Camp Vacamas is a non-profit sleepaway camp offering exciting programs in Junior and Teen Adventure Camps to allow boys and girls to make friends and reach their true potential. Our mission is to provide Safe Fun and Affordable summer camps. Finacial assistance and Scholarships available.
Program Emphasis
Gender
Type Of Stay
Session Options (Weeks)
General Program
Coed
Resident Camp
3
6
Age Range
Capacity
Average Cost
7 - 16
400
$201 - 300 (week)
More About Camp
Since 1924, Camp Vacamas has been providing exciting and challenging summer adventures for children 7-16 from throughout the Tri-State region. Located on a pristine 560-acre site by Lake Larriwein in West Milford, New Jersey, Camp Vacamas is surrounded by the picturesque Ramapo Mountains. But though it’s a world apart in feeling, it’s only a 45-minute drive from New York City.
That very special feeling is based on decades of experience in merging play with learning, laughter with a serious appreciation of both the gifts nature offers and the opportunities the world offers to grow and achieve. We accomplish this with programs designed to nurture mind and body. Activities are as diverse as our campers are individual. And a highly experienced multi-cultural staff that enables campers to learn first-hand about other cultures.
From junior to teen programs, culinary arts to performing arts, scenic woods to woodshop, basketball to volleyball, splitting logs to logging on in our computer lab, it’s a summer with something special for every child.
PHILOSOPHY AND GOALS
PROVIDE A QUALITY RESIDENTIAL CAMPING EXPERIENCE for all low and moderate income families, with sliding-scale fees according to need
CREATE A DECENTRALIZED NON-COMPETITIVE ATMOSPHERE fostering individuality, personal growth
PROVIDE A MULTI-CULTURAL COMMUNITY serving a diverse population in economic, gender, religion, race, culture
FULLY REALIZE POTENTIAL as both a camper and a person
LEARN TO LIVE HARMONIOUSLY with campers from diverse backgrounds
DEVELOP SELF-RELIANCE AND SELF-ESTEEM through independence, cooperation and problem-solving skills
EXPERIENCE A BEAUTIFUL NATURAL ENVIRONMENT to fully appreciate the world we live in
PROGRAMS:
JUNIOR CAMP (ages 7-13)
Groups of 8 campers spend days with their counselors exploring the scenic surroundings, playing sports, boating, fishing and participating in such activities as: American Red Cross-approved swim instruction, woodshop, environmental education, arts and crafts, farm, photography, dance and drama, computers, ropes course, creative cooking. Nights are geared to such larger group activities as carnivals, skit nights, talent shows, scavenger hunts, cook-outs and campfires.
TEEN CAMPERS (ages14-16)
Campers choose from nine special teen adventure and training programs:
Backpacking, Rock Climbing, Canoeing, Performing Arts, Basketball Skills and Drills, Healthy Lifestyles, American Red Cross Lifeguard Training, Six-week Theatre and Leadership-in-Training (LIT) programs.
SPECIAL FACILITIES:
500 Wooded Acres with NJ/NY Hiking Trails
50-acre Private Lake
Extensive Ball Fields
Waterfront Activities
Indoor/Outdoor Basketball Courts
High and Low Ropes Course
Indoor Climbing Wall
Gymnasium
Nature Center
Computer Laboratory
Farm
Library
Indoor / Outdoor Stage
Culinary Arts Center
ACCREDITATION: American Camping Association
Activities and Features
Accommodating Special Needs
Attention Deficit Disorder Asthma
Religious Emphasis
None Non Denominational
Outdoor Activities
General Outdoors Mountaineering Climb and Rappel Ropes Course Backpacking Hiking Rock Climbing
Performing Arts
General Performing Arts Dance Drama
Health and Nutrition
Weight Loss
Computers
Computers
Team Sports
General Team Sports Baseball Basketball Soccer Softball Volleyball
Water Sports
General Water Sports Instructional Swimming Recreational Swimming Canoeing Fishing
Arts and Crafts
General Arts and Crafts Ceramics Jewelry Design Woodworking
Miscellaneous
General Miscellaneous Actvities Color War Mountain Biking Environmental Farming Leadership Skills Photography Radio Video/TV Go-Carting
Camp Address
Winter Address
256 Macopin Road
West Milford NJ, 07480 USA
973-838-1753 (tel.) 973-838-7534 (fax.)
256 Macopin Road
West Milford, New Jersey, 07480 USA
973-838-1753 (tel.) 973-838-7534 (fax.)
