East Texas Piney Woods · Point, TX
Camp Akiva
Camp Akiva is a Christian retreat center in Point, Texas, operated by the nonprofit Our Father's Children. It can handle up to 300 people in the summer (up to 175 during the retreat season) and hosts outside church and school groups who program their own retreats.
Facts verified from the camp’s own website · Last verified 2026-09-11
300
Sleeps
340
Largest room seats
Getting there
- 1 h 15 min from Tyler
- 1 h 20 min from Dallas
- 1 h 45 min from Longview
1446 RS County Road 1490, Point, TX 75472 · drive times are typical, not rush hour
On the property
Climbing wallWater sportsArcheryPaintball
The facts
| Lodging | Dorm rooms (144 beds) · Cabins (24 beds) · Lodge rooms (52 beds) · Hotel-style rooms (78 beds) |
| Meals | Full food service |
| Season | January-mid-May and late August-mid-November for retreats |
| Hosts | Youth groups · School groups |
| Affiliation | non-denominational Christian |
| Property | 50 acres |
| Established | 1971 |
| Phone | (903) 598-2497 |
Camp Akiva sits on 50 acres donated in 1971 by Bob Hawley, a member of Valley View Christian Church, and is operated by Our Father's Children, a nonprofit serving children of abuse and neglect in Texas.