“The Lakeside Village Boardwalk will be the lifeblood of the community,” suggested planner Dan Quinto in 2015. “And it will be a signature amenity for residents.”
Construction on the first phase of Lakeside Village began in April 2013. The first segments of the boardwalk appeared eight months later.
The boardwalk always ranked near the top of the list of amenities requested by Flower Mound residents in the Lakeside survey (click here). And its importance grew steadily as planning turned from concepts to blueprints.
“It’s designed as a beautiful place to walk and run,” Quinto explained.
“The boardwalk also will unify all of the diverse parts of the community. You’ll be able to walk from the single-family homes to apartments, condominiums to commercial areas. From The Shop of Lakeside Village to views of Lake Grapevine.”
The segment in Lakewood Park provides access to neighborhoods like The Estates of Flower Mound. And at Surrey Lane, walkers have the option of taking the Flower Mound trail system to the east.
Boardwalk-building principles
“Designing a successful boardwalk or trail involves a number of basic principles,” Quinto pointed out.
“The most basic principle is safety. Users of the Lakeside Boardwalk must feel secure. So, where possible, the boardwalk is located in areas where users will be visible to a lot people.”
In many areas (including the first phase of the single-family section), the Lakeside Boardwalk will travel in a 29.5-feet-wide linear park surrounded by trees, homes, and green spaces.
“It will be highly visible and accessible,” Quinto added. “Those attributes will attract more users and contributes to the safety of the trail.”
“Boardwalks also must be fairly level and flat so that those on skates or with strollers will not endanger themselves and others,” Quinto said.
Finally, “variety and beauty play key roles in attracting users and keeping them coming back.”
Quinto points out the Lakeside Village Boardwalk features both.
“You will experience the wide open spaces of Lakewood Park. Narrower linear park segments take you through the single-family area,” Quinto explained.
“Then it opens up along the part of the boardwalk that offers lake views [on the way to Sunset Point].”
The Lakeside Boardwalk also will wind back through the eastern section of the project where it will connect with the Flower Mound trail system.
“Its beauty and variety will attract lots of people. It will be a social mixing bowl — a great place to see and be seen.”
(Note: This story has been updated with the community’s new brand identity and the 2025 image showing a shaded segment of the boardwalk. It also has been edited for style and readability.)
