🏕️ Co-ed Jewish overnight & day camp on 75 acres in Wakefield, RI · grades K–10 · flexible 2–10 week sessions · ACA accredited
Camp JORI sits on 75 acres in Wakefield, Rhode Island, surrounded by Nature Conservancy protected land, with 600 feet of waterfront on Worden’s Pond, two swimming pools, a theater, a recreation hall and a 400-seat dining room. It is a co-ed, non-denominational pluralistic Jewish camp for grades K–10, ACA accredited, running overnight sessions from 2 to 10 weeks plus a day camp for grades K–4 — so one camp can cover a first-timer and a full-season sibling. The program spans sports, arts, theater, boating, fishing and swimming, with Jewish and Israeli culture woven through and a stated ethos of TACEO, “Taking Care of Each Other.” Not sure your child is ready to sleep away? The Jump Into JORI weekend gives them a taste of overnight camp first. Older campers can join the Leadership in Training program, which includes a trip to Israel. The camp traces its roots to the Jewish Orphanage of Rhode Island founded in 1909, has run as a camp since 1937, and moved to the Wakefield site in 2003. Financial aid is part of the mission — ask the office. About 1 hour 15 minutes from Boston.
Grades K through 10. Overnight camp runs for grades K–10 with flexible sessions, and there is a separate day camp for grades K–4 for children not yet ready to sleep away. Older campers can continue into the Leadership in Training program, which includes a trip to Israel.
Overnight sessions are flexible, from 2 weeks up to the full 10-week season, with 3- and 4-week sessions the most popular. For a first-timer, the Jump Into JORI weekend program is a short taste of overnight camp before committing to a full session.
About 1 hour 15 minutes by car — it is at 1065 Wordens Pond Rd in Wakefield, Rhode Island, near the southern RI coast. Summer phone is (401) 783-7000; the winter office is (401) 421-4111 x124.
Camp JORI is a non-denominational pluralistic Jewish camp — Jewish and Israeli culture runs through the program, and it welcomes families across the spectrum of observance. Contact the camp directly about your family’s fit, and about financial aid, which the camp treats as part of its mission.
Comparing sleepaway options? Browse all Greater Boston summer camps — filter by overnight — or read our Rhode Island with kids guide.