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 that are developed at Independent Lake are one of the main reasons which makes the ILC experience so special.

ILC is a fantastic Circus, 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 23- July 6th, 2024 (2 weeks)
Session 2: July 7th- July 27th, 2024 (3 weeks)
Session 3 July 28th- August 17th, 2024 (3 weeks)
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 12 - 3 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