by Jesse Garner
Everything in One Place You can find all your pre-camp information in one handy-dandy place right here! Need to create or manage a friend group? Click here. What’s just as fun as coming to overnight youth camp? Coming to camp with a friend! Sometimes the easiest way to convince a camper who might be a […]
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by Pine Cove
When campers are spending multiple nights away from home, the topic of medication brings up a lot of questions. How can I make sure my camper gets their prescriptions? What if they just need some Tylenol? Do I pack it in their bag? We distribute more than 200,000 medications each year, and put a lot […]
Tags: camp prep, medication, medicine, nurses, summer prep
by Pine Cove
Everything in One Place You can find all your pre-camp information in one handy-dandy place right here! We hope you had a great week! We are excited to see you back for closing. We know you will be looking forward to seeing your camper and hearing about their experience. Need directions? The camp address and […]
by Jesse Garner
Everything in One Place You can find all your pre-camp information in one handy-dandy place right here! Like nap schedules, discipline, school choices, or pretty much anything in the parenting world, care packages are a topic that generate a diversity of opinions. Some parents fall into the “I already spend a lot of money on […]
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by Pine Cove
Everything in One Place You can find all your pre-camp information in one handy-dandy place right here! Updates for All Youth Camps – Summer 2025 We are encouraging everyone only send the amount of prescription medication needed for their session. So if your camper needs a daily prescription med and is there for a week, […]
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Texas weather is notoriously unpredictable. So much so that you can experience a snow flurry and a heat wave within a week—or maybe even a day! With the countdown to camp ticking down (double-digits, friends!) and a day or two of temps around 67 Degrees Ferret-Heit (another seriously fun name!), we decided it was time […]
A woman from Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, “Give me a drink.” (For his disciples had gone away into the city to buy food.) The Samaritan woman said to him, “How is it that you, a Jew, ask for a drink from me, a woman of Samaria?” (For Jews have no […]
“If this isn’t some sort of nudge from the Lord to do this, or at least give this a lot more thought and prayer about it, I don’t know what is,” Carter ‘Nashthrill’ Myers recalls of applying to work at Pine Cove. “I still don’t really know why I did that.” We’re praying for a […]
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We’ve rounded up some of our full-time staffers’ footwear favorites from hardworking boots to comfy, casual crocs. There were a few repeats (looking at you Madewell and New Balance) but we were pleasantly surprised to see the variety in their responses. And if this were a competition (because who doesn’t like a little comp-comp-petition) the […]
Inside the Cove | Summer Staff
Their alarm clocks often buzz at 4 am, there’s more dirt under their fingernails than you’d find in a sandbox, and their jeans may or may not be stuck on because of the 100-degree heat, but you’ll rarely find one without a big smile on their face. They’re the Pine Cove wranglers, and they really […]
Tags: horses, life transformation, recruiting, staff roles, stories, summer, summer staff, wrangler