Camp Ta-Ku-La is a place where lives are changed, a place where people come to escape the everyday worldly rush, and to seek and further their relationship with God.

The facilities provided here at Camp Ta-Ku-La are able to accommodate almost any activity you have.  Each dorm has air conditioning, single showers, sinks, and bunk-beds.  Our meeting lodge is able to hold 358 people maximum.  The pool, recreation equipment/facilities, and buildings ensure that every camp or retreat has a great time.

Peach Tree Village and the surrounding area is rich in historical significance. At the entrance to Camp Ta-Ku-La is a State Historical marker. Just a quarter-mile down the road is another marker for the  Peter Cauble House - the oldest house in Tyler county. The Peach Tree Village Hall was built in 1912 by lumber and oil entrepreneur John Henry Kirby in memory of his parents whose homestead now houses the John Henry Kirby Museum .

John Henry Kirby

    John Henry Kirby (1860-1940) was a legislator, as well as a leader in lumbering, banking, oil development and railroad building. Kirby had his parent's home rebuilt after it was destroyed by fire in 1905. It now houses the John Henry Kirby Museum.

Alabama Indians

    In the early 19th century, the Alabama Indians -- then a large tribe, made their headquarters on this site and called their village "Ta-Ku-La" which means "peach tree."

With the coming of the white settlers, the Alabama Indians withdrew, and the remnant of that tribe is now located about 15 miles south -- occupying the only Indian Reservation in Texas.

State Historical Dedication

    In the early 19th Century, the Alabama Indians -- then a large tribe -- made their headquarters on this site and called their village "Ta-Ku-La" which means "peach tree." Two trails blazed by early pioneers crossed here. A north-south trail came from Anahuac on the Gulf of Mexico over the Neches River leading onward to Nacogdoches. The other ran east-west from Opelousas, Louisiana, through what is now Moscow to present Huntsville, then west to San Antonio. Other trails diverge from this to the Galveston Bay area, San Felipe de Austin and Goliad. The crossings of the trails made this a trading center of importance. With the coming of the white settlers, the Alabama Indians withdrew, and the remnant of that tribe is now located about 15 miles south -- occupying the only Indian Reservation in Texas.

Peach Tree Village Hall

    Nestled in a pine forest and standing majestically on the hillside, one is filled with awe by the sight of the beautiful red brick chapel with its arched glass windows. This is the Peach Tree Village Hall, built by the famed John Henry Kirby in honor of his parents. It stands just a few hundred yards in front of his parent's home where they lived after moving to Texas in 1850. This chapel was built in 1912 and is a designated Texas Historic Site.