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Summer camps in Oregon: state rules
Oregon 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.
Oregon camp rules
Day and overnight camps need a camp license or permit. Operating an 'organizational camp' requires a yearly license from the Oregon Health Authority or a delegated county health department; licenses expire Dec. 31 (OAR 333-030-0020). State law defines organizational camps to include youth, scout, summer, day, nature, survival and athletic camps, including those run by religious, school or community groups (ORS 446.310), and the rules cover sanitation, water, food service and camp health care. Separately, a school-age day program may need to be recorded with DELC or, if it works as child care, certified.
Agency: Oregon Health Authority, Public Health Division (or a delegated county health department)
Official sources: OAR 333-030-0020 Licensing Required (Cornell LII) · OAR 333-030-0015 Definitions, incl. day camp (Cornell LII) · ORS 446.310 definitions (oregon.public.law mirror) · OHA Pools and Lodging (organizational camps)
All Oregon rules for child care and camps · Camp license rules in every state · Checked October 2026. General information, not legal advice.
More for Oregon families
- Child care and after-school programs in Oregon
- Free summer meals for kids in Oregon: USDA meal sites. These are not camps.
- Youth, sports and camp nonprofits in Oregon, from IRS data. Being listed there doesn't mean a camp is licensed.
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