NJDBC Sleep-over Camp

NJDBC Sleep-over Camp

Fairview Lake YMCA Camp, Stillwater/Newton, NJ

April 25-27, 2025

Join NJDBC for a dragon boat retreat weekend at the Fairview Lake YMCA Camp in Stillwater, NJ. 

at 1035 Fairview Lake Road (NOT Lane), Stillwater, NJ 07875 (approx 1 hr from Lake Parsippany)

Offers new and experienced paddlers an opportunity to get a jump start on the 2025 season. 

GENERAL INFO -

• Instructor:  Coaches: Ellen, Louise, Mary, Tara

• SIGNUP and FEE:

  • • SIGNUP FORM HERE 

      • • add to comments if you have any food allergies/dietary restrictions.

        • Includes access to all Y facilities during the entire time we are on site.

    • PAYMENT INFO

      • • Pay venmo: @njdragonboat

        • $350 per camper ($275 for NJDBC members). 

          • • Early Bird = $310 per camper / $240 for NJDBC members = available to all who pay in full by March 20.

        • SATURDAY or SUNDAY ONLY OPTION w/no sleepover, no meals

          • • $50 per day without overnight stay, no meals

• CAMP INFO

  • • Schedule

      • • includes 2 nights, 5 meals, 3 coached paddling sessions, 1 video reviews

        • Check in Friday evening / Check out by noon Sunday.

        • Friday

          • • Check in Friday 2PM at YMCA camp office (bring ID). (1035 Fairview Lake Road, Newton)

            • Park in tight at the Wikipeck Cabin lot (1036 Fairview Lake Rd)

            • Pick bunk! setup your gear

            • Will have dinner aroun 6PM in Wikipeck cabin

            • 8PM Campfire

        • Saturday

          • • 7:45AM DB practice

            • 9AM Breakfast

            • 10 Park Activity

            • Lunch

            • DB practice

            • Dinner

            • Campfire / Video review

        • Sunday

          • • 7:45AM DB practice

            • 9AM breakfast

            • 10AM park activity

            • noon pack cars and empty out cabin

            • Load dragon boat onto trailer and setup 2nd one

            • Hang around for a final hike?

    • WHAT TO BRING

      • • For Dragon boating:  paddle, pfd, butt pad, water bottle

        • For sleeping:  sleeping bag, pillow, bed sheets, slippers, other stuff for sleep!

        • For activities:  sun screen, hiking shoes, hat, warm gear, bug spray?

        • For campfire:  chair, marshmallows, warm clothes

        • Patience as schedule may change

        • Snorers will be herded into snorer room

        • Expect NO cell or internet service...unless you have a satellite phone.

        • Misc:  flashlight, munchies, "refreshments" (you take home what you bring", stories

ABOUT THE SITE - MAP

• • • This as an outdoor camping experience, in cabins instead of tents.

    • Paddling sessions held on mile long Fairview Lake.

    • 600 acres, adjacent to Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, access to the Appalachian Trail, Delaware River

    • Wickapeck Lodge, a converted farmhouse with 7 bedrooms, bathrooms/hot water showers on two floors located near camp entrance. A snack kitchen (refrigerator, stove, sink; no kitchen ware, no microwave), porch and living room should provide comfy common space. Each bedroom serve 6-10 campers with 3-5 built in double bunks per room. First 35 signups housed here. Overflow assigned to one of the secondary cabins.

    • Access to other facility play areas: hiking, climbing, volleyball, tennis and other stuff to get away from it all - with other paddlers!

    • WiFi access in cafeteria, very weak cell service anywhere else.

      • • If you have work to do, there is internet service in one of the buildings, otherwise...forget the cell phone data plan! ZERO cell service. If you bring computer work with you...make sure you have everything you need loaded on the laptop.

    • Fairview YMCA grounds is a vast recreational area with 4 separate cabin sites, and hosts several groups on any given weekend. We will not be the only group on site.

    • "Trading Post" or YMCA camp store - has general items for purchase, ie: bottled water, bug spray, sunscreen, ponchos, munchies.

    • Two dragon boats (20 paddlers) on site with paddles and pfds.

DIRECTIONS

• Area is very rural - NO CELL SERVICE. Your cell phone directions may not work. GPS will work.

• DIRECTIONS - From Lake Parsippany 1 hour.

  • • Rt 80 West, Exit 25 onto Rt 206 N, Left onto Fredon Springdale Rd, Left onto Rt 94South, Right onto Stillwater Rd, Left onto Pond Brook Rd, Left on Rt 521 S, Right onto Stillwater Rd, bear left onto Middleville Rd, Right onto Fairview Lake Rd, YMCA on left after approx 1.6 miles.

• Once your GPS gets to to the address: 1035 Fairview Lake Road, Stillwater or Newton

  • • Fairview Lake Road is a dead end. 

    • Entrance to YMCA grounds will be on left. Our housing facility will be on Fairview Lake road about 100 feet past the entrance.

      • • Continue past the entrance and park in lot next to our cabin on the right. This facility requires EVERYONE passes their RAPTOR check as a means to work towards a safer environment]

• Ever see the newer version of PARENT TRAP? Well, this is IT!

• We have to 5 min walk across 2 baseball fields, tennis courts and a little hill to get to the cafeteria. 

 WHY?

• • • We can always use a little local getaway once in a while! 

    • To chill out and detach from the grind of the work week in a natural setting!