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Summer camps in Arizona: state rules
Arizona 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.
Arizona camp rules
Only some camp types need a camp license or permit. Overnight 'children's camps' (food and lodging for minors, open five or more days a year) need an annual ADHS children's camp license, applied for by May 1, with inspections focused on water, sewage, food service and layout (A.R.S. §36-3901 to 36-3916). Day camps are not children's camps; they need a child care facility license unless they qualify for the day camp exemption in A.R.S. §36-884(9): accredited by an ADHS-approved national day camp accreditor, open fewer than 10 weeks a year, serving only children 5 and older, posting a 'not licensed' notice, and requiring fingerprint clearance cards for all staff.
Agency: Arizona Department of Health Services, Office of Environmental Health (children's camp license; inspections often delegated to county health departments)
Official sources: A.R.S. §36-3901 Children's camp definition · A.R.S. §36-3902 Children's camp license · Ariz. Admin. Code R9-8-402 Children's camp licensing · A.R.S. §36-884(9) day camp exemption
All Arizona rules for child care and camps · Camp license rules in every state · Checked October 2026. General information, not legal advice.
More for Arizona families
- Child care and after-school programs in Arizona
- Free summer meals for kids in Arizona: USDA meal sites. These are not camps.
- Youth, sports and camp nonprofits in Arizona, from IRS data. Being listed there doesn't mean a camp is licensed.
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