Dana Peak
Dana Peak Campground is located on a peninsula on the shoreline of Stillhouse Hollow Lake in central Texas. The lake offers a wide variety of recreation opportunities, including water sports, hiking, biking, horseback riding, picnicking, large group pavilions, hunting, fishing and more.
The facility is one of only two reservable campgrounds on the lake and often fills up on weekends during summer.
Stillhouse Hollow Lake was created by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with the construction of Stillhouse Hollow Dam in 1968. The 6,430-acre lake is located 16 miles upstream of the confluence of the Lampasas and Leon Rivers, which flow into the Little River.
The campground has more than 30 campsites, including RV and tent sites with electric hookups and eight primitive tent sites. The park offers restrooms with flush toilets and showers, a swimming beach, several picnic sites and a boat ramp.
Primitive campsites include a picnic table and a campfire ring with a grill.
A group shelter is available by reservation for up to 80 people at a time.
Need to Know
Park hours are 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily
CAMPERS: There is no gate attendant at this park. Please check your confirmation email from Recreation.gov for the camper gate code to enter the campground.
There are QR code signs posted throughout the park that can be used to pay the $5.00 day use fee. The sign has instructions listed on how to pay.
Temporary inflatable structures i.e. bounce houses, moon bounces, water slides etc. are NOT allowed.
This park is closed Oct. 1 through March 1 every year.
For more information, contact 254-939-2461 Monday - Friday between 8:00am and 4:30pm or visit the lake website
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Natural Features
Aside from two campgrounds and a nearby day-use park, very little of the lakeshore is developed. The edges consist of rocky beaches and sandy bluffs.
Much of the lake area is forested, though the campground is mostly grassy, flat and open with little to no shade. Most campsites are right along the water's edge; others are within a short walk.
The lake has noticeably clear and deep water inhabited by largemouth bass, smallmouth bass and channel catfish. A man-made wetland was constructed on the south shore of the lake, providing an additional 10 acres of wildlife habitat in the area.
Nearby Attractions
Within a short drive, the Village of Salado offers golf, art galleries and shopping, among other pastimes.
Chalk Ridge Falls Environmental Learning Center is below the Stillhouse Hollow Lake Dam. The center has about five miles of hiking trails, including a one-mile nature trail along the Lampasas River, a spring-fed creek, a waterfall, bridges and several wildlife viewing points.
Stillhouse Hollow Lake is located near the Fort Hood Army Base, which has several points of interest for the military buff.
Recreation
With 58 miles of shoreline, Stillhouse Hollow Lake is an often uncrowded haven for boaters and fishermen. The campground has a four-lane boat ramp, and visitors who do not have motor boats, canoes or kayaks can rent them nearby.
Families can enjoy soaking up the sun, swimming at the beach or exploring the Dana Peak Trails (located just outside the main entrance to the park) by foot, bike or horseback.
Birding is a favorite pastime for many visitors with hawks, Great Blue herons, ducks, geese, many species of songbirds, bobwhite quail, Rio Grande turkey and even an occasional bald eagle, yielding year-round opportunities for bird sightings.
Contact Information
Mailing
3740 FM 1670 Belton TX 76513
Physical
3800 Comanche Gap Road Harker Heights TX 76548
Phone Number
For campground inquiries, please call: 254-698-4282
Rental Options
Learn more about gear rental options for your trip
Driving Directions
From Interstate 35 in Belton, Texas take Highway 190 west to the Simmons Road exit. Cross under the highway and turn west on Farm-to-Market Road 2410. Turn left (south) on Commanche Gap Road and drive for five miles to reach the park.
Available Campsites
- Site 23, Loop SECO, Type Tent Only Electric
- Site T06, Loop DANA PEAK, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 18, Loop SECO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 17, Loop SECO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 21, Loop SECO, Type Tent Only Electric
- Site 06, Loop FIRS, Type Standard Electric
- Site T07, Loop DANA PEAK, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 24, Loop SECO, Type Tent Only Electric
- Site 15, Loop SECO, Type Standard Electric
- Site GAP, Loop COMA, Type Group Shelter Electric
- Site 10, Loop SECO, Type Standard Electric
- Site T01, Loop DANA PEAK, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 12, Loop SECO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 20, Loop SECO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 22, Loop SECO, Type Tent Only Electric
- Site 13, Loop SECO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 03, Loop FIRS, Type Standard Electric
- Site 16, Loop SECO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 14, Loop SECO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 25, Loop SECO, Type Tent Only Electric
- Site 11, Loop SECO, Type Standard Electric
- Site T08, Loop DANA PEAK, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site T03, Loop DANA PEAK, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 19, Loop SECO, Type Standard Electric
- Site T02, Loop DANA PEAK, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 07, Loop FIRS, Type Standard Electric
- Site 02, Loop FIRS, Type Standard Electric
- Site T04, Loop DANA PEAK, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 04, Loop FIRS, Type Standard Electric
- Site T05, Loop DANA PEAK, Type Tent Only Nonelectric
- Site 05, Loop FIRS, Type Standard Electric
