Cedar Ridge (TX)
- Right now
- Taking bookingsSites offered on 30 of the next 30 nights read 15:58 UTC
- A night
- $20–$60Across the site types the agency prices
- Sites
- 77All of them booked ahead
The place
the agency’s own description · what’s there · 10 notices
In the agency’s own words
Cedar Ridge Park campground is located on the Northern side of Belton Lake. This year-round campground accommodates both tents and RVs and has several sites with screened shelters for those who do not have camping equipment. This family friendly park provides many amenities, including water-bourne restrooms with sinks, flush toilets, and showers, group picnic areas, and a concession marina within the park offers fuel and basic convenience store items, as well as a seasonal restaurant. 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. Belton Lake is a long, narrow and winding lake with many curves and coves, providing some of the best camping, fishing, and boating in Central Texas. Keep reading
Recreation
With 136 miles of shoreline, Belton Lake offers a wide variety of recreation activities, and there is no shortage of family activities at Cedar Ridge. The park has two, multi-lane boat ramps with courtesy loading docks, a designated family swimming beach, a playground, basketball court, volley ball courts, and a hiking trail. 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.
Facilities
Facilities List: 1 Gatehouse (Months, days, hours and pass availability subject to change) On-Site Park Hosts/Maintenance Volunteers 76 Campsites (w/ hookups) 7 Restroom Facilities (Water-bourne) Day Use Area (Day use fee applies*) 2 Boat Ramps (Multi-lane) 2 Courtesy Docks 1 Marina 2 Group Pavilions (Reservable on Rec.gov) 1 Group Campsite (10 RV/Tent Sites w/ water and electric)(Reservable on Rec.gov) 1 Basketball Court 1 Playground 2 Volleyball Courts 1 Activity Center (Reservable on-site) 1 Hiking Trail 1 Swim Beach (Seasonal) 2 RV Dump Stations (w/ Non-Potable Water)
Facilities
Description: All 76 campsites, have water and electric hookups, a covered picnic table, and a charcoal grill. Campsites range from heavily shaded to sun. The campground has two sections: On the east side, campers will find a 2-lane boat ramp with a courtesy dock, designated swim beach, playground, and basketball court. This side of the park closes seasonally from Nov 1 to Mar 1. The west side offers a day use area with a 2-lane boat ramp with courtesy dock, a marina with fuel, and two group pavilions (w/ large grills), which can each host up to 100 people, in addition to volleyball courts, a horseshoe pit, and a large charcoal grill. A group camping area (Turkey Roost) is also available, which features a group area that has water and electrical hookups in 10 camping sites for RVs or tents which surround a large pavilion. The group area includes a large charcoal grill, volleyball court, and horseshoe pit. A waterborne restroom is close by. Other park facilities include 7 restroom buildings around the park with sinks, showers, and flush toilets. The park offers 2 RV dump stations (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 .
Natural Features
The campground is partially forested with a mix of sun and shade. It lies on the shores of Belton Lake and Cedar Creek, with its scenic white limestone bluffs. Some of the campsites are directly on the shore, while others are a short walk away. The springtime brings an abundance of wildflowers that blanket areas of the park. Deer, turkey and other small game are commonly seen, and a man-made wetland on the opposite side of the lake provides an additional 25 acres of wildlife habitat in the 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. Contact Info For facility specific information, please call (254) 742-3050.
Charges & Cancellations
Changes and cancellations are subject to a $10.00 administrative fee. Refund requests are processed through recreation.gov website or app.
What the agency tells you
Gatehouse: Gatehouse attendant available Thursday-Saturday (2:00p-6:00p) and Sunday (2:00p-4:00p) beginning March 1st through October 31st. Limited quantities and types of America The Beautiful and USACE Passes will be available. NO CASH/CHECK PAYMENTS ACCEPTED, Credit Card Only.
Day Use: Cedar Ridge Park has a Day Use Boat Ramp. Day Use hours are 6 a.m. to 10 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 at the boat ramp parking areas. 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.
