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Best Summer Camps in Hoboken and Jersey City

Kids can make a splash at COMPASS Summer Camp. Photo courtesy of the camp
Kids can make a splash at COMPASS Summer Camp. Photo courtesy of the camp
4/18/23 - By Laurie Rein

Hudson County kiddos have plenty to look forward to once school's out, with a variety of summer camp options available in both Jersey City and Hoboken. Choose from options like a gymnastics camp, an indoor play camp, and a traditional camp with a variety of activities. We've rounded up 10 summer camps located in Hoboken or Jersey City that will help your kids have a spectacular summer. Summer camp options include full or half days. 

For more summer camps in New Jersey, check out our lists of affordable summer camps, the Bergen County Camps, and art camps, plus bookmark our Guide to Summer Camp in New Jersey and our New Jersey Summer Camp Directory, where you can search for summer camps by age, interest, and town. 

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Explore different themes each week at Urban Jungle Camp. Photo courtesy of the camp
Explore different themes each week at Urban Jungle Camp. Photo courtesy of the camp

Best Summer Camps in Hoboken

Tessa International School Summer Camp

Ages 2.5-9
Tessa Summer Camps are enjoyable immersion programs in the language of your choice: Spanish, French or Mandarin. Activities include outdoor fun, indoor creative play, singing, games, music and movement.  READ MORE

Diamond Gymnastics Summer Camp

Ages 5-12
Diamond campers enjoy gymnastics instruction, swim instruction, open swim, park play, relays, games and more. Diamond travels daily to an outdoor pool for instructional swim along with open swim and play, followed by a picnic lunch. READ MORE

The Inner Athlete Summer Camp

Ages 4-7
Summer camp at The Inner Althlete is a full-day camp with sports, movement and water play. Fun Friday has a new theme each week. READ MORE

Urban Jungle Play Summer Play

Ages 2.5-5
Indoor and outdoor play await at Urban Jungle summer camp. The fiun includes pretend play, arts and crafts, storytime and messy/sensory play. Each week is a new theme. READ MORE

COMPASS Summer Camp

Ages 3.5-13
Swimming, crafts, STEM, rocking climbing and more are all part of the summer fun at COMPASS Learning Advantage. Campers may attend any or all of the 10 weeks for half or full day.  READ MORE
At the Boys & Girls Club camp, activities include golf. Photo courtesy of the camp
At the Boys & Girls Club camp, activities include golf. Photo courtesy of the camp

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Next Step Broadway

Ages 4-12
At Broadway summer camp, children sing, dance, act and put on a show. Each two week session has a musical theme. READ MORE

Science Summer Camp at Liberty Science Center

Ages 6-13
Where better to build STEM skills than this well-known, science-focused museum? Campers at Liberty Science Center explore weekly topics that include Creative Engineers, Animal Detectives, Mind Games, CSI: LSC, Explore the Planets, Drone Flight School and more.  READ MORE

Star Athletics Summer Swim Camp

Ages 4-14
Swim Stars campers enjoy 9 fun weeks full of swimming lessons with experienced instructors, pool games, themed arts and crafts, yoga, soccer, frisbee, a book club, and much more. READ MORE

Boys & Girls Clubs of Hudson County Summer Camp

Ages 5-18
The Boys & Girls of Hudson County hosts summer camps for all ages and interests. Rising Stars (kindergarten-3rd grade) features physical activity, creativity and science. Middle School summer camp (grades 4-8) includes field trips and daily activities. Summer Teen Tech Camp teaches activities from photography to graphic design to filmmaking. READ MORE

My Gym Jersey City Summer Camp

Ages 2.5-10
Get moving at My Gym's summer camp with energizing games, exciting gymnastics, cool arts and crafts, and music. Themes and programs constantly change, so no two weeks of camp are ever the same.    READ MORE

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Laurie Rein
Laurie Rein is passionate about finding fun (especially free!) activities for her twin daughters. Before joining Mommy Poppins New Jersey, Laurie worked in the television industry, with roles as an NBC page, copywriter, affiliate liaison for The Rosie O'Donnell Show, and research manager for CBS.
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