Welcome to Camp Tonkawa
Camp Tonkawa has received our 501c3 Non profit stats. Any donations are greatly appreciated and we can give a tax deductible receipt upon request. We are a Nature Awareness Learning Center for Children and Adults that was founded by the Holtzman Family. The camp gives a great "hands on" experience in the great outdoors. It is located on a 35 acre tract of land about an hour drive north of Dallas Texas.
We offer a great range of classes and camps for all ages. Check out our Calendar for our upcoming schedule of classes and camps. We also can create camps and classes for groups as needed.
Our mission is to reconnect mankind with nature with our "hands on" teaching of ancient Native American skills of nature awareness and primitive wilderness survival.
The Camp Tonkawa property is a certified wildlife refuge. Our woods of oak and junipers have plenty of trails, a small creek, fishing pond, swimming pond, pasture, organic garden, barn and a long house.
Our staff is professionally trained in Leadership, Youth Development & Play, and Mental Health & Behavior. Training is through ExpertOnlineTraining.com.
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Camp Tonkawa News
Fall Festival November 12, 2011
It was a great success!!! Camp Tonkawa is so thankful for everyone that came to support us, and all those wonderful volunteers!
Teen Week in the Woods
Summer Camps have ended for 2011! What a great summer! Swimming, horse back riding, archery, nature games, survival training, primitive camping, plus many more fun activites! Even though they are over we have been keeping busy with our monthly Horse Club.
April 28th and 29th, Primitive Survival Day Camps for 7th grade Argyle students from Harpool Middle school. They came out to Camp Tonkawa inspired by reading Gary Paulsen's survival novel the Hatchet. Over 300 people in 2 seprate days!! Thats a new Camp Tonkawa record!
February 19-21 Primitive Survival Combo Camp. A great group of Teens and Adults, some from Girl Scout Troop 1022 out of Dallas, came to learn SHELTER / WATER / FIRE / FOOD of survival. Here they are working on their Bow Drill Fire making technique.
January 29 First Horse Club Meeting. Turned out to be a beautiful day for learning, riding and strawberry garden service project. We will be meeting the last Saturday of the month. Visit the www.clubtonkawa.com web site for details.
Fall 2010
Nov 12-14 Boy Scout Troop 815 form Dallas come to work on the Historic Merit Badge, TRACKING. This was a return visit for them, previously doing our Primitive Survival earning them the Wilderness Survival Merit Badge.
Nov 19-21 Nature Awareness Camp where Cadettes from Girl Scout Troop 8494 and 643 from Coppell Texas earn their Wildlife IP along with Outdoor Cooking. To finish the Interest Project they do a service project that entails moving back the bridge that got washed downstream. Team work was the key to the success!
Nov 22 Native American Day Camp set up for Homeschoolers. This was a special day camp as part of the fall series of our Nature Awareness Program. School Class Field Trips can be planned for private, public, and homeschool classes throughout the year.