Camp Mystic Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Nearly a Year After Texas Floods

Camp Mystic filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Wednesday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas in Houston. The filing lists total debts between $10 million and $50 million and assets between $1 million and $10 million. Court records show the camp submitted the eight-page document at 1 a.m. local time.

The bankruptcy filing comes nearly a year after catastrophic flooding along the Guadalupe River on July 4, 2025, killed 25 girls, two teenage counselors and the camp’s longtime director at the site. Statewide, the same floods claimed at least 136 lives.

The camp had withdrawn its application to reopen for summer 2026 in late April after an emotionally charged legislative hearing attended by families of the deceased.

A 115-page state report released earlier this month concluded that the camp lacked adequate advance emergency planning, storm preparation, evacuations and incident management. The report stated that the evacuation task fell on three men: the camp’s co-owner, his son and a security guard.

It added that at least 39 adults were present at the camp in addition to the teenage counselors, yet no plan existed for them to assist with flood evacuation. One suit accuses the camp of placing campers in flood-prone cabins to avoid relocation costs.

A Texas judge ordered camp leaders to preserve the damaged cabins and land while litigation continues. In a statement after withdrawing its reopening application, the camp said the decision was meant to remove any doubt that its leaders had heard concerns from grieving families and state lawmakers.

The filing was signed by four members of the Eastland family that owns the nearly 100-year-old camp. An attorney listed on the document did not immediately respond to requests for comment.