White Flint Park
Belton Lake
White Flint Park is located at Belton Lake, which provides some of the best fishing, camping and boating in Central Texas. This year-round campground has 12 sites with screened overnight shelters and 13 RV sites, all with water and electric hookups.
Belton Lake was created by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with the construction of Belton Dam in 1954. The 12,300-acre lake is located on the Leon River, just upstream of the confluence of the Leon River and the Little River.
Facilities List:
1 Gatehouse (Months, days, hours and pass availability subject to change)
On-Site Park Hosts/Maintenance Volunteers
13 Campsites (w/ hookups)
12 Screen Shelters (w/ electric & water)
1 Restroom Facility w/ showers and sinks (Water-bourne)
Day Use Area (Day use fee applies*)
1 Boat Ramp (Multi-lane)
1 Courtesy Dock
1 RV Dump Station (w/ Non-Potable Water)
Facilities Description:
All campsites (RV) and Screen Shelters have water and electric, a covered picnic table, a charcoal grill, and fire ring. A water-bourne (Showers, sinks, flush toilets) are centrally located to the campground. Campsites range from heavily shaded to sun. White Flint Park is located next to the White Flint Wildlife Management Area, which boasts plenty of hiking and wildlife viewing opportunities. In the day use area, campers will find a 1-lane boat ramp with a courtesy dock and a vault restroom facility. The park offers 1 RV dump station (W/ Non-Potable water). Day use fees are now payable via QR codes found in the parking areas by the boat ramp.
The park is staffed with on-site volunteer campground hosts and maintenance hosts.
* Day use fees are paid via QR code on the rec.gov app. Download the Mobile App .
Notifications and Alerts
Effective 1 April, 2025, fees at Belton Lake will be increasing for selected facilities at Belton Lakeview Park Boat Ramp Day Use, Cedar Ridge Park Activity Center, Cove Side Pavilion, Sunset Pavilion, Live Oak Ridge Activity Center, Owl Creek Park Day Use, and White Flint Park Boat Ramp. Reservations made before 1 April, 2025 will not be impacted by the price increases. A new QR Code scan-to-pay fee collection system will be added as a day use payment method at new locations for day use. For more information, please view Public Notice or contact the Belton Lake Office at 254-742-3050.
Contracted maintenance and repair activities are ongoing from March through June 2025 in multiple parks at Belton Lake. Customers with camping reservations that are affected by closures will be notified of impacts through Recreation.gov prior to their reservation date. Some day-use facilities may be temporarily closed for repairs. Signage will be placed at park entrances to alert customers of closures. For More information, please contact the Belton Lake Office at 254-742-3050. Affected Locations: Cedar Ridge Park, Westcliff Park, Temple's Lake Park, Miller Springs Park, Belton Lakeview Park, White Flint Park and other facilities lakewide.
Need to Know
Day Use: White Flint Park has Day Use areas. Parking is based on first-come, first-serve. Day Use hours are 6 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. daily *Day use fees apply* (No cash). Visitors are required to physically arrive at the park to claim a parking space and pay the fee. Once on-site, follow the posted instructions to pay via QR code. For additional information, you can download and sign into the free Recreation.gov Mobile App on Android or iOS prior to your arrival to make sure you can access the site when you scan the QR code to pay your fee.
Gatehouse: NEW FOR THE 2025 SEASON - Gatehouse attendant available Thursday-Sunday beginning March 1st through October 31st, 2025. Limited quantities of America The Beautiful Military Annual and Liftetime Passes and USACE Annual Passes will be available.
NO CASH/CHECK PAYMENTS ACCEPTED, Credit Card Only.
Camping Check In/Out: Check-in time is 3 p.m. and check-out time is prior to 2 p.m. Early check-ins will not be permitted. See your recreation.gov confirmation e-mail for your 4-digit gate code, which will be located at the bottom of the email.
*Camping at any one or more sites at any one water resource (Lake) project for a period of longer than 14 days during any 30-consecutive-day period is prohibited without written permission of the District Commander.*
Park Specifics: Live Oak Ridge Park is open seasonally with camping closures from Nov 1 - March. Day use areas are open year-round.
White Flint Park will be enforcing a 2 car per-site rule. The first camper to check-in for each site will receive all parking passes. Additional day-use parking may be purchased for additional vehicles/visitors and will be required to park in overflow areas located throughout the park. Parking on grass or roadways is prohibited.
Fishing tournaments, events/parties, especially those with inflatables or special equipment, require an approved Lake Activity Permit from the Belton Lake Office with reservation of pavilion.
Swimming Pools/Inflatables/Bounce Houses/Etc.: 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 Belton Lake Office Monday through Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm at 254-742-3050.
