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| Foundation Free Camps >
Camping Guidelines |
- PRECAMP TRAINING - A successful retreat
requires careful precamp planning. Please familiarize your retreat
leaders with their retreat responsibilities and the
requirements of the Foundation Free Camps. In
addition to thoughtful preparation for programs, food
service, transportation, recreation, activities, and
cleanup, please emphasize each leader's role in emergency
procedures and attention to the health and safety of your
campers.
- PRECAMP COMMUNICATION - Prior to your
retreat, please be sure to clearly communicate with each
member of your group. They will need to know what to
expect at camp and what will be expected of them. Be
sure they know what to bring with them, how to get to your
specific campsite, and how they can be reached while at
camp. Maps with information specific to the site
reserved will be included in your reservation packet to
help with the communication process. Make and
distribute copies as needed.
- EMERGENCIES - H. E. Butt Foundation Camp
staff live on the property and are available to assist in
the event of emergencies. Emergency procedures are
posted by every phone..
- CHECK-IN - Plan to arrive before or with
your group and stop at the Camp Office as soon as
you arrive to pick up your arrival packet. Check-in
times are between 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. unless
pre-arranged with the Camp Office at
830-232-6671. Please call the Camp Office to let us
know if you are delayed enroute and unable to arrive when
expected.
- CHECK-OUT - In order to avoid delays to
your departure, please plan your program and cleanup to be
ready for your check-out at the time noted in your
reservation packet. A campsite inspection must
be performed by our camp staff before you leave.
Please plan to accompany our staff on the inspection in
the event any follow-up is necessary.
- ORIENTATION - Please plan 30 minutes in
your program for an orientation to the Camp to be given by
a member of the Foundation staff. H. E. Butt
Foundation history, mission, and ground rules are
covered. Contact the Camp Office at 830-232-6671 to
schedule a time early in your retreat when all members
of your group can be available.
- FOOD SERVICE -
Your group is responsible for all its own food, supplies, and
meal preparation. Cookware,
serving ware, tableware, and dishes are provided. To
reduce solid waste, please do not use disposable
products such as paper plates and cups, plastic tableware,
etc.
- KITCHEN FACILITIES - Each camp has a
complete kitchen. A stove, freezer, refrigerator,
microwave, coffeemaker, ice machine, and enough dishes, pots, pans, and utensils
are provided to serve each site's capacity. Each
campsite is provided with a barbecue pit for which you
will need to provide charcoal, lighter fluid, and matches.
- TRASH & RECYCLING - Please make every
effort to minimize solid waste generated by your
activities. Plan to separate and recycle as much as
possible. The rest of your trash can be deposited in
our dumpster which is located off the main camp road about
500 yards inside the front gate. Be sure that one
of your vehicles has a 2" trailer hitch to haul the
trash trailer we provide for your use at each
campsite. Please plan to take recyclables home with
you. Bring large plastic liners to use in the trash cans
provided.
- CLEANUP - Before check-out, please plan
to have your group thoroughly inspect the grounds and
clean and sanitize all of the facilities in your
campsite. You are responsible for the condition of
all the facilities in your campsite even if you did not
use them all. Remember to bring your own supplies
for cleaning. Please take all left-over food and
supplies (soap,
paper towels, toilet tissue, etc.) home with you.
- TELEPHONES - Each campsite can be dialed
direct. Long-distance calls can be made by using
calling cards or a collect-call service. Cell phones do not work in the
Canyon. Please
give all members of your group the name and phone number
of your reserved campsite (listed below) to leave with
those who may need to reach them.
| Echo
Valley |
830-258-5624 |
| Singing
Hills |
830-258-5688 |
| Linnet's
Wings |
830-232-6776 |
| Comanche
Outpost |
830-232-6050 |
| Wind
Song |
830-258-5634 |
- TRANSPORTATION -
- Yes! You will have to drive in the river to reach your
campsite except Wind Song.
- The road through the river has a solid rock bottom and
is well marked; the water is only about 4-inches deep.
- Commercial buses will NOT be allowed to drive in the river—so, if
you come in commercial buses, you will have to provide
shuttle vehicles for campers, luggage, and supplies from
the bus-unloading area to your campsite.
- Please pool transportation to minimize the use of
vehicles as much as possible. Gasoline is not
available at camp.
- A map to your reserved campsite will be included with
your reservation packet to help your campers reach the
campsite without intruding on the privacy of other
sites. Make and distribute copies as needed.
- BOUNDARIES - Please plan your activities to respect the
privacy of groups in other campsites. Please be sure
that your campers do not enter any other campsite or cross
any property line fences.
- VISITORS and RESTRICTIONS - We cannot accommodate family
reunions, picnics, tourists, visitors, drop-ins,
sight-seeing tours, or day-trips. We do not allow
tent camping, trailers, RVs, ATVs, dirt bikes, pets, alcohol, weapons, or
fireworks. Smoking is not allowed inside the
buildings. Please note these restrictions as you
plan your program.
- FISHING - Campers 17-64 years of age must have a fishing
license. Unattended lines, trot lines, spear
fishing, and seining are not permitted. Please honor
our catch-and-release policy. Bait is not available
at camp; please plan to bring your own fishing gear and
bait.
- CAMPFIRES and FIREWOOD - Each campsite has a specific
area for small campfires. Please plan to bring your
own firewood. Please do not allow your group members
to gather firewood or create new fire sites.
Occasionally burn bans are required due to dry
conditions. Call the camp office just prior to
coming to confirm conditions.
- NOISE LEVEL
- If your program includes amplified music, please respect
the "retreat experience" for other campsites.
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