We are excited to see you at Camp OTX! In order to help reduce time spent waiting in vehicles, please arrive at camp within your designated arrival window. Arriving outside of your arrival window impedes traffic flow and causes delays. Arrival windows have been sent to you via text and email, or reference your camper’s Travel Itinerary on your myOTX dashboard for more details on travel.
On Opening Day, you will enter the Camp OTX front gates, drive by the OTX Barn, OTX Shooting Sports, Frio Frenzy Waterslides, and our High Adventure Challenge Course to arrive in the center of Camp OTX. Parents and campers are required to remain in their cars during this portion of the check-in process.
Please arrive with parents/guardians sitting in the front seat and campers in the back seat. At check-in, campers will receive a brief health screening, a name tag, and their cabin number!
Once check-in is complete, our Opening Day Parade through Cabin Row will begin around 1p. Families will drive through Cabin Row and be directed by staff to the appropriate unloading area at the Upper Deck Cabins or the Creekside Cabins.
Camp OTX staff will greet your camper and direct you to your cabin. Family members are welcome to get out and join their campers in their cabins, however, the driver of the vehicle must remain in the vehicle to continue on to the parking lot. (Don’t forget to leave the key fob with the driver!)
Once in the designated unloading area, Camp OTX staff will help unload camper luggage from your car and assist your camper in getting their luggage to their cabin. Please make sure your luggage is labeled with the camper’s first and last name and is organized in the back of your vehicle for easy unloading. (If you have multiple campers, your youngest campers items will be unloaded first.) At this time, Camp OTX staff will direct the driver to continue on to the parking lot.
For the safety of all of our campers, no food items or medications will be kept in the cabin or delivered to the cabin. ALL MEDICATIONS WILL BE KEPT IN THE HEALTH CENTER.
Check out our packing list, or reference your travel itinerary on your myOTX Dashboard for more details on packing.
Forgot something? Don’t worry. You can find basic essentials as well as all the fun, new Camp OTX merchandise for Summer 2026 in the Camp OTX Store.
Shop in person on Opening Day, pick up pre-order packages, or order items to be delivered to your camper in session!
Choose from care packages, theme night tees, water bottles, jewelry, hats, and more! Sending care packages in session is a fun way to let your camper know you are thinking of them!
You are welcome to accompany your camper throughout the entirety of the Opening Day process. You can help your camper get settled into their cabin, accompany them to the swim readiness test at the OTX Pool, help them decide on morning activity schedule changes if needed, and pick up any pre-orders from the Camp OTX store.
Be sure to keep your camper’s swim suit easily accessible on Opening Day. The swim readiness test is in the OTX pool where your camper will be asked to swim the width of the pool, will be fitted for a life jacket, and will receive their swim band for the OTX Waterpark checkin/checkout process throughout the session.
Campers love mail! You are welcome to drop-off letters or care packages for your camper in the office on Opening Day. Please include your camper’s name, cabin number (available on Opening Day) and the day you choose for the mail to be delivered.
If you are actually mailing care packages from home, we recommend using UPS or FedEx as your shipment provider to ensure timely and proper delivery of items to camp. Please note that all camper mail is delivered to the cabin daily after lunch. To prevent any misunderstandings, please read the list of items not allowed for delivery in our FAQ on our website. Restricted items will be confiscated and discarded. They will not be returned.
Campers will receive their Morning Activity schedule from their counselor in their cabin on Opening Day. If your camper would like to make a schedule change, you are welcome to go to the Store to request the change. Please note that campers will also have the opportunity on Monday morning prior to Morning Activities to make a schedule change.
And, don’t forget, Stampede is our structured, free time in the afternoon when everything in camp is open, and campers are free to do whatever they choose for as long as they chose to do it! There is opportunity for your camper to try new adventures or perfect old skills during their camp session.
If you sent medications to us in the mail and have received an email confirmation from our Med Team, you do not have to stop by the Health Center again. You are all set!
However, you can meet one of our Camp Nurses in the Health Center if you need to check in any inhalers, EpiPens, injectable medications, ADD medications, or new prescriptions (newly prescribed in the week prior to attendance). No over the counter medications, vitamins, or supplements will be accepted on Opening Day.
Remember, for everyone’s safety, no medications can be left in camper luggage or a camper’s possession. ALL MEDICATIONS WILL BE KEPT IN THE HEALTH CENTER.
Please reference your travel itinerary on your myOTX Dashboard for more details on medications.
Camp OTX is nestled in and amongst the rolling hills of the scenic Texas Hill Country, just 8 miles southwest of Bandera, Texas, and 1 hour west of downtown San Antonio, Texas. Because of the incredible views and the endless activities available to Texas Hill Country vacationers, you will find hotels, bed & breakfast boutiques, guest ranches, resorts & spas throughout the Texas Hill Country, as well as luxurious hotels on the River Walk in the heart of San Antonio.
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Before you apply, click here to schedule an interview.
Once you have completed your interview, click here to complete your application and references.
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