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Camp Mystic FIles for Bankruptcy

Posted on 6/24/26 at 4:58 pm
Posted by TheOcean
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Posted on 6/24/26 at 4:58 pm
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Camp Mystic, the Christian all-girls sleepaway camp, filed for bankruptcy on Wednesday, according to court records.

The Chapter 11 filing comes nearly a year after a deadly flood killed 25 girls and two teen counselors at the camp's Guadalupe River location, which is located in the Texas Hill Country.

According to the Wednesday filing, Camp Mystic has a debt exceeding $10 million.
Posted by Big L
Houston
Member since Sep 2005
6175 posts
Posted on 6/24/26 at 5:00 pm to
I’m surprised it took this long. There are a lot of families loyal to that camp but $10 million is a lot to raise from alumni to keep it running. Just a sad deal all around.
This post was edited on 6/24/26 at 5:01 pm
Posted by Nado Jenkins83
Land of the Free
Member since Nov 2012
66247 posts
Posted on 6/24/26 at 5:01 pm to
Thats the prime real estate

Some one gonna get some beautiful land if they can shed the thought of the disaster
Posted by Jim Rockford
Member since May 2011
105511 posts
Posted on 6/24/26 at 5:03 pm to
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Some one gonna get some beautiful land 


Subdivided into quarter acre lots.
Posted by TigerBear1971
Member since May 2026
379 posts
Posted on 6/24/26 at 5:03 pm to
Dang, pretty bad news. That place was an institution for thousands of little girls for decades and decades. Surprised to see the alumnus base not come through more.
Posted by el Gaucho
He/They
Member since Dec 2010
59476 posts
Posted on 6/24/26 at 5:04 pm to
What happened to the guy that was cloud seeding
Posted by sidewalkside
rent free in yo head
Member since Sep 2021
4654 posts
Posted on 6/24/26 at 5:04 pm to
The camp business entity filed bankruptcy. The family that owns the land leases the land to their other company that owns/runs the camp. The same people that own and operate camp mystic will still have everything that camp mystic consists of except the legal entity. They’ll just start a new “camp mystic 2 LLC” and reopen for business soon.
Posted by Nado Jenkins83
Land of the Free
Member since Nov 2012
66247 posts
Posted on 6/24/26 at 5:04 pm to
You'd be surprised. Not much big acreage available on those rivers. People with money are waiting. Some arent in it for a profit but rather a homestead
Posted by sidewalkside
rent free in yo head
Member since Sep 2021
4654 posts
Posted on 6/24/26 at 5:06 pm to
Camp mystic did not own the land. That land is leased to the camp. The same fmsily owns the land and the camp etc. no land is going up for sale.
Posted by Ace Midnight
Between sanity and madness
Member since Dec 2006
95887 posts
Posted on 6/24/26 at 5:07 pm to
Damn - this is a weird time dilation effect.

Normally, something comes around, "Oh, the OKC bombing was 31 years ago," and I say, "No way. Seems like it was just a few - 10 to 12 at most."

This is, "Wasn't Camp Mystic 3 or 4 years ago, after Covid, but not too long after?" Nope. Last year. Not even a year yet - last year in July.

#Timeisweird
Posted by billjamin
Houston
Member since Jun 2019
18607 posts
Posted on 6/24/26 at 5:13 pm to
I can't believe they tried to reopen this year. It was crazy how many people were so eager to send their kids back this year.
This post was edited on 6/24/26 at 5:14 pm
Posted by TheOcean
#honeyfriedchicken
Member since Aug 2004
46275 posts
Posted on 6/24/26 at 5:28 pm to
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They’ll just start a new “camp mystic 2 LLC” and reopen for business soon


Not that easy when the state is investigating you
Posted by billjamin
Houston
Member since Jun 2019
18607 posts
Posted on 6/24/26 at 5:30 pm to
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Not that easy when the state is investigating you

Didn’t stop Wildhorse from doing it a couple times.
Posted by shutterspeed
MS Gulf Coast
Member since May 2007
73068 posts
Posted on 6/24/26 at 5:33 pm to
Posted by Jim Rockford
Member since May 2011
105511 posts
Posted on 6/24/26 at 5:37 pm to
Mystic is a little bit cultish. It's one way the Houston/Dallas upper middle to upper demographic recognize each other. They make connections there that last throughout their lives. It's not unlike how Uptown New Orleanians categorize themselves by what high school they went to and what carnival organizations they belong to.

Posted by billjamin
Houston
Member since Jun 2019
18607 posts
Posted on 6/24/26 at 5:42 pm to
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Mystic is a little bit cultish.

It is. I watched 2 longtime friends from Mystic have falling out over it. One wanted to send their kid back and the other lost their daughter. It was ugly.
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