New Jersey Resident Camps for kids

A christian focused, religious affiliation noncompetitive, with programs oriented on living in community with others

Gender: Coed, from 7 to 18;
Session Length: Partial week, 1 week sessions
Season: June through August
Activities: Archery, Arts and Crafts, Boating, Canoeing, Challenge/Rope Courses, Ceramics/Pottery, Model Rocketry, Music, Sailing

Camp Glen Gray
200 Midvale Mountain Road
Mahwah, NJ
201-327-7234

A volunteer run, overnight family camping and hiking facility with over 750 wooded acres in the Ramapo Mountains where families and groups can rent cabins, leantos, and tent sites.

Gender: Family camping. Every child must be accompanied by at least one adult family member (21+)
Session Length: Not fixed
Season: Open year round
Activities: Hiking trails, fishing, boating, sports fields, campfire rings, and an amphitheater for outdoor events.

A summer of fun, a lifetime of memories. Diverse program, modern cabins, excellent staff, Kosher. Ideal for 1st. timers.

Gender: Coed,from 7 to 15;
Session Length: 3, 5, 7 week sessions
Season: June through August
Activities: Arts and Crafts, Baseball/Softball, Basketball, Boating, Drama, Hockey, Soccer, Team Field Sports, Instructional Swimming, Tennis,Academics, Archery, Canoeing, Ceramics/Pottery, Climbing/Rappelling, Dance, Fishing, Golf, Gymnastics, Hiking, Kayaking, Martial Arts, Nature/Environmental Studies, Performing Arts, Photography, Radio/TV/Video, Recreational Swimming, Team Building

Camp Tecumseh
Pittstown, NJ
201-851-9300

Christian emphasis for disadvantaged children.

Gender: Coed,from 7 to 12;
Session Length: 1 week sessions
Activities: Aquatics, Archery, Arts and Crafts, Camping Skills/Outdoor Living, Challenge/Rope Courses, Nature/Environmental Studies, Soccer, Team Field Sports, Recreational Swimming, Baseball, Softball, Boating, Computer, Dance, Drama, Fishing, Hiking, International Culture, Music, Photography, Religious Study, Instructional Swimming, Team Building, Tennis

Mon-Fri sleep-away camp; home on the weekends; transportation provided. Campers choose their activities individually.

Gender: Coed from 7 to 15;
Session Length: 2, 4, 6, 8 week sessions
Activities: Archery, Arts and Crafts, Basketball, Ceramics/Pottery, Drama, Fencing, Gymnastics, Instructional Swimming, Tennis, Aerobics/Exercise, Baseball, Softball, Dance, Drawing/Painting, Fishing, Hiking, Model Rocketry, Performing Arts, Photography, Soccer, Team Field Sports, Recreational Swimming

A christian focused program that nurturs, and inspires one's spiritual journey.

Gender: Coed from 8 to 18; Boys Only from 8 to 18; Girls Only from 8 to 18
Session Length: Partial week, 1 week sessions
Season: June through August
Activities; Equestrian Camp, Wilderness Trip Camp with Backpacking, Camping Skills/Outdoor Living, Challenge/Rope Courses, Climbing/Rappelling, Community Service, Hiking, Horseback Riding Religious Study, Aquatics, Arts and Crafts, Baseball/Softball, Basketball, Boating, Canoeing, Caving, Nature/Environmental Studies, Soccer, Team Field Sports, Recreational Swimming, Team Building

Situated on a hillside overlooking Little Silver Lake, with 125 acres of forests, wetlands, fields and lawns with programs having a Christian focus.

Gender: Coed from 6 to 21;
Session Length: 1 week sessions
Activities: Aquatics, Arts and Crafts, Baseball/Softball, Basketball, Boating, Canoeing, Fishing, Music, Religious Study, Recreational Swimming, Performing Arts

Nonprofit camp for 6 to 15 yr old boys and girls, from low income families in Middlesex Co.

Gender: Coed from 6 to 15;
Session Length: 2 week sessions
Season: June through August
Activities: Arts and Crafts, Baseball/Softball, Basketbal, Camping Skills/Outdoor Living, Dance, Drama, Nature/Environmental Studies, Soccer, Team Field Sports, Recreational Swimming, Aquatics, Drawing/Painting, Music, Photography, Instructional Swimming, Tennis

Gender: Coed, from 7 to 11; Boys Only from 7 to 11; Girls Only from 7 to 11
Session Length: 1, 2 week sessions
Season: July through August
Activities: Arts and Crafts, Camping Skills/Outdoor Living, Challenge/Rope Courses, Drama, Hiking, Leadership Development, Music, Nature/Environmental Studies, Religious Study, Recreational Swimming

Trail Blazers
Montague, NJ
212-529-5113

An academic and Wilderness Trip Camp offering low-income youth programs to develop social and academic skills through a rustic, challenging, outdoor-based residential environment.

Gender: Boys Only from 7 to 17; Girls Only from 7 to 17
Session Length: 1, 3 week sessions
Season: June through August
Featured Activities: Academics, Backpacking, Camping Skills/Outdoor Living, Community Service, Hiking, Leadership Development, Nature/Environmental Studies, Instructional Swimming, Wilderness Trips, Arts and Crafts, Boating, Canoeing, Challenge/Rope Courses, Drama, Farming/Ranching/Gardening, Fishing, Music, Performing Arts, Recreational Swimming, Team Building.

Vacamas Programs For Youth
West Milford, NJ
973-838-1394

Multicultural, diverse populations develop in a nurturing, non sectarian community offering non competetive environment for low and moderate income families. Provides Weight Loss and Wilderness Trip Camp programs

Gender: Coed from 7 to 16
Session Length: 3, 6, 9 week sessions
Season: June through August
Activities: Aquatic Activities, Camping Skills/Outdoor Living, Challenge/Rope Courses, Hiking, Leadership Development, Nature/Environmental Studies, Team Field Sports, Instructional Swimming, Recreational Swimming, Team Building, Arts and Crafts, Backpacking, Baseball/Softball, Basketball, Boating, Canoeing, Ceramics/Pottery, Climbing/Rappelling, Community Service, Computer, Dance, Drama, Drawing/Painting, Farming/Ranching/Gardening, Field Trips, Fishing, Performing Arts, Soccer, Wilderness Trips.

YMCA Camp Ralph S Mason
Hardwick, NJ
908-362-8217

Offers traditional and varied elective program with emphasis on the outdoors. Modern facilities on a 600 acre campus adjacent to the Delaware Water Gap National Park.

Gender: Coed from 7 to 16
Session Length: 2, 4 week sessions
Activities: Aquatics, Archery, Bicycling/Biking, Camping Skills/Outdoor Living, Challenge/Rope Courses, Horseback Riding, Riflery, Team Field Sports, Instructional Swimming, Wilderness Trips, Arts and Crafts, Backpacking, Baseball/Softball, Basketball, Boating, Canoeing, Ceramics/Pottery, Climbing/Rappelling, Dance, Drama, Drawing/Painting, Fencing, Field Trips, Fishing, Hiking, Hockey, International Culture, Kayaking, Martial Arts, Music, Nature/Environmental Studies, Performing Arts, Photography, Rafting, Skating, Soccer, Recreational Swimming, Team Building.