My teen daughter has been riding here for several years and we have been very happy with the…read moreculture and upkeep. Her previous barn was focused on competition, which led to a tense atmosphere among the kids. At Lone Star, the kids, of all ages, help one another and the trainers are personable, but also specialize in various styles of riding. We joined Pony Club, which we love because it teaches the kids how to care for the horses, not just how to ride them, and offers an opportunity to achieve ratings that are internationally recognized!

The horses are okay so are over weight and not taken cared of properly. Also I would go somewhere…read moreelse just because of how expensive it is for one group lesson . Not worth the money

I have come here for multiple years. I stopped coming in my "SIT2" year, because I had to work over…read morethe Summer instead of spending money on coming here, but it gave me so many amazing expiriences and opportunities! I made awesome friends and got to grow and learn as a person. I would definitely recommend this place to other young girls, it was such a valuable expirience and a welcoming and beautiful community!

I have been lucky enough to be a member of the Rocky River family for 12 years now. I started when…read moreI was nine years old and was a shy little girl who had a really hard time making friends. This wonderful place gave me the love and attention that I needed to find myself. I went through the leadership program offered through the camp and that gave me the opportunity to thrive even further. Now, having completed my fourth summer as a counselor and entered the camp's coveted Decade Club, I see the impact that this place has on every single girl that stays here. I love working with these girls, and feel as though my RRR campers carry a large piece of my heart. All of the RRR counselors have a tendency to refer to their campers as "my girls" or "my kids," because even though we have them for only a few weeks, we love being around these girls and watching them gain the confidence only camp can give you. Also, I have had the privilege of working alongside many other counselors who came up with me through the ranks of camperdom, as most of the staff this past summer attended RRR and went through the leadership program. These people are some of my best friends and most trusted confidantes, without whom I cannot imagine living a full life. The ten core values of the camp stay with all of us past summer: friendship, honesty, loyalty, creativity, kindness, leadership, enthusiasm, optimism, determination and helpfulness. Each value is represented by a different colored bead, presented to campers at the end of their sessions. I wear my beads all year round as a reminder of the standard that I am held to and the bonds that I have made in my years at RRR. This is truly a camp that runs on a sense of family, belonging and tradition. I can trace many of my personal successes in my life back to the confidence that Rue, Shanna, Skeet and the other amazing staffers at RRR have instilled in me. Their sense of caring and community is unparalleled in any other place that I have seen. For me, and many of the people who are RRR girls, it's not just camp...it's home.

This is a great summer camp that is very well run. Super creative activities. Last summer my boys…read moremade these fun colorful rugs out of old t-shirts and wallets from upcycled sweater materials. They turned out awesome. My boys are 7 and 10 and loved going here because they can run and jump and do fun games in the gym one minute and tie dye t-shirts the next. Highly recommend it.

Last year both my 6 year old and my 9 year old had an awesome time at Camp Roadrunner. The tie dyed…read moreshirts get worn year round and they can't wait to do it all again this summer. What a treat it is to enjoy an old fashioned summer each year! Ice cream making was my little one's favorite, and my oldest looooved the felting crafts. Truly unique! Staff was excellent to both boys.

My daughter has become a confident and responsible young lady since starting riding here with…read moreKathy! She loves it! And Kathy is great with horses, that's evident, but she has a special gift with children. In just 3 months my daughter has become driven and dedicated to this new passion, and has progressed so much because Kathy is an incredible mentor. I trust her, I love her and I'm grateful we found her and her wonderful Riding Center!

Our whole family loves Bee Caves Riding Center. While our child has a lesson we can just relax on…read morethe beautiful property and unwind. It's our favorite day and time of the week. My child has had lessons here for 5 months and we can not say enough wonderful things about Mrs. Kathy and her staff. All the instructors are so kind with children and really have the inside track on how a child will best understand what instruction is needed. I have owned my own horse and had wonderful instructors and have also been on the other side when my other daughter took riding lessons and they were not nice or seemed to care about my child. I highly recommend Bee Caves Riding Center!!

Our kids have been going to Austin Sports Academy after school for years now and LOVE it! They do a…read moregreat job of mixing up the activities and helping guide the kids to becoming better humans overall. Not to mention that they pick up our kids at school every day so it's been an amazing team to work with over the years. We HIGHLY recommend ASA to anyone whose kids live active lifestyles and want to play every day after school with their peers!!!

We took our youth group here for a fun night. Everyone enjoyed themselves. We had several ask us…read morewhen we are coming back. The staff is great and it was a very a easy/smooth process making the reservations. We will be back for sure!

