Camp Longhorn reviews

Camp Longhorn truly is heaven on Earth. I attended as a camper for 9 years and have returned as a counselor for 3. Camp is a family, a really close-knit, fun-loving community. The Camp Longhorn motto, "everybody is somebody at Camp Longhorn", is evident in the treatment of both staff and campers. Campers are expected to be a friend and to do their fair share in the cabin. As a camper, I learned to try new things and to have a positive attitude. LIttle things like making my bunk, keeping my area clean, and remembering to wear my hat to daily activities taught me to be independent and dependable. As a counselor my goal is to give campers the same great experience I had. I am so thankful my parents sent me here. The life lessons I learned and self confidence I gained are invaluable.

Three of my boys attended this camp. They loved it, but when I needed to contact my youngest, it took 24 hours to get a response. The Camp Director was defensive and hostile to my concern. Clearly parent communications and transparency are not values of this camp. For $3,500, you deserve a phone call and some courtesy.

My family has been going to Camp Longhorn for a very long time, and I must say that it gets better every year. Being a camper, I can tell you from a child's point of view. It is packed full of tradition. Church Mountain is my favorite part. It really connects you with your cabin-mates and camp, too. Every year my counselors make camp very memorable. I have a great bond with each of them by the end of the term. The activities are endless. They all teach you something new. There are many water activities such as: Swimbay, Lagoon, Trolly, Blob(my favorite), Free Swim, and more. There are also land activities such as: Trampoline, Pistols, Hoss(horseback riding), Ball Games, and more. The cabins are very traditional, but have their own style. Overall, Camp Longhorn really is "heaven on earth". I guarantee your child will have an amazing time.

I personally LOVE Camp Longhorn! I'm about to leave for my 8th yr there and I couldn't be more excited. The counselors are fantastic and even though there's hundreds of kids you still get one on one attention. The friends you make are some of the best friends you'll ever have and even if you only see them once a yr you ca come back and feel like nothing's changed, the activities are unique to the camp and more fun than pretty much anything you'll experience. The food is fantastic same as the whole camp. And the lessons you learn there truly do stick with you. I highly recommend this camp to kids and parents :D

“CIMP LOMNGEHERN !!!! “ u cant stifle my spirit 4 camp lonhern evan if u deleet my coment

After being a camper for Two years, I decided I didn't like it. The consumers were on the most part ok- but some mean ones too. I was told going in that i didn't have to do anything that I didn't want too, that wasn't so true. I was arshly pressured and pressured and even forced into doing somethings. Their were water snakes, and catfish in the lake -which would come up to touch you. I wouldn't reccomeqnd this camp- thanks.

This camp is amazing, and yes I am experienced with this camp I have been going for 6 years, and next year will be my last as a camper, but I will surely be returning as a counselor. Alright, the hazing thing is not actually hazing, I personally experienced this two years ago, and at the time it was the best experience of my life. It was so helpful, and the counselors are not mean, they are just joking. I though that they looked really mean when I was a younger camper, but after experiencing it I noticed how silly I was being. When I was younger the only problem I ever had was homesickness, and at the time I did want to leave, but I am so glad that I came back! I probably would not have if there were not so many wonderful and supportive campers and counselors. I truly had the best experience of my life at Camp Longhorn last year! I have made some of the best friends of my entire life, and I would not trade that for anything!!! Attawaytogo

My son and daughter attended for the first time this year and they loved it! It is a wonderful place and the staff and counselors are very caring. They can't wait to get their early bird invitation. I feel lucky that the kids can have such a wonderful experience and I truly believe they will remember their summers at Camp Longhorn their entire lives.

My two middle school aged children (1 boy and 1 girl) are returning for their third summer (2010) at CLH. They LOVE IT! The staff is phenomenal, camp is clean and well tended and they have a large selection of activities! Child to Counselor ratio is excellent. Love It! Love it! ATAWAYTOGO!

