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YMCA Camp Bernie offers summer camp, day camp, and overnight camp, along with family camps, school vacation programs, and kid and community events. The program also runs outdoor education programs with hands-on learning in nature and ecology, challenge courses, team-building activities, and adventurous ropes courses, as well as themed options like Zombie Survival Camp, Fall Family Camp, Dino Discovery week, and an end-of-season Candleboat Ceremony. In addition, YMCA Camp Bernie hosts retreats and teambuilding for school and scout groups, group day and overnight trips, family weekends, community enrichment lessons, private rentals, and Counselors-in-Training programs.
• Price: Early Registration is Open! Register + pay in full before January 1, 2026 and receive 10% OFF your summer camp adventure!
Since 1956, YMCA Camp Bernie has been a place where people of all ages come together to connect, grow, and thrive. Guided by the YMCA’s four core values of Caring, Honesty, Respect, and Responsibility, the program states that it creates an environment that encourages exploration, resilience, inclusion, and authentic connection. YMCA Camp Bernie operates as a year-round outdoor education and retreat center and is a non-profit, charitable organization.
One parent shared that “Camp Bernie is an awesome place where children go to have a great time. The counselors make each child feel special. They experience new things, learn about nature and make new friends. There is always something new to try or someone new to get to know. Year after year it is where they go to meet up with their friends.” Another parent described it as “a great Traditional Summer Camp” and noted that their child did not ask for a phone after a week away and was excited to talk about the activities. A third parent called YMCA Camp Bernie “a hidden gem in the world of New Jersey summer camps” and described it as a community where kids are “seen, supported, and celebrated for exactly who they are,” expressing gratitude for the staff and the experience their child had.
Last updated July 17, 2026.
• Price: Early Registration is Open! Register + pay in full before January 1, 2026 and receive 10% OFF your summer camp adventure!
Since 1956, YMCA Camp Bernie has been a place where people of all ages come together to connect, grow, and thrive. Guided by the YMCA’s four core values of Caring, Honesty, Respect, and Responsibility, the program states that it creates an environment that encourages exploration, resilience, inclusion, and authentic connection. YMCA Camp Bernie operates as a year-round outdoor education and retreat center and is a non-profit, charitable organization.
One parent shared that “Camp Bernie is an awesome place where children go to have a great time. The counselors make each child feel special. They experience new things, learn about nature and make new friends. There is always something new to try or someone new to get to know. Year after year it is where they go to meet up with their friends.” Another parent described it as “a great Traditional Summer Camp” and noted that their child did not ask for a phone after a week away and was excited to talk about the activities. A third parent called YMCA Camp Bernie “a hidden gem in the world of New Jersey summer camps” and described it as a community where kids are “seen, supported, and celebrated for exactly who they are,” expressing gratitude for the staff and the experience their child had.
Last updated July 17, 2026.
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