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Butman Methodist Camp
Butman Methodist Camp is a Methodist camp and retreat center in Mulberry Canyon near Merkel, Texas, on land donated in 1953. It offers lodges, cottages, and cabins totaling roughly 336 overnight beds and hosts outside camps, retreats, and reunions.
Facts verified from the camp’s own website · Last verified 2026-09-11
336
Sleeps
300
Largest room seats
Getting there
- 55 min from Abilene
- 1 h 35 min from San Angelo
- 2 h 30 min from Midland
158 County Road 674, Merkel, TX 79536 · drive times are typical, not rush hour
On the property
Archery
The facts
| Lodging | Lodge rooms (144 beds) · Lodge rooms (66 beds) · Retreat houses (28 beds) · Cabins (98 beds) |
| Affiliation | Methodist |
| Property | 232 acres |
| Established | 1953 |
| Phone | (325) 999-4212 |
Sam Butman Sr. signed the deed for 231.9 acres of land in Mulberry Canyon to the Northwest Texas Conference of the Methodist Church on May 14, 1953, and the site is still known as Butman Methodist Camp.