Rio Vista continues to be under the Direction of Carl Hawkins alongside him is Jeff Hughes as Program Director. Popular activities during this decade are; water-skiing, track Meet, baseball, broomball on horseback, kite making, advanced archery hunting, ACE trips, The Mystic Talent Show/Dance, and horseback riding. Johnny and Kathy welcome the birth of their son Justin. Freddie Hawkins marries Chaille Winston. Camp Care, a camp for special needs adults, begins at Rio Vista.