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Summer camps in Mississippi: state rules
Mississippi 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.
Mississippi camp rules
Only some camp types need a camp license or permit. Overnight youth camps need an MSDH youth camp license under the Mississippi Youth Camp Safety and Health Law (Miss. Code Ann. Title 75, Ch. 74). This applies to camps on a permanent site running four or more consecutive 24-hour periods for 20 or more children aged 6 to 18. Athletic camps and hunting or fishing camps are excluded. Day camps are generally covered by child care licensing, which has specific summer day camp rules (Rule 1.22), unless an exemption applies, such as running three weeks or less a year.
Agency: Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH), Child Care Facilities Licensure Branch
Official sources: MSDH Child Care Facilities Licensure (licenses day care facilities and youth camps) · MSDH Youth Camp Regulations (Title 15, Part 11, Subpart 55, Ch. 4) · MSDH Child Care Facility Laws page · MSDH child care regulations (Rule 1.22, school-age and summer day camp programs)
All Mississippi rules for child care and camps · Camp license rules in every state · Checked October 2026. General information, not legal advice.
More for Mississippi families
- Child care and after-school programs in Mississippi
- Free summer meals for kids in Mississippi: USDA meal sites. These are not camps.
- Youth, sports and camp nonprofits in Mississippi, from IRS data. Being listed there doesn't mean a camp is licensed.
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