| Official Name: | Runaway Bay, Texas |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Image Map1: | Wise County RunawayBay.svg |
| Mapsize1: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Wise |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 6.79 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.52 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 4.27 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1546 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 912 |
| Coordinates: | 33.1753°N -97.8747°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 76426 |
| Area Code: | 940 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 48-63782[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1388609[3] |
| Area Total Km2: | 17.58 |
| Area Land Km2: | 6.52 |
| Area Water Km2: | 11.05 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
Runaway Bay is a city in Wise County, Texas, lying at the Southern end of Lake Bridgeport. The population was 1,546 in 2020.
Runaway Bay is located at 33.1753°N -97.8747°W (33.175379, −97.874794). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.8sqmi, of which, 2.5sqmi of it is land and 4.3sqmi is water.[4]
The city is built around an 18-hole golf course and the city's main water tower resembles a golf ball on a tee.
| White (NH) | 1,314 | 84.99% | |
| Black or African American (NH) | 13 | 0.84% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native (NH) | 13 | 0.84% | |
| Asian (NH) | 8 | 0.52% | |
| Some Other Race (NH) | 1 | 0.06% | |
| Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) | 44 | 2.85% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 153 | 9.9% | |
| Total | 1,546 |
The Club at Runaway Bay is an 18-hole golf course and club house designed by Leon Howard and established in 1969. It is Par 72, length 7032 yards and has a course rating of 73.1. It was featured in the 2008–09 edition of Golf Digest as one of the "Best Places to Play."
On January 17, 2010, the golf course was the subject of a chupacabra sighting in which the unidentified dead animal was described as a "brown, earth-colored creature is hairless with oversized canines and elongated padded feet with inch-long toes tapered with sharp, curved claws. The creature also had long hind legs."[6] Upon investigation, a biologist with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department identified the animal as a hairless raccoon.[7]
The City of Runaway Bay is served by the Bridgeport Independent School District.