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Summer camps in Rhode Island: state rules
Rhode Island 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.
Rhode Island camp rules
Day and overnight camps need a camp license or permit. RIDOH's recreational facility rules define youth camps as day or residential camps with 10 or more campers and set sanitation standards for them (water, sewage, toilets, handwashing, showers for residential camps); a RIDOH license is required to operate a recreational facility (216-RICR-50-10-3). These are environmental health rules, not a program or staffing license; no separate RI youth camp program license was found.
Agency: Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH)
Official sources: 216-RICR-50-10-3 Licensing of Recreational Facilities and Beaches
All Rhode Island rules for child care and camps · Camp license rules in every state · Checked October 2026. General information, not legal advice.
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- Child care and after-school programs in Rhode Island
- Free summer meals for kids in Rhode Island: USDA meal sites. These are not camps.
- Youth, sports and camp nonprofits in Rhode Island, from IRS data. Being listed there doesn't mean a camp is licensed.
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