Event Rental Facilities | Rocky River Ranch

FACILITIES

Welcome to Rocky River Ranch sign

5 Dorm-Style Bunkhouses (Circle B, Bar K, Bar Ø, Lazy D, Western Empress)
3 Covered Wagons (5 beds each)
The Forty Niner (Old West saloon-style large meeting space)
The Gold Nugget (camp store)
The Grubstake (dining hall)
Swimming Pool (55'x30')
Riverfront (kayaking, swimming)
Tennis Court (lighted with basketball hoops)
Climbing Wall
Screamer

THE FORTY NINER
Activities center around The Forty Niner, which looks like an old-fashioned saloon, is complete with a rock fireplace, a can-can stage, an antique bar and round tables. This space is perfect for meetings, small receptions and kick-up-your-heels parties!
LIGHTED TENNIS COURT
Our tennis court is regulation size, features basketball hoops too, and is lighted for night-time use. It is a common area shared by all groups, if more than one are present on the same weekend. Serves as a great outdoor meeting or activity place, as it is located in the heart of camp.
THE GRUBSTAKE
Wait until you sit down to breakfast, lunch or dinner to taste some of the best down-home cooking this side of the Mississippi — Texas style! Our dining hall (The Grubstake) and our kitchen staff (the Cookies) cannot be out-done. Meals are prepared with love and care and are always served in hearty portions — no one leaves hungry!
SWIMMING POOL
Our beautiful hilltop swimming pool is 30 x 55 feet, large enough to accommodate group activities. Built on the bluff overlooking the Blanco River, it is also flanked by limestone amphitheater-style seating, making it an picturesque setting for presentations, or just soaking up some sun. Lifeguards must be hired for your group with advanced notice.
CLIMBING WALL
Our Climbing Wall is 42-feet tall and provides a beautiful view of the beautiful rolling hills. Put on a harness and beat your fear of heights! Operated as a as a challenge-by-choice course (individuals set their own goal and climbing pace).
SCREAMER
Put on a harness and be pulled by your group to the height of your choice, up to 40-feet high! Pull the release cord when you're ready and enjoy an exhilarating swing!

BUNKHOUSES

Circle B Bunkhouse, Exterior
Circle B is named after one of our co-founders, Jane Brown. It is a two-story cabin, air-conditioned and heated. There is one large dorm-style bathroom and one private bathroom.
Circle B Bunkhouse, Interior
Circle B sleeping areas include downstairs, upstairs, and the deck, sleeping 30 on bunk beds. Circle B is built on the bluff and the back porch overlooks the Blanco River.
Bar K Bunkhouse, Exterior
Bar K is named after one of our co-founders, Carol “Mama” Knolk. Bar K is built on the bluff and the Blanco River can be seen and heard from the back porch.
Bar K Bunkhouse, Interior
Bar K is a bunkhouse cabin that is air-conditioned and heated, sleeping 22 on bunk beds. There is one large dorm-style bathroom and one private bathroom.
Bar Ø Bunkhouse, Exterior
By the time Bar Ø was built, Mama Knolk and Jane Brown had run out of things to name cabins after… so it became Bar Nothing.
Bar Ø Bunkhouse, Interior
Affectionately known as Bar Nada, it is air-conditioned and heated, and sleeps 20 on bunk beds. There is one large dorm-style bathroom and one private bathroom.
Western Empress Bunkhouse, Exterior
Western Empress is named after an old hotel sign that Mama Knolk and Jane Brown saw on a road trip through Arizona. It is connected to the Forty Niner Saloon, our main meeting room.
Western Empress Bunkhouse, Interior
Air-conditioned and heated, the Western Empress Bunkhouse sleeps 30 on bunk beds. There is one large dorm-style bathroom and one private bathroom.
Lazy D Bunkhouse, Exterior
Lazy D is named after Polly Denham, Mama Knolk’s daughter.
Lazy D Bunkhouse, Interior
It is air-conditioned and heated, sleeping 22 on bunk beds. There is one large dorm-styled bathroom and one private bathroom.
The Wagon Yard
The Wagon Yard consists of three covered wagons. They have been updated to be air conditioned, and sleep five.
The Wagon Yard
The Wagons bathrooms are located a few yards from them.

Summer Camp Programs

The perfect summer is waiting for your daughter aged 5 to 14 at Rocky River— filled to the brim with new friendships, challenging activities and, most importantly, lots of fun! Check out our day camp and resident camp options.

Weekend Programs

In the hot summer months, we’re an all-girls camp, but the rest of the year, we offer year ‘round fun at our Great Escapes for women and Mother-Daughter weekends!

Event Rentals

Rocky River Ranch is the perfect solution for your special event! We host family reunions, church retreats, teacher work days, company picnics, Girl Scout groups, and more with lodging for up to 135 guests.

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Another favorite camp memory that lives on is the camp songs. I have sung them to my kids when they were babies … and still sing to them to wake them up in the morning ("Good morning to You!"). Last summer my daughter went to camp for the first time (at age 6). She had a great time and is looking forward to going again this summer. She sings camp songs almost daily (I'm ready for her to learn a few new ones other than "Boom Boom, Ain't it Great to be Crazy?" and "I Wish I Were a Little Bar of Soap")!

‒ Patti Scott Gillman Years at camp: 1972-1985

I loved performing on stage and modeling in the fashion show. I learned how to shoot a bow and arrow, and how to do synchronized swimming. I wrote a 'Snoopy' column for the newspaper. In fact, a lot of the things I loved then are things I still love today.

‒ Shannon McCann Years at camp: 1966-1975

Picture a Spot … My years at Rocky River mean more to me than can be written down in a little note. There's probably not a day that goes by that I don't think about an experience, a laugh, a friendship, a struggle, a success, etc. that I experienced at camp. I love that I can go back and find the same "safe haven" that I experienced as a 7-year-old girl in Circle B through several years as a Counselor! Driving across that cattle guard at the front gate, my heart beat calms to a familiar and comforting beat again, like nothing else I've experienced.

‒ Erin Davis Terjesen 1985-1998

Rocky River Ranch is like my second home. It is such a comfortable, fun place to be! I am planning to be here as long as possible, and want my future daughters and granddaughters to experience this camp. Rocky River has a special place in my heart, and is a big part of my life.

‒ Molly Morgan Years at camp: 2001-2005

I loved my counselors, I loved the river, and even learned how to sail on Canyon Lake. I still sing all the old camp songs that we sang every day after lunch to my little girl, who's five, every night before bed. I always end with, 'I love the mountains, I love the rolling hills ...' and then Taps.

‒ Shannon McCann Years at camp: 1966-1975

I think camp was very beneficial for my daughter last year. She came home with new experiences that she will never forget. It's something that she is able to share with her friends and schoolmates too. It made a huge impact on her and I hope by going again this year that she continues to grow and mature as a thoughtful young lady.

‒ Robin Juarez

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