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From Your 2021 Head Counselor, Grace Marks Greetings Camp Hardtner! I am so thrilled to say that I will be serving as your 2021 Head Counselor! I am from Opelousas and am a senior at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. I am set to graduate in December of 2021 with a degree in PerformingRead more

Announcing Summer Camp 2021 We are so excited to announce our schedule for the 2021 summer camp program! Summer camp is more important than it has ever been. Our kids need time with their peers, away from screens, out of the house, in nature–away from Zoom! Time and space to decompress from the heaviness ofRead more

Dear Camp Hardtner friends and family, We have made the difficult and painful decision to cancel our 2020 summer camp program. This is not an easy decision given how important we know camp is. However, it is the decision we need to make given the realities of the camp setting (shared communal spaces, bringing togetherRead more

April 20 Update Dear Camp Hardtner Friends and Family, We hope that you and your family are healthy and finding moments of joy within the uncertainty. Much has happened in the month since our last update. The situation continues to be fluid, changing quickly, and presenting new challenges. We all hear the phrase “unprecedented times”Read more

Meet the 2020 Permanent Staff   Ellie Bartlett Hello, all!! I am so incredibly excited for this summer and interacting with all of you at my favorite place on Earth. My name is Eliana Bartlett, but at camp I go by many names, including Ellie or Bug. Ellie is preferred. I am studying journalism atRead more

Dear Camp Hardtner Friends and Family, We are looking forward to this summer with much anticipation. The reason for this letter is to respond to the genuine concern over COVID-19. I want to assure you that we are monitoring daily the evolving situation, staying informed of recommendations from the Louisiana Department of Health, the CentersRead more

The 2020 Summer Camp Schedule Is Now Available!   You are amazing at lining up fantastic things for your kids! We know you have so many awesome opportunities for your kids, which means you are juggling schedules way in advance. We hope having these dates makes it easier for you to include Camp Hardtner inRead more

Counting down the days until summer 2020… We are amazed by the Hardtner super-fans who don’t simply fit camp into their schedule, but who make their schedule fit around camp — for whom school is just the in-between time until the next chance to experience Camp Hardtner. This one’s for you, super-fans! Here’s a signRead more

Successful Summer on the Books! On behalf of the staff and counselors at Camp Hardtner, let me thank you for our 72nd summer of camp fun! If this was your first time with us, we are delighted to consider you one of the family now. If you were returning, we were happy to have youRead more

2019 Summer Camp Registration Is Now Open! Register your child for summer camp today! For nearly seven decades the Camp Hardtner Summer Camping Program has created an atmosphere of love and acceptance for more than 500 young people each summer as they experience a tradition unlike any other. We are not a camp built aroundRead more