Located in Kemp, this holiday home is on the waterfront. Cedar Creek Country Club and Tara Vineyards and Winery are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those looking for area attractions can visit Whatz-Up Family Fun Park and East Texas Arboretum. Take the opportunity to explore the area for water adventures such as fishing.
Richland Chambers Reservoir - 46 min drive - 49.9 km
Lake Athens - 48 min drive - 59.3 km
Bluebonnet Park - 58 min drive - 62.3 km
Ennis Public Theatre - 59 min drive - 64.6 km
Restaurants
Taco Casa - 11 min drive
Chili's Grill & Bar - 11 min drive
CiCi's Pizza - 12 min drive
China Cafe - 12 min drive
Dirk's Dockside - 8 min drive
Frequently asked questions
Is The Cozy Cove at Cedar Creek Lake: Kayaks, Dock, Kids & Dog Friendly! pet-friendly?
Yes, pets are allowed at this property.
How much does it cost to stay at The Cozy Cove at Cedar Creek Lake: Kayaks, Dock, Kids & Dog Friendly!?
As of 29 Oct 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at The Cozy Cove at Cedar Creek Lake: Kayaks, Dock, Kids & Dog Friendly! on 30 Oct 2026 start from £388, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.
How much is parking at The Cozy Cove at Cedar Creek Lake: Kayaks, Dock, Kids & Dog Friendly!?
On-site parking is available at the property.
What time is check-in at The Cozy Cove at Cedar Creek Lake: Kayaks, Dock, Kids & Dog Friendly!?
Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.
What time is check-out at The Cozy Cove at Cedar Creek Lake: Kayaks, Dock, Kids & Dog Friendly!?
Checkout is at 11:00 AM.
Where is The Cozy Cove at Cedar Creek Lake: Kayaks, Dock, Kids & Dog Friendly! located?
Situated on the waterfront, this holiday home is steps from Cedar Creek Reservoir and within 6 mi (10 km) of Optimist Park and The Library at Cedar Creek Lake. Whatz-Up Family Fun Park and Flag Lake are also within 6 miles (10 km).
Reviews
9.2
Wonderful
Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
This property had everything we needed for a relaxing long weekend away from the city. Comfy beds, quiet neighborhood, convenient to local stores and restaurants. We would stay here again.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 27 Aug 2023
We’re so grateful you chose to spend your weekend in our home, “The Cozy Cove.” We hope you come again soon.
Wonderful place and amazing host. House was well stocked with more than needed! I will rent from them again.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 21 Apr 2025
We’re so pleased that you enjoyed your time at The Cozy Cove. We strive to supply everything you’ll need to have a comfortable, relaxing and fun stay. We look forward to your next visit.
We were all very impressed with how well the house was stocked. We all felt we would definitely rebook this property if we were wanting to stay in this area again. Joan was extremely easy to get in touch with and was very helpful with any issues we had.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 7 Nov 2024
We’re so happy you enjoyed your stay at The Cozy Cove! You’ll always be welcome when you visit “First Monday Trade Days” in Canton again or for the area’s many other attractions like the Ennis’ Blue Bonnet Festival in April, Waxahachie’s Scarborough Fair in April and May or Cedar Creek Lake’s summer activities.
Verified review
6/10 Okay
Stuart K.
9 Jan 2024
Liked: Check-in, communication
Nice House
House is great, surrounding area and property not that appealing (no real view of the lake itself, only the cove).
The house was great! The beds are comfortable. Only issue we had is our bass boats and trucks would not fit in the carport driveway. But we found a place to park all 3 of them.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 21 Apr 2025
Thanks for coming to The Cozy Cove! We hope your fishing was successful.
We’re blessed that our neighbors are so kind to help our guests get adequate parking when the vehicles are big and long. They’re the best!
Amazing. My dad was my driver for tournament. He need a late check out due to his hip being injured. They let him have it. Thank you for this. We will stay here again. The place was amazing.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 15 Apr 2024
We were so glad to have you come and enjoy our home and that our schedule allowed your dad to stay until the end of the tournament. We look forward to hosting you there again soon.
Thank you for staying at The Cozy Cove!
The Cozy Cove could not have been a more perfect place for us to stay! We were in Texas visiting family, and was able to enjoy a short walk to our son and daughter-in-law's house. The house was clean and had everything we needed. The kitchen was well-stocked and the games and other amenities were more than we could have hoped for. We enjoyed family barbecues, fishing on the dock, and relaxing on the deck. Joan was fantastic, friendly and accommodating. She was easy to reach and quick to respond. We couldn't have wished for a better vacation!
