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Summer camps in Kentucky: state rules
Kentucky 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.
Kentucky camp rules
Day and overnight camps need a camp license or permit. A Cabinet youth camp permit is required to operate a day, primitive, or residential camp for 5 or more children (902 KAR 10:040); permits are issued after inspection, expire December 31, and day camps file an extra day-camp application. Instructional studios, vacation Bible schools, and youth troop trips under 72 hours are not youth camps. Summer camps permitted as youth camps that serve school-age children are exempt from child care licensing (922 KAR 2:090, Section 3).
Agency: Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Department for Public Health (youth camp permits)
Official sources: 902 KAR 10:040 Kentucky youth camps (LII mirror) · 922 KAR 2:090 Child-care center licensure, Section 3 exemptions
All Kentucky rules for child care and camps · Camp license rules in every state · Checked October 2026. General information, not legal advice.
More for Kentucky families
- Child care and after-school programs in Kentucky
- Free summer meals for kids in Kentucky: USDA meal sites. These are not camps.
- Youth, sports and camp nonprofits in Kentucky, from IRS data. Being listed there doesn't mean a camp is licensed.
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