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Summer Camp Programs · NJ · NY · CT

Dinosaur Summer Camp Programs We bring the museum to your camp.

Q: Do campers really get to keep what they find?

Yes. Every program includes a real specimen to take home: genuine fossils, real gemstones, sea-life specimens, or a piece of real amber campers polish themselves.

Q: Where do you bring summer camp programs?

We travel to camps throughout New Jersey, New York and Connecticut. The Gemstone Mining Sluice is available in NY, NJ and CT only.

Q: What space and equipment do you need?

Oceans Rock needs 5-6 tables and is best indoors. Insects Rock needs a screen and 4 tables. The Gemstone Mining Sluice needs a flat surface near water and electricity.

Q: How many campers can do the gemstone sluice at once?

The sluice accommodates 20-40 campers per session and is 22 to 40 feet long depending on group size.

Q: How much does a summer camp program cost?

Pricing depends on the program, number of campers and add-ons. Call (917) 375-4248 for a quote.

Q: How early should we book?

As early as possible. Summer availability books up quickly.

Real dinosaur fossils, giant skulls, sharks, gemstones and insects, brought right to your camp by DINOSAURS ROCK. Every camper digs, discovers and takes home a genuine specimen.

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27 yrsBringing the museum

10M+Participants

15+ yrsReturn camp partners

Triceratops time

Museum at camp

Gem mining

The best day ever at camp

A traveling natural history museum, delivered to your summer camp

Want your campers to go home saying "I had the best day ever!" Book any of our 4 science-themed camp programs: Dinosaurs, Gemstone Mining, Oceans and Insects. Each one turns your camp into a hands-on museum with genuine specimens, a highly interactive presentation and professional instructors who make every camper part of the show. No costumes, no puppets, just real science your campers can touch and keep.

27Years of programs

10M+Participants

500MYears old (oldest fossils)

4Camp programs

Our interactive camp programs

Choose your camp adventure

Every program is hands-on, every camper gets involved, and every camper goes home with a real specimen. Book one, or rotate through them all summer long.

Our signature program

DINOSAURS ROCK®

Transform your camp into a real dinosaur museum

Your camp fills with museum-quality dinosaur fossils and prehistoric specimens, many of them genuine and life-size. Campers come face to face with specimens from 10,000 to over 500 million years old in a highly interactive presentation with lots of camper involvement.

Genuine fossil dig included: campers uncover real dinosaur bone, shark teeth, ammonites, petrified wood and more
Campers keep the fossils they find, the start of their very own collection
Giant skulls, a T-Rex foot, triceratops horns and a 7-ft Allosaurus leg campers help build

Campers take homeGenuine fossils from the dig

Set-upWe turn your space into a museum

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#1 favorite camp activity

GEMS ROCK®

Gemstone mining at its best

Imagine your campers going home telling Mom and Dad they found REAL gemstones: rubies, emeralds, aquamarine, sapphire, tourmaline, golden pyrite, agates and more. Good luck getting to your next activity on time. Campers are way too busy sifting through hundreds of stones to find the special ones they want to keep.

Standard Gemstone Mining: fast set-up, and campers still find incredible gemstones to keep
Optional Gemstone Mining Sluice: the full flowing-water mining experience (see add-ons below)
Sparkly crystals and genuine gemstones in every camper's bag

Campers take homeReal gemstones & crystals

Sluice availabilityNY, NJ & CT only

Full Gems Rock details →

Quickly becoming our #1 program

OCEANS ROCK®

Transform your space into an aquarium

Professional taxidermy sharks, giant crabs and many, many sea-life specimens, presented in a highly interactive Keynote presentation. Campers get up close with the ocean's most amazing creatures and dive into real marine science.

Real sharks and sea-life specimens campers can see up close
Highly interactive Keynote presentation
Campers take home real sea-life specimens

Best locationIndoors, if possible

Set-up5–6 tables for display specimens

Full Oceans Rock details →

Polish real amber to keep

INSECTS ROCK®

Unveil the secrets of bugs

A highly interactive Keynote presentation that brings insects up close, personal and hands-on. Campers polish a piece of real amber to keep, and they might even find a prehistoric insect inside!

Prehistoric insects, insect life cycles, insect parts and adaptation
How a fly flies, plus really cool facts on:

MosquitoesFirefliesCicadasBeesAntsButterfliesDragonfliesArachnids

Campers take homePolished real amber

Set-upA screen & 4 tables

Full Insects Rock details →

Make it over-the-top

Camp program add-ons

Turn a great camp day into an unforgettable one with a real excavation or a full gemstone mining sluice.

Replicates a real fossil dig

Excavation Block

As real as it gets! Campers work together in groups on a specially created, exclusive DINOSAURS ROCK® Excavation Block, carefully uncovering specimens layer by layer like real paleontologists. An unbelievable experience.

20+specimens per camper

Groupdig, like a real excavation

Additional cost per camper. Call for pricing.

NY · NJ · CT only Excited campers crowding around to see what they discovered at a DINOSAURS ROCK camp program

Gemstone Mining Sluice

Find rubies, emeralds, crystals and more as water flows through a real mining sluice. Set-up is easy: we just need a flat surface near water and electricity.

20–40campers per session

22–40 ftsluice, sized to your group

Requires water, electricity & a flat surface. Available in NY, NJ & CT only.

