Welcome to
Camp Tejas
Who we are.
Where we came from.
What we do.
Meet the Tejas Team
James Tate
Owner, Idea Guy
Caroline Garlock
Managing Director
Our
OStory
Originally, Camp Tejas was a day camp run by Tommy Tate, James' dad, where they served children with disabilities. It was your traditional day camp where kids learned how to ride horses and swim, scuba dive, and play sports. But at the end of the day, the main goal of Camp Tejas was to make everybody feel like somebody.
Now, although our day-to-day operations look quite a bit different, the goal remains the same. Instead of kids, it's businesses, organizations, and non-profits. We expanded our campers from the youth to our entire community.
Camp Tejas is where everybody's somebody.
FROM
bunk
beds
TO
snapbacks
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threads
Take a look at how we got here.
1984
The Original Camp Tejas Opens
The "OG," if you will. 40 years ago, the idea of a place "where everybody's somebody" became a reality.
1994
The Original Camp Tejas Closed
10 years later, the camp closed to the public, but the original mission behind it was being carried on through generations.
2011
Sideline Provisions Opened
James' love for hat-making began in 2011 when he founded Sideline Provisions.
2018
The First Camp Tejas Hat Was Created
James was ready to expand. He wanted to start creating products for you—the business owners and community leaders of West Texas.
