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2018 Counselor-In-Training (CIT) Applications Are Now Open Online applications are being accepted now through May 15. They gave you a ridiculous nickname, taught you how to play foursquare, and encouraged you to make new friends. You’d recognize them from across a field, probably even smelled a few of them, and have grown to love themRead more

2018 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

2018 Permanent Staff Applications Are Now Open! Applications are being accepted online through Dec. 31, 2017. Camp Hardtner, at its core, is a Christian community, and the counselors are the foundation of that community. We do all the same fun things as most summer camp programs and put Christ at the center of our lifeRead more

The 2018 Summer Camp Schedule Is Now Available! Now is one of the more exciting times of the year when we really begin preparing for 2018 Summer Camp! It may be cold outside (did you see the pictures of Camp in the snow!?), but we are focused on those hot but fun filled summer daysRead more

Settling In And Looking Ahead Hello from Camp Hardtner! I am so excited to be here and working as your new Director! This has been a dream of mine since I was a camper and I am grateful to have this opportunity. There is a lot of “settling in” going on right now on manyRead more

Daniel Chapman Returns To Hardtner As Camp Director We are very excited to officially announce that Daniel Chapman has been hired as our new full-time Camp Director! A New Iberia native, Chapman is a summa cum laude graduate of Louisiana State University in Communications Studies. He has been Program Director at St. Crispin’s Conference CenterRead more

2018 Head Counselor Applications Are Now Open Looking out over Pav Field and down around Lake Bordelon I notice that the leaves are changing colors, the pine trees are beginning to drop their needles, and the evening bugs aren’t making quite as much noise as usual. The fall season is upon us and that canRead more

Summer Camp Wrap Up – 2017 WOW! What a magnificent summer we had here at Camp Hardtner! Here are some fun facts by the numbers: Sessions – 7 Campers – 443 Volunteers – 146 Chicken strips – 1,081 Milk & Cookies – 881 milks & 881 cookies – because “1 milk & 1 cookie!” (wellRead more

2017 Camp Able Volunteer Applications Are Now Open If you really want to see how Camp Hardtner can change the world, volunteer for Camp Able and find out. As a Camp Able Volunteer you will have the opportunity to live out the way of Christ we learn and talk about at Camp Hardtner. At CampRead more

2017 Counselor-In-Training (CIT) Applications Are Now Open They gave you a ridiculous nickname, taught you how to play foursquare, and encouraged you to make new friends. You’d recognize them from across a field, probably even smelled a few of them, and have grown to love them over the years. Ever since you were a primaryRead more