Balcones Blog

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

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.

Turbo-Charged for Term 2!

June 20, 2025

The second term of Summer 2025 at Balcones Springs 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.