YMCA Summer Camps in Northern New Jersey

At the Metropolitan YMCA of the Oranges, we have different types of camps available to accommodate your child’s needs. We offer summer sleepaway camps, as well as specialty and day camps for campers not quite ready to be away from home for an extended period. Sleepaway camps are fully supervised and available for children and teens of all ages. Nutritious breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks are served daily, and day trips are free. Choose the YMCA summer camp that’s right for you and your child.

The YMCA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit social services organization dedicated to youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility. The Metropolitan YMCA of the Oranges is one of the largest YMCA associations in the state of New Jersey. Our staff is dedicated to enriching the lives of thousands of children and their families through our family-friendly programs, including our summer camps, before-and-after school care, and so much more. YMCA believes in bringing people of all ages and backgrounds together. Our organization is all-inclusive, meaning no one is ever turned away from our programs because they can’t afford to register and participate. Generous donations to our Annual Campaign provide financial assistance to individuals and families in our communities.

Are you interested in registering your child for our summer camps in New Jersey? If you have Internet access, we now offer online registration from the convenience of your own home. You must have a valid YMCA membership at the time of registration and while your child is attending camp to receive the member rate. Otherwise, you’ll be charged our community member rate. A down payment is due during registration to guarantee your child’s spot. If your family is on a tight budget, don’t let that deter you from making this summer your child’s best one ever. Apply for financial assistance today.

No. Any family can register. A valid YMCA membership gets you the member rate; everyone else pays the community rate.

• Click here and log into your online account
• Visit your branch’s Welcome Center
• Call our Remote Welcome Center at 973-758-9039

ALL CAMPS: Starting February 1, a $35 administrative fee will be added for all changes. Straight cancellations that do not involve changing weeks, etc, would not be charged the administrative fee.

December 1, 2026. Returning 2026 campers get priority registration Dec. 1–18; member and community registration follow by branch.

Every Metro Y camp is accredited by the American Camp Association and by Praesidium for abuse prevention. For your child, that means every counselor is screened, background-checked and trained before Day 1, and campers spend the day with kids their own age.

At camp, your child gets something school can’t easily give them: hours of daily movement, real social friction, unstructured time, and a sense of mattering to a group.

Your child won’t miss their phone at camp — not because we take it, but because something better is always happening.

The friends your child makes around a campfire or on a canoe are often the ones they ask about all winter. It’s the most common thing camp parents tell us: their kids can’t wait to go back.