Find a program / Camps / Ohio
Ohio camps
Youth camps in Ohio
179 youth camps in 90 Ohio cities and towns, from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services via the Ohio Geographically Referenced Information Program (OGRIP) 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
- Ashtabula 1
- Athens 1
- Aurora 1
- Barberton 1
- Batavia 1
- Bath 1
- Beachwood 1
- Bexley 4
- Bluffton 1
- Canal Winchester 1
- Canton 1
- Celina 1
- Chesterland 1
- Cincinnati 28
- Cleveland 7
- Columbus 20
- Coshocton 1
- Dayton 3
- Delaware 2
- Dublin 1
- East Cleveland 1
- Euclid 1
- Evendale 1
- Fairfield 2
- Fairview Park 1
- Felicity 1
- Findlay 2
- Gahanna 1
- Granville 1
- Grove City 1
- Hilliard 1
- Johnstown 1
- Kenton 1
- Kirtland 1
- Lancaster 1
- Lebanon 1
- Lewis Center 2
- Liberty Township 2
- Lima 1
- Madison 1
- Mansfield 1
- Marion 1
- Mason 2
- Massillon 1
- Medina 3
- Milford 2
- Mount Sterling 1
- Mount Vernon 1
- New Albany 2
- New Knoxville 1
- New Philadelphia 1
- New Straitsville 1
- Newark 2
- North Canton 3
- North Royalton 1
- Painesville 2
- Parma 1
- Pataskala 1
- Peninsula 1
- Peninsule 1
- Pepper Pike 1
- Piqua 1
- Powell 2
- Reading 1
- Reynoldsburg 2
- Rocky River 1
- Shaker Heights 1
- Sheffield Village 1
- South Euclid 1
- Springboro 2
- Springfield 1
- Steubenville 2
- Strongsville 1
- Sylvania 2
- Tiffin 6
- Toledo 1
- Urbana 1
- Vienna 1
- Wapakoneta 1
- West Carrollton 1
- West Chester 1
- Westerville 1
- Westlake 1
- Wickliffe 2
- Willoughby 2
- Wilmot 1
- Windsor 1
- Yellow Springs 1
- Youngstown 4
- Zanesville 4
Ohio camp rules
Day and overnight camps need a camp license or permit. Child day camps must register with DCY every year (by March 14) and pay a fee unless they meet an exemption in ORC 5104.21; camps that want to serve publicly funded children must also be accredited by the American Camp Association (or another DCY-approved body) and become DCY 'approved' day camps. Resident (overnight) camps need an annual permit from the local board of health and inspections under OAC Chapter 3701-25.
Official sources: DCY Child Care Day Camps - Getting Started (rev. 08/2026) · OAC 3701-25-01 resident camp definitions (Cornell LII) · OAC 3701-25-02 board of health permits (Cornell LII)
All Ohio rules for child care and camps · Camp license rules in every state · Checked October 2026. General information, not legal advice.
More for Ohio families
- 241 school-age and after-school programs in Ohio, from state child care licensing data.
- Child care and after-school programs in Ohio
- Free summer meals for kids in Ohio: USDA meal sites. These are not camps.
- Youth, sports and camp nonprofits in Ohio, from IRS data. Being listed there doesn't mean a camp is licensed.
Camp not listed?
If you run a camp in Ohio 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
- Ohio child care facilities (ODJFS child care search), Ohio Department of Job and Family Services via the Ohio Geographically Referenced Information Program (OGRIP). Open programs; layer item modified January 20, 2026 (checked November 8, 2026). No license stated. Source data