You’ve been selected to plan a family reunion. Now what? Scouting locations for relatives who want a variety of entertainment can be challenging and scary. What if you choose wrong?
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The Hill Country’s Finest for Family Reunions
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Ages vary, so how might a place work for everyone? The elder generation may prefer to sit and reminisce about the old days. They’ll need a comfortable gathering setting place.
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Younger adults enjoy museums, music, theater, water activities, athletic games, rock climbing and a few romantic places thrown in for good measure. They like to stay on the go. Hunt, Texas provides the ultimate place for every age group.
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In the late 1850s, twelve miles west of Kerrville, people began looking for farm land. They discovered an area at the junction of the north and south forks of the Guadalupe River. This picturesque region appealed to them and they fell in love with it. In later years, Hunt, well-known for scenic, rolling hills became a favorite camping and tourist destination. It remains a popular resort area with families today. Handbook of Texas Online.
Start planning for your family reunion early in Hunt, Texas. Amenities in the Hill Country fill up fast during summer months. Most facilities house young people during the summer, but certain accommodations may adapt to large groups such as family reunions in months other than their seasonal peak times.
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The Presbyterian Mo-Ranch Assembly, a camp in Hunt, Texas is a superb place for family reunions. The ranch includes 500 acres, open year-round to the public. They specialize in spiritual retreats, summer and day camps, weddings, reunions, group meetings, vacation getaways and individual reservations. Their lodgings can quarter up to 525 people. Residences include hotel rooms, camp grounds, cabins, private casitas (small apartments) by the river, and group housing.
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Wynne/Flato Lodge
Capacity: 1-4, the Wynne/Flato Lodge contains 50 large hotel rooms, each with two queen beds and full bath. Upstairs rooms have private balconies. This housing unit offers a comfortable lobby and meeting room. Check the website for additional lodging and pricing.
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After breakfast, water recreation at Mo-Ranch is available in a variety of ways—boating, floating, swimming, or merely viewing it at sunset. Young legs enjoy the Mo-Ranch hiking trails, and a zip line exists for the more adventurous thrill-seeker.
Families never experience a dull moment at Mo-Ranch, but summers fill quickly—book your family reunion for Mo-Ranch years in advance.
Eating options abound at Mo-Ranch, in Hunt and Kerrville. Families can cook their own meals or eat in the Mo-Ranch dining room. The dining room provides three meals daily, and the patron pays per meal. You say cooking isn’t your thing, and your group wants to explore other eateries? Easy remedy. Feasting is available in Hunt at the Hunt Store. The Hunt Store highlights informal, pit barbeque. Live music and entertainment is often available. If you cook or picnic in your cabin, you’ll find numerous food items and drink to purchase.
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If barbeque doesn’t appeal to your group, remember Kerrville is a short twelve miles away. Here you’ll find an abundance of food choices—from the informal to the formal.
Along with Mo-Ranch, The Heart O’ Hills occasionally book family reunions, but never in the summer. This facility is a privately owned summer camp for girls, ages 6 to16, and was originally built as a resort lodge. Setting on one hundred acres, the lodge was remodeled five years ago and now has twenty-four hotel-type rooms. Dorm style sleeping arrangements are also available. http://www.hohcamp.com/
Looking for a summer camp in Hunt for kids only?
Hunt is famous for summer camps for young people. Both Mo-Ranch and Heart O’ Hills have trained staff to focus on youth education, and leisure. For boys 7 to 14, Camp La Junta. The guys learn sportsmanship and competition at this camp. Camp Stewart, for boys ages 6 to 16 is family owned.
Want a camp for girls? Camp Waldemar, a Christian camp since 1926, features land and water sports. Art classes are also available. Camp Honey Creek is a girl’s camp for all ages.
Every camp listed above delivers beautiful vistas, good food, and varied pricing. The map below shows Hunt’s proximity to major Texas cities. Hunt, Texas is in the heart of Texas Hill Country. The beauty you will see as you drive to Hunt will take your breath away. Top a hill and see a vista to make your heart soar. Activities flourish. Your group will not be bored here.
