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CAMP WOOD, Texas
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Population (2000): 822Elevation:1,457 ftArea: .5 smCounty: Real
Zip Code: 78833Area Code: 830-597Time Zone: CST
Coordinates: 29 40' 9" N, 100 0' 42" W;DL99XO
Location: Far SW corner of county; In Nueces Canyon on the Balcones Escarpment
21 mi W of Leakey; 40 mi NW of Uvalde; 29 mi S of Rocksprings
Highways: TX 55, FR 337Rivers: NuecesCreeks: Camp WoodLakes: Nueces
Parks: Lindbergh, West Side
REFERENCES
CITY:CITY OF CAMP WOOD: 830-597-2265
105 W 4th St, Camp Wood, TX 78883
Web: www.campwood.com
NUECES CANYON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: 830-597-6241
Web: www.mycampwood.com; Email: nc-coc@mycampwood.com
Serves: Barksdale, Camp Wood, Montell, Vance
SMALLER NEIGHBORING TOWNS: Barksdale; Rocksprings, Montell, Vance
PRINCIPAL BUSINESS: Ranching, tourism); Hunting, vacationing, birding, motorcycling
MAJOR ATTRACTIONS:"One of the fifteen most scenic spots in Texas." (Texas Highways, Nov., 1998
TINKER THE FOSSILIZED T REX: Tinker has found a new home in Camp Wood after originally resting for thousands of years in the Hell Creek Formation of western South Dakota. This fascinating fossil can now be seen by all those interested in pre-history right here.
TWISTED SISTERS SCENIC DRIVES & MOTORCYCLE ROUTE: RM 337
NEARBY & HILL COUNTRY-WIDE ATTRACTIONS: See Attractions.
Some of the very nearby attractions include:
ROCKSPRINGS: DEVIL'S SINKHOLE & BAT CAVE; TWISTED SISTERS SCENIC DRIVES & MOTORCYCLE ROUTES
BARKSDALE: TWISTED SISTERS SCENIC DRIVES & MOTORCYCLE ROUTES
LEAKEY: WILDLIFE ART MUSEUM; REAL COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM; FRIO RIVER FUN; TWISTED SISTERS SCENIC DRIVES & MOTORCYCLE ROUTES
PARKS: There are state parks in the greater area as profiled on the Parks page. These nearby parks include:
CONCAN: GARNER STATE PARK
KICKAPOO: KICKAPOO CAVERN STATE PARK: just W of Camp Wood & Leakey, and just outside the Hill Country
Local city parks include:
LINDBERGH PARK: Named after Charles Lindbergh, the pilot, who landed in the Nueces Canyon in the 1920s. This park is located in the heart of Camp Wood on Hwy 55 where many local events are held including Old Settler’s Reunion under the beautiful old oak trees.
WEST SIDE PARK: Donated to the City of Camp Wood in the 1980s by the Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio. The park is located at W end of 2nd Street and has many pieces of equipment for children to enjoy.
LAKE NUECES PARK (WES COOKSEY RV PARK): 830-597-3223; A Uvalde County park on Lake Nueces 3 mI S on TX 55; Scuba, volley ball, boat ramp, basketball, showers, swimming, horseshoes, tent camping
EVENT CALENDAR: For full details on each event see Chamber web site and Events & Festivals
August: Annual Old Settlers Reunion: Held each first Saturday in August in the City park.
November: Hunter's Feast and Arts and Crafts Fair: Held annually in November, the fair includes kid's turkey shoot, bow shoot for adults, live entertainment, barbecue lunch. Bruce Park Rodeo Grounds. Phone 830-597-6241.
December: Yuletide Twilight Festival: Homemade candies, singing, burning of the Yule Log, a live nativity and Santa. Held in the City Park from 5-p
December: Christmas in the Canyon: Merchants Open House, night parade, live music, Ballet Folklorico. Shop at home; Shop the Canyon.
