And sure! Some of us are always thinking about next summer at 4-H Camp, but as of today our dates and themes are announced, and we're only a month away from when our Early Polar Bear Registration kicks off and you can begin signing up for summer camp!
So check out our summer schedule below or on our website, and start to begin to almost be dreaming of planning your summer now!
Reach out to the Camp Office (973-948-3550) with any and all questions.
Session 1: Area '51: Robot Takeover!
(July 6th-11th)
Summer 2026 starts with a sci-fi spectacular! We’ll need to open our division of interstellar hijinks investigation, Area ‘51 (cause Camp was founded in 1951, of course) because it seems like some Space Robots are scheduled to make first contact here in early July. Surely, hijinks will occur, and adventures will be had as we introduce this band of futuristic star-traveling robots to our rustic tech-free camp.
Session 2: Spy Week
Summer 2026 starts with a sci-fi spectacular! We’ll need to open our division of interstellar hijinks investigation, Area ‘51 (cause Camp was founded in 1951, of course) because it seems like some Space Robots are scheduled to make first contact here in early July. Surely, hijinks will occur, and adventures will be had as we introduce this band of futuristic star-traveling robots to our rustic tech-free camp.
Session 2: Spy Week
(July 13th-18th)
The BIG Session
A session full of exciting intrigue, code words, hidden plans, and surprising twists and turns! Classified information is up for grabs and counselor double agents will need to be discovered, all while there will be mysteries to be solved and top-secret missions to be both foiled and accomplished. In the action movie that is summer camp, each and every one of our campers turns out to be the hero.
Session 3: CHAOS!
(July 20th-25th)
CHAOS (our session full of pranks) returns to 4-H Camp! As much as we’ll try to keep things calm and orderly with our Wednesday Night “PrankBusters” activity, chances are that nothing can seem to curtail the unpredictable zaniness. No one can ever tell exactly what Chaos Week will bring...but it’s a safe bet that some of the counselors will end up covered in ice cream.
Session 4: Epic Tales of Mythic Legends: Mount Olympus
(July 27th-August 1st)
We love storytelling here at 4-H Camp, and for Summer ’26 some classic Greek myths will form the foundation of Epic Tales of Mythic Legends week! Knowing the excitement this theme usually entails, the addition of some Gods and Goddesses bringing with them an assortment of quests and challenges will only serve to make it more legendary. And epic. And mythic. You get the idea.
We love storytelling here at 4-H Camp, and for Summer ’26 some classic Greek myths will form the foundation of Epic Tales of Mythic Legends week! Knowing the excitement this theme usually entails, the addition of some Gods and Goddesses bringing with them an assortment of quests and challenges will only serve to make it more legendary. And epic. And mythic. You get the idea.
The BIG Session
(August 5th-22nd)
This August, we are offering our 6th annual BIG SESSION. Designed for returning campers who have already loved their time at 4-H Camp in the past (or new campers who are confident that 4-H Camp is the place for them to spend most of a month), simply put, it’s a lot MORE CAMP. If the one-week sessions are a go-go-go “event”, then the Big Session is all about the “camp lifestyle” where campers get the opportunity to just enjoy residing at 4-H Camp for an extended period of time. Featuring all the themes from earlier in the summer, our BIG classes, and a ton of activities exclusive to our Big Session, we build a special kind of community that can only be accomplished in 18 straight days at 4-H Camp.
Little BIG
This August, we are offering our 6th annual BIG SESSION. Designed for returning campers who have already loved their time at 4-H Camp in the past (or new campers who are confident that 4-H Camp is the place for them to spend most of a month), simply put, it’s a lot MORE CAMP. If the one-week sessions are a go-go-go “event”, then the Big Session is all about the “camp lifestyle” where campers get the opportunity to just enjoy residing at 4-H Camp for an extended period of time. Featuring all the themes from earlier in the summer, our BIG classes, and a ton of activities exclusive to our Big Session, we build a special kind of community that can only be accomplished in 18 straight days at 4-H Camp.
Little BIG
(August 5th-13th)
Three nights longer than a classic one-week session, but half the time of our BIG Sesh, The Little BIG Session is an option for families who want a bit more time at 4-H Camp but still allow for flexibility in their August schedule.
Campers enrolled in Little BIG will participate in all aspects of the first half of the BIG Session, fully completing their Period One and Two classes and four meetings of their chosen BIG Classes. They will get the opportunity for their own Closing Ceremonies and farewells before they depart the morning of Halfway Day of the BIG Session.
Bunks for the Little BIG Session are extremely limited per age group – we recommend signing up early if this option best fits your camper.
Three nights longer than a classic one-week session, but half the time of our BIG Sesh, The Little BIG Session is an option for families who want a bit more time at 4-H Camp but still allow for flexibility in their August schedule.
Campers enrolled in Little BIG will participate in all aspects of the first half of the BIG Session, fully completing their Period One and Two classes and four meetings of their chosen BIG Classes. They will get the opportunity for their own Closing Ceremonies and farewells before they depart the morning of Halfway Day of the BIG Session.
Bunks for the Little BIG Session are extremely limited per age group – we recommend signing up early if this option best fits your camper.
