Northern New Jersey Council currently operates six camps.
Camp Alpine Camp Alpine (New Jersey), located in
Alpine, New Jersey, is used for weekend camping and hiking the Palisades Historic Trail.
Dow Drukker Scout Reservation Dow Drukker Scout Reservation is in
Cuddebackville, New York and consists of Camp Turrell and Camp Kluge.
Floodwood Mountain Reservation Floodwood Mountain Reservation was established in 1963 and has hosted Scouts for over 55 years. The Rollins Pond Canoe Base and the West Pine Pond Camp form the Reservation, both located in
Altamont, NY between Saranac Lake and Tupper Lake, and near many lakes and the
High Peaks of the Adirondacks. With rock climbing,
waterskiing, archery, and many day hikes and paddles available, Floodwood offers an in-camp programs yet focuses mostly on canoe and backpacking high adventure treks. ; History is located in the Hibernia Section of Rockaway Township, Morris County. It is open for weekend camping throughout the year and is also a Cub Scout Resident Camp during the summer. It is also home to the council COPE course. ;History It was donated under the agreement that the camp would be named Lewis to memorialize their son, that the camp would teach young boys how to swim and that it would serve kosher meals in the dining hall. A lake was constructed Esso's Bayonne employees.
Camp No-Be-Bo-Sco Camp No-Be-Bo-Sco, also known as NoBe, is a
Boy Scouts of America camp located in
Hardwick Township, New Jersey, owned by the Northern New Jersey Council. It opened in 1927. No-Be-Bo-Sco is in session from July–August each year to Scouts and includes dozens of
merit badge classes and activities throughout its 6 weeks. The camp is currently run by Bob Johnson, Camp Director since 1988. Each year at camp has always included a new theme for each summer. NoBe also operates a year-round program. Heated cabins are available for troops of all sizes to be rented for weekend use. The camp serves as a launching point for a hike along the
Appalachian Trail, or exploring the Delaware Watergap Recreation Area. ;History The Army
Corps of Engineers and the
National Park Service collaborated during the 1960s on a project to build a proposed national recreation area along the Delaware River that would have been built in conjunction with the
controversial Tocks Island Dam project. The Tocks Island dam was proposed to provide water to the region and improve recreation. Many camps along the river were purchased or condemned by the federal government, and in 1970 they bought the mountain from Bergen Council, reducing Camp No-Be-Bo-Sco to approximately . The sale agreement provided Camp access to the proposed lake, but the government abandoned the project due to a large change in public opinion. The resulting
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area provides Camp direct access to over of federal parkland. In 1979, the camp was used as the filming location of the first
Friday the 13th, released in 1980. The camp holds events and tours for fans of the film. In 1988, Bergen Council hired Bob Johnson to direct Summer Camp. Although Bob had never been to No-Be-Bo-Sco, he had sixteen years of camp staff experience, and quickly revitalized the program. Among other things, Bob has created the Camp’s first centralized staff area, supervised outfitting the Dining Hall with a better kitchen, and crafted a summer camp program unique to No-Be-Bo-Sco. His non-stop, high energy program is well-known for its enthusiastic staff, high quality food, and original campfires. Bob Johnson still serves as Camp Director and 2007 was his twentieth summer at the post. He is the longest tenured Camp Director in No-Be-Bo-Sco history. While Bob Johnson attracted new units, in 1990 a group of Overpeck District volunteers led by Jim Africano started the Weboree. The increased summer and winter attendance bolstered Camp’s finances, and the Weboree helped restore Scouter enthusiasm. Soon No-Be-Bo-Sco was being used year round once again. The camps current ranger, Tom Rich, was permanently assigned to No-Be-Bo-Sco in 1995. The same year, volunteers led by a Scout, Steve Kallesser, undertook a major dining hall renovation. Two years later the same group converted the Protestant Chapel to an all-faiths facility and built an outdoor chapel; the first new camp structure in almost 30 years. Shortly after, the Northern New Jersey Council began a camp improvement campaign between 2008 and 2010 that involved the renovation of a majority of camp cabins and facilities.
Camp Yaw-Paw Camp Yaw Paw Camp Yaw-Paw is a tract of land in the Ramapo Mountain Range. The camp offers a winter camping program from September till May. Camp Yaw-Paw is NNJ Council's Cub Day Camp during the summer months.
Camp Glen Gray Camp Glen Gray was located near
Mahwah, New Jersey in the
Ramapo Mountains in
Bergen County, New Jersey. Founded in 1917 by
Frank Gray for the
Montclair Council, the camp is named after
Frank Gray, a well known early professional Scouter of that area. The camp is now a Bergen County Park and is independently managed and financially supported by The Friends of Glen Gray, Inc. == Order of the Arrow ==