Summer camps
10,000: Number of camps in the
U.S.
60: Percent that are sleep-away camps
6 million: Number of children attending camp each summer
70: Percent that are privately
owned family businesses
25: Percent that are nonprofit, such as Scouts, YMCA
Source:National Camp Association Inc.
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