Balcones Blog

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

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.

How to Send Packages to Campers

May 28, 2026

It’s true campers love getting mail, but getting packages is another level. If you are able, please try and send at least one care package. It doesn’t need to be big, but it’s always received by your camper as a big, “I love you.” Boring important stuff out of the way first - Yes, camp receives packages from all major carriers. Camp Balcones Springs may be far from a strong cell signal, but FM 1431 is well-traveled by the FedEx, UPS, and the US Postal Service. You can send packages from Amazon. They will arrive, but a package is always... Read more.

How to Send Email to Camp (and what to write)

May 22, 2026

By Jimmy Miller CBS Alumni & Parent Read more.

Summer 2026 Theme Nights

May 11, 2026

One of the greatest parts of camp are our THEME NIGHTS!!! Start planning your costume for the theme nights below. Read more.

Why Kids Need to Unplug

May 05, 2026

In his book, The Anxious Generation, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt theorizes that we are “overprotecting children in the real world and underprotecting them online.” With anxiety and mental illness on the rise, Haidt recommends children need “a play-based childhood in the real world” to thrive. In short, parents are stunting their kids’ maturation by mistaking the physical safety of schedules and devices for immunity from harm. There. Article over. If you’re like me, this book was lobbed at you from every article, podcast, and social post (ironic) until I read it. Haidt’s work took me on an emotional journey from... Read more.