Camp in Hopewell, New Jersey

Mission Statement

To provide Hopewell quality Camp assistance as a Camp, Sports Camp, Preschool Camp and Summer Day Camp.

Rambling Pines Day Camp meeting your Camp needs since 1976.

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Rambling Pines is a family-owned day camp, serving the areas of Princeton, Plainsboro, South Brunswick, West Windsor, Robbinsville, Hamilton, Lawrenceville, Skillman, Montgomery, Hillsborough, Hopewell, Pennington, Lambertville, Flemington, New Hope, Washington Crossing, and Yardley. Since opening our gates in 1976, the Jordan family has focused on creating a fun, exciting and nurturing environment for children of all ages.

Our camp is located on 225 green, shady acres in the nearby Sourland Mountains. We have four beautiful heated swimming pools, air-conditioned interior spaces, and activities to suit every child’s likes and abilities - from aquatics to athletics, performing arts, creative arts, outdoor education, adventure, horseback riding and so much more.

At Rambling Pines, we are dedicated to the success of each child. We think of camp as an essential part of childhood, a place where children can make lasting friendships and mature socially, emotionally, intellectually, morally and physically. And to help create memorable experiences and to enable your child to develop new skills, we offer age-appropriate programs for preschoolers, grade schoolers and teenagers.

History


The Jordan family began Rambling Pines Day Camp way back in 1976. Dr. Sydney Jordan and his wife, Roslyn, had been searching for a new site for a camp and a school, but couldn not seem to find exactly what they were looking for. (Dr. and Mrs. Jordan had run Jordan Day School since 1972, and Dr. Jordan was a professor of special education at Trenton State College.)

They knew they had found the perfect spot when they set eyes on 15 acres with a house, a pond and a babbling brook nestled in the Sourland Mountains.

With their sons Edward (age 14) and Robert (age 13) they quickly set to work transforming the new site into Rambling Pines – developing the facility and program you see today. The few short months before the summer of 1976 saw the installation of 4 classrooms, two pools, a tennis court and a sports field.

That summer began with under 25 campers and a dozen staff. Things grew quickly from there! The purchase of the former neighboring Camp Harmony in 1977 increased the campgrounds to a sprawling 225 acres. 1979 saw the beginning of construction on our Gymnasium and Classroom building, vastly increasing our indoor space.

Other changes would follow over the years, additional sports courts, sports fields, pools. More campers joined us, and more staff, too.

Today, we are planning our 38th season, offering more programs than ever! With new families joining us and old friends returning, we're looking forward to many more years and many more chapters in Rambling Pines history.


Staff


Your child’s happiness and safety are our primary responsibilities – responsibilities we could not possbly take on without our excellent staff. Our Division Leaders and Head Staff are mature professionals with years of teaching and camping experience. They supervise our Group Counselors and Specialty Staff who are teachers, parents, or highly trained college students, as well as our Jr. Counselors who are High School Juniors and Seniors.

All are energetic and nurturing people dedicated to the enrichment of children. In the structured and time-proven environment at Rambling Pines, your child will play and learn with these positive role models who take time to listen, to talk, to encourage, to understand and to give personal attention to your child.

Rambling Pines also has a full-time nurse onsite to address the occasional illness, scrape or bug bite, and to administer any medications your child may need during the day.

The staff is led by Owner/Directors Roslyn Jordan, Robert Jordan, and Dianne Jordan.

Each of us is committed to helping your child grow and learn in the fun and safe environment at Rambling Pines.

1) Preschool Camp

Even the youngest children can enjoy a camp experience at Rambling Pines!



Our littlest "Pine Cone" campers receive all the attention your very important child deserves, including Red Cross-certified swimming instruction, which is provided daily. Our specially trained and caring staff will guide your child through the camp day, helping to create a fun, exciting and memorable summer. There are two Group Counselors and one Jr. Counselor with each group and a Specialty Counselor at activities. That's a 1:4 ratio.



Mini programs are available exclusively for preschoolers from ages three through children entering kindergarten. Our "Pine Cone" campers experience a complete camp program featuring an exciting array of activities and exclusive use of our preschool classrooms, playground and sports field. This special program is uniquely tailored to be appropriate for our youngest campers' age, attention span, and energy level.



Activities include:

Little ones have the option of Day Camp (5 full days), Mini Camp (3 full days) and Mini Day (5 half days.

2) Day Camp

Children ages 3-13 get a truly memorable camp experience, enjoying the varied programs Rambling Pines has to offer. From the moment they arrive each morning, they are joined by their group and engaged in fantastic summer activities from Swimming to Nature Studies. Our staff provides your child with the encouragement they need to try new things, to gain new skills, and to end the summer as a stronger, happier, more confident person.

Activities at Day Camp include:

In addition to our regular activities, we also have special days and special weeks. Campers "go all out" creatively with these exciting themed events. From Circus Week to Scavenger Hunts, from Costume Day to Crazy Hat Day, there is always something new and different going on at Rambling Pines.


Campers also have the opportunity to select different Electives and Clubs. These activities give children more ownership of their schedule, allowing them to explore their own interests and talents, and to take advantage of the special talents of our amazing staff. Past electives have included jewelry making, photography, model rocketry, basketball clinic, snorkeling, ropes course, water slide and many others.

3) Teen Camp

4) 2013 Ramblers Schedule (tentative)

*Depending Upon Damage From Super Storm Sandy


The other three days, they are swimming, playing sports, participating in electives and taking advantage of the other activities available on our 225-acre campus, everything from mountain boarding to water slide.


It's the best of both worlds: Freedom-with supervision

5) Electives And Clubs

For second graders and above, we offer a broad range of club and elective activities that give children more ownership of their schedule, allowing campers to take advantage of our staff's special talents - and develop their own.


Campers entering third grade participate in Electives in the morning. Most Electives last one week and campers choose a different elective for each week.


Last summer's electives included:

In the afternoon, campers entering second grade and older join in Clubs. We offer an enormous variety of clubs, so whether your child is "artsy" or "sporty" or a little bit of both, wej are sure to have a Club that will interest them. As with electives, the children can choose a new club each week. Last summer's clubs included:

Service Locations

Camp Hopewell  -  Sports Camp Hopewell  -  Preschool Camp Hopewell
Summer Day Camp Hopewell  -  Teen Camp Hopewell  -  Summer Camp Hopewell

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Updated as of 4/14/2024

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