Golden Hour Experience

’Tis the season for festive fun and cozy cuddles

Meet Santa Paws and His Little Helpers

Celebrate the season with our playful pack of golden retrievers. Play, pet, and pose with an fluffiest, friendliest pups you’ll ever meet. With festive touches, cozy moments, and plenty of wagging tails, it’s the ultimate experience for dog lovers of all ages.

Winter Experience Includes:

• Our signature Golden Greeting
Fetch and playtime in the Zoomie Zone
Cozy indoor time in the Besties Barn
Seasonal holiday décor and photo opportunities
• Group photo with the dogs
• Last licks and Golden Gifts shopping

A Golden Season to Remember

Your 1 hour 15 minute winter session begins with a Golden Greeting, as the dogs come bounding out of the Besties Barn in a tail-wagging entrance you’ll never forget.

Then it’s off to the Zoomie Zone for a game of fetch. Things wind down beneath the twinkling lights of our barn with brushing, bonding, and plenty of cozy cuddles. Warm up with a cup of hot chocolate and holiday cookie.

Strike a pose with Santa Paws and his little helpers. After your group photo, where we surround you with the dogs, it’s time for last licks. Before heading home, be sure to visit the Golden Gifts section for a Camp Goldie keepsake.

The Golden Guide

  • Tickets cost $89 per person, plus taxes and fees. Everyone attending requires a ticket, whether you’re participating or not.

  • We release tickets periodically throughout the year. Sign up to our email list to be the first to know when they post.

  • Gift cards cover the full cost of Golden Hour Experience tickets, including taxes and fees. Choose to email it directly to the recipient with a gift message, or send it to yourself to gift later. The recipient can redeem the unique code at checkout to purchase tickets.

  • Yes, all tickets must be purchased online in advance. Walk-ins are not accepted.

  • Tickets are non-refundable and cannot be canceled, rescheduled, or transferred for any reason, including illness, weather, scheduling conflicts, or travel issues.

    However, we do provide the option to purchase ticket insurance during checkout which offers refund protection for a wide range of unexpected situations.

    If a session is canceled by Camp Goldie due to severe weather, safety concerns, or other unforeseen circumstances, ticket holders will be notified via email and refunded in full to the original payment method. The decision to cancel a session is at the sole discretion of Camp Goldie and may be made at any time.

  • There will always be a minimum of 10 golden retrievers per session.

  • As much as we love all dogs, only our golden retrievers are allowed at the experience.

  • The sessions vary on the time of year. During the spring and winter they are around 1 hour and 15 minutes. In the summer and fall they are around 1 hour and 30 minutes. We recommend arriving at least 10 minutes early so you don’t miss the grand reveal of the goldens!

  • The farm is located in Freehold, New Jersey. The exact location will be provided on your booking confirmation email.

  • Not directly. We’re located on a farm in Freehold, NJ, so public transportation doesn’t go all the way here. If you’re traveling from NYC, here are your options:

    • Take NJ Transit Bus Line 139 from the Port Authority Bus Terminal to Freehold Center, then take a short Uber or Lyft to the farm.

    • Take a direct Uber or Lyft to the farm.

    • Rent a car and drive. Parking is available on-site.

  • Dress comfortably and prepared to get covered in fur! Closed-toe shoes are recommended for grassy or uneven areas.

  • We are a rain-or-shine event. If severe weather forces a cancellation, we will notify you via email and refund your booking.

  • Camp Goldie takes place on a working horse farm with natural terrain. While we do our best to be accommodating, the experience is not fully wheelchair accessible.

    Walking is required from the parking area to check-in and the experience space along grass and dirt pathways.

    The main experience area is a flat grassy paddock. During spring and winter, part of the experience takes place inside a barn with a solid, flat floor, which is more accessible once inside. During summer and fall, the experience includes walking down a wooded trail to the lake with uneven ground, which is not wheelchair accessible.

    We will do our best to offer additional assistance when possible.

  • Before playing with the pups, all guests must step through a shoe disinfectant station and sanitize their hands. This simple step helps protect the health of the dogs at Camp Goldie, and the future puppies being raised by our breeder Ruff Life Goldens.

Still digging for answers? Send us an email at campgoldienj@gmail.com