Camp Family
Camp Family
  • Lantern Families
  • Campfire Council
  • Alumni
  • Support 4-H Camp
  • 75th Anniversary Celebration
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Lantern Family Program

A group of former staff and Camp alumni. Essentially a “friends of L.G. Cook” group, our Campfire Council works to benefit the summer program. This includes helping with year-round events, organizing fund-raising efforts, and working to help spread the word about Camp and better the health of the Camp community.  

If you are interested in joining the Campfire Council, you can e-mail us here.

Campfire Council

L.G. Cook 4-H Camp first opened our cabin doors in summer 1951, and we’ve been running our sleepaway summer camp program every single season since.  

A lot has changed, but more has remained the same. Each summer we endeavor to follow the 4-H motto to“make the best better” by improving our facility in little ways and adding new programs, new activities and new ideas. However, at our heart (and in a lot of other ways too), we’re still that same classic American summer camp that welcomed its very first campers in the summer of 1951.

Since then tens of thousands of campers, counselors, volunteers and families called 4-H Camp their home away from home. Each individual discovered what a special piece of the world exists here in the forests of Stokes, along the shores of Lake Shawanni, and became a part of the camp family. If you were one of them, we’d love to stay in touch! Follow the link below to join our Campfire Council’s Alumni Network. It’s a great way to keep you up-to-date on the goings-on at 4-H Camp, to get you invites to Camp events like our Lantern BBQ, and to have our alumni involved to support some of our exciting new projects.

Campfire Council Alumni Form

The New Jersey 4-H Camp is a non-profit organization. We strive to keep all of our fees as low as possible and offer extensive campership availability, so that no camper is priced out of Camp. However, it takes a lot of time, effort and (unfortunately) money to keep our 75-year-old facility going and improving

This is where your charitable donations come in. Every November, our Campfire Council runs a Campership Fundraising drive, and our 4-H Camp Gift Fund is always open for donations to support Camperships and other 4-H Camp improvement initiatives.

Please reach out if you would like to discuss options as to how best support 4-H Camp or
click here to donate to our 4-H Camp Gift Fund today.

From July 2025 to July 2026, the New Jersey 4-H Camp will be celebrating our 75th anniversary year!

Stay tuned for the whole calendar of semisesquicentenniel (75th anniversary) events.

Attention former STAFF MEMBERS! The 75th Celebration will include a Staff Reunion and Retreat to be held September 19-21, 2025! Click here to learn more.