I went as a camper when I was very young and am now a head counselor at Indian Springs. Camp Longhorn is an awesome camp, everything good stated above is true. Now let me give our side to the claims of hazing. Going through the Marine and Marina program is an honor. Yes you wear boxers on your head around camp and march to activities singing, but those campers also have special privileges and activities that I will not spoil here (it's for them to experience). Aside from that, campers build leadership skills and continually work together. It has become an obvious indication of how much fun the campers had at the end of the term when one of their generals is voted favorite counselor; the same counselors who, for the past week or two, didn't let them wear makeup, or if you were a marine, have them put on a little rouge. I have been away from camp for a month now and already can't wait to just go back and walk around. I could probably type for hours on the good qualities of camp so I'll e

i dont get what ppl r talking about the hazing thing! its not hazing! everybody say there marnia/marnine year is their best camp year ever!! nobody gets hurt and its fun! ppl enjoy it!!!! and ppl dont get invited back bcuz their MEAN not bcuz the camp is weird or anything! camp makes me feel my happiest ever!!! im serious I LOVE THIS CAMP!!! BEST CAMP EVER!! LOVE LOVE LOVE and all the ppl who hate it just arent camp ppl their not bad or anything they just DONT GET CAMP! i <3 camp longhorn!!

This camp was really horrible! Everyone! were so mean!

Unbelieveable camp!!! My children have gone to CLH for 3 years now, and every year they come home waiting anxiously to receive their early bird invitation back. They come home with as much or more respect than they left with. No other camp can give them the leadership skills and self esteem these kids come home with. From the interview process to the end of camp, V-day, home visits, and the annual "yearbook", CLH handles all with great organization, professionalism, and timing. Everyone is someone at CLH. Just go to the website, and see the smiles on these kids faces. Once you meet the counselors, you will feel a sense of warmth and compassion they have for these children. If you are looking for a camp, DO NOT hesitate to go to CLH. Just be ready for the time of your life!

First year at camp LONGHORN and it was AWESOME! I loved every day - the people were great and I can't wait to go back next year.

i am going on my 6th year at longhorn...and i absolutley LOVE it. The activities are amazing and so is the food!!! You have such a sense of family with your cabin mates and counselers that it is almost impossible to get homesick! I would recommend to anyone who loves fun in the sun!!!!:)

This camp is sooooo amazing! It has great food! I wish i could always be there always. The councilers r so sweet and they give us a perfect amount of attention. Andthe activities are soo much fun. I love the blob and the water socs sooo fun!

Camp Longhorn is filled many many outdoor activities such as trampoline, gymnastics, baseball, and swimming. It also has arts and crafts and campfire performances from every cabin. This is a great learning experience for children of all ages (9-16).

Our son is in his 8th year at CLH and loves it! He said it was Heaven On Earth and the chow hall is the 9th wonder of the world it is so good...he especially likes Chicken Fried Thursdays! We highly recommend CLH to all of our friends and invite them to V-Day (Visitors Day) at the camp or Carnival Day when it comes to our town. If you would like to know more about CLH go to www.camplonghorn.com and discover for yourself this little bit of "Heaven on Earth!"

Camp Longhorn is my second home. It is one of the greatest places in the world. I just finished my big bonnet year (Quail, 3rd year), and I have to admit it's been the funnest year yet. Even though I haven't expiereced marine/marina year yet, everyone who excpirced that I talked to loved it. The staff is incredibly nice and most of them have become my friends. The food is the best, and when they say "everybody is somebody at camp longhorn", they do mean "everybody is somebody at camp longhorn". Attawaytogo!!

