Summer camping in Texas combines the greatest in weather, tradition, scenic beauty, and character-building for your child. Check out the many opportunities provided by these great Texas Summer Camps.
Residential camps in Texas are rigorously inspected by the Texas Department of Health prior to licensing. This procedure provides the strictest of guarantees for the health and safety of your child.
Most Texas camps are also members of the umbrella organization Camping Association for Mutual Progress. C.A.M.P. provides continuing education, mutual support, and legislative communication tailored to the specific needs of Texas camps. Some Texas camps are also members of the American Camping Association.
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Texas Summer Camps
Provided below are links and contact information for the best summer camps in Texas. Information is available at the camps' websites for enrolling children in the World's best summer camps, and for finding staff and counselor employment.
for additional information on summer camps in Texas!
Camp Balcones Springs
Marble Falls, Austin (Texas Hill Country)
104 Balcones Springs Drive, Marble Falls, Texas 78654
1-800-485-5151
See website for additional details.
Camp Champions
Marble Falles (Texas Hill Country)
775 Camp Road
Marble Falls, Texas 78654
1-800-696-3334
Our mission is to help every camper grow into the CHAMPION God intended them to be! We're a private sleep-away camp on Lake LBJ in Marble Falls. Through our activities (sports, fine arts, horseback, skiing, sailing, etc.) high-quality counselors (an extremely rigorous hiring process) and long-standing traditions, we help kids have fun AND become CHAMPIONS in life! Co-ed. 3-week terms. Come visit our website!
Camp Good News
Huntsville (East Texas Piney Woods)
#34 Forest Glen
Huntsville, Texas 77340
1-800-395-4536
A Christian camp for children ages 8-13 that focuses on fun, friends and Jesus. We have activities ranging from archery to swimming to biking to rocketry. There is something for everyone. Camp Good News - where Christ is life and life is fun.
Camp La Junta
Hunt (Texas Hill Country)
P.O. Box 136, Hunt, Texas 78024
830-238-4621
Blake Smith, Director
Camp La Junta, a summer camp for boys, was established in 1928 in Hunt, Texas, deep in the heart of the Texas Hill Country near Kerrville. One of Texas' premier summer programs, Camp LaJunta was founded to provide an opportunity for young boys to get away from the rigors of city life, to excel at unique and exciting activities, appreciate the outdoors, gain independence, build new relationships, and grow in self-confidence and self-image
Camp Longhorn
Burnet (Texas Hill Country)
#1 Longhorn Road, Burnet, Texas 78611
512-793-2811
See website for additional details.
Camp Mystic
Kerrville (Texas Hill Country)
HC 2 Box 257
Hunt, Texas 78024
830-238-4660
Mystic's program was established in 1926 with the purpose of building self-esteem and character in our campers. Camp Mystic is a private, non-denominational camp for girls, ages 7-17. Campers learn skills through their activities and good sportsmanship through our tribe system. Confidence is built through tribe competition and by being rewarded for good behavior. Campers can choose from over twenty activities, including waterfront classes, dance, horseback riding, arts and crafts, tennis, landsports, journalism, plus many more. Mystic challenges its campers to: 1) be a better person for being at Mystic; 2) let Mystic bring out the best in them; and 3) grow spiritually.
Camp Olympia
Trinity (East Texas Piney Woods)
723 Olympia Drive Trinity, TX 75862
1-800-735-6190, 936-594-8143 (fax)
Tommy Ferguson, Camp Director
Private residential sports camp for boys and girls ages 7-16 located on Lake Livingston in Trinity, Texas. Two and three week sessions available. Individualized scheduling of our 35 activities, air-conditioned cabins, ACA accreditation, and a 1:4 counselor to camper ratio with the best group of college-age role models for your child.
Camp Rio Vista for Boys and Camp Sierra Vista for Girls
Vista Camps, Inc., Ingram (Texas Hill Country)
175 Rio Vista Road, Ingram, Texas 78025
830-367-5353; 1-800-545-3233 (for brochures only); 830-367-4044 (fax)
Freddie Hawkins, Director
Camp Rio Vista was founded in 1921 and is the oldest private camp in the Southwest. Camp Sierra Vista was added as
a sister camp in 1982. The camps are run by three generations of the Hawkins family. The goal of the camps is to provide
a fun, safe, wholesome, learning experience for every boy and girl. Located on a mile of Guadalupe River waterfront, just west of Kerrville, Texas in the heart of the Texas Hill Country. Two-week and Four-week sessions cover the needs of kids from 6 to 16.
Camp Stewart for Boys
Kerrville (Texas Hill Country)
612 FM 1340, Hunt TX 78024
1-800-RAGSDALE; 830-238-4670
Kathy Ragsdale and Jeeper Ragsdale, co-directors
Camp Stewart for boys 6-16, located on Guadalupe River’s beautiful North Fork, more than 80 summers young! Family-style dining. Worldwide, limited enrollment, personable and fun! Instruction-oriented, offering more than 60 activities—traditional, plus unusual, including English and western riding, Red Cross swimming instruction, team and individual sports, canoeing, skiing, archery, riflery, tennis, climbing and rappelling, camp craft, nature and ecology. Stewart has a unique Trail of Advancement for all boys. Older boys specialize in equestrian, ranchman, outdoorsman, sportsman, or campmaster. Also intangibles—self-confidence, teamwork, leadership, individual identity, dealing with challenges. Ragsdale family owned, operated. Role model counselors.
