Established Camping
Dana Peak
Closed For the Season
This campground is closed for the season from October 1, 2024 through March 1, 2025.
Closed For the Season
This campground is closed for the season from October 1, 2024 through March 1, 2025.
Dana Peak, near Harker Heights, Texas, is a scenic campground that offers a fantastic lakeside experience for campers. With spacious sites and large covered picnic tables, it’s a great place to kick back and enjoy the outdoors.
This campground is known for its easy access to the crystal-clear waters of Stillhouse Hollow Lake, perfect for swimming or launching your boat. Visitors have praised the well-maintained facilities, including drinking water and sanitary dump stations, making it convenient for both tent and RV campers. One happy camper noted, “Our campsite was right by the water, an absolutely gorgeous view to wake up to.”
While the campground lacks shade, the refreshing breeze off the lake helps keep things comfortable, even on hot summer days. For those looking to stretch their legs, there are hiking trails nearby, including rugged paths leading to Chalk Ridge Waterfall. Just be prepared for some muddy spots along the way!
Dana Peak is a great choice for families and friends looking to enjoy nature and create lasting memories. Whether you’re fishing, hiking, or just soaking in the views, this campground has plenty to offer for a fun-filled getaway.
Description
US Army Corps of Engineers
Stillhouse Hollow Lake
Overview
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.
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.
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.
Contact Info
This location is unstaffed. To speak with our main office for general information, please call: (254) 939-2461.
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.
Location
Dana Peak is located in Texas
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.
Address
3800 Comanche Gap Road
Harker heights, TX 76548
Coordinates
31.02863 N
97.605584 W
Access
- Drive-InPark next to your site
- Walk-InPark in a lot, walk to your site.
- Hike-InBackcountry sites.
- Boat-InSites accessible by watercraft.
Stay Connected
- WiFiUnknown
- VerizonAvailable
- AT&TAvailable
- T-MobileUnknown
Site Types
- Tent Sites
- RV Sites
- Standard (Tent/RV)
- Group
- Tent Cabin
Features
For Campers
- Trash
- Picnic Table
- Reservable
- Drinking Water
- Electric Hookups
- Toilets
- Pets
- Fires
For Vehicles
- Sanitary Dump
- Water Hookups
- Pull-Through Sites
- 50 Amp Hookups
- Big Rig Friendly