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.*
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Park Specifics: Cedar Ridge Park is open year-round with partial closures from Nov 1 to March 1 (Sites 1-40 and Screen Shelters close). Additional Vehicles/Campers/Trailers/Boats to Campsites: Campsites are allowed: One (1) Recreational Vehicle (Motorhome, travel trailer, 5th wheel, conversions [any type], etc.), Two (2) Vehicles (Car, Truck, Van, Etc.), and One (1) Boat. Any additional vehicles will need to pay an additional $5 day use fee/vehicle per day AND be parked in overflow parking. Additional Recreational Vehicles must pay for an additional campsite which has the allowance of the above capacities. While these vehicles are permissible at the site, if they do not fit properly (fully on pavement and in boundaries of site), they will need to be parked in overflow. Parking on grass or roadways is prohibited.
Swimming Pools/Inflatables/Bounce Houses/Etc.: Please be advised, the use of water slides or inflatable structures such as inflatable slides, bounce houses, or moon bounces and not permitted without a lake activity permit. Lake activity permits can be requested through the Belton Lake Office Monday through Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm at 254-742-3050 (Except Federal Holidays). Swimming pools are not permitted in the park, with the exception of kiddie pools. Kiddie pools may not exceed a water depth of 5 inches, height of 7 inches, width of 48 inches and length of 48 inches. Pools must be moved to a new location each day to prevent damage to the ground surface. Pools may not allow constant flow of water onto ground.
Golf Carts: By permit only; please call the Belton Lake Office for more information Monday through Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm at 254-742-3050 (except Federal Holidays). 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 roadways only and follow all vehicle regulations while operated in the parks.
Events/Pavilions: Pavilions require a reservation prior to use. Reservations can be made for Belton Lake at Rec.gov or call l 877-444-6777. For reservation of Pavilions on weekdays, please call the Belton Lake Office Monday through Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm at 254-742-3050 (except Federal Holidays). Fishing tournaments, vendors and sale of food/products, or large events/parties, especially those with inflatables or special equipment, require an approved Lake Activity Permit from the Belton Lake Office. Lake activity permits can be requested through the Belton Lake Office Monday through Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm at 254-742-3050.
Dumping: RV/Trailer tank discharging is only allowed in designated dump stations. Discharge of holding tanks to include "grey water" is prohibited 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.
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!
Tents and rigs
- Sites
- 77 · 4 tent-only, 1 group, 8 cabin
- Hookups
- 75 electric, 76 water
- Longest rig
- 89 ft
- Paved pads
- All
- Accessible sites
- None listed
- Pets
- Allowed at 76 of 77 sites
- Campfires
- Allowed, barring fire bans
- Shade
- Every site
Facilities
- Toilets
- Flush Toilets
- “…water-bourne restrooms with sinks, flush toilets, and showers, group picnic areas, and a concession…”
- Showers
- Yes, the record doesn’t say what kind
- Shower/Bath Type states a shower on 1 campsite record(s) that are not a cabin, of this campground's 79
- Dump station
- Yes
- recreation.gov lists “Dump Station”
- Boat ramp
- Yes
- Playground
- Yes
- Store
- Nearby
- Camp host
- On site
- recreation.gov lists “Host”
- Stay limit
- 14 nights
- recreation.gov facility rule maxStay
Around the campground
- On the water
- Lake, River, Creek, Beach
- Birding
- Boating
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Picnicking
- Swimming
- Wildlife viewing
- Night sky · 127th darkest of 154 in TX
- Bortle 5
1 of 145 site-nights open this Friday and Saturdayread 15:58 UTC
Every site here is reservable, and the record lists none held back for anyone who drives up.
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What you actually pay
“Any additional vehicles will need to pay an additional $5 day use fee/vehicle per day AND be parked in overflow parking.” · the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’s own agency notice
Derived by CAMPANAC: the agency’s published rates for this season, $20–$60 a night, plus one $8 recreation.gov reservation fee for the booking. A weekend here means Friday and Saturday night, booked once. Optional charges (an extra vehicle, a second tent, a dump-station fee) are listed separately and aren’t in this total.
