Deer Mountain Day Camp

Our story began in 1956, when the Katz family founded the camp. Since then, we have all been committed to the same goal: to help every camper enhance their positive qualities and embrace who they are - as each becomes a unique and essential part of our community. Deer Mountain's heart and soul pulses throughout our transformative setting.

Send your child to Deer Mountain, and we'll promise to listen and understand. Under our insightful watch, your child will open up as themselves, try new things, feel connected to our community-and form authentic bonds and memories that will last well into adulthood.

Starting with our deeply involved camp directors, second-generation owners Roberta and Carol Katz, every staff member at DMDC believes we're here to produce a better tomorrow, one child at a time.Basking in unmitigated positivity and nurturing encouragement, campers both discover what they're good at-and embrace what they love.

In 1956, a young teacher named Mel Katz founded Deer Mountain Day Camp. He and his wife, Rita Katz, created a place where children could be celebrated as themselves within a warm and meaningful community. Today, their daughters, Roberta and Carol Katz, carry the tradition forward-maintaining Deer Mountain's strong history and founding mission while enhancing and modernizing its approach.

Ask any of our campers: some of the most powerful relationships they'll make this summer are with our nurturing, enthusiastic staff. From division leaders to counselors, activity specialists to program coordinators, our staff makes sure your child gets the most out of his or her Deer Mountain experience.

Clear, shimmering water. Deer Mountain Day Camp's transformative surroundings set the backdrop to an incredible summer. Just minutes from the George Washington and Tappan Zee bridges, our location is easily accessible to families in NYC, Brooklyn, Hoboken, and Jersey City, as well as Bergen, Westchester, and Rockland Counties.