Stayed 16 nights in Apr 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 27 Aug 2023
We’re so grateful that you chose our home for your family visit and that you enjoyed your stay! That’s always our goal and we hope you’ll return again soon to experience the quiet serenity of The Cozy Cove.
My daughter, father, and I stayed at this amazing property for a long weekend. We were shocked by how cute the house was as well as comfortable for all ages. They go over and beyond to make the stay enjoyable. The view is gorgeous and house extremely clean. My father does not have the best health so it was a great place for him to sit out in a rocking on the back porch, drink coffee, and look out to a view of beautiful sky and water. Also, neighbors are not so close to the house to where you do not have privacy.
We will definitely be back!!!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 27 Aug 2023
We’re so thankful that you enjoyed your stay! We’ve enjoyed creating a peaceful space to allow folks to unwind and have time to think and play. We hope you come back often!
We loved the time we spent around the big table eating and playing games. The weather did not allow us to spend a lot of time out on the deck, so we would want to do that next time. The second bedroom was a little cluttered and tight, but it worked. Other than that, it was great and great memories made with friends.
A lot of thought was put into placing everything that was needed. There was plenty of everything we needed and then some. We didn't use a lot of things available as we spent most of our days at my brothers house on the lake for a family reunion. Only problem we encountered was getting the lock on the front door to work. Eventually with the help of the owner got it figured out after 15 minutes. Everything else went smoothly
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 27 Aug 2023
Thanks for staying at our lake home. We’re glad we were able to get the lock situation figured out—thanks for calling us right away to get it resolved. Please come again soon!
There were 12 of us total and everything was amazing! We had everything we needed to cook meals, inside and out on the grill. We had plenty of games to play inside and outside. The kids took the kayak and paddle board out and fished as well. Having the washer and dryer with laundry detergent provided was great because we were able to return from our vacation with all our laundry clean. All of the beds were very comfortable, which is also a huge plus! The location was great for us as well. We spent a day in Waco at Magnolia Silos, The Dr, Pepper Museum and then a sunset horseback trail ride at Brazos Bluff Ranch, which we HIGHLY recommend! We also spent a day in Ft. Worth at the Stockyards. Cedar Creek Brewery had great craft beer, delicious sweet potato fries and we played trivia! Triple N Winery was also amazing! We highly recommend staying here if your in the area!
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 27 Aug 2023
We’re so happy that you enjoyed your stay at The Cozy Cove and we love that you found several great places nearby to visit! We love to head a bit west to Ennis, the Blue Bonnet Capital of Texas, then up to the Sugar Ridge Winery north of that. You’ll have to check those two spots when you come back next time! We’re always looking for more fun things to do here so thanks for expanding our list! Hope to see you again soon!
The lake house had everything we needed. Plenty of towels, blankets, games, lots of kitchen items. The host provided everything you need for cooking including condiments, spices, cooking oil, etc. Even had snacks for us and items for pets. The AC worked great and the temperature was very comfortable. The internet worked great.
It is located in a quiet, friendly neighborhood. We felt very safe walking at night. The water was very low near the house, but that was expected. Easy walk to the neighborhood pier where we caught several fish. It is a short drive to nearby towns for grocery shopping, antiquing, and dining out.
The backyard was nice with a fire pit, grill, kayaks and water toys. We didn’t use the fire pit, kayaks or toys, but nice they were available. Plenty of parking for cars, boat, and RV.
Only problem we had was the TV had been disconnected and TV remotes were scattered all over the house. We were able to connect the TV and found remotes throughout the house, found remote under a bed, in a drawer in a room without a TV, etc. We did not find remote for the bedroom TV.
We only needed to contact the host once and it was regarding the TV and the host responded very quickly.
We really enjoyed our stay and would stay there again.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 25 Sept 2023
Thank you for your lovely comments about The Cozy Cove. We love to share our home with folks who appreciate it.
We’re glad you called us about reconnecting the TV and that you were able to get it reconnected so quickly. We’ll head out there tomorrow to hunt down the bedroom remote so others don’t have the same issue.
The prior guests had brought their own Roku and plugged it into the main TV, using their personal remote which was familiar to them. I’m afraid our other remotes may have become kids’ toys during their week there. But we’re happy we can offer several TV options for our guests and we will strive to make sure everything is working when you visit us again . Hope to host you again soon!
