Dana Peak Park

Type: Trail	Rating: (3.97)
Difficulty: (2.82)	Solitude: (3.00)
Length: N/A	Elevation Gain: N/A
ADAAccessible: Yes
Dogs Allowed: Yes	Bikes Allowed: Yes
Cost: Free	More Information: More Info
City: Killeen	County: Bell

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Dana Peak seen from Twin Peaks trail (Photo by seejanplay7)	Twin Peaks seen from Twin Peaks trail (Photo by seejanplay7)	Taken from Twin Peaks trail (Photo by seejanplay7)
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Fenceline trail has alot of deep ruts in places. (Photo by seejanplay7)	Fenceline Trail - dry creek bed (Photo by seejanplay7)	Twister Trail (Photo by seejanplay7)
Firebreak Trail - This trail runs east to west through the park. Many of the trails leads to here. Notice camelback trail entering on the right of the picture. Sometimes there is a white flag marking the spot, today there was not. (Photo by seejanplay7)	Shotgun Trailhead - this one place to park and walk. Notice the corral for the horses. (Photo by seejanplay7)	Mother's Vista - Fenceline & Twister trails come together here. There is a granite plaque on the pillar as memorial to "mom". A sweet and touching rememberance. (Photo by seejanplay7)
We started our hike at Dana Peak Park early. (Photo by Eveline)	Trail markers put up by Trotting Texas Turtles. (Photo by Eveline)	(Photo by jmitchell)
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(Photo by jmitchell)	(Photo by jmitchell)	Park Map (Photo by jmitchell)
Great view from the old fire road. (Photo by jmitchell)	Lots of wild flowers (Photo by jmitchell)	Nice Trails (Photo by jmitchell)
Another view (Photo by jmitchell)

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Nice day hike- lots of options
User: Buddahbabym - 9/5/2009 [View Log Page]
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My husband and I live near this park and hike here occasionally, when we want a nice morning hike. We have ever had a map of the trails- and we have tried new paths each time we come. It is a nice, easy hike and there are only a few people. Most often we would run into other people biking the trails. On the main trail we did not find much shade, and turned around- as we always take our toddler (in a toddler backpack) and she was getting fussy. As soon as it cools down we will be going back to hike more of the main trail. If you cross the street at the trail head there is another trail that meanders along the trail and eventually down to the lake. We hiked this and then followed the beach back to the parks enterence. We let the dogs off the leash and it was truly enjoyable.

PARK CLOSED!
User: BrownMJ127 - 11/18/2008 [View Log Page]
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The park was damaged by a flood in 2007. I learned from a Ranger that the park will be closed until 2010 when the repairs are estimated to be complete.

User: gzkemp2 - 7/13/2008 [View Log Page]
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Even thru it got damaged by the flood, you can still hike there. You can get pass the gate, on the left .Still lots of hikers and mountain biker's out there. It is just closed for car traffic. I did hike there almost every Sunday till July to it just got to hot and my dog refused to walk anymore. There is a one trail what has lots of shade but just a nice walking trail, just not very difficult, all flat.

Nice Peak
User: jsr59jsr - 4/21/2007 [View Log Page]
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Distance: 3.00 Miles Duration: 3 hours
Kind of a small place right on the lake. Close to town nice when time is short.

Great views, nice early morning hike!
User: jmitchell - 8/7/2006 [View Log Page]
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Great early morning hike. Many areas have little shade so come early and miss the heat (and it was over 100F).

Fast Ascent Up the Peak
User: onemoreguitarist - 6/29/2006 [View Log Page]
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I parked at the foot of the peak and hiked up. The ascent happened rather fast but was an enjoyable challenge. Being my first time I was unaware the trail I was on was all downhill from there. Definitely worth going back to and exploring some more. Which I will do. OK, I returned today (a week later) and had a great time. I took a right instead of a left after the first peak and found my way to three other peaks. Trail T-2 gets really hairy though with weeds up to my head at certain points. I saw three deer and an interesting lizard about 8 inches in length. I got a little turned around with the criss-crossing trails but keeping an eye on the peaks kept me aware of my direction. All in all, if you are in the area, well worth the exploration.

Awesome views, fossils, rocks, and more!
User: jmitchell - 4/14/2006 [View Log Page]
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Did not see a sole while on this hike, great views, lots of shell fossils, many deer. You can make this a easy hike or a difficult one by your choice of trail. There are lots of optional/side trails. Main trails were very well maintained. No fee either. Not a lot of cover in areas so be prepared for the sun on hot days.

Fence Line/Twister Trails
User: seejanplay7 - 12/30/2005 [View Log Page]
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A beautiful day for hiking! Apparently the cyclists and deer had the same idea ... I saw several while on the fenceline trail. The fence line trail begins as an old ranch road but quickly turns into a deeply rutted path. Some of the ruts are up to two feet deep! This trail winds through a dry creek bed before connecting with Twister Trail at "Mother's Vista", a granite plaque with a bench on private property placed by her children ... a sweet and touching memorial. Twister Trail forks to the left and is so far the best-marked trail I've found in the park. This was a fun trail to hike with alot of terrain variety. It also appeared to be one not often traveled. One cool feature was the mixture of "fossilized shells" & rocks ... a great "discovery" for the young archeologist!

Interesting Sign at Dana Peak Park
User: toobsox - 12/23/2005 [View Log Page]
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Did anyone notice the mountain lion warning information posted near the boat ramp at Dana Peak Park? I asked the gate attendant if he knew anything about any mountain lion sightings in the area. He didn't really have an answer. If anyone has heard anything interesting on this, post it! I know there are mountain lions in West Texas, but I didn't think they had relocated back this far east.

Twin Peaks Trail
User: seejanplay7 - 12/10/2005 [View Log Page]
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I hiked the Twin Peaks trail from the main trailhead, down the firebreak, and around the peaks. This trail is fairly level and does not venture up on to the peaks, however there are side trails available to do so. The hike was beautiful walking along the lake, around the peaks with changing foilage, and clear blue skies. Amazingly, there was no one else on the trail. Trails markers can be confusing, take your map.

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