• Family

    Special Events

    Spring Family Campout April 19th-20th 6pm – 9am Spring is here and this year’s Family Campout is just around the corner! Pack your tent, sleeping bags, and adventurous attitudes and head on over to the Arboretum for an evening of games, crafts, animal presentations, a home-cooked meal, and guided night

  • Children

    Toddler and Pre-School

    Early Childhood Education Classes   Arboretum Sprouts: 18 months to 3 year old children with a caregiver Turtle Tots: 4  year old – Kindergarten (drop off) Our early childhood education programs are weekly classes where your youngest learners can explore the natural world through stories, songs, hikes, and hands-on learning.

  • Children

    Birthday Parties

    Cora Hartshorn Arboretum Birthday Parties are offered on each Saturday and Sunday: 11:30AM-1:00PM or 2:00PM-3:30PM from September through the first week of June. Ninety minute birthday parties are available for children ages 4 and above and up to 22 of their friends. Birthday parties are offered exclusively to individuals with

  • Children

    Toddler and Pre-School

    About Our Early Childhood Education Classes Arboretum Sprouts: 1 and 2 year old children with a caregiver Turtle Tots: 3 to 5 year old children (drop off)  Our early childhood education programs are weekly classes where your youngest learners can explore the natural world through stories, songs, hikes and hands-on learning.

  • Children

    Camps

      We have nine weeks of summer camp plus multiple mini camps throughout the year! Squirrel Scouts (Previously Turtle Tots) Explorers Naturalists (Previously Trailblazers) 4 year olds to Kindergarteners 1st and 2nd graders 3rd and 4th graders     March Mini Camp March 25th-29th, 2024 Squirrel Scouts: 9 AM-Noon $70/day

  • Children

    School Programs

    The Cora Hartshorn Arboretum (CHA) offers field trips and classroom programs for grades Pre-K-5. Each lesson has been designed to correlate to NJCCCS and supplement science curriculum as schools implement the NGSS. Students learn about a nature-themed topic through observation, discussion, teamwork, and hands-on activities. Field Trips Our 90 minute

  • Children

    Scout Programs

    Scout Programs The Cora Hartshorn Arboretum provides many opportunities to observe biofacts, meet a naturalist, and learn to share your world with wildlife. Our educators offer a variety of programs specifically designed to meet the requirements of many Boy Scout and Girl Scout Badges. Most programs are typically 60-90 minutes