Overnight Camps in New Jersey

Commercial Township, NJ · Cumberland County

★★★★½ 4.9 (51)

Bayshore Center at Bivalve

★★★★½4.6(166 reviews)

Tall-ship maritime camps on the A.J. Meerwald: day sails for 12+ and a 5-day live-aboard for 13-16.

Ages 12–16Contact for pricing

Commercial Township, NJ · Cumberland County

Bayshore Center at Bivalve

Tall-ship maritime camps on the A.J. Meerwald: day sails for 12+ and a 5-day live-aboard for 13-16.

Ages 12–16

★★★★½ 4.6 (166)

Fairview Lake YMCA Camps

★★★★★5.0(5 reviews)

Ages 7–17 · Waterfront · Financial aidContact for pricing

Overnight YMCA camp on 660 acres, grades 2-11, sleepaway plus adventure and specialty sessions.

Ages 7–17 · Waterfront · Financial aid

Fairview Lake YMCA Camps

Overnight YMCA camp on 660 acres, grades 2-11, sleepaway plus adventure and specialty sessions.

Wanaque, NJ · Passaic County

★★★★★ 5.0 (5)

Elks Camp Moore

★★★★½4.8(127 reviews)

Free overnight camp for campers with special needs, ages 7-18, sponsored by local Elks Lodges.

Ages 7–18Contact for pricing

Wanaque, NJ · Passaic County

Elks Camp Moore

Free overnight camp for campers with special needs, ages 7-18, sponsored by local Elks Lodges.

Ages 7–18

★★★★½ 4.8 (127)

Camp Nyoda

★★★★½4.8(39 reviews)

Ages 7–15Contact for pricing

All-girls overnight camp since 1917, ages 7-15, with lake swimming, horseback riding and archery.

Camp Nyoda

All-girls overnight camp since 1917, ages 7-15, with lake swimming, horseback riding and archery.

Ages 7–15

Rockaway Township, NJ · Morris County

★★★★½ 4.8 (39)

Camp Marcella

★★★★½4.7(24 reviews)

Nonprofit sleepaway camp for blind and visually impaired campers, ages 5-16, on 200 wooded acres.

Ages 5–16Contact for pricing

Rockaway Township, NJ · Morris County

Camp Marcella

Nonprofit sleepaway camp for blind and visually impaired campers, ages 5-16, on 200 wooded acres.

Ages 5–16

Harvey Cedars, NJ · Ocean County

★★★★½ 4.7 (24)

Harvey Cedars Bible Conference

★★★★½4.8(258 reviews)

Christian overnight conference centre; summer youth weeks are booked by youth groups, not individuals.

Harvey Cedars, NJ · Ocean County

Harvey Cedars Bible Conference

Christian overnight conference centre; summer youth weeks are booked by youth groups, not individuals.

★★★★½ 4.8 (258)

NoBeBoSco Scout Camp

★★★★½4.8(45 reviews)

BSA Scouts BSA overnight camp on 380 wooded acres at Sand Pond; week-long troop sessions.

NoBeBoSco Scout Camp

BSA Scouts BSA overnight camp on 380 wooded acres at Sand Pond; week-long troop sessions.

★★★★½ 4.8 (45)

Camp Jefferson

★★★★½4.5(163 reviews)

Ages 3–10Contact for pricing

Municipal 96-acre day camp, 9am-3pm, with zip line, ropes course, archery and lake.

Camp Jefferson

Municipal 96-acre day camp, 9am-3pm, with zip line, ropes course, archery and lake.

Ages 3–10

★★★★½ 4.5 (163)

Princeton-Blairstown Center

★★★★½4.7(107 reviews)

Free one-week overnight camp for Trenton and Newark youth through partner organizations.

Princeton-Blairstown Center

Free one-week overnight camp for Trenton and Newark youth through partner organizations.

