More than camp

What We Value

At ASC we want our campers to grow. We want them to become more independent and more confident in their own skills. We want them to try something new, and we want campers to feel safe being and becoming their authentic selves.

We understand and value the importance of connection with others. We want our campers to be better friends, work well with others, and work to resolve conflict peacefully.

We want our campers to love to explore. It’s a beautiful world, and we want our campers to care for the environment and its creatures, and we want our campers to love Austin Sunshine Camps as much as we love them.

What We Offer

Austin Sunshine Camps has provided free fun-filled overnight summer camp programs for the children of the greater Austin area since 1928. All summer camp programs are provided free of charge for families of returning campers (who attended in summer 2023 or 2024), and for all new campers who either meet the free or reduced school meals income eligibility guidelines or are in foster care.
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Note for Summer 2025
To get notified when the application for summer 2025 is available, please be sure to set up an account on CampBrain, if you do not already have one.
In the meantime, while we cannot guarantee availability at this time, here are a few other camps in the area.
We hope to see you next year!
In summer 2025, there will be 4 Camp sessions at each of our camp locations. Campers ages 12-15 attend our Lake Travis camp and campers who are ages 8-11 attend our Zilker Camp. Sessions for campers ages 10-15 are all ten days and nine nights long! Campers who are 8 years old attend sessions that are seven days and six nights. Campers who are 9 years old can choose either the ten-day or seven-day option. For one session at Lake Travis, families will have the option to put their child in the All-Gender cabin. By offering a third gender option, we’re allowing campers to be their full, authentic selves at camp!

Camp Dates:

Session 1: Sunday afternoon, June 8th - Tuesday morning, June 17th
Session 1 (7-day option for 8-9 year olds): Sunday afternoon, June 8th - Saturday morning, June 14th
Session 2: Sunday afternoon, June 22nd - Tuesday morning, July 1st
Session 2 (7-day option for 8-9 year olds): Sunday afternoon, June 22nd - Saturday morning, June 28th
Session 3: Sunday afternoon, July 6th - Tuesday morning, July 15th
Session 3 (7-day option for 8-9 year olds): Sunday afternoon, July 6th - Saturday morning, July 12th
Session 4: Sunday afternoon, July 20th - Tuesday morning, July 29th
Session 4 (7-day option for 8-9 year olds): Sunday afternoon, July 20th - Saturday morning, July 26th
*All-Gender Cabin option available at Lake Travis for campers ages 12-15

WANT TO LEARN MORE?

>> First-time camper info <<
>> returning camper info <<
>> Zilker Camp for Ages 8-11 <<
>> Lake Travis Camp for Ages 12-15 <<
>> Frequently Asked Questions <<
>> 2025 Camp Family Guide <<
>> 2025 Camp Family Guide (Español) <<

STATEMENT OF RIGHTS AND DIGNITY

We at ASC committed to creating a culture of inclusion and connection. We are able to grow and learn better together with a diverse community of families, campers, staff members, volunteers, and other stakeholders. The collective sum of the individual differences, life experiences, and knowledge we all bring makes us better as an organization. We respect and welcome the unique contributions that you bring in terms of education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.