Deerkill is a premier summer day camp for boys and girls
Located in Suffern, NY, Deerkill Day Camp serves New York City, Hoboken, Weehawken, Jersey City and Bergen, Rockland, Orange, Westchester and Essex Counties. Our reputation within the community has been built upon our pristine facilities with manicured fields and professional instruction in swimming, athletics, arts and specialty programs. Each of our groups is led by an adult and our staff is hand selected by our Directors. Our focus is providing your child with a safe environment in which to forge new friendships and develop new skills.
Our camp has been family owned and operated since 1958 and is committed to building lasting relationships with our campers and their families. Our family invites your family to discover why generations of boys and girls have returned year after year to Deerkill Day Camp.
All About Our Day Camp
A day camp is more than buildings, equipment, and scenery - it is a community. A vibrant community where each boy and girl contributes to the cooperative spirit that makes day camp such a magical place.
When Rebecca’s grandparents Irwin and Mildred Rhodes founded Deerkill (Dutch for “deer stream”) Park Day Camp (as it was originally known) in 1958, they wanted to create a community where children would be happy to explore their curiosity, develop new skills, form lifelong friendships, and, of course, have fun.
Now, 6 decades and 3 generations later, Deerkill Day Camp is still owned and directed by the Rhodes/Rothman family and it is still that special place. We hope you have the opportunity to visit us soon to learn more about why so many kids from the New York area have come to Deerkill Day Camp to find the community, tradition, and fun that only summer camp can provide.
