The Counselor-In-Training (CIT) Application Deadline Is May 15 Don’t wait until it’s too late to submit your online application! Being a CIT is the most rewarding and exhausting experience I have had to date! As a CIT I learned all the behind the scenes work that goes into a day at camp. It gave meRead more
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2018 Camp Able Registration Is Now Open Register for Camp Able today! Camp Able registration is now open! That so many folks have called to ask about when it would open is a testament to Camp Able being a much-beloved session. The wait is over and our team is looking forward to another great year.Read more
Hello From Your 2018 Head Counselor, Bailey Schehr To find out you have the opportunity to spend the summer at Camp Hardtner is always exciting news, but to find out you were chosen to be Head Counselor is really the cherry on the cake! I consider Camp Hardtner heaven on Earth. Camp is a placeRead more
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
