Balcones Blog

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

Term 2 Endings: Cabin Hangouts, The Amazing Race, & Rodeo Roundup!

July 03, 2025

To celebrate the end of Term 2, cabins gathered together on Thursday evening for special activities with the boys and girls they’ve spent the last two weeks of camp alongside. Cabin Hangout highlights from this term included a stuffed animal scavenger hunt, a sunset dinner at the beach, an epic prank played on our Work Crew, a karaoke night, a spa evening, and a scary story telling adventure at the barn! Many cabins also had a different special desert at their hangout, a fitting cap for a delicious second-to-last-night meal of marinated and grilled flank steak with chimichurri sauce, Yukon... Read more.

Term 2: Special Sunday Activities

June 26, 2025

Sundays at Camp Balcones Springs are special. Campers have a day off from their regular activity programming and instead spend the day all together for some fun, competition, and reflection. Meanwhile, our dedicated Work Crew campers get the day off from their kitchen and maintenance duties to venture outside of camp for some r&r before the next week of work begins. For those of us back at camp, the first highlight of the day comes with our camp Baseline service. Each Sunday morning at CBS, we gather in our lakeside amphitheater to sing songs together, share cabin skits, and hear... Read more.

Term 2: Team Competition Day...and Night!

June 23, 2025

Every Saturday at Camp Balcones Springs is full of team spirit and competition, but yesterday might have been the most hype Team Day we’ve ever experienced. We opened the day with a gritty flag football matchup between two very strong Silver Spur and Lone Star teams. Coming into the game, experts had said that even though the Lone Stars have the best offense in the nation, their success would depend on getting past the brick wall that is the Silver Spurs defense. Almost the entirety of the first half was a standstill, with the first touchdown coming only one minute... Read more.

Term 2: Men's & Women's Dinner + Cook-Out!

June 23, 2025

The first week of Term 2 concluded with some of our tried and true camp traditions! Thursday night at Camp Balcones Springs, we hosted our highly sought-after Women’s Dinner, a night of delicious food – like sauteed shrimp, pot stickers, and made-to-order gourmet pizza – dancing and singing, a sunset movie, and an inspirational and empowering talk from our Girls Camp Director. While girl campers were enjoying tasty food at their larger-than-life slumber party, Boys Camp roasted hot dogs on Balcones Beach, swam in Lake Ted, and had a chili cook-off to celebrate Boys’ Cook-out. Read more.

Term 2: Horseback Highlights & Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

June 22, 2025

Today, we will be spotlighting the Camp Balcones Springs Horseback Program and recapping some of Term 2, Week 1! Read more.