WelcomeFormsCamp Capers StaffPhoto GalleryCapers 60th ReunionCamp Capers 60th Reunion
 
 
  Please go to the Forms page for the brochure, the form to register online, and the form to make a second payment
 

Please read all information!  There are many changes this year.

The brochure and the online forms are on the Forms page of this website.

As of 5/10/08, we have openings in every camp except Primary Camp A for GIRLS and Junior High Camp A for GIRLS.

 

 
  2008 Summer Camp Dates
 

Paper and online registrations are being accepted now. The registration form has a place for you to put your credit card information. Scroll down to print out the brochure or to register online. NOTE:  AS OF MAY 1ST, WE ARE STILL ACCEPTING REGISTRATION FORMS UNTIL THE CAMPS GET FULL.  You are not too late to register.

Please contact only Brenda about summer camp questions.  You may call at 830-995-3966 x 10 or email to campcapers@hctc.net. 

This year's brochure is all inclusive.  It has the registration forms and medical forms for Camp Capers, Senior High Trip Camp, and Mustang Island.  A doctor's physical is not required for summer camp this year.  Please send all medical forms with the registration form and the deposit.  Paperwork that is not complete will not be processed.   Please read the brochure carefully.  There are many changes that you need to be aware of. ALL FORMS AND MONEY ARE TO BE MAILED TO CAMP CAPERS, POB 9, WARING, TX  78074.

Brochure and online forms are on the Forms Page.  Click on Forms at the top of this page that is to the right of Welcome..

Senior High Camp A (SCA)       June  7-13         $350      Ages 15-graduation (*Graduating seniors with conflicts may call Stacy Dowdy @210-824-5387) (See note below about Senior High Camps.

Primary Camp A (PCA)             June 15-21        $330      Ages 8 1/2-10        FULL FOR GIRLS

Junior High Camp A (JCA)         June 24-30        $330      Ages 13 & 14         FULL FOR GIRLS

Senior High Trip Camp (SHTC)   July 1-8             $425   Ages 15-graduation ***note: only 10 spaces are available for this camp. Campers also pay for 5 meals on the road. (The correct price is above, the prices quoted on page 11 are incorrect.) ($100 deposit is required)

Intermediate Camp A (ICA)      July 2-8             $330      Ages 11 & 12

Senior High Camp B (SCB)       July 14-20          $350      Ages 15-graduation (See note below about Senior High Camps)

Primary Camp B (PCB)             July 22-28          $330      Ages 8 1/2-10

Junior High Camp B (JCB)        July 31-Aug 6      $330      Ages 13 & 14 

Intermediate Camp B (ICB)     Aug 8-14             $330      Ages 11 & 12

Good Samaritan Camp (GSC)  August 16-19   

All ages are as of September 1, 2008 

New Policy:  We are no longer taking any cabinmate requests.  Please do not try to make special requests.

As you may have noticed, the names for the high school sessions have changed this summer.  There is no longer a camp named Servant Leadership Camp.  Instead, we have Senior High A and B sessions.  This is mainly the result of changed public school calendars!  SHA camp will be starting before all the school graduations have been completed.  Please note that SHB will not be until July!  That will offer students with later graduation dates (or other conflicts) an alternative.  Since we anticipate having graduating seniors at both sessions, we want them both to be spiritually in-depth and challenging.  As a result, BOTH sessions will be run like Servant Leadership Camp.  There will be no difference spiritually between the two sessions.   Our deans, James Murguia for SCA and Andy Thayer for SHB, are already planning great things.  Another difference is that both sessions will be offered to 15-18 yr olds, giving 15 year olds two sessions to choose from like everyone else.

I hope this explanation has answered your questions and concerns about the changes.  If you have more questions regarding the change of Senior High Camps, please feel free to email Stacy Dowdy at stacy.dowdy@dwtx.org or call her at the Bishop Jones Center (888)824-5387.  Hope to see you at Camp Capers this summer!

 
  Camp Capers Events
 

To view upcoming Camp Capers events, go to www.dwtx.org, click on Events and Calendar, then monthly calendar, then search for Camp Capers.

 
  Click here for Waring Weather
 
  Year-Round Activities
  Camp Capers hosts a variety of non-summer activities including Women's Conferences, Men's Conferences, Cursillos, Recovery Retreats, College Conferences, as well as some Youth Events including Mid-Winter Camps and Spring Break Camps. Contact the Episcopal Diocese of West Texas for dates on adult events and information at www.dwtx.org
 
  Camp Setting
  Camp Capers is located on 76 acres that are bordered by the Guadalupe River. The camp sits about halfway between Kerrville and Boerne, four miles off IH-10 near Waring.
 
