Summer Sleepaway Fun at Independent Lake Camp

Independent Lake Camp is a premier sleep-away summer camp dedicated to celebrating diversity, committed to fostering creativity, providing the best facilities, and a powerful, individualized program. ILC has been offering respect, creativity and understanding to campers aged 6-17 in an inspiring and nurturing environment for over 30 years. The friendships and connections forged at Independent Lake are among the key reasons that make the ILC experience truly special.

ILC is a fantastic Circus, Trapeze, Gymnastics, Sports, Fitness, Pickleball, Archery, Art, Theatre, Dance, Magic, Music, Recording Studio, Skatepark, Digital Arts, Moviemaking, D&D/RPG, Rocketry, Climbing Wall, High Ropes, Waterskiing, Wakeboarding, Lake, Pool, Go-Karts, Horseback, Nature camp all rolled into one unbelievable summer experience!

Our coed summer camp offers multiple session lengths:
Session 1: June 22nd - July 5th, 2025 (2 weeks)
Session 2: July 6th - July 26th, 2025 (3 weeks)
Session 3: July 27th - August 16th, 2025 (3 weeks)
Trial Week: August 18th - August 23rd, 2025 (1 week)
Combine sessions for a longer stay.

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Camper Ages: 6-17 years old
Camp Type: ACA Accredited, Sleepaway / Overnight Camp, Adventure, Art, Design, and Making, Performing Arts, Dance and Music, Sports, Science, Engineering, Design, STEM, Counselor in Training CIT Program

Visit our booth from 12pm - 3pm at the 2025 NJ Camp Fairs
Jan 25, 2025 @ Learning Center at the Turtle Back Zoo (Essex County)
Jan 26, 2025 @ Summit, NJ (Union County) held at Oak Knoll School
Feb 1, 2025 @ Paramus, NJ (Bergen County) held at Bergen Town Ctr
Feb 2, 2025 @ Montclair, NJ (Essex County) held at Montclair Art Museum
Feb 8, 2025 @ Ridgewood, NJ (Bergen County) held at Ridgewood Community Ctr
Feb 22, 2025 @ Morris, NJ held at Morris Museum
Mar 1, 2025 @ Edison, NJ (Middlesex County) held at Menlo Park Mall