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Mason is one of the oldest continuously operating youth camps in the world. We started in 1900 as "YMCA Camp Washington", owned by the Trenton/Mercer County YMCA. A few years later we moved to an island in the Delaware River and changed our name to "YMCA Camp Wilson". After a flood destroyed the site in 1955, we moved to our current location and rebuilt as the "Central New Jersey Y Camps".

It was at this time that we became an independent YMCA association, serving children from all geographic areas. In the late 1970's the camp's name was changed to "YMCA Camp Ralph S. Mason" to honor the man who was instrumental in rebuilding our camp after the flood, and served as the volunteer Chairman of the Board of Trustees for 34 years.

Each year we host nearly 800 campers in our summer camping programs, as well as over 10,000 at our outdoor center. Outdoor center participants come from over 120 different schools, groups and other organizations who use our facility for environmental education, outdoor education, outdoor recreation, retreats, and groups getaways.

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