First of all, this house has EVERYTHING! I don’t mean just the basics plus a blender. Every time we turned around we found something else we needed or didn’t even know we needed. Fully stocked kitchen with all appliances, spices, even fridge items! The bathroom was fully stocked with anything you might have forgotten. The rooms were wonderful, with comfy beds, plenty of pillows and blankets and tvs! It blows my mind when vrbo houses don’t have tvs in bedrooms. Huge kitchen table where many games of dominos and cards were played. Lovely porches to enjoy the evening and a pretty front and back lawn that was kept up while we were there. There isn’t any swimming right off the house - but a short distance down the road gave us the nicest swimming area that we got mightily sunburned enjoying the days! For our family of five adults, there was plenty of room and we never felt crowded or on top of each other. We enjoyed many home cooked meals (still missing mom cooking for me every morning! Sad when you get back to reality!) Our favorite bonus was the house being dog friendly! We hate leaving our fur babies at home! Not only was Joan ok with us bringing them - she had dog bone treats along with the human treats left for us! Our babies are very well behaved and house trained so we wish more vrbo folks would let us bring them along! Thank you Joan! It was a week of memories for the books!!
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 27 Aug 2023
We're thrilled to hear that you enjoyed our lake house and that you appreciated all the things we'd stocked to make your time as fun and worry free as possible. Thank you for this wonderful review! We will continue to try to live up to your expectations and hope you'll make this an annual retreat spot for your family and friends for years to come. It would be our pleasure to host you and your fur babies again in the future. Again, our thanks!
The cozy cove was great for our little family get away. The beds were comfortable, better than any other rental I’ve stayed in. It was tidy and clean which is very important to us. Our children are age three and five. My eldest tripped on the stairs a couple times but he lived and learned and didn’t trip anymore. Baby gates are provided if you wanted to block them off. The double queen room is a loft area so I’d recommend a sound machine or the early birds sleeping in the loft area. The house kept cool and the refrigerator is plenty cold. I would recommend going in the late spring or early summer. We went in October and the water levels were pretty low therefore the cove was more of a swamp. The silver lining however were the ducks that were nearby. My boys enjoyed feeding them crackers. We enjoy fishing and since we weren’t able to fish out back we walked down to the neighborhood docks nearby. Not much was biting but the kids enjoyed it and that’s all we cared about. There was a burn ban in place when we went so no outdoor fire pit but there is an indoor option. There was a voice notification sounded in the house anytime the doors were opened which was slightly annoying when kids are sleeping and I wanted to enjoy a cup of coffee on the back porch. On the other hand it was nice to be notified if my kiddos went out. The owners were efficient and informative communicators. I think we would go back if we could go another time of year but work schedule will not allow.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 10 Oct 2024
Thanks for your kind review, Jenny. We’re happy that your family found the house comfortable and cool.
The summer drought has been hard on our lake level this year, though it was full at this time last year. Fortunately, we have options like the HOA dock just down the street. We’ve stashed folding camping chairs in the closet for our guests to take with them when they fish there.
There’s a silver lining to the low water levels—when it dries up enough, we’re able to clean up our cove so it will continue to be a cozy and inviting spot. Hopefully, we’ll be able to get that done next week, keeping our part of the lake inviting. We also hope you’ll be able to come back when the water is high, as it usually is. You’ll always be welcome.
Verified review
2/10 Terrible
Abby C.
13 Jul 2026
Liked: Check-in
Disliked: Cleanliness, location, listing accuracy
I’m very disappointed in the Host and the property. The property was advertised of having access right down the steps to swim, kayak, and fish which would’ve been great for our young kids but the cove was dry. I reached out to the host and he denied having photos showing water in the cove. The house has dog pee on the carpet, bugs in the beds, and dirty dishes. The outside is not kept up with. I showed photos of the listing and details to the host to show it was falsely advertised but I was met with no reply. Customer service reached out to him and he’s refusing to refund because we stayed there even though I reached out to him the day after we arrived to his property. Very disappointed and so are our kids.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 21 Jul 2026
Thanks for the review! We actually told you about the cove levels initially but I guess you didn't see or review our message so when you arrived you got angry about it. This could have been easily diffused if you would have read your email. We both know there was no bugs in the bed, dirty dishes or anything else you mentioned. Your just upset because you didn't read your email properly and know about the cove beforehand.
Jeff
Jeff
House was immaculate and clean. A/C worked incredibly well. Jeff answered questions quickly and is pet friendly. Check-in was a breeze even with a same day booking.