Spectacular camp for all ages! Over the years, I have sent 4 of my kids (ages 4 to 12) to the summer camp - they had a fantastic time, with lots of fun summer activities including swimming, sports and arts and crafts, as well as lots of incredible excursions. They were never bored, but they were certainly sleeping like babies at night. If you can, take a tour of their Marlboro facility - - it is AMAZING! The pool facility is like something you would see at a resort!! Also, the counselors are great - ensuring all the kids felt included and were having fun, yet while keeping safety top of mind! I can't wait for my kids to return to see all of their camp friends and make memories of living their BEST SUMMER LIFE. read more

Terrible - talk about false advertising! This place is managed terribly, good luck getting in touch with the management! It is not taken care of at all. Deana talks about wanting what is best for kids always, she is money hungry and that is about it! I would never send my kids here or to anything else she is in charge of! read more

my two children have attended this summer camp since they were fout . its a great summer camp and they now have an amazing aqua park ! my 14 year is now attending their new teen travel camp and she is so exciting . the staff is amazing and what we have always loved is that there is 3 counselors to every group and one is always an adult . The groups are small and kids are well taken care of . i also love the easy and convenient bus transportation . thanks camp coconuts for 14 years of great summer experiences. read more

My daughter's and my bright spot at this camp are the coaches, their summer staff help, and Taylor in billing. The infrastructure is not as advertised. Dirty Porta johns used as bathrooms for kids( yes, you read that correctly, & yes it was complained about by many, and by me often - why wasn't the indoor bathrooms available to them?) False Advertising of the Outdoor Pools ( allegedly arriving week 3 - has not happened), run down indoor facilities ( change of venue from Hazlet swim Club to.......... with promises of "New" equipment were totally false). I am writing this now, after my child dealt with development regression, constant daily complaints with going to camp, and my personal guilt of subjecting this place to my 6-year old daughter. Oh, and I should mention, this isn't some discounted place. Similar prices as local Monmouth County camps, thousands for the summer......... Don't worry though, because after ALL OF THIS above, after countless emails by many, not just me - they gave me a small fraction of the tuition credit to use next year!!!! SMH! Aloha for good, Camp Coconuts. read more

Camp Coconuts is the most poorly managed camp in this area. The counsels can be observed on their phones all the time. The management does not maintain the property and operates without permits. read more

Great Place. Friendly Staff. Nothing but fun and games and activities.Great Job Camp Coconut

this place was abslultly afful the bath rooms where so bad and diigusting and at l;east three kids throw up a day and ther feaild trips where only to chucky chees dont send your kid here unless they want to be tourchered read more

I wish when I was a kid we had something like this . They are great with the children and take every safety precaution . All the while the children are learning and having a lot of fun . And the first thing on every coach's mind is safety read more

Camp Coconuts took our money and enrollment during an open house prior to COVID. When COVID hit and everything shut down - we were really supportive and didn't pull away and let them work through what their plans were for the Summer, unlike many who immediately withdrew their money. We found out on Facebook right before they were due to open that they were switching the entire camp location from Middletown to Hazlet - so no indoor area, no ice rinks, no laser tag, limited shade and shelter. So rain days would mean no camp and now the children would be sharing a pool area and pool club with members which mean little/no control over COVID regulations, as well as cell phone usage and changing areas. They really sold us on a lot of what was now missing, but given COVID we gave them the benefit of the doubt. We contacted the camp via email given they wouldn't respond to inquiries on FB and Deana and Chris both told us they would refund our money given our request to pull away given all of the changes. We were told we could either get 50% back in July 2020 and 50% back in July 2021, or it all back in July 2021. We pushed back and eventually landed on signing a contract to get 50% back in July 2020, 50% back in September 2020. That's right - we floated them half of our money (thousands of dollars) to get through the summer and were extremely sympathetic. We signed a legal binding contract, but come end of September we didn't receive the second half of our refund. Emails were not answered, phone calls not returned, FB messages deleted, FB messenger messages read and ignored. We gave them until the end of October and then were forced to fight it through our credit card company who got the money for us given we had a legal contract that we all signed and agreed to. I would caution anyone who is considering this camp that to think twice about attending and giving them your money. It's a shame because I really did like their structure and what they had to offer, but it's changed a lot and the price is still astronomical PLUS they are very dishonest with money. read more

