If you’ve never been to Camp Eagle, you’ve been missing out on Texas’ best adventure destination, and XTERRA Camp Eagle is always sure to be a must-attend event for athletes from around the world!
Camp Eagle is 1400 acres of the Texas Hill country, a spring-fed crystal clear river with 1.2 million new gallons of water every day, miles of mountain bike single track, sheer limestone cliffs, and an enthusiastic staff who are excited to join you in your adventures.
TIMING
XTERRA Camp Eagle will have fully automated timing with splits offered on-line for the Swim leg, Bike leg, Run leg, and Overall finish time.
Automatic Timing - we are now accepting bids for automatic timing companies.
START
Mass start with all competitors together and Elite Athletes automatically receiving front line positions.
COURSE
Distances may change, and we may add more unique CE elements for 2008. But, for now here is the course description.
Swim: 1,000 meter open water swim in the headwaters of the crystal clear Nueces River. You will begin by running in 3-4 feet of water until you are swimming. You will continue on the out and back section until you go past the start line going the opposite direction through the swim lane. You will then climb up the fixed ladders on the dam, dive into the upper River, make a loop around the Water Park and make your way up the rock ledges to the T.A.
Bike: Mountain bike on 10 miles (16 km) of carefully designed 90% single-track dirt and rock. Mostly shaded with beginner, intermediate and expert sections included in the single loop. You will get to experience Camp Eagle elements such as the shaded trails, the overlook, suspension bridge, under the flyover, caliche pit, the canyon, dried river beds, cliff-edge climbs, descents, and more memories than you can shake a stick at. If you are a novice, come on, you can always get off and enjoy the hairy parts with your feet on the ground!
Run: This section is one nice 4-mile loop varying from single track, rocky jeep trails, shallow water crossings, and our new section of single track bridge next to the river cliff. The finishing section is unlike anything you have ever seen. The run course is full of surprises and will have your smiling the whole way (even in the midst of the pain of racing)!
AID STATIONS
We go overboard on these, you’ll even have them all over the bike section. You’ll get to take in Water, Gatorade, GU, Fruit, etc.
MEDICAL
We will have a full staff of Wilderness First Responders stationed all over the course, a fully-equipped Nurse’s Station, plus access to MedFlight. You’ll be taken care of out here.
SCHEDULE
Saturday, August 16th
5:00 - 7:00 PM Registration and Packet Pick-Up availabele
Sunday, August 17th RACE DAY
7:00 - 8:30AM: Packet Pick-Up (in the open-air Pavilion) and Race Day Registration.
7:00AM: Transition Area open
8:45AM: Pre-Race meeting
Race start time is 9:00AM.
RELAY
Compete as a relay if you don’t want to try all three elements. 2 or 3 person teams allowed. This is an unofficial event and may not be scored, timed, or awarded prizes.
For more race details, please contact Race Director:
Chris McWatters, 830.683.3530 or email chris@campeagle.org.
*all race details subject to change. We hope it doesn’t, but be prepared.
CLIMATE
Average August Temperatures at camp are in the lower 70's in the morning and only climb to about 90 degrees in the afternoon. Average water temperature year round is
68-72 degrees. Our river is wonderful, cold, beautifully clear, and completely spring-fed.
LODGING AND AMENITIES
We encourage you to spend the entire weekend with us. Make it a family event and enjoy all of Camp Eagle’s amenities. Email info@campeagle.org or call us at 830-683-3219 to make reservations.
Lodging: We have primitive campsites for those that want to pitch a tent, RV sites, state park quality screen shelters, a hostel-style bunk house, and air conditioned dorm rooms that sleep up to 12. Contact info@campeagle.org or 830-683-3219 for prices and availability. We also have a Coffee Shop and Game Room for guests to enjoy.
Food: Several meals will be available for a small fee in our main dining hall.
Snack items and beverages will be for sale all weekend as well.
There will be an after party with more food, beverages, and plenty of fun.
Fun: We are a summer camp. Therefore, we have a ton of exciting things for you and your family to enjoy. So prepare yourself for the fun of an entire weekend with us. We promise, this place is unlike anything you have ever seen in Texas!
SPECTATORS
This is the most spectator-friendly finish and transition area you’ll ever see! Make it a family event and enjoy all of Camp Eagle’s amenities. Check out our Photo pages for a sneak peak of everything we have.
OTHER INFO
There will be a small land access fee for every person that comes on property for the weekend.
Directions to Camp Eagle can be found on our Forms & Maps page.
Questions about the race: Contact Race Director Chris McWatters chris@campeagle.org or 830-683-3530
Questions about lodging, amenities, and Camp Eagle: Contact info@campeagle.org or 830-683-3219
BIKE SHIPPING:
If you are flying in and need to mail your race bike, you can send it to:
Hill Country Bicycle Works
141 West Water St.
Kerrville, TX 78028
Contact Adam or Lisa at hillbike@ktc.com or 830-896-6864. They can assemble your bike for you and/or store it for you for a small fee.
Sponsors
Registration
2007 XTERRA Camp Eagle Race Results
2007 XTERRA Camp Eagle National Race Report
2007 XTERRA Camp Eagle Photos (external link to our new race and event website)
