Spring Lake Day Camp

After being cooped up all winter, city kids can run free on this New Jersey camp’s sprawling 30-acre campus. Outdoor facilities include a 40,000-square-foot heated-pool complex divided into five individual pools, a five-acre lake for fishing and boating, baseball and soccer fields, tennis and basketball courts, a Go Kart track, a 500-foot zip line, a volleyball beach, a ropes course, a four-person bungee and four ball pits. Each day consists of seven periods: two athletic, two art and two swim (one instructional lesson and one that’s just for fun), plus lunch. There are also weekly special events, like carnivals, theme days and Olympic competitions, and trips for older kids, which last year included jaunts to Hershey Park and Medieval Times. Ages 3–15.