Mason is one of the oldest continuously operating youth camps in the world. We started in 1900, as Camp Washington, owned by the Trenton/Mercer County YMCA. A few years later, we moved to an island in the Delaware River and changed our name to Camp Wilson. After a flood destroyed the site in 1955 we moved to our current location and rebuilt as "Central New Jersey Y camps".
Here we became an "independent Y association" serving children from all geographic areas. In the 1980's the camp's name was changed to Camp Ralph S. Mason to honor the man who was instrumental in rebuilding camp after the flood, and served as the volunteer Chairman of the Board of Directors for 34 years!
Each year we host nearly 1000 campers in our summer camping programs as well as over 13,000 in our outdoor center . These "non-summer" campers come from over 120 different schools, groups and other organizations who use our facility for environmental education, outdoor education, outdoor recreation, retreats and groups getaways.
One of the best ways to discover what our organization is all about is learning about our Mission. Our Mission is our “map” for how we operate all our programs.
Details
Camp Type:
Day Residential
Year Established:
1900
Gender:
coed
Age of Campers:
7-15
Cost/Week:
$650 - $700/wk (Please contact camp for exact pricing.)
Nearest Large City:
Don Jennings
Accreditations:
ACA
Activities
academic:
Animals
General Sports
adventure:
Canoeing
Equestrian and Horseback Riding
Hiking Day outings
Kayaking
Mountain Biking
Rock Climbing
Ropes Course
Wilderness
artistic:
Acting
Art
Ceramics
Dance
Drawing and Painting
Music
Pottery
athletic:
Archery
Baseball
Basketball
BMX
Cheerleading
Fencing
Fishing
Inline Skating
Lacrosse
Martial Arts
Riflery
Rugby
Skateboarding
Soccer
Softball
Swimming
Volleyball
specialinterest:
Fitness Camps Game
Yoga
Sessions
(Please contact camp directly for updated session schedule.)
Traditional Camp(finishing grades 2-9)- REGISTER NOW
FOUR WEEK SESSIONS
Session 1
June 27-July 24
Fee $2500
Session 2 July 25-August 21
Fee $2500
TWO WEEK SESSIONS
Session 1A June 27-July 10
Fee $1300
Session 1B July 11-July 24
Fee $1300
Session 2A July 25-August 7
Fee $1300
Session 2B August 8-August 21
Fee $1300
ONE WEEK SESSIONS(finishing grades 2-5)
Session 1
June 27-July 3
Fee $700
Session 2
August 8-August 14
Fee $700
Diamond M.Ranch Camp(grades 6-9) - REGISTER NOW
Session 1A
June 27 - July 10
Fee $1450
Session 1B
July 11- July 24
Fee $1450
Session 2A
July 25 - August 7
Fee $1450
Session 2B
August 8- August 21
Fee $1450
Additional Options
Please note that Stay-Over Weekends occur only on the dates below. If your child is a 4-week camper and you do not check one of these boxes we will assume that you're taking your child home for the weekend. As most campers go home these weekends, the fee prvided for the additional staff needed to supervise those who stay.
Stay Over weekend: Session 1
July 10-July 11
Fee $100
Stay Over Weekend: Session 2
August 7-August 8
Fee $100
Counselor-In-Training Program(finishing 10 grade and 16 years old0REGISTER NOW
This registration must be accompanied by the CIT/LT application available at our website
Session 1
June 27-July 24
Fee $2500
Session 2 July 25-August 21
Fee $2500
Leader-In-Training Program(finishing grade 9 and 15 years old)REGISTER NOW
This registration must be accompanied by the CIT/LT application available at our website