This is truly the most amazing place on earth. I have been coming here since i was little and actually i am leaving tommorw for my marine year. I have never been so exited. It is the most amazing place on earth and I highly recomend it to anyone

I sadly was never able to attend Camp Longhorn as a child, but I spent 3 summers there as a counselor, and really and truly, it IS the best camp!! I've been camp counselor for 7 years at 4 different camps, so I have an idea what I'm talking about. There is no decision whether or not to send your kids here - if you can get them in (there are waiting lists), ABSOLUTELY send them. I haven't been a counselor there in 5 years - and I still miss the place! :) I am a teacher and work with kids all the time - if any one has questions about Camp Longhorn, feel free to contact me about it!

ive been a counselor at camp longhorn indian springs for 4 years and a camper for 6 and i can still say for sure i love clh! this place is amazing, and anyone who has been before will tell you that its all you can think about all year. camplonghorn has no hazing problems and has never been accused of such. whatever the lady is talking about in the comment below must have happened a long time ago or she must have been mistaken. children like to embellish. ATTAWAY!!!

CLH really is Heaven on earth. I have been attending camp longhorn for eight years and am sad to say this year will be my last summer as a camper. CLH instills an amazing sense of self-worth in every camper that goes through its many special programs. I have to say my favorite year as a camper was my marina year, the summer before ninth grade. That year was almost a mix of an initiation and extreme team-building and team-work skills. Through my many years at longhorn, I have learned to treat everyone as I want to be treated and to have no fear. I have formed life-long friendships with people who I never would have met had it not been for our primitive and crazy fun three weeks in the heart of the Texas Hill Country. If you are even thinking about going to camp, I would urge you to choose the best camp this world has seen, Camp Longhorn. --Attawaytogo!!

I LOVE CLH! It is the best camp you could go to!Even though the founder(Tex)Passed away the spirit is still very HIGH!

Camp Longhorn is so amazing!!! I can't beleive anyone would not like camp longhorn!To me Camp Longhorn is home away from home! I'm so excited about camp that I've been having dreams about it! And on top of that sometimes when I wake up and realize I'm not really at camp I cry!!! when you're at camp longhorn you get this irreplaceble feeling where you feel like everyone is just one big family!this year when I found out that tex passed away I cried myself to sleep and in the morning when I was getting ready for school I was cring!!! i was so sad. I can't wait to go back this year it is totally the greatest camp ever! If you are looking for a camp to go to you should deffinitly try this camp!!! And you don't have to be a Longhorn fan to go!! I know at least 20 aggies and it's not like i know everyone in the whole camp! and plus I know a few OU people too!! there are so many fun things to do at Camp Longhorn! And I will go or at least have someting to do with it until I die!Attawaytogo!!!!

This summer will be my eleventh year at camp, and at 19 its just as fun as when i was 9. Everyday is special and the counselors like myself have all been in the shoes of the campers and have all grown up at this true heaven on earth. There is not one negative thing to say about this place. From the directors, who's family has ran camp since it began in 1939, to the very land and beautiful scenery that surrounds you as you walk from activity to activity, to the secret liberties and events that are revealed to you as you get older, there is no place on earth i would rather spend the rest of time than camp longhorn!!

AGH! I COULDN'T LIVE WITHOUT CAMP LONGHORN! im going to be a marina this year. and im so excited. its going to be great. ive waited since i was a pally to be a marina and now i actually get to be one! yes. and i really miss tex. i wish he would come back:/ but i know that he would want all of us to just keep going back to camp and keep having a brilliant time. because what other type of time could you have at clh. woo! third term is amazing. :)) love, dakota.

This is a great camp with great counselors, campers, an dfounders. My life was made better by this camp and all of the life rules i have learned. this place is heaven on Earth. You can go for the 2 or 3 weeks. i warn you now that there is no air conditioning, but this does not take away from the atmosphere. it is in the hill country with beautiful grounds. i feel lucky too have found this place and that i get to go there every summer. There is a lake and horses. For kids aged 8-16.

I went and I cryed when I left. Even though the founder Tex died he is my idol. He is so smart and nice!

