Camp Mystic proposes selling Hill Country property in bankruptcy plan
Owners of Camp Mystic are seeking court approval to sell the camp's assets, including its riverfront property in Hunt, Texas, as part of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization plan. The proposal includes auctioning off the land to investors who the owners hope will maintain the camp's "historic mission." This move follows a surge of legal troubles and pending lawsuits tied to a deadly flood event. The plan also includes the potential dissolution of the entity.
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- ✓ Camp Mystic is undergoing Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings.
- ✓ The proposed sale includes the camp's riverfront property on the Guadalupe River.
- ✓ A flood on July 4, 2025, killed 27 campers and counselors at the camp.
- ✓ Camp owner and director Dick Eastland was killed in the 2025 flood.
What changed
Camp Mystic filed a reorganization plan on September 25, 2026, proposing the auction of its land and assets.
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Camp Mystic proposes selling Hill Country property in bankruptcy plan
Owners of Camp Mystic are seeking court approval to sell the camp's assets, including its riverfront property in Hunt, Texas, as part of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization plan. The proposal includes auctioning off the land to investors who the owners hope will maintain the camp's "historic mission." This move follows a surge of legal troubles and pending lawsuits tied to a deadly flood event. The plan also includes the potential dissolution of the entity.
Why it matters
On July 4, 2025, the Guadalupe River flooded the camp, killing 27 campers and counselors along with owner Dick Eastland. The disaster triggered multiple wrongful-death lawsuits. This bankruptcy filing occurs more than a year after those events.
What is confirmed
- Camp Mystic is undergoing Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings.
- The proposed sale includes the camp's riverfront property on the Guadalupe River.
- A flood on July 4, 2025, killed 27 campers and counselors at the camp.
- Camp owner and director Dick Eastland was killed in the 2025 flood.
- The property size is listed as 749 acres.
Still unconfirmed
- The property size is nearly 725 acres.
- The property size is nearly 750 acres.
- Insurance will pay first before wrongful-death families can revive suits, pending court approval.
What to watch next
- Court ruling on the proposed asset auction
- Identification of investors willing to maintain the camp's mission
- Resolution of pending wrongful-death lawsuits
confidence 95%Sources used for this update (21)
- Texas Public Radio | TPR — Camp Mystic proposes selling Hill Country property in bankruptcy plan
- kens5.com — Camp Mystic faces auction amid bankruptcy and unresolved flood-related lawsuits, reports say
- NBC News — Bankrupt Camp Mystic seeks to sell the property as legal troubles grow
- KSAT — 'Highly unusual': Camp Mystic asks to sell land to investors who will keep it a camp amid bankruptcy
- NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth — Camp Mystic proposes sale of its property as legal woes mount
- www.tpr.org — Camp Mystic proposes selling Hill Country property in bankruptcy plan | TPR
- www.fox4news.com — Camp Mystic owners propose selling property as part of Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing | FOX 4 Dallas-Fort W....
- www.ksat.com — Camp Mystic proposes selling off its land, other assets as ...
- www.cbsnews.com — Camp Mystic owners seek to sell property as part of ...
- www.fox7austin.com — Camp Mystic looking to sell properties | FOX 7 Austin
- www.texastribune.org — Camp Mystic proposes selling the property in bankruptcy
- flipboard.com — Camp Mystic proposes selling Hill Country property in bankruptcy plan
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