H. E. Butt Foundation Camp

H. E. Butt Foundation Camp partners with churches, nonprofits, and schools to host retreat groups at its camp facilities. The camp offers four separate campsites for these groups to use: Echo Valley, Headwaters, Linnet’s Wings (currently closed), and Singing Hills. Qualifying groups that come to H. E. Butt Foundation Camp provide their own programming, food service, insurance coverage, and staff for the supervision of their retreat activities.

• Ages: 5–18 years old
• Price: There is no fee for use of the facilities for qualified groups.

In 1954, the H. E. Butt Foundation acquired 1,900 acres north of Leakey, Texas, to develop the camp. H. E. Butt Foundation Camp partners with hundreds of churches, nonprofits, and schools each year to provide retreat facilities free of charge in the Frio River Canyon, with a goal of serving youth and families who normally would not be able to participate in retreat opportunities. The program especially targets youth in Texas who would not otherwise be able to afford this outdoor experience. The camp is reserved for nonprofit organizations that serve the common good and that bring campers who would not otherwise be able to afford the experience, including varied types of church retreats, youth service organizations, schools, MHMR retreats, and other groups dedicated to serving people in the state of Texas.

Last updated July 23, 2026.