CAMP LONGHORN is heaven on earth. The best friends ever. 8 years and i still go back. there is NO hazing problem either. The marine and marina program is amazing. The fact that they dont let you primp your self for boys is soo fun. i went through. all it did was make the guys respect the girls more for their integrity and the girls grow closer as friends since they dont focus on boys. if your child wasnt invited back, there was a good reason no matter how much of a leader he/she is. its about positivity and respecting your leaders and others. it teaches great responsibility and independence. it also just teaches you to appreciate everything in life. from just looking off of church mountain and seeing the hills or living 3 weeks with out electricity its incredible. From the outside looking in you cant understand it. from the inside looking out, you cant explain it. I wouldnt recommend any other camp other than this one right here. CAMP LONGHORN< WE LOVE IT! ATTAWAYTOGO

I was a counselor for three years and how I wished that I had gone as a child too!! My husband and I don't have kids yet, but I already know for a fact that I will send my kids here. Also, I have been working at camps for 7 years and been a counselor at 4 camps...and this is by far the best camp ever!! :)

I <3 this camp sooooooo much!!! This year I get to be a Marina/Marine. Can't Wait!!! I am counting down days till Camp Longhorn. Camp Longhorn is THE BEST camp EVER!!!

Camp Longhorn is such a fun and friendly camp! I cant even say everything about how AWESOME CAMP LONGHORN IS!!! This will be my fifth year. I love ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING about camp longhorn. The staff and activities and of course SO MUCH MORE! This is a great camp for everyone, because everything is friendly, and everyone is FABULOUS!! Parents, Looking for a camp? look no farther then camp longhorn. you will love it!

I love this place, ive been going here for almost 9 years and i plan to keep going, and my kids will go and hopefully their kids. Almost my whole family has gone too. This is the BEST place to be. It's like a second to home to me.

I LOVE CAMP LONGHORN!! It is like a second home. All the counselors are fantastic. I highly reccomend this camp! My daughter is going to this camp and loves it so much. She only has FABULOUS things to say about it. I can't believe anybody who doesn't love this camp!!! My daughter is planning to continue to go to camp and be a counselor that is how much she loves it. She has made life long friends! She loves it, so do I. Fun and friendly, camp Longhorn IS FABULOUS!!!

My son has been going to this camp for two years and he loves it. It has taught him a lot about responsibility. He has made wonderful friends for life. Camp Longhorn has little carnivals in most major Texas cities and the kids really enjoy seeing some of the counselors outside of camp. You have to be invited back each year which is very nice because your child understands that they have to behave correctly or they will not be coming back to camp. It also assures you that the camp is able to ensure that they spend time with the good kids and not have to focus on dicsipline problems. Overall my child comes back from camp each summer with the contentment of knowing he has had spent his time wisely.

This is THE BEST CAMP EVER!! Trust me. I've been going there eight years and I have also tried a few other camps (Camp T-Bar-M, Pine cove) which weren't at all as good. This camp has WONDERFUL activities, such as water socs, a lazy river, free swim, twinkie, water skiing, scuba, dance, crafts, SOOO MUCH MORE. All the campers are really close and there are so many special events to share (Dance Nite, Movie Nite, Rent-A-Rabbit, Fun Day, Carnival Nite, Marine/Marina, much more!!) and all the staff is REALLY nice. You really feel like you have a second home at camp longhorn. Everyone is VERY nice. you have a one on one meeting with a counselor every week to talk about anything. THE BEST CAMP BY FAR!!

BEST CAMP EVER!!! YOU'LL LOVE IT!! Counselors are great and all the campers are really friendly. Motto is "everybody is somebody at camp longhorn" Great food, AWESOME activities including blob, all sports, water activities like free swim, twinkie, blob, etc. and SO MUCH MORE! Has a cute petting zoo, too. So much special memories like Movie Nite, Dance Nite, and cookout. I LOVE THIS CAMP!! the camp also teaches good values by awarding campers "merits" when they do something good . they can spend the merits at the merit store for awesome prizes!!!