Balcones Blog

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

A Rainy Fourth of July, CBS Presents Beauty and the Beast, & Gratitude for Safety

July 10, 2025

We are so grateful to have remained safe and dry throughout the barrage of storms and flooding that hit Central Texas. We are lucky that our campgrounds are on high enough ground that we have only had to shift our focus to reprogramming activities for the indoors and finding ways to stay dry and inside during thunderstorms. We continue to hold space for all Central Texas camps, camp families, and residents who have been more significantly impacted by last week’s storms. Read more.

1..2..Term 3!

July 03, 2025

Term 3 at Camp Balcones Springs – our unique three-week session of summer camp – has kicked off with a ton of PHUN! On Sunday night, we began camp with our classic summer tradition – team initiation – where old campers put on their red, blue, green, or purple to welcome new faces at Camp Balcones Springs onto one of four camp teams, the Texas Rangers, Rough Riders, Lone Stars, Silver Spurs. Boys and girls will compete in various games and events over the course of the term with their respective teams. Read more.

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.