Vista Camps (Camp Rio Vista for Boys & Camp Sierra Vista for Girls)

Vista Camps includes Camp Rio Vista for Boys and Camp Sierra Vista for Girls, which are two separate summer camps. The camps are described as traditional summer camps and are noted as the oldest traditional summer camp in the Southwest. Vista Camps offers a rare opportunity for campers to live with friends and cabin mates from all over the world.

• Ages: 6–16 years old

Campers from around the world have called Vista Camps “home” since 1921. The stated purpose of the camps is to provide a safe, wholesome, fun-filled learning experience for every boy and girl ages 6 to 16. As a smaller camp, Vista Camps describes having a family atmosphere that naturally takes place in this setting. The camps also host Family Weekends and an Open House where families can stay for the weekend or for the afternoon.

One parent from Austin, Texas, describes her children returning from Vista Camps as more independent, accepting, connected, and happy, and refers to camp as their time to “fill themselves back up” after the school year. Another camp parent from Katy, Texas, notes that her son is without a phone, Xbox, or screens at camp and describes his experience there as 100% face-to-face contact, with talking, laughing, and interacting with boys both older and younger than him.

Last updated January 31, 2026.