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Summer camps in Kansas: state rules
Kansas 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.
Kansas camp rules
Only some camp types need a camp license or permit. We found no separate Kansas youth camp license, but day camps for school-age children are licensed as school-age programs, with specific rules for outdoor summer camps and mobile summer programs (K.A.R. 28-4-586), when children attend 12 or more hours a week for more than 2 weeks. Summer instructional camps run by a nonprofit, school, or nonpublic school are exempt (K.S.A. 75-7707). How overnight (resident) camps are regulated was not confirmed.
Agency: Kansas Office of Early Childhood (licenses day camps as school-age programs)
Official sources: K.A.R. 28-4-586 Outdoor summer camps and mobile summer programs · K.A.R. 28-4-578 School-age program licensure and exclusions · K.S.A. 75-7707 License required; exemptions
All Kansas rules for child care and camps · Camp license rules in every state · Checked October 2026. General information, not legal advice.
More for Kansas families
- Child care and after-school programs in Kansas
- Free summer meals for kids in Kansas: USDA meal sites. These are not camps.
- Youth, sports and camp nonprofits in Kansas, from IRS data. Being listed there doesn't mean a camp is licensed.
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