Ocean Township, NJ · Monmouth County

★★★★½ 4.7 (107)

Rising Treetops at Oakhurst (formerly Camp Oakhurst)

★★★★4.4(79 reviews)

Nonprofit sleepaway camp for ages 8+ with developmental disabilities, autism and physical disabilities.

Ages 8+Contact for pricing

Ocean Township, NJ · Monmouth County

Rising Treetops at Oakhurst (formerly Camp Oakhurst)

Nonprofit sleepaway camp for ages 8+ with developmental disabilities, autism and physical disabilities.

Ages 8+

Paulsboro, NJ · Gloucester County

★★★★ 4.4 (79)

Crusaders Youth Camp

★★★★★5.0(8 reviews)

Faith-based Christian overnight youth camp (ages 6–21) focused on leadership and spiritual growth.

Paulsboro, NJ · Gloucester County

Crusaders Youth Camp

Faith-based Christian overnight youth camp (ages 6–21) focused on leadership and spiritual growth.

Medford, NJ · Burlington County

★★★★★ 5.0 (8)

Camp Dark Waters

★★★★½4.8(88 reviews)

Small ACA-accredited Quaker overnight camp (ages 7–14) with a free-choice program.

Medford, NJ · Burlington County

Camp Dark Waters

Small ACA-accredited Quaker overnight camp (ages 7–14) with a free-choice program.

★★★★½ 4.8 (88)

Pine Tree Education & Environmental Center

★★★★½4.8(71 reviews)

Scouting outdoor center in the Pinelands that hosts Cub Scout day camp each summer.

Pine Tree Education & Environmental Center

Scouting outdoor center in the Pinelands that hosts Cub Scout day camp each summer.

Bogota, NJ · Bergen County

★★★★½ 4.8 (71)

CourtSense at Bogota Racquet Club

★★★★4.1(35 reviews)

Junior tennis camp, ages 5-18, with a full-day 11-18 high-performance track on hard and clay.

Ages 5–18Contact for pricing

Bogota, NJ · Bergen County

CourtSense at Bogota Racquet Club

Junior tennis camp, ages 5-18, with a full-day 11-18 high-performance track on hard and clay.

Ages 5–18

★★★★ 4.1 (35)

Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey - Camp Hoover

★★★★½4.7(108 reviews)

Girls-only Girl Scout overnight camp on 340 acres, grades 1-12, oldest in NJ.

Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey - Camp Hoover

Girls-only Girl Scout overnight camp on 340 acres, grades 1-12, oldest in NJ.

Sandyston, NJ · Sussex County

★★★★½ 4.7 (108)

YMCA Camp Linwood MacDonald

★★★★½4.7(64 reviews)

Coed YMCA sleepaway camp, ages 7-14, on 200+ wooded acres in Sussex County.

Sandyston, NJ · Sussex County

YMCA Camp Linwood MacDonald

Coed YMCA sleepaway camp, ages 7-14, on 200+ wooded acres in Sussex County.

Ocean Township, NJ · Ocean County

★★★★½ 4.7 (64)

Camp Amity Acres

★★★★4.4(42 reviews)

Girl Scouts outdoor day camp on a cedar lake; girls 3-15, boys 3-12, non-members welcome.

Ages 3–15$130 total

Ocean Township, NJ · Ocean County

Camp Amity Acres

Girl Scouts outdoor day camp on a cedar lake; girls 3-15, boys 3-12, non-members welcome.

Centenary Summer Scholars

★★★★★5.0(1 review)

Hackettstown, NJ · Warren County

Pre-college academic camp for rising grades 8-12, offered as day or residential sessions.

Ages 13–18Contact for pricing

Hackettstown, NJ · Warren County

Centenary Summer Scholars

Pre-college academic camp for rising grades 8-12, offered as day or residential sessions.

Ages 13–18

Monroe, NJ · Gloucester County

★★★★★ 5.0 (1)

Camp Sun & Fun

★★★★½4.6(51 reviews)

Day and overnight camp for children and adults with I/DD, barrier-free, 24-hour medical staff.