  Activities at Summer Camp
  Each day campers help lead morning and evening worship services. They spend a portion of the morning in teaching based on a Christian theme. The other half of the morning includes activities such as kayaking and tubing on the river and sports such a triple dodge ball, soccer, frisole', ultimate Frisbee and kickball, which are led by the activities director. The afternoon consists of three main activities. Part of the camp cools off in the swimming pool, supervised by certified lifeguards, part kayak and tube on the river, while the others work on their God-given creative side in the Arts and Crafts building supervised by a crafts director. Each day the campers re-energize themselves with snacks purchased at Canteen. The evening activities might include capture the flag, scavenger hunts, hiking, a movie, a talent show, a bonfire and other events.
 
  Staff
  Each camp session includes a dean and chaplain, both priests, plus a teacher who is a youth minister, Christian Education director, or lay person with a gift for teaching. Camp also includes a Summer Staff of 28 persons selected and trained by the Department of Camps and Conferences. There are also 16 Session Staff who serve as individual cabin counselors with the summer counselors. Each camp is staffed by at least one registered nurse who gives campers their prescribed medicine, takes care of scrapes and bruises, and determines whether a camper needs to see a doctor, or must go home to prevent the spread of a contagious illness. Campers have a 5 to 1 ratio with staff while in the cabin, and a 3 to 1 ratio when the entire camp is together.
 
  Camp Location/How to Contact Us
  Address:Camp Capers, POB 9, Waring, Texas 78074

Physical Address: Camp Capers, 350 FM 1621, Waring, Texas 78074

Phone Number: (830) 995-3966 ext 10 (for office) normal office hours 9-5 Monday-Friday

Fax Number: (830) 995-2393

E-mail Address: capers@hctc.net

(Campers can receive e-mails on this address. Do not send after 11 AM on the last full camp day of the session.) We still have the old e-mail address and we are checking it every time we check the new one. At the end of the summer, we will disconnect the old account.

Directions from San Antonio: Take IH 10 West to the Waring Exit (Exit 527), follow the access road until it intersects FM 1621, just South of Comfort. Turn right on FM 1621 for 4 miles. Entrance to Camp Capers is on the left.

From Kerrville and Fredericksburg Areas: Take IH 10 East towards Comfort, cross the Guadalupe River, and take the Waring Exit (Exit 524). Turn right on the access road that will circle under the Guadalupe bridge. Follow the road to the intersection of FM 1621. Take FM 1621 exactly 4 miles. Entrance to Camp Capers is on the left.

From Austin: Take US Hwy 281 South and turn West on US Hwy 290 at Johnson City. In Frederickricksburg, take US Hwy 87 South to Comfort. Turn South on IH 10, Take the Waring Exit (Exit 524). Turn right on the access road that will circle under the Guadalupe bridge. Follow the road to the intersection of FM 1621. Take FM 1621 four miles. Entrance to Camp Capers is on the left.
 
  Are you interested in Family Camps?
  The Episcopal Diocese also hosts Family Camp at the new Mustang Island Conference Center located on the beach near Port Aransas, TX. For further information, call Nita Shaver at (361)749-1800, e-mail her at nita.shaver@dwtx.org, or go to www.mustangisland.org.
 
  Camp Capers Privacy Policy
 

Sensitive information such as credit card or checking account information submitted via the Website is automatically encrypted.  Camp Capers personnel are not able to retrieve this information.  This information is not shared with any other party.

We do everything in our power to protect off-line user information in our offices.  Only authorized employees trained to handle information properly are permitted access to personal information.  These employees are subjuect to Diocese of West Texas guidelines in the handling of personal information.

For purposes of camp management, we may disclose general information within the camp community such as the name, phone number, email address, and address of campers.  This allows our camp community to remain in contact with one another, continuing the relationships built at camp.

We may be required to disclose information during the investigation of fraud or illegal activity.  For example, we may disclose personal information in response to a subpoena, warrant, court order or other legal process.

 
  Summer Camp
  Includes two sessions for four different age groups: high school students, 13-14 year olds, 11-12 year olds, and 8 1/2-10 year olds. Each camp runs for approximately a week with 160 campers per session. All camps are co-ed.