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Fall Colors Backpacking (Co-ed)

Friday, November 20, 2026 5:00 PM
Sunday, November 22, 2026 2:00 PM

Lost Maples State Natural Area 37221 Ranch to Market Road 187 Vanderpool, Texas, 78885 United States (map)

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RESET & RECONNECT

Escape distractions & chaos of everyday life. Unplug from the world & reconnect with the Lord God.

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Fall Colors Backpacking (Fall 2026)

Escape distractions & chaos of everyday life. Unplug from the world & reconnect with the Lord God. Reset & Reconnect.

3-day/2-night, co-ed backpacking trip & spiritual development program in the Texas Hill Country for adult men & women

$299 includes camping, food, activities, & spiritual development curriculum

+$25 to rent sleeping gear (sleeping bag + inflatable pad)

Sign up now! $75 deposit secures your spot.

Signing up more than 1 person? Add 2 sessions to your cart, then fill out forms for each participant

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

2 nights of backcountry tent camping & 3 days of spiritual development program:

Friday afternoon through Sunday lunch
Registration price includes: campsite reservations, tents, food, cooking gear, all activities & curriculum, outdoor skill training, spiritual development program, & waterproof journal.
Backcountry-style tent camping in a beautiful pocket of wilderness. On Friday, we will backpack into the campsites (the hike in is 2 miles), & move camp 3 miles on Saturday, then hike another 3 miles back out to the trailhead on Sunday.
Teaching sessions will be in the campsite or on short dayhikes away from camp.
This curriculum incorporates the spiritual disciplines of community, fellowship, scripture reading, prayer, silence, solitude, & service.
We will build up the healthy habit of “Time Alone With God” (sometimes called a “quiet time” or “devotional”), starting a short time in the morning, building up to a 1/2-day solo on the last full day.

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How has God used wilderness in the lives of His people?

Join us in the Texas Hill Country to dive into that question!

Be refreshed and challenged through deep community with other believers and through solos (time alone with God). Reconnect with the God through His Creation and His Word. Reset your rhythms and establish some new ones that will benefit your mind, soul, and body!

Course Start:

Friday, November 20, 2026 (Arrive between 4-5PM) @ Lost Maples State Natural Area, Vanderpool, TX

Course End:

Sunday, November 22, 2026 (2:00PM) @ Lost Maples State Natural Area, Vanderpool, TX

Photos from Spring 2025 Co-ed PW-Backcountry Intensive

2.5 mile backpack to wilderness camp (Copy)

setting up camp in a pocket of wilderness for 3 nights (Copy)

Enjoy time alone with God (Copy)

Discuss the Bible in an immersive context (Copy)

Enjoy time alone with God (Copy)

Gain perspective on life (Copy)

Read and discuss the Bible in an immersive context (Copy)

Appreciate God's attributes on display in Creation (Copy)

Build community through sharing life together (Copy)

IMPORTANT: While couples are welcome, this is not a marriage/couples-focused event. The focus should be on individuals seeking connection with the Lord & with the community formed at the event. Each participant will have opportunities to be solo as well as together in community with other participants.

Minors may attend with parent/guardian, but will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis for the level of social/emotional maturity necessary to benefit from this course.

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