Deer Creek Adventure Camp
Medina (Texas Hill Country)
Box 200, Medina, Texas 78055
Contact: Jim Behling, Director
Let us provide hospitality for your next Christian adventure camp, retreat or conference experience. Our programs are filled with kid lovin' Christian counselors on a brand new riverfront property! Fun games and activities, skits and camp songs, team meetings that focus on livin' the "I'm Third" life! Adventure programming in a safe environment. Only 55 minutes from San Antonio! A great escape for kids of all ages! One- and two-week terms available! Excellent sports programs, including basketball & soccer. Our committed team of Christian coaches and counselors will exceed your expectations. We guarantee it!
Heart O' the Hills Camp
Kerrville (Texas Hill Country)
5430 Highway 39, Hunt, Texas 78024
1-800-RAGSDALE; 830-238-4650
C. Jane Ragsdale, Director
Heart O' the Hills Camp for Girls 6-16, located on Guadalupe River's beautiful South Fork, "teepees" are fully air-conditioned. Family-style dining, tradition of etiquette. Character-building atmosphere, worldwide, limited enrollment, personable! Fun and instruction-oriented, offering more than 40 activities -- traditional, plus unusual, including English and western riding, Red Cross swimming instruction, field sports, cheerleading, drama, dance, canoeing, "Just for Fun", archery, riflery, tennis, climbing and rappeling, sign language, diving, "Smoke Signals" and yearbook, volleyball, quilting, calligraphy, fishin', war canoe, pioneering. Also intangibles -- self-confidence, teamwork, leadership, individual identity, dealing with challenges. Ragsdale family owned, operated. Role model counselors.
Mo-Ranch Summer Camps
Kerrville (Texas Hill Country), west of San Antonio
HC1 Box 158
Hunt, Texas 78024
1-800-460-4401, 830-238-4455
Contact: Grant Irons, Director
Mo-Ranch Summer Camps are interdenominational Christian camps and an integral part of the ministry of Mo-Ranch Presbyterian Conference Center. Our location on the headwaters of the Guadalupe River enables campers to swim, canoe, fish or wade in the rapids. Camp Loma Linda for Girls ages 8-15 was established in 1977. Camp Cabo Rio for Boys ages 10-15 was established in 1993. Each provides an opportunity for campers to learn about the Christian faith by focusing on fun and relationships to show kids the best one to three weeks of their lives. In building strong relationships, we demonstrate the heart of the Gospel message. The Mo Ranch staff works to provide campers with healthy fun in an emotionally safe, learning environment.
Ski 'N Scats
Eustace (65 miles east of Dallas)
P.O. Box 577, Eustace, Texas 75124
903-425-7115
Contact: Muddy Moxley
Emphasis on waterskiing (beginners through slalom course, wakeboarding, barefooting, tricking), along with canoeing, sailing archery, teambuilding (low and high elements ropes course), swimming, and blob give the staff (3:1 counselor:camper ratio) the vehicles by which to build confidence and self-esteem in our campers. Lodging is air-conditioned, boats are MasterCraft and Nautique competition ski boats, and a nurse is on staff for the weekly sessions! Can't wait to Ski Ya! Contact: Muddy Moxley.
YMCA Camp Flaming Arrow
Hunt (Texas Hill Country)
P.O. Box 770, Hunt, Texas 78024
800-765-9622
Contact: Shanna King
Come experience one or two-week sessions on the beautiful Guadalupe River. Activities include horseback riding, high and low ropes course, sports, swimming, nature studies, campfires, and much more. Campers age 6-14. CIT program for 15-17 year olds. ACA accredited camp, established 1927. Co-Ed.
YMCA Camp Hamman Ranch
Bandera (Texas Hill Country)
5825 C FM 470, Bandera, Texas 78003
888-749-7449; 830-796-7449; 830-796-8308 (fax)
S. Travis Martin, Assistant Director
YMCA Camp Hamman Ranch is located on 730 acres of amazing Texas Hill Country in the "Cowboy Capital of the World." Offering exciting one and two-week sessions. 12-16 year-olds will have a summer experience to remember. Our goal is to create an environment that challenges teens to be individuals, take risks, and build relationships in an atmosphere supported by Christian values. In keeping with the mission of the YMCA, our staff practices the five core values of faith, honesty, respect, responsibility, and caring. Our program includes horseback riding, riflery, canoeing, orienteering, challenge course and archery, focusing on leadership and team-work skills.
YMCA Roberts Ranch
Comfort (Texas Hill Country)
P.O. Box 770, Hunt, Texas 78024
800-765-9622
Contact: Shanna King
YMCA Roberts Ranch is a beautiful, 1100-acre hill country camp located just outside of Comfort, Texas. Campers aged 13-16 will participate in adventurous activities such as: mountain-biking, rock-climbing, rappeling, and canoeing. Small groups camping, community emphasis. One-week sessions.
Dr. Claudia Sullivan, a former Camp Mystic camper and counselor, author of Summer Come, Summer Go, about her camp days, has just published a new book Heartfelt: A Memoir of Camp Mystic Inspiration. It is available from Eakin Press at http://www.EakinPress.com or from Wolfmueller's Books in Kerrville.
Camp Directors interested in a listing on this site should contact Tony Gallucci at
for a listing form and application materials.
This site was updated 7 September 2004
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