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Gulf Coast · Palacios, TX
Texas Baptist Encampment
Texas Baptist Encampment is a Baptist camp and retreat center on the shores of Tres Palacios Bay in Palacios, Texas, halfway between Galveston and Corpus Christi. The site states it can host groups from 2 to 800 people year-round in its lodges, hotel rooms, and dining hall, for summer camps, weekend retreats, conferences, and church gatherings.
Facts verified from the camp’s own website · Last verified 2026-09-11
800
Sleeps
500
Dines
800
Largest room seats
Getting there
- 1 h 10 min from Victoria
- 2 h 30 min from Houston
- 2 h 35 min from Corpus Christi
Palacios, TX 77465 · drive times are typical, not rush hour
On the property
PoolWater sportsSports fieldsGame room
The facts
| Lodging | Lodge rooms (44 beds) · Lodge rooms (52 beds) · Lodge rooms (120 beds) · Lodge rooms (120 beds) · Lodge rooms (136 beds) · Lodge rooms (136 beds) · Hotel-style rooms (72 beds) · Hotel-style rooms (56 beds) |
| Meals | Full food service |
| Season | Year-round |
| Hosts | Youth groups |
| Affiliation | Baptist |
| Established | 1902 |
| Phone | (361) 972-2717 |
In existence since 1902, making it the oldest camp west of the Mississippi River.