Research shows that outdoor camp activities have a positive effect on youths' development.
Youth Camp was organized in 1948 when the Texas Home Demonstration and State Agricultural Councils recognized the need to locate a place to assemble 4-H youth in order to offer them camping experiences. In 1972, the Cooperative Extension Program began implementing a low-cost camping program with specific emphasis on limited resource youth from all ethnic groups in Texas. Since 1972 approximately 12,500 youths have attended the camp.