Your Camp, Your Way
Davis Mountains campers have an array of options—some are favorites that have been on the schedule since 1982, while new activities, like pickleball, are added each year depending on interest. Hikes, runs and bike rides are all supported with hydration stations, SAG wagons and first-aid kits.
Our 2026 camp runs the week of August 23-29. The 2026 schedule will be out in late spring, but check out the 2025 SCHEDULE to get a taste of the adventures that await! Soothe your soul, learn new stuff and challenge yourself!
Soothe Your Soul
- Take a daily foundational yoga class
- Try forest bathing and meditation
- Stargaze under the darkest sky in North America
- Join water aerobics in the large, covered ranch pool
- Watch the birds—enjoy an amazing array of resident and migrating birds in Davis Mountain State Park’s Bird blinds
- Add on a therapeutic, lymphatic or Swedish massage, offered by visiting masseuses from Alpine for an additional fee
- Take a trail ride on a gentle ranch horse, led by a Prude Ranch hand (extra fee)
- Turn off your phone, grab a good book and a camp chair and soak in the tranquility
Learn New Stuff
- Attend our evening programs featuring astronomers, conservationists, anthropologists and biologists (presenters vary)
- Explore the Ft. Davis Historical Site, a frontier military post established in the 1850s
- Take the guided hike at the Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute
- Visit the Chinati Art Gallery in Marfa (extra fee)
- Check out the Museum of the Big Bend at Sul Ross University in Alpine, which features cultural, historic and natural materials related to the Big Bend region of Texas and Mexico
- Make a reservation for a star party at the McDonald Observatory where you’ll get a constellation tour and telescope viewing (extra fee)
Challenge Yourself
- Cycle the 78-mile Davis Mountains Scenic Loop, a fully supported ride with rest stops and SAG wagons
- Hike up Mount Livermore, the fourth highest peak in Texas at 8,378 ft. The 8-mile round-trip includes an ascent of 2,500 ft.
- Cycle the Triangle from Ft. Davis to Marfa to Alpine and back—a total of 71 miles
- Swim the perimeter of the 1.3 acre Balmorhea spring-fed pool
- Run 10 miles from Prude Ranch to the McDonald Observatory, an ascent of nearly 2,000 ft. For an extra challenge, chug all the way to the scopes.
- Test your mettle on the rugged mountains bike trails around camp
- Join the double-elimination pickleball tournament, running all week
