Summer Camp Registration

2026 season is Open- Contact Carol if you have any questions Carol@flatrockbrook.org

See Public Programs Page for our Break at the Brook school break camp for dates in

February * April * June 2026.

Flat Rock Brook’s Summer Day Camp is an active, educational camp. Campers will spend most of their time outdoors, weather permitting. Please note that Flat Rock Finch camp group is now 8:30 to 3:00 full day. This group will have a “Quiet Time” during the day to recharge. All camp participants MUST BE FULLY POTTY TRAINED!

Flat Rock Finch Camp is for campers ages 4 to 5 and runs from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm.

Flat Rock Fox Camp is for campers ages 6 to 7 and runs daily from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm.

Coyote Kids Camp is for campers ages 8 to 10 and runs from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm.

Junior Naturalists is for campers ages 11 to 14 and runs from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm.

EARLY BIRD SPECIAL: Receive $50 off per week when you register now through March 1, 2026. Price will increase March 2, 12:00 am.

Flat Rock Brook’s Summer Nature Day Camp is certified by the State of New Jersey and meets all of the health and safety standards required by the State of New Jersey Youth Camp Safety. Camp ID #1876.

Contact Carol at: Carol@flatrockbrook.org with any questions!

What is a day at camp like?

Camp activities vary by the day and by the session topic. All campers will hike daily (weather permitting - but come dressed for the weather!), have some unstructured play time and participate in a variety of crafts, games and hands-on activities related to the day’s topic of study. Some examples of activities include: playing a migration game to learn about the incredible journeys taken by birds, hands-on experiments, planting a garden, studying the critters found in the pond and stream, creating and decorating plaster animal tracks, group games, and more. As always, campers may “opt-out” of most activities. Some campers might choose to use their time to read a book, look at Exhibit Hall displays or color. While we ask campers to leave their devices at home, they are welcome to bring quiet activities to enjoy during unstructured time.

Campers will have a snack in the late morning. Lunch is in the afternoon, depending upon the age group. Snack and lunch time might be indoors or out on the trail. Campers should plan to bring one snack (labeled “snack”) and a healthy lunch each day.

Campers will have some activities that require things to be brought from home. On very hot days, we have fun with sprinklers and water games as well as an exciting trip around the pond in our canoe! Some campers like to have an extra set of clothes to put on afterwards. Please ALWAYS wear comfortable walking shoes, NO CROCS or open toed shoes as we will be hiking. We suggest good sneakers or hiking boots. Please bring bug spray, refillable water bottle, sunscreen, and a hat. Feel free to keep a bathing suit, towel, extra shoes that can get wet, and anything else they might need for a wonderfully wet day (this is usually Friday but may vary depending upon weather, heat, and schedule).

Note: all products will be placed in your cart. The cart will appear in the top right of the screen. if you do not immediately see it, click on the Flat Rock Brook logo in the top left to navigate to the home screen and the cart should appear.

Also: We will have after-care this season please see “after-care” button with each week.

Summer camp topics and weeks for summer 2026

all camps run from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm * All camps have an 8:1 ratio or lower * when a camp group fills, please email Carol to be placed on the wait list carol@flatrockbrook.org

2026 summer Camp options are listed by week and topic. to register use the appropriate button under the correct week to add to your cart. For multiple children in the SAME AGE AND SAME WEEK simply toggle up the number to the desired amount.

Week One: Wind and Sea

June 29, 2026 to July 3, 2026 8:30 to 3:00

Wind and Sea: Yo-Ho and ahoy maty! Come to Flat Rock Brook for an ocean of fun! Learn how the wind and the ocean work together to make amazing waves to surf or calm seas to sail. Dive into the deep to explore coral reefs, learn about fish that light up, and see a camouflaging sea critter. Haven’t had enough sun? Come outside and play beach games and take a canoe ride with your camp friends.

Week Two: Mud, Muck, and More

July 6, 2026 to July 10, 2026 8:30 am to 3:00 pm

Mud, Muck, and More: Come ready to get dirty during this exciting week of all things messy! Learn about mud and muck’s place in the ecosystem as well as just having fun. Then you can wash off all that muck during our water day before you take a canoe ride!

Week Three: Dragons and Damselflies

July 3, 2026 to July 17, 2026 8:30 am to 3:00 pm

Take off on adventure as we look at the fantastical world of invertebrates during our Dragons and Damselflies week! Search for leaf litter critters, scour the forests, wetlands, and our pond for macro invertebrates when we net in our pond and stream. (Only allowed with a trained naturalist, not on your own ever!) We end the week with water day and a canoe ride in the pond. We may even find a few dragons in the woods!

Week Four: STEM in the Forest

July 20, 2026 to July 24, 2026

Nature is the perfect place to be for STEM projects. This hands-on week will ignite your imagination with exciting science activities such as building a better boat, launching rockets, chemical experiments, making a solar oven to make s’mores. We will make a jar full of color change jellyfish, have fun with magnets, experiment with water, and of course, take a canoe trip around Quarry Pond!

Week Five: Outdoor Explorer

July 27, 2026 to July 31, 2026

Explore to great outdoors with one of Flat Rock Brook’s expert Naturalists. Use binoculars to search the forest for birds, collect macro-invertebrates from the pond and wetlands, uncover clues to which wild animal visited the pond overnight, journey through the forest to find nests, burrows, and other animal homes During this week of all things nature.

Week Six: Jersey Jones

August 3, 2026 to August 7, 2026

Flat Rock Brook Nature Association’s property has undergone so many changes. This land has been underwater, creating areas with fossilized sea life; was under miles of glacial ice, leaving its mark on stone slabs. In more recent times this area was home to indigenous people, colonial settlements, farms, residences and even a rock quarry. Explore the past, learn about early cultures, and use clues to uncover facts about Flat Rock’s history.

Week Seven: Birds of a Feather, Flock to Flat Rock Brook!

August 10, 2026 to August 14, 2026

Fly to Flat Rock Brook for fun flights of fancy. This camp week offers something for a novice birder or an experienced ornithologist! Bring your fledgling to learn about the many feathered friends that flock to FRB. We will take a bird watching hike each morning then delve into different bird species with games, crafts, and of course meeting our own non-releasable raptors. Then we will take some afternoon hikes so we can learn whooo comes out later in the day.

Week Eight: Wacky, Wet, Weather

August 17, 2026 to August 21, 2026

Ever wonder why the weather has been so wacky and wet lately? Find out about weather and the change in weather patterns lately. Learn how weather effects plants, animals, and the shape of nature! Have a blast making lightening in a bottle, rain in a jar, and clouds out of rubbing alcohol. Save a house from a flood while you learn about erosion and the water shed. Play with snow dough, slush, and float icebergs during this week long look at how wacky weather can be.

Week Nine: Fly Me to The Moon

August 24, 2026 to August 28, 2026

Come play among the stars when FRB goes out of this world to visit all things space. Take an interstellar flight from Mercury to Mars while we find constellations and discuss the differences between planets and moons. Build a pretend rocket with your friends and blast off for an imaginary trip to look for Goldilocks Planets that might have life on them. This week will be full of crafts, games, discussions about pluto and the recent finds in the night sky. So hop on board our space craft and take off to FRB for an exciting last week of camp.