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Summer camps in Maine: state rules
Maine 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.
Maine camp rules
Day and overnight camps need a camp license or permit. Youth camps, including day camps, residential camps and trip and travel camps, need an annual license from Maine CDC's Health Inspection Program if they run 5 or more consecutive days and are operated for direct or indirect compensation (22 M.R.S. §§2491, 2495; 10-144 CMR Ch. 208). Programs run by municipal or school employees or volunteers mostly on municipal or school property are not youth camps under the law. A licensed youth camp does not also need a child care license; day camps may not charge hourly rates for child care.
Agency: Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC), Health Inspection Program
Official sources: 10-144 CMR Ch. 208 Youth Camps Rule (last amended May 5, 2025) · 22 M.R.S. §2491 definitions (youth camp) · 22 M.R.S. §2495 issuance of licenses
All Maine rules for child care and camps · Camp license rules in every state · Checked October 2026. General information, not legal advice.
More for Maine families
- Child care and after-school programs in Maine
- Free summer meals for kids in Maine: USDA meal sites. These are not camps.
- Youth, sports and camp nonprofits in Maine, from IRS data. Being listed there doesn't mean a camp is licensed.
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