Camp Mystic did not respond to a request for comment. History of floods Camp Mystic has a long history with flooding, going back to just a few years after it was established 99 years ago.

Camp Mystic’s co-owner only started evacuating campers more than 45 minutes after getting an emergency alert about the “life-threatening” flash floods, it has been revealed. Richard “Dick ...

Camp Mystic sits on a bend in the south fork of the Guadalupe River, a few miles southwest of the town of Hunt and 18 miles west of Kerrville. Children were asleep in cabins when the emergency began.

The National Weather Service’s more urgent alert at 1:14 a.m. had warned of “life threatening flash flooding” in Kerr County, where Camp Mystic is in a flood zone.

Camp Mystic's FEMA flood map exemptions are under scrutiny after a devastating flood swept through the Texas camp, raising questions about oversight and safety.

The National Weather Service issued an urgent flood warning at 1:14 a.m. July 4th. Camp personnel did not start moving girls to safety for at least 46 minutes.

The Kerrville Mountain Sun noted at the time that the “water at Camp Mystic reached a height of 10 to 12 feet,” although the newspaper did not note any damage there.

Camp Mystic successfully appealed to remove several structures from a FEMA flood zone, despite being located in a high-risk flood area in Texas Hill Country.

The federal government allowed Camp Mystic, the all-girls summer camp along the Guadalupe River, to remove multiple buildings from government flood maps, even though private data suggests the ...

Rena Pederson's granddaughters (left to right) Cecily, Teddie and Clementine at Camp Mystic in 2024. All three survived the flood there in 2025.(Kristin Gish) In our collective sadness and grief ...

Camp Mystic could have relocated the buildings to higher ground, or just turned them into structures for recreational activities and made sure that campers were sleeping in safer areas, she said.