About Us: Our Facilities

Camp Briar Hill is located about a mile North of downtown Freehold. You can find us on Dutch Lane Road, between route 79 and East Freehold Road. The camp has about 10 acres of wooded and hilly land, including an open ball field in the middle for sports and special activities.

Each camp group meets in their own area, each in a permanent, air-conditioned building. The groups use their areas for arrival and dismissal, but also for games and special activities. Kindergarten and pre-K campers meet in our main building (visible when you drive in), which is also a nursery school during the rest of the year. Our older campers meet in the Bunny Barn (where we also have bunnies? actually no, it is just a nickname).

Our camp is surrounded by beautiful mature trees that provide shade in many areas. We have a natural amphitheatre, where we have camp shows and special events under the shade of our tall trees.

We have two pools, which are both heated. We try to maintain 85 degrees. Some have asked us why we heat pools in the summer time. If you have ever gone swimming in the morning on a cool summer day, you already know the answer. Instead of depending on the weather, we set the pool temperatures so that our pools are delightful all day long, all summer long.

Our shallow pool is about from 2 feet deep so our youngest campers can stand up. We have a large waterslide that twists down quickly to deposit you in the one end. It is very popular with all our campers, from the pre-K to the 4th grade. (Hint : if you want the fastest ride, wear a nylon bathing suit instead of cotton, this is especially true for the boys)

Our deep pool has large 3 foot deep area for instruction and deeper water for advanced swim lessons and diving practice. The diving hopper is 10 feet deep and has 2 diving boards including a 1 meter board. There are racing lanes for competitive swimming. The slide in the deep pool is for advanced swimmers, since it doesn't gently drop you off like our blue slide. The green slide is much faster, and it is popular with our older campers. We also have a "log" in the deep end where campers challenge other campers with nimble foot work to cause the other camper to loose their balance and fall off the "log". Both the "log" and the green slide are an incentive for campers to pass their "deep water" test so that they can try them.