Austin Sunshine Camp – Lake Travis Camp
Sunshine Camps at Lake Travis provides free, overnight summer camp experiences for Central Texas youth from low-income families, combining outdoor adventure, leadership development, and lifelong friendships in a beautiful Hill Country setting.Average Reviews
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Austin Sunshine Camps has provided free fun-filled overnight summer camp programs for the children of the greater Austin area since 1928. All summer camp programs are provided free of charge for families of returning campers (who attended in summer 2023 or 2024), and for all new campers who either meet the free or reduced school meals income eligibility guidelines or are in foster care.
Our Lake Travis camp is located on Lake Travis between Lago Vista and Marble Falls; it serves campers 12 – 15 years of age for ten days and nine nights. The camp program offers activities such as hiking & outdoor adventure in Turkey Bend Recreation Area, team contests, arts & crafts, sports & games, and a challenge course with a variety of low ropes and high ropes elements, including a rock wall and zip line.
LAKE TRAVIS CAMP FEATURES:
Cabins – Lake Travis is home to 6 standalone cabins that are located in Turkey Bend Recreation Area, near Marble Falls. Each cabin is air conditioned, has seven bunk beds and at least two adult staff members.Â
Nature Exploration – Since Lake Travis camp is located inside Turkey Bend Recreation Park, exploring nature is an absolute must for our campers.Â
Camp-a-Tition – Each camper is part of a camp team and takes part in a series of contests all session long, culminating in the camp favorite all-day team activity called Camp-A-Tition Giant Swing Our giant swing is a camp favorite. It has become a staple of our Lake Travis camp and always provides endless smiles to our campers.Â
Ropes – Course Our ropes course are designed for team building and confidence boosting. Challenge yourself this summer with a fun safe high ropes challenge.
Zip Line – With our wide open fields, we have further developed our ropes elements to include a zip line. Our zip line is fun and safe, and has been a hit with our Lake Travis campers.
12 – 15
Free
2026 Registration dates to be announced.Â
