OUR HERITAGE

    Before Camp Copass the peninsula was known as Millionaire Island. It consisted of, among other things, a gambling hall and brothel. In 1946, Lady Crickett Keys Copass started a girl's camp on the Island. Churches began having summer youth camps and called it Camp Copass after her. These churches soon constructed their own buildings for their summer camps on the Island.
    Today, sixty six years later, we have a thirty two room motel, a fifty room hotel, and ten cabins including four with kitchen units. Our dormitory capacity is over six hundred and fifty. Campers and retreat guests are housed in air conditioned rooms with bunk beds and comfortable mattresses. We also have space for twelve RV hook ups.
    In 1997 the outdoor recreation pavilion was built. This is a twelve thousand square foot covered facility. It has two basketball courts and can be used for volleyball or other activities. An eighteen hole miniature golf course was added in 2004. In the early 1970's the camp built a dining hall to accommodate their growing needs which could seat three hundred and fiftypeople. Our new dining hall is a expansion and remodel of that and now has capacity for over six hundred. The cabins of Faith and Peace have been refit as well. In 2011 the Tally Retreat Center was completed. The roads were also paved that year and Angels Motel has been remodeled.
    For a few years the camp was known as North Texas Baptist Conference Center. The name was confusing and did not catch on so in 2005 it changed back to Camp Copass. We serve four Southern Baptist Associations: Cooke, Denton, Harvest, and Palo-Pinto. The Board of Trustees is elected by each association.
    God has blessed the camp and we will continue to serve Him and our guests. Weekend and week long retreats and conferences are held all year by many denominations and various secular groups. In the summer there are ten weeks of camp some of which bring over eight hundred people that are ready to hear the Good News about Jesus!