"This camp is dangerous but fun." That quote from my 7 year old sums it up…read more Let me caution you that you may want to take this review with a grain of salt. My 7 and 9 year old were on the younger side of the Stunt Ranch campers and did have some cool experiences, but there were a few issues with the way this camp is run that cause me to rank it so low. My boys attended camp July 14-19, 2013. The facility is a sprawling property with fixed rope courses, shelters, a pool and various spots for blowing up cars etc. It is also the home of the owners/organizers I believe. So it looks a bit in disarray, but understandable given the nature of the things they do there (shoot movies, do action team building, etc.). My problem with the camp is it fails on one key aspect of camp and that is the parent being able to drive away, knowing their kids would be in a nurturing, safe atmosphere for the day. As far as safety, being stuntmen, that should be paramount on the counselor's priority list, however it feels like they do these slightly risky activities so often that they've become complacent. An example, is their super high tech air bag suffered some damage on the third day by a bachelor party the night before causing a hole in the top tarp that gathers and cushions the fall. Instead of calling off the airbag activity for the camper the next morning they went ahead. My older son happen to jump and impact right through the hole created the night before meaning he did not get the full affect of the cushion. He did NOT get hurt but could have. Why risk this happening? Even the counselor had a sheepish look when she recounted the story to me. She also said, "You did sign the release." The point is if safety is compromised at all, you should cancel the activity. This would have been an easy one since the kids had done the airbag every day that week. During the action hero flying, my older son landed between the crack in two pads and banged his knees on the hard ground underneath. He was sore for two days. Why is that allowed to happen? How many other safety issues were lurking that fortunately didn't end in an injury? On nurturing, one of my kid's issues was there were other campers who were bullying. My youngest got the "There's a bug on your face, [slap], got it" from an older camper. My little one was stunned. This is not the counselors fault, however, that type of behavior among the campers needs to be monitored and corrected. My boys have been to about 25 camps in the past few years, and this was the first one where they complained, "the other campers were bullys and the counselors did nothing about it." If a camper misbehaved, the corrective measure by the counselor was pushups. Now I'm okay with physical fitness, but again, this is not very nurturing or constructive, kinda more Frat boy like. One camper threw a water bottle at my youngest and he had a bruise near his eye. I hope someone did pushups for that. Other surprises: "Counselors allowed a lot of cussing." "Tommy called us 'turds'." "They told us that was blood on the pole from a kid who died here." - I asked Camil about this one and she said, "People have been hurt badly here." She may have been referring to stuntmen or grownups, but really, that's how you position a kids camp? "The zip line was the worst one ever." - This is referring to the fact that the harness they use is not around the hips, but a fire hose around the back and under the armpits attached in front of the chest resulting in an uncomfortable ride (See newsman Fred Cantu's suffer ride in the site's video). "I cried on the high ropes course because it was slippery and they were wanting me to let go and I didn't trust them." - My youngest has been on numerous zip lines, climbing walls, and ropes courses all over since age 4. This was the first time he "didn't trust" his safety person. Rather telling. Again, my kids were on the younger side of the campers ages and I think my 7 years 8 months old was one of the youngest ever, but they accepted them and should be able to handle them and give them a great experience, otherwise, don't accept them. They did learn some cool movie making things also. I think in my examples above I have demonstrated that while this is a unique action experience, it needs to remember its mission changes a bit when it is "A Camp"; safety, fun, respect, and positive experiences should be higher priorities. Given the nature of the camp, I'd also like to know the First Aid, CPR, first responder training (if any) of the counselors. An emergency backboard nearby might also prevent Stunt Ranch from becoming "my ranch" should some unfortunate incident occur.

My kid chose not to finish the week there because, in his words: "it was so boring."…read moreIn fact, there were only four other kids there that week. In the few minutes worth of activities I saw on pick-ups, I was relieved he wanted to quit. This place is dangerous. Not only that, the staff are entirely disorganized and unprepared. The scariest thing I saw was on the first day picking up my child. They were on a platform built into a tree, treehouse-style. It's about 20 feet high and has no railings whatsoever. Three kids age 8 to 11 and one adult were up there. The adult was busy dealing with the rappel gear and rope, so the kids were essentially unsupervised. Horseplay ensued. Of course, I stepped in and got their attention. But the potential for disaster was huge. I had a chat with my son that evening before letting him return the next day. Every day they promised pyrotechnics the next day, but they never delivered. Activities are mainly zip line, a small obstacle course, rappel, jump into an air pillow, swimming and movie watching every afternoon. If you care about your child's health and well being, take a hint from their mandatory release form. Here are a few tidbits: You agree to release them them from responsibility for: falling objects, operator error, equipment maintenance failures, incomplete warnings or instructions, acts of negligence or omissions, any fees or costs incurred from legal action. and much, much, MUCH more. In other words, they take no responsibility for anything that happens. And there is ample opportunity for accidents. But here's the real kick-- "In the event that I file a lawsuit against SR [Stunt Ranch], I agree to do so solely in the state of Utah, and I further agree that the substantive law of that state shall apply in that action without regard for the conflict of law rules in that state." Utah. For a Texas business serving Texas customers. I don't know the law, but it sounds pretty shady to me. We'll never be going back.

Our sweet & shy 14 year old daughter had the most amazing time on the 8 day River Safari. She…read morelearned so much about team work, leadership, and outdoor survival from the wonderful leaders and had an overall excellent time. Her only complaint was bug bites. But seriously; that's expected on an outdoor adventure. lol.

I just picked my 13 year old son up from the 12 day Texas Hill Country trip and all I can say is…read moreWOW! When I mentioned this camp to him he wasn't interested at all! He said there was nothing he could gain from it, nothing that interested him. All he wanted to do was sit around the house all summer. I signed him up anyway... Needless to say I was nervous picking him up. When I got there he was hugging everyone and high fiving and talking about how he was going to miss everyone and how all of them were going to do it again next year. Even though he was away from his beloved cell phone for 12 days, he was much more interested in telling me all the wonderful things he did than texting with his friends! That's a pretty big deal there! This has been one of the hottest summers in Texas in a long time, but he never once said anything about how hot it was or anything else. The only complaint I heard from him was about powdered milk and peanut butter ramen noodles! What's even better is that he is happy to have gone but also happy to be home! He even thanked me for making him go on the trip!! The trip isn't cheap, but with the reaction I'm getting from my teen, I think it is WELL worth the money! I'm going to start saving so he can attend the 16 day Big Bend trip next year!