Camp Young Judaea - Texas Review

Thank you so much for your help in making our week of programming a success. The bunks and apartments were a great space for us. Our participants loved the space, were well rested, and got to enjoy the Hill Country's greenery.
We especially enjoyed our night by the campfire. During our time on camp, we felt very well taken care of and safe.

Thank you for working to accommodate our group. It meant a lot to us to have such a special place to come back to at night. I hope we will be able to work together in the future.

We have been conducting our annual
retreatat CYJ for many years and continue to so in future . The staff at CYJ is well trained and helpful and CYmanagement is very understanding to our needs and adjust as necessary . Meal service including menu variety is excellent and our group
Has been very appreciative , location is very serene and spacious with multiple conference and meeting rooms .

Wonderful place to be / highly recommended in every situation . In fact we are fortunate to have this location that can accommodate our needs Tera after year / thank you CYJ ,

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for the lovely space, the caring staff, and the preview of spring! The gathering of FLGBTQC Friends went well, in part due to well-placed rocking chairs, lovely meeting spaces, a certain tree house, and the sense of peace that surrounded us.

Thanks especially to Patty and Zach, who responded to our few requests for help with speed and grace. Please thank the kitchen staff as well. The food was awesome !

DBMAT and CYJ
For the past two years, the Deaf-Blind Multihandicapped Association of Texas (DBMAT) has had their annual weekend conference at Camp Young Judaea (CYJ). As the Childcare Coordinator, I provide not only care but activities and fun for 50-60 children who have disabling conditions along with their sibling allowing the parents time for meetings and connecting to other parents.

My job is made so easy because of the coordination and ease in working with the CYJ staff. They go out of their way to make their camp work for our group. Communication before the weekend flows smoothly with very timely responses by telephone and email. On our specific weekend (September 18-20, 2015), a CYJ staff was available by text messaging to get what was needed. This wonderful lady, Carly, ran back and forth opening doors, bringing items, finding things, etc. Best of all, she did it with a smile that made me feel I was not a bother. She was there for our group wholeheartedly and happily. In 2014, Bar was assigned to our weekend. He provided the same level of excellent assistance during the weekend.

Of course for children, nothing is better than the swimming pool. The lifeguards quickly adapted to the group and enthusiastically helped to make an amazing experience for the children. They even picked up a few words in sign language.
This beautiful camp offered arts and craft, areas for basketball, soccer, softball - all with equipment available, a very nice playground with creative equipment and so much more. On Saturday evening, CYJ staff assisted the parents and children to have an ice cream social.

In these past two years, my experience has been so positive. I love what I do in taking care of the children. I love doing it at Camp Young Judaea. I am looking forward to many more years of the conference happening at this beautiful facility with excellent staff.

My Non-Profit (DBMAT-TX) held annual conferences in '14 and '15 at CYJ. We had about 200 people each year. Attendees included adults and children. The adults enjoyed the large meeting rooms, comfortable residential accommodations, and friendly staff. The children enjoyed all the outdoor facilities (especially the swimming pool.) We all thought the food was great. The location (along Cypress Creek in the Wimberley area) is beautiful while remaining within an hours drive of Austin. As one of the event organizers I found Bar (Operations Director) to be extremely accommodating and flexible. The vast majority of our attendees gave this facility excellent ratings. We plan on using CYJ for many years to come. I'm posting this same review in a # of social media outlets-- because I believe in CYJ.

My experience with CYJ has surpassed every expectation I had for my retreat of a few days. From the wonderful spaces they provide, to the amazing food and a variety of outdoor activities, you will never get bored. The camp is on a large piece of land and includes everything one would would imagine a campsite would have and more. Above all, the staff there is so accommodating, highly flexible and honestly few of the best people I had the great pleasure of working with. I am greatly satisfied with my experience and I believe everyone should have a chance to partake in this!!! Thank you Patty and Zach!!!

I held a team building retreat with over 200 financial services agents at Camp Young Judea this summer and was thoroughly impressed with the service we received. I have conducted and been a part of many team building events in the past, yet this one was the best I've experienced. Many agents have expressed the same sentiment.

Running an event can be an overwhelming responsibility, yet the camp staff took care of most of the details before I could even think of them, which provided me relief throughout the process and helped to ensure that all of our activities ran smoothly. Between the variety of outdoor activities available, cozy accommodations, cleanliness, quality meals and beautiful scenery, I am confident recommending this retreat center to anyone looking to create a memorable experience for their team!

Staff were consummate professionals providing a well planned and executed event for us. Everything exceeded our expectations from the food, to the accommodations, to the ease of using their facility. We loved it so much, we're doing it again!

I had the good fortune to spend last weekend in a meditation retreat at your center. Wow, where to even start?

The grounds are beautiful, and the peacefulness found there is itself very tranquilizing and relaxing, a perfect environment for our needs. Our group of about 24 people were housed in the Staff Lodging building, and the accommodations were excellent a lot of us commented about that. Very comfortable beds, and very nice baths. It was so peaceful at night, I felt like I was camping out. Serene.

The head honcho Zach couldn t have been nicer, and he oversaw a staff in the cafeteria who were absolutely top notch. I m not a big fan of vegetarian cuisine (requested by our retreat leader), but the food here was as good as I ve ever tasted, and delicious. And your whole team was so friendly always a big plus.

Whoever is behind this operation should be proud Zach and his crew delivered a five star experience to us all. Now I m trying to figure out how to book another weekend room just to get away and walk those grounds again.

Well done and two thumbs up, YJC!