A year after 28 individuals were killed in the catastrophic flood at Camp Mystic, the camp has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
The nearly century-old Christian camp was positioned along the Guadalupe River in Kerr County and has been managed by the Eastland family since 1939. The July 2025, Central Texas flood disaster killed 25 young campers, two counselors, and the camp’s co-owner and executive director, Richard Eastland.
That November, families of the victims filed a lawsuit against the camp and members of the Eastland family, saying operators failed to take the necessary steps to protect campers alleging negligence.
Later, the Eastland family planned to reopen Camp Mystic at a different site but faced barriers in obtaining a license and backlash from victims’ families and state lawmakers over the camp's intention to welcome back campers while lawsuits and investigations remained ongoing.
In April, Camp Mystic stated that it would remain closed after Edward Eastland, the director of the site, testified that the day before the flood, he had failed to discuss the possibility of a disaster with camp workers.
State investigators released their first official findings from the disaster earlier this month, concluding that the camp had inadequate emergency plans and did not respond properly to the event.
The investigators also criticized the camp’s actions after the floodwater receded, citing its work to reunite families and inform the bereaved as “chaotic.”
The bankruptcy filing was submitted June 24 by the company Camp Mystic L.L.C. as a Chapter 11 filing with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of Texas in Houston.
The camp listed more than $10 million in debt.
The lawyer who submitted the filing on behalf of the Eastland family did not respond to a request for comment, nor did a family spokesperson.