Episcopal camps in Texas are navigating new state regulations as they prepare to reopen this summer, a year after one of the state’s camps was the scene of a deadly disaster caused by flash flooding in the Texas Hill Country.
dCamp Mystic, a century-old nondenominational camp near the community of Hunt, was hit hardest by the July 4, 2025, flash flooding on the Guadalupe River, which took the lives of 25 campers, two teenage counselors and the camp director. The camp historically has been popular among some Episcopal families, and several Episcopalians were among the dead.
The state of Texas responded by requiring summer camps to implement new precautions before they could renew their licenses, including weather warning systems, emergency action plans and communications upgrades. That reportedly has created uncertainty about how many of the state’s more than 300 licensed camps will be able to open this summer, according to the Texas Tribune. To read more, click here
