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Summer camps in South Dakota: state rules
South Dakota 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.
South Dakota camp rules
No statewide camp license. No South Dakota youth camp licensing law was found. The Department of Health licenses campgrounds for the traveling public (ARSD 44:02:14), which is not a camp program license. A summer program that regularly cares for and supervises children may need a DSS child care license; DSS says school-age programs need a license even when they run full days during school breaks.
Official sources: ARSD 44:02:14 Campground regulation · DSS: Before & After School Programs fact sheet
All South Dakota rules for child care and camps · Camp license rules in every state · Checked October 2026. General information, not legal advice.
More for South Dakota families
- 119 school-age and after-school programs in South Dakota, from state child care licensing data.
- Child care and after-school programs in South Dakota
- Free summer meals for kids in South Dakota: USDA meal sites. These are not camps.
- Youth, sports and camp nonprofits in South Dakota, from IRS data. Being listed there doesn't mean a camp is licensed.
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