Monroe, NJ · Gloucester County

Camp Sun & Fun

Day and overnight camp for children and adults with I/DD, barrier-free, 24-hour medical staff.

★★★★½ 4.6 (51)

Girl Scouts Camp Inawendiwin

★★★★½4.5(31 reviews)

Girl Scouts Pine Barrens camp for girls ages 5–17 with archery, ziplining, and horseback.

Girl Scouts Camp Inawendiwin

Girl Scouts Pine Barrens camp for girls ages 5–17 with archery, ziplining, and horseback.

Lebanon Township, NJ · Hunterdon County

★★★★½ 4.5 (31)

Cross Roads Camp and Retreat Center

★★★★½4.5(68 reviews)

Faith-based overnight camp, grades 2-9, with voluntary tiered tuition.

Lebanon Township, NJ · Hunterdon County

Cross Roads Camp and Retreat Center

Faith-based overnight camp, grades 2-9, with voluntary tiered tuition.

Paterson, NJ · Passaic County

★★★★½ 4.5 (68)

YMCA of Paterson NJ

★★★★½4.5(88 reviews)

ACA-accredited YMCA day and overnight camps, by the week or all summer.

Paterson, NJ · Passaic County

YMCA of Paterson NJ

ACA-accredited YMCA day and overnight camps, by the week or all summer.

Edison, NJ · Middlesex County

★★★★½ 4.5 (88)

Kiddie Keep Well Camp

★★★★4.4(132 reviews)

Free 11-day overnight camp for under-resourced Middlesex County kids ages 7-11.

Edison, NJ · Middlesex County

Kiddie Keep Well Camp

Free 11-day overnight camp for under-resourced Middlesex County kids ages 7-11.

Whiting, NJ · Ocean County

★★★★ 4.4 (132)

America's Keswick

★★★★½4.6(5 reviews)

Christian retreat center in Whiting, NJ with a homeschool co-op, youth nights and summer kids ministry.

Ages 5–17Contact for pricing

Whiting, NJ · Ocean County

America's Keswick

Christian retreat center in Whiting, NJ with a homeschool co-op, youth nights and summer kids ministry.

Ages 5–17

West Milford, NJ · Passaic County

★★★★½ 4.6 (5)

Hands In 4 Youth - Home of Vacamas Camps

★★★★4.2(59 reviews)

Nonprofit sleepaway and day camp, ages 6-17, sliding-scale fees and free busing.

West Milford, NJ · Passaic County

Hands In 4 Youth - Home of Vacamas Camps

Nonprofit sleepaway and day camp, ages 6-17, sliding-scale fees and free busing.

Ridgewood, NJ · Bergen County

★★★★ 4.2 (59)

Ridgewood YMCA

★★★★4.0(104 reviews)

YMCA day camp (ages 3-14) plus Camp Bernie overnight (7-16); nobody turned away for cost.

Ridgewood, NJ · Bergen County

Ridgewood YMCA

YMCA day camp (ages 3-14) plus Camp Bernie overnight (7-16); nobody turned away for cost.

Montague, NJ · Sussex County

★★★★ 4.0 (104)

Trail Blazer Camps

★★★½3.5(24 reviews)

Electronics-free overnight camp on 1,000 acres; small groups, canoeing, expeditions, bussing.

Montague, NJ · Sussex County

Trail Blazer Camps

Electronics-free overnight camp on 1,000 acres; small groups, canoeing, expeditions, bussing.

Newark, NJ · Essex County

★★★½ 3.5 (24)

YM/WCA Newark & Vicinity

★★★3.0(84 reviews)

YMCA day camp (ages 4-12) with free meals and swim, plus an overnight camp and CIT track.

Newark, NJ · Essex County

YM/WCA Newark & Vicinity

YMCA day camp (ages 4-12) with free meals and swim, plus an overnight camp and CIT track.