How it works

Camp day, made easy

You pick the program. We bring everything and handle the rest.

Call to book early

Call (917) 375-4248. Our office schedules every visit and summer dates fill fast.

We bring the museum

Our instructors arrive and transform your space with real fossils, sharks, gems or insects.

Campers get hands-on

A highly interactive presentation where campers touch, explore and become part of the show.

Everyone keeps a treasure

Fossils, gemstones, sea-life specimens or polished amber go home with every camper.

Watch the video

See DINOSAURS ROCK in action

Real specimens, real excitement and real campers having the best day of their summer.

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Photos from camp

Real campers. Real fossils.

Our professional instructors pay attention to every camper and make them feel like a big part of the "show."

DINOSAURS ROCK instructor building a 7-foot Allosaurus leg with two campers — Building a 7-ft Allosaurus leg

Campers standing next to a Spinosaurus skull with a Coelophysis skeleton behind them — Face to face with a Spinosaurus skull

DINOSAURS ROCK instructor comparing a T-Rex foot to a camper's foot — Whose foot is bigger?

Camper amazed while holding a dinosaur claw at summer camp — Kids love DINOSAURS ROCK

DINOSAURS ROCK instructor showing a giant T-Rex footprint to campers — Giant T-Rex footprint

Five campers searching for real fossils and minerals in the DINOSAURS ROCK fossil dig — Find & keep real fossils

Two campers comparing their feet to a T-Rex footprint — Measuring up to a T-Rex

What camp directors say

Camps keep inviting us back, year after year

Some of the region's best-loved day camps have booked DINOSAURS ROCK every summer for well over a decade.

DINOSAURS ROCK owner Neil Brown with Pierce Country Day Camp owner Doug Pierce

★★★★★

“Thanks ever so much! One of the Best Programs we’ve had at camp. Campers, counselors, and parents were all equally fascinated. Your delivery and rapport with campers was outstanding and that’s why DINOSAURS ROCK has come to this camp for about 14 years already!”

Joe BertinoNabby Day Camp

★★★★★

“Today totally rocked! Professor Alex from Dinosaurs Rock Programs came to visit and educate us about dinosaurs and fossils. We got to see and touch real dinosaur fossils, a fossilized dinosaur egg and… fossilized dinosaur poop! We also learned what a cast was when we viewed the fossils that were made as look-alikes. It was another epic day for all at the Goddard School Morganville’s summer camp.”

Goddard SchoolMorganville, NJ · Summer Camp

For camp directors

Plan your camp visit at a glance

Everything you need to choose the right program and get your space ready.

Program	What campers do	Campers keep	What we need from you
DINOSAURS ROCK®	Interactive dinosaur museum + genuine fossil dig	Real fossils: dinosaur bone, shark teeth, ammonites, petrified wood	A space we can turn into a museum
GEMS ROCK®	Standard gemstone mining (fast set-up) or the optional sluice	Real gemstones & crystals	Sluice: flat surface near water & electricity (NY, NJ, CT only)
OCEANS ROCK®	Sharks, giant crabs & sea-life + Keynote presentation	Real sea-life specimens	5–6 tables; best indoors if possible
INSECTS ROCK®	Insect science up close + Keynote presentation	Polished real amber	A screen & 4 tables
Excavation Block	Group dig on an exclusive excavation block	20+ specimens each	Add-on, additional cost per camper

Questions

Summer camp program FAQs

Do campers really get to keep what they find?

Yes! Every program includes a real specimen to take home: genuine fossils from the fossil dig, real gemstones from gem mining, sea-life specimens from Oceans Rock, or a piece of real amber they polish themselves in Insects Rock.

Where do you bring summer camp programs?

We travel to day camps, schools and community camps throughout New Jersey, New York and Connecticut. The Gemstone Mining Sluice is available in NY, NJ and CT only. Call (917) 375-4248 to confirm we can reach your camp.

Which program should we choose?

DINOSAURS ROCK® is our signature program with a genuine fossil dig. Gemstone mining is our #1 favorite camp activity, and OCEANS ROCK® is quickly becoming our most popular program. Many camps book a different program each summer, so campers have something new to look forward to.

What space and equipment do you need?

Oceans Rock needs 5–6 tables and is best done indoors. Insects Rock needs a screen and 4 tables. The Gemstone Mining Sluice needs a flat surface near water and electricity, and our standard gemstone mining sets up fast. We bring all the specimens, and we'll walk you through the details when you book.

How many campers can do the gemstone sluice at once?

The sluice accommodates 20–40 campers per session. The unit is 22 to 40 feet long, depending on how many campers we need to serve.

How much does a summer camp program cost?

Pricing depends on the program, your number of campers and any add-ons, like the Excavation Block (an additional cost per camper). Call (917) 375-4248 or email dinosaursrock2@gmail.com for a quote.

How early should we book?

As early as possible. Our summer availability books up quickly, and our office schedules every visit so our instructors arrive on time. Call to reserve your camp's date.

Book your summer camp program

Give your campers the best day ever.

Call now to book DINOSAURS ROCK, GEMS ROCK, OCEANS ROCK or INSECTS ROCK for your camp.

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⏳ Book early to avoid disappointment. Summer dates fill quickly!

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