Union Grove
Stillhouse Hollow Lake
Union Grove Park is located on the southwestern shore 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 simply enjoying the scenery.
This facility has RV and tent camping sites with water and electric hookups available, as well as three screen shelters available for guests without camping equipment. The facility is one of only two reservable campgrounds on the lake.
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, double sites and screened shelters. The park offers restrooms with flush toilets and hot showers, a swimming beach, fishing dock, playground and boat ramp.
Notifications and Alerts
Please be advised, waterborne structures such as water slides are not permitted. Also, new lake policy requires a lake activity permit for the use of inflatable structures such as inflatable slides, bounce houses, or moon bounces. Lake activity permits can be requested through the Stillhouse Hollow Lake Office Monday through Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm at 254-939-2461.
Small swimming pools are permitted in the park. Swimming pools may not exceed a water depth of 5 inches, height of 7 inches, width of 48 inches and length of 48 inches. Swimming pools must be moved to a new location each day to prevent damage to the ground surface.
Please be advised there will be construction of picnic shelters at the campground. We apologize for any inconveniences during your stay.
Need to Know
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.
Temporary inflatable structures i.e. bounce houses, moon bounces, water slides, etc. are NOT allowed.
The boat ramp and fishing pier are open to campers, passs holders and anyone who purchases a day pass. Day passes can be purchased using the QR code signs found in the park.
- The campground is open year-round
Park hours are 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Effective June 1, 2017, screen shelters at Union Grove Park on Stillhouse Lake will no longer be provided with padlocks for visitor use. Visitors using these sites should bring their own locks to secure the shelter in their absence.
- Sites 15-37 close Dec. 1 and open March 1, annually
For more information, contact 254-939-2461 or visit the lake website
- Don't Move Firewood: Protect your forests from tree-killing pests by buying your firewood locally and burning it on-site. Visit Dontmovefirewood.org for further information.
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. Although much of the lake area is forested, the campground has rolling hills that are mostly open with little to no shade.
Most campsites have a view of the water, with some right along the shoreline and others within a short walking distance.
The lake has noticeably clear and deep water that is inhabited by largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, channel catfish and many birds. A man-made wetland was constructed on the south shore of the lake to provide an additional 10 acres of wildlife habitat in the lake 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 and swimming at the beach within the facility, or hanging out at the playground.
Birding is also a favorite pastime, 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
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8680 Union Grove Road Salado TX 76571
Phone Number
For campground inquiries, please call: 254-947-0072
Rental Options
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Driving Directions
From Interstate 35 in Salado, Texas take the Farm-to-Market Road 2484 exit. Travel west on 2484 about five miles to Union Grove Park Road, and turn right into the facility.
Available Campsites
- Site 19, Loop THIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site 32, Loop FOUR, Type Standard Electric
- Site 21, Loop THIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site 18, Loop THIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site 20, Loop THIR, Type Tent Only Electric
- Site 17, Loop THIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site 08, Loop FIRS, Type Standard Electric
- Site 28, Loop THIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site 03, Loop FIRS, Type Standard Electric
- Site 09, Loop SECO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 22, Loop THIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site 34, Loop FOUR, Type Standard Electric
- Site 27, Loop THIR, Type Tent Only Electric
- Site 02, Loop FIRS, Type Standard Electric
- Site 10, Loop SECO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 29, Loop THIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site 35, Loop FOUR, Type Tent Only Electric
- Site 25, Loop THIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site 04, Loop FIRS, Type Standard Electric
- Site 05, Loop FIRS, Type Standard Electric
- Site 01, Loop FIRS, Type Standard Electric
- Site 06, Loop FIRS, Type Standard Electric
- Site S2, Loop UGRO, Type Overnight Shelter Electric
- Site 37, Loop FIFT, Type Tent Only Electric
- Site 26, Loop THIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site 30, Loop THIR, Type Tent Only Electric
- Site 23, Loop THIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site 12, Loop SECO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 33, Loop FOUR, Type Standard Electric
- Site S3, Loop UGRO, Type Overnight Shelter Electric
- Site 24, Loop THIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site 07, Loop FIRS, Type Standard Electric
- Site 16, Loop THIR, Type Standard Electric
- Site 36, Loop FIFT, Type Tent Only Electric
- Site 31, Loop FOUR, Type Tent Only Electric
- Site 13, Loop SECO, Type Standard Electric
- Site 11, Loop SECO, Type Standard Electric
- Site S1, Loop UGRO, Type Overnight Shelter Electric
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