It is located East of Harlingen, Texas and 2 miles north of Rio Hondo, Texas, on FM 1420.
Phone number = 956 748-2508
Mailing address = Box 956, Rio Hondo, TX 78583
The easiest way to get to Camp Perry.... From US Hwy 77 north of Harlingen (at Combes) take the FM 508 exit and turn East (toward Rio Hondo). Travel a few miles until the road ends at a - T - then turn North (left) on FM 1420 and proceed for 2 miles. The Camp Perry gate will be on your right (East.)
For those of you with GPS capability, Camp Perry is located at
26 degrees 15 minutes North Latitude
97 degrees 35 minutes West Longitude.
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A very rough map showing the best approach to Camp Perry from McAllen, TX
Approach on US Hwy 83 -- go North on US Hwy 77 to the FM 508 exit
go right on FM 508 towards Rio Hondo, but just before Rio Hondo turn left on FM 1420
go 2 miles... Camp Perry will be on the right.
The other Rio Grande Council camp Laguna Station is at the southern tip of South Padre Island and is mostly used as a high adventure camp.
Both Camp Perry and Laguna Station are in Cameron County, Texas.
Camp Perry Texas website (on a different server)
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Latitude Longitude at Camp Perry - an excel file.
Lat Long at Camp Perry - and excel file - different ver - degrees - minutes and thousanths of minutes
The southern end of Camp Perry
The Spook Trail during Cub Adventure Weekend near the end of October