overnight camp

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An overnight camp is a residential program, usually for children or teenagers, where participants sleep on-site for days or weeks rather than returning home each evening.

Distinguished from day camp, overnight camps typically offer outdoor activities, cabin accommodations, and communal meals: She spent every summer at overnight camp in the mountains.

Also called sleepaway camp.

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Daytime youth program

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