New Jersey summers

A week that still feels like a week.

Day and overnight sessions: woods, water, a dining hall that is loud on purpose, staff who already know the kids’ names.

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What we do

Day camp

Bus or drop-off, age bands, Friday show.

Overnight

Cabin groups, lights-out that is real.

Family weekends

Off-season, no program theatre.

Daily family note

What the cabin actually did — not a reel of screaming joy.

Nurse on site

Nights too. Meds logged. Homesick is treated like a fact.

Staff who stay

We hire people who already know the woods, then keep them.

Who this is for

Families

Who want a week that still feels like a week.

Schools & groups

Off-season weekends without programme theatre.

Alumni staff

Who still know where the keys live.

How a typical job runs

  1. 1. Dates & age

    Day or overnight, bus or drop-off. We send what is left.

  2. 2. Forms

    Health, pickup names, the food we can actually cook.

  3. 3. The week

    Woods, water, a loud dining hall, lights-out that is real.

  4. 4. Friday

    A show or a quiet pickup. Lost property has a box.

About Camp Friendship NJ

We run a small campus — cabins, a lake edge, arts and a nurse who is actually on site. Families get a daily note, not a marketing reel.

Day and overnight sessions: woods, water, a dining hall that is loud on purpose, staff who already know the kids’ names. New Jersey woods, a lake edge, arts that are not content.

Camp Friendship NJ will not sell ‘transformational leadership’ to a ten-year-old. We will sell a cabin, a lake, and a named counsellor.

The child’s actual bedtime and the pickup person who is not you belong in the first mail.

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What happens after you write

Write [email protected] with age, week, and day vs overnight. Camp Friendship NJ sends remaining places.

Questions people actually ask

Day vs overnight?
Both. We say the age bands and the bus.
Special needs / meds?
Write early. The nurse is real; we are honest if we cannot staff a need.
Visiting during the week?
Usually no. It unravels the cabin.
Refunds?
In the pack you sign. Weather and illness are written, not improvised.
Can I tour?
Family weekends and a booked walk. Not a surprise Saturday.

Get in touch

Write [email protected] with the situation, a date if you have one, and the best way to reply. We read the box and answer in order.

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Direct mail
[email protected]

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