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Camp Tonkawa Woods & Horse Camp

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· Collinsville, Cooke, Texas

35 acres hosted by April H.

3 lodging sites · 5 tent sites

Private sites

95% of recent Hipcampers say the sites felt private.

In the early 1900’s an iconic red barn was built near the hilltop along the road between the old Mt. Zion community and Collinsville. Later in the 1900’s, the land was mostly abandoned by its owners, but not by the local fishermen! They knew its woodland fishing pond never dried up, and so was able to support a better population of fish. They also dumped a cornucopia of old motorcycles, cars and farm equipment in the front field. What else were you supposed to do with scrap metal in North Texas horse country? In 2002 the Holtzman family purchased the 35 acre tract of land. They dug a front pond for swimming and paddling, buried the scrap metal (although occasional bits of history still work their way up!), restored and brought horses back to the barn, and began consulting with local biologists about supporting native wildlife. April Holtzman launched Camp Tonkawa Outdoor Learning Center on the property to provide a beautiful, safe place for families to explore and learn about nature. Camp Tonkawa continues to host overnight and day camps with educational programing organized around various themes including: Native American culture, nature awareness, basic camping skills, primitive survival, organic gardening, herbology, outdoor cooking, western days, and horsemanship. We also host field trips and frequently conduct Girl Scout journeys for all levels in the "It's Your Planet, Love it!" series. Due to Covid-19, which limited working with groups for our educational programing, we joined Hip Camp where families who could isolate in nature together on our property.

Activities

Biking

Boating

Fishing

Hiking

Natural features

Forest

River, stream, or creek

Swimming hole

Field

98%

42 ratings · 21 reviews

Brandon W.recommends

October 6, 2024

Tent Camping site 1

April was great. The activities were great. Our family had a great time.

Oliver M.recommends

May 19, 2024

Hammock Camping site 1

Very nice place, and the host was also very nice. Cool experience camping in a hammock

Kyle H.recommends

March 13, 2024

Tent Camping site 2

Camp on the Farm

My daughter and I really enjoyed the land, horses, trails, and chickens. April took the time to make our stay the best possible and appreciated the flexibility in checkout time especially with just a one night stay.

Alberto H.recommends

October 23, 2023

Tent Camping site 2

Great place to experience nature, not too far of a drive. The pond in the back is great for panfish fishing, the kids had a lot of fun pulling those fish out! True camping experience to gather your own firewood. The renovated outdoor kitchen looks great!

Chris S.recommends

October 10, 2023

Tent Camping site 3

Great experience. April, the host was very accommodating my daughter very much enjoyed the archery and horseback riding. The trails were fun and the campsite was great. We will be back I highly recommend.

Heather H.recommends

April 24, 2023

Hammock Camping

We really enjoyed our time! There is a lot of quiet wooded area with trails behind the campsite to explore and you can tell April has really put a lot of love and time into her property. Don’t be afraid to explore, the trails go a lot deeper than we realized on the first day. We really enjoyed exploring around. She has mailboxes throughout the trails. My daughter could check the mail and read facts about wildlife. There is even an entire park built in the woods. Lots of hand made children’s crafts along the way like paver stones to find and admire. She offered us tons of activities like horseback riding, canoes/kayaks, hammocks. She even has a cute little ranch dog that came down to meet us a few times and is super sweet. Amazing place for kids to explore the outdoors while also staying entertained the entire time. We could have easily spent multiple days out here!

Location

Collinsville, Cooke, Texas, United StatesTraditional, ancestral territory of Wichita, Kiikaapoi (Kickapoo), and Tawakoni First Nations according to To respect the Host's privacy, the precise address of this land will be provided after booking