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Youth camps in Colorado
122 youth camps in 68 Colorado cities and towns, from the Colorado Department of Early Childhood licensing data.
This is the state's list, not our picks. We haven't reviewed these camps. Camps that don't need a state camp license, and camps still waiting for approval, aren't on it, so there may be more camps near you.
Cities with the most camps
All cities and towns A–Z
- Allenspark 2
- Almont 1
- Arvada 1
- Bailey 3
- Bellvue 3
- Black Forest 1
- Boulder 4
- Buena Vista 2
- Buffalo Creek 1
- Castle Rock 1
- Cedaredge 1
- Centennial 1
- Collbran 1
- Colorado Springs 5
- Copper Mountain 1
- Cortez 1
- Cotopaxi 1
- Creede 2
- Crested Butte 1
- Denver 3
- Dillon 1
- Divide 2
- Durango 3
- Elbert 2
- Empire 2
- Estes Park 8
- Evergreen 1
- Florissant 3
- Fraser 2
- Golden 4
- Granby 4
- Grand Junction 1
- Grant 1
- Greeley 1
- Guffey 1
- Gunnison 1
- Gypsum 1
- Hesperus 1
- Highlands Ranch 1
- Hillside 1
- Hotchkiss 1
- Idaho Springs 1
- Indian Hills 1
- Jamestown 3
- Lafayette 1
- Lake George 1
- Larkspur 1
- Littleton 1
- Mancos 2
- Marble 1
- Meeker 1
- Meredith 1
- Mt. Crested Butte 1
- Pagosa Springs 1
- Powderhorn 1
- Red Feather Lake 2
- Red Feather Lakes 1
- Salida 1
- Sedalia 3
- Snowmass 1
- South Fork 1
- Steamboat Springs 3
- Telluride 1
- Ward 5
- Westcliffe 1
- Weston 1
- Wheat Ridge 1
- Woodland Park 6
Colorado camp rules
Only some camp types need a camp license or permit. Colorado licenses camps as child care. Children's resident (overnight) camps that run three or more consecutive 24-hour days for five or more children need a CDEC resident camp license (8 CCR 1402-1 §2.400), with counselor ratios of 1:6 for ages 5-7, 1:8 for ages 8-10, 1:10 for ages 11-13 and 1:12 for ages 14 and up. Day camps (at least 4 hours a day, mainly in one season or school breaks, ages 5-18) are licensed as school-age child care centers (§2.500), and seasonal outdoor adventure day camps fall under the resident camp rules.
Official sources: 8 CCR 1402-1 §2.400 Children's Resident Camps and §2.500 School-Age Child Care Centers (PDF)
All Colorado rules for child care and camps · Camp license rules in every state · Checked October 2026. General information, not legal advice.
More for Colorado families
- 956 school-age and after-school programs in Colorado, from state child care licensing data.
- Child care and after-school programs in Colorado
- Free summer meals for kids in Colorado: USDA meal sites. These are not camps.
- Youth, sports and camp nonprofits in Colorado, from IRS data. Being listed there doesn't mean a camp is licensed.
Camp not listed?
If you run a camp in Colorado that isn't here, send us its details. It's free. A person at BackPR reviews every submission before anything is published, and not every camp gets listed.
Sources
- Colorado licensed child care facilities, Colorado Department of Early Childhood. Monthly; rows updated October 1, 2026. Open Data Commons Public Domain Dedication and License (PDDL). Source data