Great camp! This was one of the only camps that opened summer 2020 and they had no issues with COVID. The staff did a great job and the kids had an awesome summer. They were finally able to interact with friends and have a normal summer with tons of fun & laughter AND MASK-FREE. Thank you Camp Coconuts!! And now we're back this summer 2021, and the kids are so excited. We are sure it will be another terrific experience. read more

It is now almost a year to the date of originally contacting Camp Coconuts. Emails went unanswered. Phone calls unreturned. Attempts to meet with Deana not granted. Now that Coronavirus restrictions are easing up and businesses opening up again., We will be seeking legal representation. Not only for the money that was owed us for the time my twins did not attend,but for the rest of the time they did attend and promises were not kept, Construction did not end and continued throughout summer with many projects unfinished, Construction workers in common areas with little girls, workshops not available for their group, air conditioning not functioning in workshops during sweltering heat, kids allowed to sit in their bunks week after week making bracelets from home rather than be allowed to go in the pool on sweltering days for whatever reason, so they stayed in their bunks as a group. Yes you will hear from our lawyer Deana. read more

Both of my girls go here and love it! Great counselors and great programming. It's a summer camp- a little rough around the edges, as it should be. The kids come home exhausted every day. Lots of activity. Strict no-technology rule (phones/video games) which is great because camp should be void of those items. Weekly camp trips, lots of swimming, morning chants, optional busing, ICE SKATING weekly, etc. Tons of new experiences for the kids. read more

We enrolled my 5 year-old son for summer camp at Camp Coconuts for the first time this year - for several weeks at the beginning of the summer and several more at the end (with Poricy Park nature camp in the middle). He has been in daycare or preschool since he was a baby so doesn't tend to have any anxiety about not being with us, and looks forward to new experiences and friends. He also had one friend enrolled for the same age group. Camp Coconuts has an optional day trip portion of camp, which costs more, and both his friend's parents and us chose not to enroll in that, as there seemed to be more than enough to keep the boys entertained at camp and we didn't love the idea of them taking long bus trips to other places at their age. While catching up at dinner after his first day my son began talking about a bus driver and water park. I called his friend's parents and, sure enough, their son was telling them the same. We could not believe that, while we thought our sons were at the camp site, they were actually at the Keansburg Water Park, without our consent. When confronting the camp about this major error (not to mention liability on their part) we were assured it would not happen again, although there really was no apology or admission of wrongdoing on their part. In hindsight we should have pulled out then but my son was excited about camp so we gave them the benefit of the doubt and chalked it up to first day chaos and needing to work out some kinks. Unfortunately that was not where our negative experiences ended. Despite sending sunblock in his backpack (as required by camp and of course electively by us), our very fair skinned son because coming home sunburned. While we slathered him in the mornings, he required reapplication after lunch (like all children after swimming). We were assured time and time again that his counselor was doing this (as is supposedly their policy for the young age group) but he continued to come home sunburned and telling us that no, his counselor did not reapply. Then, after the first week), he started to come home upset about 2 boys in his group who were ganging up on him and teasing him, throwing the basketball at him, splashing him in the pool, etc. We were heartbroken to hear this and asked if the counselors were aware, and he said yes, those boys often got put in time out, but then would just start up again afterwards. When, after 3 weeks, he began at Poricy Park nature camp, he started begging not to go back to Camp Coconuts. In all his life of trying many different activities (soccer, dance, karate, swimming) and childcare situations, he had never once asked to quit. We also noticed that, at Poricy, the counselors were completely on top of everything - concerns were met immediately, their systems were organized, and no parent had any reason to worry about their child's location or safety. I reached out to Camp Coconuts explaining that our son wished to not return for the final weeks (explaining why) and requesting a refund. Coach D responded on July 31st apologizing and offered for him to try to come back (we declined) but said otherwise we would receive a refund by the end of the season. ("The offer is there if anything should change otherwise we will refund your account by the end of the season."). I took this to mean that the credit card we paid with would be refunded and started looking out for that in early September after the end of the season. When nothing appeared after several weeks, I began reaching out via email. After 3 emails and 3 voicemails over a duration of weeks, I finally received a response on October 3rd: "I just wanted to touch base, as promised. Your refund check of $602.00 has been issued - you should be receiving it within the next few days. If you do not receive the check, please reach out to me and let me know." We we're thrilled they were finally following through and responding. However, it is now November 11th and we have not received the check or a response to many emails and phone calls. This experience has been such a shock and disappointment and I hope we can prevent anyone else from having to go through the same thing with their child. I'll happily update should we ever receive our $602 refund as promised. read more