Camps

Start Planning for Ranch Camp 2009!

Click Here to Register NOW for Ranch Camp 2009

Click Here for specific info about the Schedule and Fees for 2009 Ranch Camp.

Check Back in a few weeks for the updated 2009 forms for:
   Ranch Camp 2009 FIRST-TIME CAMPER Application
   Ranch Camp 2009 STAFF Application
   Ranch Camp 2009 VOLUNTEER Application

Ranch Camp is an innovative camp for children and adults with mental handicaps. It is designed and operated with their special needs in mind. Ranch Camp is licensed by the Texas Department of Health.

Watch a video produced by CBS News/Assignment America on 6/8/07 with Steve Hartman narrating about his visit to a 2007 session of Ranch Camp, titled The Vacation of a Lifetime: The Down Home Ranch Gives Mentally Disabled A Getaway... And Time To Shine.

Ranch Camp is located on the beautiful 340-acre Down Home Ranch, just northeast of Austin. Ranch Camp has swimming, fishing, kayaking, BB guns, archery, horses, nature walks, drama, crafts, and a party EVERY night!

Campers sleep in air-conditioned bunkhouses and enjoy their meals in an air-conditioned dining hall.

Campers ages 13 and older who have mental handicaps are welcome. They must be physically and emotionally well. Campers with controlled seizure disorders may apply.

Picture of the pool at Down Home Ranch, Elgin, Texas, where the Ranch Campers go swimming!
CLICK PHOTO to watch a video with Steve Hartman of CBS News about 2007 Ranch Camp

Click The Photo Above to
Watch a CBS News Video:
The Vacation of a Lifetime

Summer camper enjoying a horse-back ride at the Down Home Ranch, Elgin, Texas

Summer camper enjoying a horse-back ride at the Down Home Ranch, Elgin, Texas

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