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.
Golf Carts: By permit only, please call the Belton Lake Office for more information at 254-742-3050 Mon-Fri (8a-4:30p).
Off-Road/Motorized Vehicles (UTVs/ATVs/OHVs/Motorized Bikes): Off-road vehicles are not permitted in Corps parks unless they are registered, insured, and highway legal. If applicable, they are restricted to paved road-ways only and follow all vehicle regulations while operated in the parks.
Dumping: RV/Trailer tank discharging is only allowed in designated dump stations. Discharge of holding tanks to include "grey water" is probited in all other locations, to include campsite areas.
Washing of Vehicles/RVs/Trailers/Boats is considered dumping of "grey water", and is not permitted in the parks.
Dumping of household trash (to include vehicle/boat/trailer parts) on USACE properties/parks is prohibited, including park dumpsters.
Violations of the aforementioned rules may result in a citation.
Rules & Regulations: Title 36 CFR (EP 1165-2-316) governs the public use of water resources development projects administered by the Chief of Engineers. Visitors to any Corps project are bound by these Title 36 regulations, which are enforced by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Visit the Title 36 section of this website for a copy of the rules and regulations or visit the local lake office.
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. Cutting of trees for firewood is prohibited on USACE property.
For More Information: For more information, call the Belton Lake Office at 254-742-3050 Mon-Fri (8a-430p) or visit the Belton Lake Website .
ALWAYS WEAR A LIFE-JACKET!
Natural Features
All of the campsites are along the shoreline of Belton Lake. The campground is partially forested, providing a mixture of sun and shade.
There is a man-made wetland on the lake between White Flint and Winkler Parks, providing an additional 25 acres of wildlife habitat in the lake area.
Nearby Attractions
Belton Lake is located adjacent to the Fort Hood Army Base, which has several points of interest for the military buff. The mural painted on the spillway wall of Belton Dam depicts the history of the Bell County area.
Recreation
With 136 miles of shoreline, Belton Lake offers a wide variety of recreation activities. White Flint Park is most popular for it's quiet, lake-side screen shelters. The Park offers a day use area complete with one multi-lane boat ramp. The lake is also a popular fishing spot for hybrid striped bass, largemouth bass, white bass, catfish and sunfish.
White-tailed deer, hawks, great blue herons, ducks, geese, many species of songbirds, bobwhite quail, Rio Grande turkey, and even an occasional bald eagle visit the lake area, yielding year-round opportunities for wildlife enthusiasts and kids alike!
Changes & Cancellations
Changes and cancellations are subject to a $10.00 administrative fee. Refund requests are processed through recreation.gov website or app.
Contact Information
Physical
10718 White Flint Park Road Moody TX 76557
Phone Number
For campground inquiries, please call: 254-986-3421
Rental Options
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Driving Directions
From Interstate 35 in Temple, Texas take State Highway 36 west towards Gatesville. Just after crossing the Leon River bridge, turn right on White Flint Park Road and follow it to the park and campground entrance.
Available Campsites
- Site 008, Loop LOO1, Type Standard Electric
- Site 007, Loop LOO1, Type Standard Electric
- Site 003, Loop LOO1, Type Standard Electric
- Site S12, Loop LOO1, Type Overnight Shelter Electric
- Site 005, Loop LOO1, Type Standard Electric
- Site 006, Loop LOO1, Type Standard Electric
- Site 009, Loop LOO1, Type Standard Electric
- Site 013, Loop LOO1, Type Standard Electric
- Site S08, Loop LOO1, Type Overnight Shelter Electric
- Site 001, Loop LOO1, Type Standard Electric
- Site S09, Loop LOO1, Type Overnight Shelter Electric
- Site S07, Loop LOO1, Type Overnight Shelter Electric
- Site 004, Loop LOO1, Type Standard Electric
- Site S02, Loop LOO1, Type Overnight Shelter Electric
- Site 012, Loop LOO1, Type Standard Electric
- Site S01, Loop LOO1, Type Overnight Shelter Electric
- Site S03, Loop LOO1, Type Overnight Shelter Electric
- Site S10, Loop LOO1, Type Overnight Shelter Electric
- Site S06, Loop LOO1, Type Overnight Shelter Electric
- Site 002, Loop LOO1, Type Standard Electric
- Site 011, Loop LOO1, Type Standard Electric
- Site S11, Loop LOO1, Type Overnight Shelter Electric
- Site 010, Loop LOO1, Type Standard Electric
- Site S04, Loop LOO1, Type Overnight Shelter Electric
- Site S05, Loop LOO1, Type Overnight Shelter Electric
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