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Central Texas · Aquilla, TX
Latham Springs Camp & Retreat Center
Latham Springs Camp & Retreat Center is a Baptist camp and retreat center on the Brazos River near Aquilla, Texas. It offers camp and retreat facilities for groups of up to 850, with cabins, hotel rooms, an Adult Conference Center, and a 900-seat auditorium. It hosts church retreats, group conferences, and full-service camps.
Facts verified from the camp’s own website · Last verified 2026-10-19
850
Sleeps
900
Largest room seats
Getting there
- 45 min from Waco
- 1 h 30 min from Fort Worth
- 1 h 40 min from Dallas
134 Private Road 223, Aquilla, TX 76622 · drive times are typical, not rush hour
On the property
Ropes courseZip lineClimbing wallDisc golfLakeFishingWater sportsPoolSports fieldsHiking trailsAuditoriumPaintball
The facts
| Lodging | Dorm rooms (782 beds) · Dorm rooms (80 beds) · Hotel-style rooms · Lodge rooms · RV sites |
| Meals | Full food service |
| Affiliation | Baptist (operated by 12 Baptist associations of central Texas) |
| Property | 500 acres |
| Established | 1923 |
| Phone | (254) 694-3689 |
In 1923 Dr. Shoemaker, a medical doctor, led the Hill Baptist Association to buy the first tract, and volunteers built the first tabernacle that year.