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East Texas Piney Woods · Woodlake, TX
Pineywoods Camp
Pineywoods Camp is a Southern Baptist camp and retreat center in Woodlake, in the pine woods of East Texas. Its dorm capacity is 850, with motel rooms and RV sites as well, and its Tabernacle seats 960. It hosts weekend retreats for church, civic, and school groups from mid-August through May, and summer camps June to August.
Facts verified from the camp’s own website · Last verified 2026-10-19
850
Sleeps
960
Largest room seats
Getting there
- 1 h from Lufkin
- 2 h 30 min from College Station
- 2 h 35 min from Beaumont
6272 East US-287, Woodlake, TX 75865 · drive times are typical, not rush hour
On the property
Ropes courseZip lineClimbing wallLakePoolSports fieldsFishingPlaygroundHayridesCampfire areas
The facts
| Lodging | Dorm rooms (850 beds) · Hotel-style rooms · RV sites |
| Meals | Full food service or self-catering |
| Season | Retreats August (2nd week) to May; summer camps June to August |
| Hosts | Youth groups · Families · School groups · Church leadership |
| Affiliation | Southern Baptist |
| Established | 1945 |
| Phone | (936) 642-1723 |
In August 1945 the Executive Board of District II of the Baptist General Convention of Texas bought 18 acres in Woodlake for $9,000 to start the camp.