WEATHER: Weather Underground
MEDIA COVERAGE:
On-Line Latest News: Topix
Newspaper: CANYON BROADCASTER: 210-597-2259; Camp Wood, TX 78833
MAPS: Google, GeoHack
HISTORY: Handbook of Texas Online: "The settlement was founded in 1920 by workers of the Uvalde Cedar Company for the purpose of exploiting the abundant cedar in the area. The site of the town and the immediate vicinity have, however, been inhabited for several millenia, as revealed by archeological evidence. The town is situated in the Nueces Canyon on the Balcones Escarpment, at the southern edge of the Edwards Plateau, amid plentiful supplies of water, game, and other natural resources. The excellence of the site for habitation is attested by evidence of successive occupations since the Archaic and Neo-American periods. The modern town's water is supplied by the same spring that earlier served San Lorenzo de la Santa Cruz Mission (1762-71), established by Franciscans for the Lipan Apaches who inhabited the region during the historic period, and the United States military outpost Camp Wood (1857-61), from which the town derives its name. After the mission was abandoned, Indians continued to return to the site. White occupation did not cease with the withdrawal of federal troops at the start of the Civil War. Edward D. Westfall moved to the site at this time and remained until 1874, raising cattle and serving as a scout for Confederate troops stationed there. Jerusha Sanchez, a midwife in the Nueces Canyon, also reportedly came into the area in the early 1860s, and in 1864 the family of George Schwander was occupying the remains of the old mission when Lipans killed Mrs. Schwander and abducted their son, Albert. In 1873 the widow Elizabeth Hill moved to the canyon with her three sons, John, Ed, and Jim, the last of whom subsequently served as a scout for Gen. John Bullis and purchased a house from the Sanchez family. The United States military and the Texas Rangers also briefly reoccupied Camp Wood in the second half of the nineteenth century. In 1917-18 Joe Sweeten ran a store a mile north of the site of present Camp Wood on the Uvalde-Rocksprings road (Highway 55); the store served local ranchers and freighters hauling goods between Rocksprings and Uvalde and was referred to as Real City.
In 1920 Camp Wood became the northern terminus of the Uvalde and Northern Railroad, and the townsite was formally laid out. Cedar workers initially lived in tents, but during the 1920s the settlement rapidly developed into a prosperous community. The post office was established in November 1921, and the town was incorporated in 1936. However, the depression and the depletion of the region's cedar curtailed development. The Uvalde and Northern ceased operation in the early 1940s, and ranching, in particular the raising of Angora goats, replaced cedar as the principal industry, with tourism and hunting assuming increasing importance in the local economy.
In March 1924 Charles A. Lindbergh made an unplanned stop in Camp Wood, three years before his solo flight from New York to Paris. Lindbergh, then waiting to enter Brooks Field at San Antonio as a United States Air Service cadet, was attempting to fly to California with a friend, Leon Klink, and followed the Uvalde and Northern railroad up the Nueces River, mistaking it for the Southern Pacific along the Rio Grande. When the line ended at the recently established cedar town, Lindbergh, realizing his error, landed in a pasture to the north. Later, having flown to Camp Wood itself and landed on the main street, he attempted to take off, hit a telephone pole with a wing, and crashed into the paint section of Walter Pruett's hardware store. The two fliers remained in Camp Wood for several days, awaiting parts and making repairs, and their visit and the circumstances surrounding it were still vividly recalled and related over half a century later. In 1976 the town of Camp Wood renamed a park and a street after Lindbergh and Klink respectively, and the state placed a historical marker celebrating the event.
Though population estimates for Camp Wood remained at 700 to 800 between 1920 and World War II, large amounts of local real estate were subsequently purchased by outsiders who are drawn to the area by its natural beauty and who use the land for hunting or vacationing; meanwhile, large numbers of young people have left in search of greater opportunity. In 1990 the population was 595, and in 2000 it was 822."
TEXAS SESQUICENTENNIAL MINUTE: History & Audio
PRIOR NAMES: Real City
NATIONAL REGISTRY SITES:
CEMETERIES:
AVAILABLE SERVICES: Gas: yes; Convenience Stores: yes; Restaurants: yes; Lodging: yes; Grocery Stores: yes; Banks: yes; Vehicle Repair: yes; Hospital: no; Med Clinic: yes; Post Office: yes; Public Schools: yes; Cemetery: yes
OTHER PROFILES: Wikipedia; ePodunk Profile; City Data; Texas Escapes; Travel Texas (not available)
NOTES:
(We welcome submission of updates, additions, corrections & digital photos, without compensation.)
