Camp Mystic will reopen in summer 2026, but not the location where 27 campers and counselors died in the July 4 floods.

The camp sent a letter to families and alumni Tuesday, announcing it would reopen one of its two locations for summer 2026, which is the organization’s 100th anniversary.

The Cypress Lake camp is next to the Guadalupe location but is not located directly on the Guadalupe River.

The announcement sparked a wide range of opinions and emotions.

“My mother went to Camp Mystic,” said Brady Lehmann, a former Mystic camper and counselor. “My older cousins, and then myself, and then my younger cousins, and my daughter is signed up. When I found out we were having a little girl I had a little Mystic onesie. It’s hard to put into words how Mystic is an intrinsic part of who I am

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