“Changes and cancellations are subject to a $10.00 administrative fee.” · this campground’s own terms
Who keeps the booking fee
The agency’s own policy text says the reservation fee and the cancellation processing fee are “retained by the reservation service contractor”, and that a campground concessionaire will decline to refund them because “they did not receive these fees”. Recreation.gov is run under contract by Booz Allen Hamilton. What share of your booking fee the contractor keeps isn’t published in any federal dataset we can read, so we print no number for it. Our reporting on the contract →
How we know this receipt · 7
recreation.gov availability, read 15:58 UTC · rules read Sep 9, 2026 · rates Sep 10, 2026 · How we know all this
The sites
79 records · which ones have room · the site map
The sites, ranked
from 77 mapped sites2 sites share one published coordinate and are left out of the rankings.
All 79 records
Toilet distances are OpenStreetMap’s, measured for 79 of the 79 sites listed. A site with no reading is unknown, never far.
The price is derived by CAMPANAC, not published per site: the per-night rate this campground publishes for each site’s own site type. 75 of the 79 sites listed carry one, and a site whose type has no published rate sits out of the price rather than being called free.
| COVE | COVE | day use | 15 amp | yes | 323 ft | 151 ft | 936 ft | $100–$120 | |
| FIFT | 55 | standard electric | 50 ft | 50 amp | 46 ft | 225 ft | 210 ft | $30–$60 | |
| FIFT | 56 | standard electric | 59 ft | 50 amp | 48 ft | 140 ft | 271 ft | $30–$60 | |
| FIFT | 57 | standard electric | 67 ft | 50 amp | 63 ft | 231 ft | 149 ft | $30–$60 | |
| FIFT | 58 | standard electric | 55 ft | 50 amp | 48 ft | 128 ft | 239 ft | $30–$60 | |
| FIFT | 59 | standard electric | 61 ft | 50 amp | 70 ft | 235 ft | 88 ft | $30–$60 | |
| FIFT | 60 | standard electric | 57 ft | 50 amp | 52 ft | 130 ft | 200 ft | $30–$60 | |
| FIFT | 61 | standard electric | 61 ft | 50 amp | 100 ft | 307 ft | 82 ft | $30–$60 | |
| FIFT | 62 | standard electric | 49 ft | 50 amp | 64 ft | 137 ft | 166 ft | $30–$60 | |
| FIFT | 63 | standard electric | 78 ft | 50 amp | 66 ft | 340 ft | 180 ft | $30–$60 | |
| FIFT | 64 | standard electric | 53 ft | 50 amp | 98 ft | 233 ft | 177 ft | $30–$60 | |
| FIFT | 65 | standard electric | 81 ft | 50 amp | 66 ft | 302 ft | 245 ft | $30–$60 | |
| FIFT | 66 | standard electric | 80 ft | 50 amp | 98 ft | 217 ft | 268 ft | $30–$60 | |
| FIFT | 67 | standard electric | 80 ft | 50 amp | 112 ft | 188 ft | 354 ft | $30–$60 | |
| FIFT | 68 | standard electric | 67 ft | 50 amp | 112 ft | 197 ft | 367 ft | $30–$60 | |
| FIRS | 01 | tent only electric | 30 amp | 132 ft | 310 ft | 269 ft | $20 | ||
| FIRS | 02 | standard electric | 67 ft | 50 amp | 86 ft | 113 ft | 375 ft | $30–$60 | |
| FIRS | 03 | standard electric | 89 ft | 50 amp | 60 ft | 226 ft | 353 ft | $30–$60 | |
| FIRS | 04 | standard electric | 58 ft | 50 amp | 86 ft | 196 ft | 424 ft | $30–$60 | |
| FIRS | 05 | standard electric | 73 ft | 50 amp | 60 ft | 276 ft | 401 ft | $30–$60 | |
| FIRS | 06 | standard electric | 69 ft | 50 amp | 81 ft | 222 ft | 563 ft | $30–$60 | |