BUSINESS AND ORGANIZATION DIRECTORY
See Chamber web sites shown above. Partial list below:CHURCHES
CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION: 830-597-4284; Camp Wood, TX
First Baptist Church, Camp Wood: 830-597-5150
Hill Country Church of Christ: 830-597-6175
Nueces Canyon Church of Christ, Camp Wood: 830-597-4131
St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church, Camp Wood: 830-597-5165
TRINITY FULL GOSPEL CHURCH OF CAMP WOOD:
LODGING/MOTELS/ACCOMMODATIONS/GUEST HOUSES/B&B'S
Click: Camp Wood Lodging Listings and Reservation Services
MISCELLANEOUS GOODS & SERVICES
A&L Grocery Store: 830-597-2240
ABUNDANCE HARDWARE & SUPPLY: 830-597-3299; Camp Wood, TX 78833. www.campwood.com/AbundanceHardware/index.htm
Angel Wings Antiques and Gifts: 830-234-4206; Hwy 55, Camp Wood, TX
Bear Creek Fudge & Chocolates: 830-597-6160; 118 S Nueces, Camp Wood. 78883. www.bearcreekfudge.net
Ben’s Beverage Barn: 830- 597-4477
Billy Boatright Cedar Yard: 830-597-5267
Bladez (Beauty Shop): 830-597-2370
BOATRIGHT CONSTRUCTION: 830-279-1334; 1/4 mi E of Camp Wood on highway 337 toward Leakey
BRUCE PARK RODEO GROUNDS
Bullard Auto Body Shop: 830-597-3368; 403 N. Nueces St., Camp Wood, TX
Camp Wood Public Library: 830-597-3208
Canyon Auto Parts: 830-597-3105
Canyon Broadcaster: 830-597-6474
Canyon Construction: 830-597-5353
Canyon Flower Shop: 830-597-4238
Clear Creek Outfitters: 830-597-6400
Creative Hair & Nails: 830-597-3102
Dolores Unique Designs (Mohair creations): 830-597-4152; 800-851-2557; Hwy 55, Camp Wood, TX 78833
Extreme Fitness: 830-279-7867
First State Bank of Uvalde, Camp Wood: 830-597-2288
Get N Go: 830-597-3156; 103 E 4th ST., Camp Wood, TX 78833
Hair Today Gone Tomorrow: 830-597-4348
Hidalgo Detailing & Tire Service: 830-597-9115
Hill Country Publishing: 830-597-5191
J&J Tees & More: 830-597-5110
Joe’s Auto Repair: 830-597-5540
King Well Service: 830-597-3324
LUCE CONSTRUCTION: 830-597-4104; PO Box 44, Camp Wood, TX 78833
Luce Oil & Gas: 830-597-2204; PO Box 44, Camp Wood, TX 78833
Mi Lady Beauty Shop: 830-597-2175
Nelson Funeral Home: 830-597-5135
NUECES CANYON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT:
NUECES EMS:
Nueces River Adventures: 512-636-9111; Located on CR 407 outside of Laguna area, about 18-20 mi from Camp Wood, between Camp Wood and Uvalde. www.nuecesriveradventures.com
Pickalleo's Taxidermy: 830-597-3264; 107 Nueces Hwy, Camp Wood, TX
STAR VIDEO: 830-597-2373; Camp Wood, TX 78833. "Check out our game room!"
SUZIE Q QUILTS: 830-597-6310; 508 S Nueces St., Camp Wood, TX 78833. www.suzieqquilts.com
Taylor Made Saddles: 830-234-3322
Texas Classic Stirrups: 830-234-3322
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES: Camp Wood, TX
TEXAS HILL COUNTRY FURNITURE: 830-597-5350; Camp Wood, TX 78833-550. www.hillcountryfurniture.com
Texland Feed: 830-597-3240; Located on Highway 55 in Camp Wood, TX 78833
Unique Reflections: 830-597-6162
US POST OFFICE:
VFW-POST 562: Main Street, Camp Wood, TX
Wetlands Beverage Barn & Salon: 830-597-6101
REAL ESTATE AGENCIES
Nueces Canyon Real Estate: 830-597-3340; www.nuecescanyon-realestate.com
Solid Rock Real Estate: 830-597-4311; Camp Wood, TX 78833. www.solidrockrealestate.net
United Country-D&M Land Co.: 830-597-2278; 103 South Nueces Street, Camp Wood, TX 78833. www.dmland.com
Casey Realty: 830-234-3123; www.caseytexashillsrealty.com
Jackman Real Estate: 830-597-6124; P.O. Box 9, Camp Wood, TX 78833
Lockhart Real Estate: 830-234-3415; www.jlockhartrealestate.com
RESTAURANTS/DINING
55 DINER & SODA SHOP: 830-597-2112
BJ's CAFE and SWEET SHOP: 830-597-6402; 107 Nueces Street, Camp Wood, TX 78833, (downtown,
corner of Hwy 337 and Hwy 55). Breakfast, lunch, dinner.
CASA FALCON RESTAURANT: 830-597-5111; Highway 55 @ 2nd Street, Camp Wood, TX, Closed on Wednesday
HOLY SMOKE BBQ: 830-597-6160; 116 S. Nueces, Camp Wood, TX 78833
HAMBURGER HEAVEN: Camp Wood, TX 78833; Located between the car wash and Trading Post.
MAIN STREET PIZZA & GRILL: 830-597-4444; Main Street Downtown, Camp Wood, TX 78833
MANUEL'S TACOS: 830-597-4300; Highway 55, Camp Wood, TX 78833; Mon-Sat 7AM - 2:30PM
SNACK SHACK: 830-597-4441, Camp Wood, TX 78833
TONY'S TACO STAND: 830-597-5190; Wed-Sun 6a-1p
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