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Summer camps in Alaska: state rules
Alaska doesn't publish a statewide camp list, so we have no camp listings here yet. This page explains the state's camp rule and links to the official sources.
Alaska camp rules
No statewide camp license. Alaska has no separate youth camp license that we could find. A day camp that regularly cares for five or more children needs a child care license unless it meets the camp exemption in 7 AAC 57.015(a)(11): accredited by the American Camp Association or a similar approved body, serving children 5 and older, running more than five weeks a year and only during school breaks, and doing fingerprint background checks (or meeting the state's barrier-crime rules). We found no state license requirement for overnight camps.
Agency: Alaska Department of Health, Child Care Program Office (day camps, through child care licensing)
Official sources: 7 AAC 57.015 exemptions from licensure (official code)
All Alaska rules for child care and camps · Camp license rules in every state · Checked October 2026. General information, not legal advice.
More for Alaska families
- Child care and after-school programs in Alaska
- Free summer meals for kids in Alaska: USDA meal sites. These are not camps.
- Youth, sports and camp nonprofits in Alaska, from IRS data. Being listed there doesn't mean a camp is licensed.
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