Cannon Beach, the surf and adventure resort going up in McKinney, north of Dallas, is targeting late 2027 for its first phase, according to Visit McKinney. Early reports gave mid-2027 as the earliest opening. No exact date or prices have been announced.
Where the build is
Ground was broken on 15 December 2025 on a 35-acre site occupying the northeast corner where Stacy Road meets State Highway 121. The project is delivered by Cannon Development with the City of McKinney and its economic and community development corporations. In September 2026 the McKinney Economic Development Corporation approved a budget amendment that lets 20.9 million dollars in land-sale proceeds fund the project. The developer agreed to pay about 23 million dollars for the land, and up to nearly 21 million of that can be forgiven as construction milestones are met. The public money follows the build.
The wave
The lagoon was described as three acres in the December 2025 groundbreaking release and four acres in 2026 descriptions from Visit McKinney and Bisnow. The Inertia reports it will run on the same technology that is used in Mesa, Arizona, where developer Cole Cannon created Revel Surf. Revel's lagoon runs on Swell Manufacturing's system. No wave menu has been published.
Getting there
Visit McKinney puts the site about 30 minutes from downtown Dallas, with McKinney's historic square eight minutes away.
Good to Know
A resort this size phases in, so expect parts of it to open after the lagoon. Until then, Texas surfers have Waco Surf. The full Texas picture is in our Texas guide.
