Camp Glen Gray
Office: 201-327-7234
200 Midvale, Mountain Road
Mahwah, NJ  07430
​[email protected]
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    • Location Distances from Parking Lot
    • Cabins for 18 or fewer campers >
      • Gilwell Lodge - 18 campers
      • Channel Cabin - 16 campers
      • Rotary Building - 14 campers
      • Troop 13 Montclair - 12 campers
      • Glen Cabin - 12 campers
      • Gray Cabin - 12 campers
      • Explorer Cabin - 10 campers
      • Donald Cabin - 8 campers
    • Cabins for 20+ campers >
      • Troop 2 Verona Cabin - 30 campers
      • Benedict Lodge - 24 campers
      • Tindall Lodge - 24 campers
      • Troop 12 Montclair Lodge - 20 campers
      • Price Cabin - 20 campers
    • Leanto Campsites >
      • Waterfront Leanto - 4 campers
      • Scott Gaipa Lean-To - 4 to 6 campers
      • Gilwell Lean-Tos - 20 campers
      • Augie Schroeder Lean To/Tent Site- 36 campers
      • McMullen Field - 32 campers
    • Tent Campsites >
      • North Brook - 6 campers
      • Howard Tober - 8 campers
      • Bobcat Hollow - 30 campers
      • Hawk Ridge - 24 campers
      • Stag Run - 12 campers
      • Eagle's Nest - 10 campers
    • Activity Areas >
      • Lakeside Fire Ring
      • Amphitheater
      • Crowell Field
      • Outdoor Chapel
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    • Outdoor Chef Request
    • Arctic Challenge Request
    • New Scout Weekend Request
    • Fishing Derby Request
    • Treasure Island II - Scouts BSA
    • Treasure Island II - Cub Scouts
    • Treasure Island II - Hold Spot
  • Things To Do
    • Hiking the Glen
    • Fishing
    • Boating
    • Orienteering
    • Local Activities
    • Elementary Age Groups
    • Teen Youth Groups
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Youth Group Activities - Elementary School Age
 
Whether you are a family, Cub Scout pack, Brownie troop or other youth group for younger children,  Camp Glen Gray offers a great weekend camping experience.
 
Suggestions:
 
- Try one of our cabins or campsites near the lake.     For small groups, consider Explorer, Glen or Gray cabins, Gaipa leanto or the Northbrook tent site.     Larger groups favor Rotary, Benedict, or Gillwell cabins, Gillwell leantos, or the Bobcat Hollow tent site.
 
- Take a hike like Millstone Trail or Matapan Rock trail.   Patches are available for sale at the trading post.   
 
- Run a fishing derby around Lake Vreeland.   You can catch bass, pickerel, catfish and sunfish!
 
- Rent a rowboat on Lake Vreeland in April - September.
 
- Participate in one of our special events during the year - Spook-a-ree, Get Wet Weekends, or Gal Weekends.   [link to events page].
 
 
Older Youth - Middle School or High School Age
 
Whether you are a Scout troop or other youth group,  Camp Glen Gray offers a great weekend camping experience.
 
Suggestions:
 
- If you are new camping, try a site near the lake like Rotary, Glen and Gray, Benedict, Verona 2 or Gillwell cabins, Mothercroft and Gaipa leantos, or the Northbrook and Bobcat Hollow tent sites.
 
- Those campers who prefer a more "back country" experience, should consider Channel, Donald, Tindall, Price, Troop 13 or Troop 12 cabins.    Leantos - Augie Schroder, McMullin Field, Beaverville, and Dormanville.    Tentsites - Ramapo, Howard Tober, Stag Run, and Hawk Ridge. 
 
- Take a hike on the Old Guard, Lookouts, or Lost Camps trails.   Guides are available at the trading post.   Patches are for sale in the Trading Post.  Whether you are a first time hiker or want a shakedown hike for a major trek, the Glen provides an excellent base.  
 
- Take our self-guided orienteering course with different experience levels.  Guides and maps for sale in the TP.
 
- Run a fishing derby around Lake Vreeland.   You can catch bass, pickerel, catfish and sunfish!
 
- Rent a rowboat on Lake Vreeland in April - September.   
 
- We offer several special events throughout the year.  Arctic Challenge, New Scout Weekend, GAL overnight, "Get Wet" weekends, Fishing Day, Spook-a-ree, and Wilderness Survival.  


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 A  Bergen County Park.  Independently managed and financially supported by The Friends of Glen Gray, Inc. 

 Craig Dorsett                           
James J. Tedesco III

 Chief of Staff                                           County Executive