It's easiest to start in the first (most southern) part of the park where the boat ramp is located. Scan the lake (a spotting scope would be very helpful) both left and right (south and north) from the boat ramp area to see what you might find. 

Drive through the campground checking the ground for sparrows and other ground feeding seed eaters. Keep an eye in the tree canopy for woodland species and, especially in the spring, migrating passerines. 

Then continue north along the lake edge to the northern campground area and the swimming area at the base of the southern end of the dam.

After exploring this part of the park, head up and over the dam, driving slowing to continue to look for birds on the water. 

Once off the dam, you can drive in on the many "fisherman" roads that dot this far northern edge of the lake. Unfortunately, you will be looking into the sun from this part of the lake in the winter making birding and scoping the southern shoreline more difficult. 

At the far, far, far western end of Fife Road, right before it takes a hard right turn to head north back out to Hwy. 87, there is one last overlook and boat ramp. This boat ramp will be dry when the lake levels are lower, but this is the up-creek end of the reservoir and might be good for waders and other shorebirds. 

Waterfowl, shorebirds, gulls and waders in the wintertime. 

Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Common nighthawk, Chuck-will's-widow, Black and Forster's Terns, Western Kingbird and Scissor-tailed Flycatchers during the spring and summer. 

Amenities

Brady Lake, with 25 miles of shoreline, offers skiing, swimming, camping, and fishing for the sportsman. Facilities include a large pavilion, restrooms with showers, rv hookups, screened cabanas, cabins, tent sites, picnic areas, and gun range. There are 13 cabanas and 7 cabins available for rental at the Brady Lake Marina. One cabin has been winterized. There are 23 RV hookups in the Park area, with additional RV hookups in the Pavilion area. We have 15 tent sites also available at the park with 3 primitive camp sites. Discount rates for cabins and cabanas are with daylight savings time only.

Brady Lake Marina Winter Hours (When Time Changes)

November and December
Daily
8 am to 5 pm.

January through March
Monday through Friday
8 am to 5 pm.

Saturday and Sunday
7 am to 5 pm.

Brady Lake Marina Summer Hours (When Time Changes)

Sunday through Thursday
8 am to 5 pm.

Friday and Saturday
8 am to 7 pm.

For reservations, call 325-597-1823 or come by the Lake Store located at 724 Fife Street.

Store & Shooting Range Hours

Sunday through Thursday
8 am to 5 pm.

Friday and Saturday
8 am to 7 pm.

Winter Hours
Monday through Friday
8 am to 5 pm.

Saturday and Sunday
7 am to 5 pm

No specific trails.

Lots of "fisherman" trails to the edge of the lake along the far north shore off Fife Road.

Many/most of the roads through the two campground areas might be suitable for a wheelchair or scooter.