| FIRS | 07 | standard electric | 70 ft | 50 amp | 145 ft | 363 ft | 562 ft | $30–$60 | |
| FIRS | 08 | standard electric | 70 ft | 50 amp | 81 ft | 213 ft | 641 ft | $30–$60 | |
| FIRS | 09 | standard electric | 67 ft | 50 amp | 66 ft | 363 ft | 481 ft | $30–$60 | |
| FIRS | 10 | standard electric | 70 ft | 50 amp | 60 ft | 227 ft | 607 ft | $30–$60 | |
| FIRS | 11 | standard electric | 63 ft | 50 amp | 60 ft | 208 ft | 600 ft | $30–$60 | |
| FIRS | 12 | tent only electric | 30 amp | 135 ft | 235 ft | 497 ft | $20 | ||
| FIRS | 13 | standard electric | 71 ft | 50 amp | 66 ft | 363 ft | 430 ft | $30–$60 | |
| FIRS | 14 | standard electric | 58 ft | 50 amp | 69 ft | 411 ft | 362 ft | $30–$60 | |
| FIRS | 15 | tent only electric | 30 amp | 96 ft | 421 ft | 310 ft | $20 | ||
| FOUR | 41 | standard electric | 70 ft | 50 amp | 132 ft | 296 ft | 483 ft | $30–$60 | |
| FOUR | 42 | standard electric | 71 ft | 50 amp | 71 ft | 195 ft | 272 ft | $30–$60 | |
| FOUR | 43 | standard electric | 70 ft | 50 amp | 117 ft | 243 ft | 363 ft | $30–$60 | |
| FOUR | 44 | standard electric | 71 ft | 50 amp | 46 ft | 258 ft | 203 ft | $30–$60 | |
| FOUR | 45 | standard electric | 68 ft | 50 amp | 117 ft | 332 ft | 261 ft | $30–$60 | |
| FOUR | 46 | standard electric | 73 ft | 50 amp | 69 ft | 303 ft | 143 ft | $30–$60 | |
| FOUR | 47 | type not stated | 71 ft | 50 amp | 437 ft | 207 ft | |||
| FOUR | 48 | standard electric | 75 ft | 50 amp | 97 ft | 378 ft | 100 ft | $30–$60 | |
| FOUR | 49 | standard electric | 75 ft | 50 amp | 98 ft | 498 ft | 213 ft | $30–$60 | |
| FOUR | 50 | standard electric | 76 ft | 50 amp | 66 ft | 411 ft | 121 ft | $30–$60 | |
| FOUR | 51 | standard electric | 73 ft | 50 amp | 68 ft | 507 ft | 230 ft | $30–$60 | |
| FOUR | 52 | standard electric | 70 ft | 50 amp | 66 ft | 437 ft | 171 ft | $30–$60 | |
| FOUR | 53 | standard electric | 67 ft | 50 amp | 68 ft | 451 ft | 279 ft | $30–$60 | |
| FOUR | 54 | standard electric | 71 ft | 50 amp | 85 ft | 375 ft | 253 ft | $30–$60 | |
| SCRE | S01 | overnight shelter electric | 15 amp | 238 ft | 93 ft | 405 ft | $40 | ||
| SCRE | S02 | overnight shelter electric | 15 amp | 526 ft | 1,560 ft | $40 | |||
| SCRE | S03 | overnight shelter electric | 15 amp | 175 ft | 108 ft | 274 ft | $40 | ||
| SCRE | S04 | overnight shelter electric | 15 amp | 105 ft | 209 ft | 93 ft | $40 | ||
| SCRE | S05 | overnight shelter electric | 15 amp | 105 ft | 104 ft | 147 ft | $40 | ||
| SCRE | S06 | overnight shelter electric | 15 amp | 105 ft | 107 ft | 123 ft | $40 | ||
| SCRE | S07 | overnight shelter electric | 15 amp | 105 ft | 194 ft | 94 ft | $40 | ||
| SCRE | S08 | overnight shelter electric | 15 amp | 133 ft | 70 ft | 219 ft | $40 | ||
| SECO | 16 | standard electric | 63 ft | 50 amp | 73 ft | 577 ft | 201 ft | $30–$60 | |
| SECO | 17 | standard electric | 80 ft | 50 amp | 84 ft | 559 ft | 154 ft | $30–$60 | |
| SECO | 18 | standard electric | 69 ft | 50 amp | 73 ft | 532 ft | 227 ft | $30–$60 | |
| SECO | 19 | standard electric | 73 ft | 50 amp | 90 ft | 477 ft | 221 ft | $30–$60 | |
| SECO | 20 | standard electric | 57 ft | 50 amp | 77 ft | 456 ft | 285 ft | $30–$60 | |
| SECO | 21 | type not stated | 68 ft | 50 amp | 424 ft | 272 ft | |||
