, white chairs, and chandeliers.
Rustic lakeside barn wedding arch with a decorated wooden arch, string lights, and red fabric drapes under a large tree, surrounded by white chairs and lanterns at dusk.
A rustic rural barn scene with a gravel driveway leading to barn buildings, green grassy fields, and large trees under a blue sky with clouds and birds flying.
Rustic lakeside lodge with many windows illuminated from inside, featuring a steep roof and wooden structural elements, with a patio and trees outside at night.
Indoor pool with wooden walls and large windows, people playing volleyball in the water, a woman sitting on a blue chair near the pool, and a volleyball net set up across the pool.
Lakeside lodge views: Sunset over a lake with grassy foreground and three trees, one leafless, casting long shadows, with a person standing near the water's edge.
lakefront lodge house made of stone and wood with a steep metal roof, surrounded by a grassy yard with trees, benches, and a stone fire pit, under a bright blue sky with fluffy white clouds.
A herd of cows and a zebra grazing in a grassy field with trees in the background.
A person sits on a wooden pier over a calm body of water during sunset or sunrise, with a partly cloudy sky in the background.
Group of women in colorful dresses walking under a floral archway at a rustic barn wedding on a grassy area in front of a rustic house.
Man holding a large fish on a boat deck with trees and a blue sky in the background.
Children flying a butterfly-shaped kite in a park near a lake on a sunny day.
Three deer standing on a grassy yard near a lake, with trees and a wooden fence in the background, and part of a house visible on the right side.
Rows of white chairs arranged outdoors on a grassy lawn for a rustic lakeside barn wedding, with a wooden walkway leading through them, under a sky with clouds and trees at sunset.
Group of four people sitting on a wooden platform by the water, with trees and a pier in the background on a cloudy day.
People relaxing in an indoor pool, with some on floating mats receiving sound therapy, and others sitting on the poolside. The room has wooden walls, large windows, and hanging plants.
Group of women practicing yoga outdoors on a wooden platform by a lake, with cloudy sky and trees in the background.
Rustic Barn wedding party standing outdoors in front of a house, with the bride and groom kissing and holding bouquets, surrounded by bridesmaids and groomsmen.
Styled banquet hall with round tables covered in white tablecloths, tall floral centerpieces, gold flatware, and napkins, set for a formal event or wedding reception, with a wood-paneled ceiling and a chandelier.
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We consider it our obligation, as well as our pleasure, to keep the ranch as close to its “natural” state as possible, providing a home for wildlife as well as a refuge for humans to better feel and understand this planet that we all share.

Your patronage helps to sustain this mission it. We serve you, our guests, so that together we can all serve Mother Nature and the many creatures that live here. The goal is symbiosis - harmony.


Without you, the land would not exist in its current state. It would be subdivided and there would be far less abundance and diversity of life here, less energy and mystery, and fewer lasting memories for us humans.

Thank you for making this possible for everyone. We hope to see you soon.

Sincerely,

The Smith Family

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