Shady Hollow, Texas
CDP
About Shady Hollow
Shady Hollow is a small unincorporated community in central Texas.
Shady Hollow holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.17 square miles.
📰 Shady Hollow News Today
- Shady Hollow Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
- Phoebe’s Diner brings its neighborhood comfort food to Shady Hollow—dinner coming soon Community Impact · Jul 1
- Doris Bailey-Lopez Obituary - Austin, TX Dignity Memorial · May 8
- Charles Fortenberry easttexasnews.com · Jun 10
- Where to vote in Austin on Election Day: See voting locations, wait times statesman.com · Mar 3
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Shady Hollow Unique
- The only place in America named Shady Hollow — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Part of the fabric of Texas — one of 1,863 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Shady Hollow
- District Kitchen + Cocktails
- Keepers Coastal Kitchen — seafood
- Mangieri's Pizza Cafe — italian
- Nanami Sushi Bar & Grill — sushi
- Satellite
- Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
- Waterloo Ice House — american
- Backspin Texas Sports Bar & Grill
- Galaxy Cafe — american
- Madam Mam's — thai
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Frate Barker Path · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Shady Hollow
- Bauerle Ranch at Slaughter Creek Greenbelt reviews ★
- Goat Cave Karst Nature Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
- GreyRock Park reviews ★
- Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center · Garden reviews ★
- Aden Lane Pocket Park reviews ★
- Arbor Downs Park reviews ★
- Arroyo Blanco Park reviews ★
- Barker Ranch Park reviews ★
- Bauerle Ranch Community Park reviews ★
- Bear Creek Management Unit · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Bess Ln Park reviews ★
- Brodie Wild · Nature reserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateTexas
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area2.17 sq mi
Coordinates30.1645, -97.8631