| SECO | 22 | tent only electric | 30 amp | 110 ft | 344 ft | 474 ft | $20 | ||
| SECO | 23 | standard electric | 73 ft | 50 amp | 111 ft | 257 ft | 546 ft | $30–$60 | |
| SECO | 24 | standard electric | 70 ft | 50 amp | 90 ft | 264 ft | 404 ft | $30–$60 | |
| SECO | 25 | standard electric | 69 ft | 50 amp | 140 ft | 145 ft | 444 ft | $30–$60 | |
| SECO | 26 | standard electric | 60 ft | 50 amp | 90 ft | 204 ft | 316 ft | $30–$60 | |
| SECO | 27 | standard electric | 75 ft | 50 amp | 109 ft | 98 ft | 188 ft | $30–$60 | |
| SECO | 28 | standard electric | 70 ft | 50 amp | 95 ft | 63 ft | 145 ft | $30–$60 | |
| SECO | 29 | standard electric | 73 ft | 50 amp | 95 ft | 35 ft | 149 ft | $30–$60 | |
| SECO | 30 | standard electric | 69 ft | 50 amp | 96 ft | 28 ft | 182 ft | $30–$60 | |
| SECO | 31 | standard electric | 50 ft | 50 amp | 96 ft | 34 ft | 242 ft | $30–$60 | |
| SECO | 32 | standard electric | 67 ft | 50 amp | 128 ft | 81 ft | 323 ft | $30–$60 | |
| SUNS | SUNSET | day use | 15 amp | 323 ft | 236 ft | 1,259 ft | $100–$120 | ||
| THIR | 33 | standard electric | 60 ft | 50 amp | 96 ft | 373 ft | 384 ft | $30–$60 | |
| THIR | 34 | standard electric | 54 ft | 50 amp | 109 ft | 268 ft | 453 ft | $30–$60 | |
| THIR | 35 | standard electric | 70 ft | 50 amp | 87 ft | 199 ft | 315 ft | $30–$60 | |
| THIR | 36 | standard electric | 75 ft | 50 amp | 115 ft | 314 ft | 261 ft | $30–$60 | |
| THIR | 37 | standard electric | 75 ft | 50 amp | 87 ft | 145 ft | 302 ft | $30–$60 | |
| THIR | 38 | standard electric | 50 ft | 50 amp | 98 ft | 200 ft | 241 ft | $30–$60 | |
| THIR | 39 | standard electric | 84 ft | 50 amp | 115 ft | 302 ft | 164 ft | $30–$60 | |
| THIR | 40 | standard electric | 68 ft | 50 amp | 130 ft | 241 ft | 192 ft | $30–$60 | |
| TURK | GCA | group standard area electric | 60 ft | 15/30/50 amp | 526 ft | 1,560 ft | $200 |
The agency files 2 more records here that aren’t sites for the night. It files them as day use. They’re in the table above, marked for what they are, and none of them is counted as a site.
25 of 79 listed
Getting there
the map and the coordinate · the agency’s directions · the phone number
Where it is
Temples Lake4.0 mi
Live Oak Ridge4.0 mi
White Flint Park4.6 mi
Belton Lakeview Park5.1 mi
Westcliff5.8 mi
Winkler Park5.9 miFrom Interstate 35 in Temple, Texas take State Highway 36 west towards Gatesville. Turn left on Cedar Ridge Park Road and continue into the park and campground area.
The weather
the next four days · the thirty-year normal
Next four days, and the thirty-year normal
Forecast
NWS forecast for Temple, TX
Typical weather
Typical October night 56°F, day 81°F.
Coldest month of the year: typical January night 36°F. Bring the bag rated for it.
Daily high and lowDays with 0.10 in or more
A normal is the 1991-2020 average for the month, not a forecast: about half of all Augusts are colder than the August line. The seven-day forecast above answers the other question.
The land, and who answers for it
who answers for it
Who answers for this land
Cedar Ridge (TX) is in Texas’s 31st congressional district. Its representative, John Carter (R), votes on the laws that decide what happens to this land. Public-lands grade so far: F. See every public-lands vote →