Oak Ridge, NJ
Camp Nyoda offers: Swimming (lake), Canoeing, Kayaking, Paddle Boarding, Archery, Dramatics, Arts and Crafts, Horseback Riding, Tennis, Dance, Outdoor Adventures, camp wide special events and unplugged time with friends. Some age groups take out of camp trips.
Explore on the camp’s website ↗One week gives a camper a basic introduction to her fellow campers through shared experiences. Staying three weeks gives the time for inside jokes, deep friendships, and social success. Group dynamics mature and peer interaction becomes both the learning and the teaching. Campers feel at home, comfortable to move around and travel the property. They recognize they are welcome everywhere and belong rather than visit.
Barely a quarter of a mile in from the street one can discover a whole new world. A gentle hill, a sparkling mirror lake, tall pine and maple trees, rustic cabins — this is a very special place where girls finishing 2nd to 9th grade come to feed their spirit and grow strong in mind and body. The perfect spot was found in Oak Ridge, New Jersey, with rolling hills, a lake, and 125 acres of open space. The camp was named 'Nyoda,' after the Indian name for 'rainbow,' which so often appear over our beautiful mountain after a rainstorm.
At Nyoda, girls like who they are. It's our motto, and we strive to succeed with every girl every day. Girls discover confidence, self assurance, how to make friends, and life skills, both practical and emotional. Traditions are vital here, and many of our counselors were campers who love to be sure these beloved 'ways' are carried into the next generation of campers.
Independence comes with big things, like where to spend your time, who your friends will be, living away from family. It also comes with the little things, like choosing your clothes, doing your inspection job, being on time. It is living unplugged for three weeks, navigating social interactions face to face, problem solving, relying on yourself for answers rather than a parent, teacher, or screens. Resilience becomes part of a girl's character when she is frustrated learning a skill at an activity, has an argument, or the bungalow does poorly working together. She learns to come back for more practice, learns to apologize or accept an apology and keep her friend.
2027-07-04 – 2027-07-10
1 weeks · $1,770
Grades 2–3 (completed)
Overnight camp
Campers in grades 2-3.
Dates, rates & eligibility ↗2027-07-10 – 2027-07-17
1 weeks · $1,770
Grades 2–3 (completed)
Overnight camp
Campers in grades 2-3.
Dates, rates & eligibility ↗2027-07-25 – 2027-07-31
1 weeks · $1,770
Grades 2–3 (completed)
Overnight camp
Campers in grades 2-3.
Dates, rates & eligibility ↗2027-07-31 – 2027-08-07
1 weeks · $1,770
Grades 2–3 (completed)
Overnight camp
Campers in grades 2-3.
Dates, rates & eligibility ↗2027-07-04 – 2027-07-17
2 weeks · $3,275
Grades 2–4 (completed)
Overnight camp
Grades 2-3 and new campers in grade 4. Weeks 1+2.
Dates, rates & eligibility ↗2027-07-10 – 2027-07-24
2 weeks · $3,275
Grades 2–4 (completed)
Overnight camp
Grades 2-3 and new campers in grade 4. Weeks 2+3.
Dates, rates & eligibility ↗2027-07-25 – 2027-08-07
2 weeks · $3,275
Grades 2–4 (completed)
Overnight camp
Grades 2-3 and new campers in grade 4. Weeks 4+5.
Dates, rates & eligibility ↗2027-07-31 – 2027-08-14
2 weeks · $3,275
Grades 2–4 (completed)
Overnight camp
Grades 2-3 and new campers in grade 4. Weeks 5+6. Note: source lists end date as 8/14/2026 — likely a typo for 2027.
Dates, rates & eligibility ↗2027-07-04 – 2027-07-24
3 weeks · $4,440
Grades 4–10 (completed)
Overnight camp
Campers in grades 4-10 have the option to come for three weeks. First Session.
Dates, rates & eligibility ↗2027-07-25 – 2027-08-14
3 weeks · $4,440
Grades 4–10 (completed)
Overnight camp
Campers in grades 4-10 have the option to come for three weeks. Second Session.
Dates, rates & eligibility ↗2027-07-04 – 2027-08-14
6 weeks · $8,630
Grades 4–10 (completed)
Overnight camp
Campers in grades 4-10 have the option to come for all six weeks
Dates, rates & eligibility ↗We begin each day with 'Set ups' which gets everyone out of bed and moving. Then breakfast, bungalow clean up, and Sing, our daily camp meeting. There the girls sing songs and hear announcements for the day from every department and the Head Counselor. Then it is off for the first Activity time, 10-12. During these two hours girls choose the activities they want to do and drop in and out of these locations. Before the 12:30 lunch is Bung time, a relaxed time to share with the friends and counselors you live with. After lunch is Rest Hour. After Rest Hour is Rec Swim, all invited, and then a second Activity time from 3-5. After dinner the activity is for the entire camp, and is different each evening. Good Night Circle ends the day with songs and a friendship squeeze.
Explore on the camp’s website ↗After dinner the activity is for the entire camp, and is different each evening. These fun-filled activities are planned by the counselors and range from team game to counselor hunt to station activities involving pirates, TV shows, Olympics, and Mystery Theater. Campers are grouped in many different ways which helps them get to know everyone here. It adds to our feeling of community and improves each person's self confidence to have friends of all ages.
Explore on the camp’s website ↗Historical reviews from CampRatingz.
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