Sky Ranch Camps and Programs

Sky Ranch Van, Texas, 5001 Briarhaven Rd, Fort Worth, TX 76109

mapSky Ranch Van, Texas, 5001 Briarhaven Rd, Fort Worth, TX 76109

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Sky Ranch Camps and Programs offers Summer Camps, Day Camp, Launch Camp, Family Programs, Family Camp, Retreats, School Programs, Rodeo activities, Champions Rodeo Camps & Clinics, Leadership Camps, and SkyMoms luncheons. Activities at different programs include kayaking on Lake San Cristobal and exploring the terrain on horseback or on foot. The organization describes its approach as creating experiences for youth and families in engaging camp environments and emphasizes crazy out-of-the-ordinary fun and a culture of safety.

• Schedule: Family Camp is an all-inclusive, week long summer experience.

Sky Ranch Camps and Programs describes itself as a year-round recreational camp ministry with locations in Texas, Colorado, and Oklahoma. It states that its mission is to lead youth and families to know and follow Christ. The organization has been helping parents and leaders inspire, challenge, and encourage for 70 years, and it has developed and implements an intentional plan called the Sky Ranch Life Map that builds on itself year after year and guides program and activity design.

Summer Camp features exciting activities infused with character-building strategies and uses the Sky Ranch Life Map to take kids from being consumers of God’s Word to participants in God's plan. Launch Camp is described as an extraordinary Day Camp experience that brings Sky Ranch to neighborhoods and provides spiritual encouragement throughout Dallas/Fort Worth and East Texas. Family Camp in Colorado is described as an all-inclusive, week long summer experience that is faith-strengthening, soul-refreshing, adventurous, and relaxing, and it offers something for babies, teenagers, and grandparents. Sky Ranch also offers week-long summer opportunities in Colorado and weekend escapes in Texas for families.

Sky Ranch School Programs offer multiple learning tracks specifically designed to address current TEKS as an extension of what is taught in the traditional classroom. Champions Rodeo Camps & Clinics are led by World Champion Steer Wrestler Rope Myers and combine world-class instruction, outstanding facilities, and character-building messages with a goal of developing champions in and out of the arena. Retreats are customized for groups, with staff handling every detail, and Retreats are supported by well-trained, servant-minded staff.

Launch Camp is led by well-trained, caring counselors, and Summer Camp features counselors who are described as incredible Godly role models. Sky Ranch staff celebrate a culture of safety. Guests at Ute Trail are described as enjoying a host of mountain-top fun in a serene environment for spiritual refreshment, and Sky Ranch Cave Springs is described as providing an environment that enables guests to focus on God and free their mind of the stress of everyday life. Sky Ranch has an active presence in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, hosting Launch Camp and SkyMoms luncheons at multiple sites throughout the Metroplex.

The leadership team includes Linda Paulk as President and CEO; Doug McClain as Vice President of Operations; Danny Loeffelholz as Vice President of Ministry Programs; Candice Myers as Vice President of Sales and Marketing; and John Johanson as Vice President of Finance. The Van, Texas location has been the headquarters of Sky Ranch since 1975.

Last updated January 29, 2026.

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