Balcones Blog

All of the lastest news from camp during the summer and beyond.

Term 2: June 18th Recap

June 19, 2026

CBS Eats At camp, we are proud of our nutritious and diverse meals that fuel your campers! Take a look at our menus of the day! We start our day strong with breakfast! In addition to our daily selections of creamy oatmeal and toppings, fresh fruit medley, a toast bar, and scrambled eggs with salsa and cheddar, every morning at breakfast we serve featured breakfast menu items! Wednesday, your campers enjoyed: Ham and cheese croissants Fruit salad We refuel midday with lunch! For lunch, we always have a salad bar, sandwich station, and buttered noodles open to our campers! Additionally,... Read more.

Term 2: June 17th Recap

June 18, 2026

CBS Eats At camp, we are proud of our nutritious and diverse meals that fuel your campers! Take a look at our menus of the day! We start our day strong with breakfast! In addition to our daily selections of creamy oatmeal and toppings, fresh fruit medley, a toast bar, and scrambled eggs with salsa and cheddar, every morning at breakfast we serve featured breakfast menu items! Wednesday, your campers enjoyed: Chocolate chip pancakes with syrup and butter Sausage patties Fresh strawberries We refuel midday with lunch! For lunch, we always have a salad bar, sandwich station, and buttered noodles... Read more.

Term 2: June 14th-16th Recap

June 18, 2026

CBS Eats At camp, we are proud of our nutritious and diverse meals that fuel your campers! Take a look at our menus of the day! We start our day strong with breakfast! In addition to our daily selections of creamy oatmeal and toppings, fresh fruit medley, a toast bar, and scrambled eggs with salsa and cheddar, every morning at breakfast we serve featured breakfast menu items! To start off Term 2 we’ve enjoyed: Monday, June 15th: Waffles Sausage links Orange wedges Tuesday, June 16th: Cinnamon rolls Egg bites Bacon Cantaloupe and strawberries We refuel midday with lunch! For lunch,... Read more.

Team Competition at CBS

June 17, 2026

All on property are assembled. The sound of drums beating grows steadily in your ears. The hum of conversation deflates into a hush. A loud voice begins an annual tradition, “Many years ago, four dusty roads converged on this spot…” It’s the first night of camp, and you are about to be initiated into a team. Play and games are ways for humans to experience new forms of agency or motivation. The counselors at CBS are challenged to consider how they are going to create new experiences for the campers. What are they planning to teach them through their actions,... Read more.

CBS Glossary

June 11, 2026

When you first ask your campers about their time at Camp Balcones Springs, they will probably be silent. After a quick thaw back into normal life, the stories will begin to leak. After your initial excitement, you will experience an immediate challenge; your camper is speaking in a new language. The following blog is an attempt to help you interpret those stories. In an attempt to organize this glossary, I will collect the terms into four groups - Locations, Activities, Apparatus*, and Terms and Phrases. In each group, terms will be listed alphabetically, and I will do my level-best to... Read more.