Dana Peak Park offers many trails, lake side views with fishing, and places to park. The trails are…read moremarked for your reference. The trails are for hiking and bicycling. It is also dog friendly. Pretty much dirt trails, so after rains, it can get muddy, but we are in Texas, so that only happens occasionally. You can get several miles in on the various trails. Others are friendly and willing to point you in the right direction. I've been here a couple of times now and enjoyed both times. I do recommend hiking with someone else in case of emergencies. You never know when you might come across a snake, so be safe!

Beautiful area to picnic and enjoy the quiet peace of nature. We went on a warm winter day. It was…read morenot crowded but appeared to have quite a few people on the trails...making it safe to go alone.

Great park to walk,run and play. Lots of play areas for the kids. Walking trails is paved and a lot…read moreof exercise equipment in different areas. The. Center is great also . Staff is friendly and helpful

It's was my first time going there with my kids and husband we definitely like it we will be going…read morethere more often.

Walking trail is really nice! Beautiful park, lots of people and squirrels. Playground is big, not…read moremany areas to sit and watch the kids play though. The dog park.... Needs some help. Nothing but dirt!

BE SAFE, Ladies! There are men out there in Purser Harker Heights Park following women, taking…read morevideos (with phones & META AI Glasses), and trying to approach women. Asking personal questions like where do you live? Where do you work? Or even a small group standing on the middle of the sidewalk creating a chokepoint to force direct engagement. I know it takes courage and guts to approach a woman but ganging up on a woman making her feel uncomfortable is a, NO! There was a group of white males this summer (2025) peacocking in a family park with women and children, running with their shirts off. It's TX and the summers are brutally, hot but I have never seen men out there like that and approaching women inappropriately with their shirts off. That new sun will burn the skin off your back & chest without proper covering. They definitely were not US Army or military. Additionally, there is also a school aged little white boy on a scooter middle school aged out there with those men & women in the of the middle of the school day out taking photos and following. Seems like some kind of gang or scheme to monitor women & possibly harm or take advantage of women & young girls. Group of men and women posted in vehicles and in the park watching & lurking & following. They stage strategically and use the kid on the scooter as well to track & monitor. Just be careful, just got weirdo vibes out in the park over the last several months. I know the park can be a space to meet people but this gives off creep vibes and predators. I don't want to be driven off from my community park that I love, but I no longer feel safe. Find alternative locations to workout or walk your dog. BE SAFE! Get some bear or pepper spray!

If you want absolute quiet and a nice place to relax, this park might just be for you…read more While you won't find sandy beaches and a roped off swim area, you will find: -Quiet places to set up day camp with LOTS of space between you and others -A very quiet lake (it gets a bit more noisy on weekends, but still nothing compared to Lake Belton. The "beach" is made up of large white limestone rocks which can make it tricky to set up for the day, but this is what keeps most other people out. :) Bring your own shade as there are NO large trees or shaded picnic areas. A beach umbrella can be set up near the water and a pop-up shade tent can be set up-at a level picnic table. There is a small, brick-sided restroom house on the premises. The best part about this park? IT'S FREE! There is no fee for using the lake area or the boat ramp. But, shhhhh! Don't tell everyone. :)

Nice place for a picnic! Good scenery and lots of picnic tables . Boat launch.. Outhouses. Lots or…read moreshoreline fishing and picnic spots !

*Dogs aren't allowed* Which is terrible. That being said, we were not aware and brought one anyway,…read morethen couldn't do anything about it so we brought her in and no one said anything. Other than the mouthy people that don't run the park. But the park is nice, the restrooms were pretty clean and there was toilet paper and soap. The fields we played on were a little wonky - meaning we had a couple of people fall due to uneven ground. Then they had fences up to shorten the field, which makes for a boring game when people just hit it over every time they're up to bat.

We paid to have a tree planted. We came at 1pm which was the designated time. No one came. We went…read moreto the office and the guy lied saying he called my friend. He finally came 1-1/2 hours later

This is a great park for many outdoor activities. There is a trail around the park for walking,…read morewhich is about 50% shaded and is just under a mile. There is a nice-sized children's play area, and there are two baseball fields for local games. The facilities in this park are up-to-date and clean. There is only one restroom building along the trail. Doggie bag stations and trash cans line the trail but there are no drinking fountains. There is ample parking for any day of the week. Overall, you will find this park to be less crowded than some of the other area parks.

Between Jarrell and Salado, both areas lack any parks with walking trails. Don't ask me why, but I…read morejust know that the sole park that Jarrell has and driving 12 minutes to Salado, I thought this park would have had them, but of course, I was wrong. This park appears to be catering to the children because they have a playground, then they have a creekbed that I see some children playing in, open fields that children can run around. I spotted some deer walking out in plain sight not bothered by the people. I ended up walking on the road where vehicles frequently passed me by. Not very safe, but I wanted to get some exercise in. It's in a cute part of Salado that looks old-timey. The park was within a residential area since there were houses inside the park grounds. It is maintained with cut grass and plenty of parking.

Nicely maintained Memorial Park in Salado with playground, picnic tables, restrooms, pavilion and…read morecreek access with on site parking. Helpful stop for those with littles that need to burn energy and beautiful way to remember those that contributed to our lives.