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| Established: | 1934 |
| Type: | Overnight Camps |
| Location: | Granbury, Texas, United States |
| Campus: | 228 acres (0. The date of establishment or date of founding of an Institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point Granbury is a city in Hood County, Texas, in the United States. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The acre is a unit of Area in a number of different systems including the imperial and U 92 km²) |
| Website: | Camp El Tesoro |
Camp El Tesoro is a 228-acre (0. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages 92 km²) year-round overnight camp located in Granbury, Texas southwest of Fort Worth. Granbury is a city in Hood County, Texas, in the United States. Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas and the seventeenth-largest city in the United States. It has been accredited by the American Camp Association (ACA) for over 50 years and its main purpose is to enhance the growth of campers (ages 6-14 yrs. The American Camp Association (ACA formerly known as the American Camping Association, is a 501(c(3 Nonprofit that serves the United States ) socially and emotionally.
Camp El Tesoro (meaning "The Treasure") was first established in 1934 near the Cordova Bend of the Brazos River, an area rich in legends and history. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Brazos River, called the Rio de los Brazos de Dios by early Spanish explorers (translated as "The River of the Arms of God" is the 11th longest river in the It has since then offered activities such as swimming, canoeing, horseback riding (for summer camp only), fishing, archery, low ropes challenge course, etc. Swimming is the movement by humans or animals through Water, usually without artificial assistance Canoeing is the activity of paddling a Canoe for the purpose of recreation (also called a float trip Sport, or transportation. For the Roman class see Equestrian (Roman Equestrianism refers to the skill of riding or driving Horses This broad description For the computer security term see Phishing. Fishing is the activity of catching Fish. Archery is the practice of using a bow or Crossbow to shoot Arrows Archery has historically been used in Hunting and Combat and has A ropes course is a challenging outdoor Personal development and Team building activity which usually consists of high and/or low elements
Camp El Tesoro was recently featured on WFAA-TV's "Good Morning Texas" program. WFAA-TV, channel 8 is the ABC television affiliate serving the Dallas / Fort Worth Texas DMA ( 5th largest nationwide) [1]