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The story of the camp industry, told well.
CampBuzz is the editorial publication and industry hub for camps and the people who run them — covering the operators, vendors, and ideas shaping the camp world.
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The Photo Stack
Camps solve the photo problem three ways: a dedicated platform, the features bundled into their management software, or taking the phones aw…
July 31, 2026
Next Summer Goes On Sale Before This One Ends
Next-summer registration used to be a January project. Now it opens in August — sometimes before the season ends. Why re-enrollment keeps mo…
July 27, 2026
The 10 PM Refresh
Every night at 10 PM, a parent is refreshing your camp's photo gallery like it's a stock ticker. A former director on what the photo feed ac…
July 24, 2026
You've Already Met Next Summer's Staff
Whether you run an overnight camp, a day camp, a Y program, or a soccer camp staffed by varsity players, the cheapest hire is the one you al…
July 20, 2026
Where Counselors Actually Come From
Where camp staff actually come from — returners, your own community, local hiring, job boards, and the J-1 pipeline — and how the answer cha…
July 14, 2026
The Background Check Is the Easy Part
A plain-English guide to background screening for camps — what a check actually covers, the questions that separate a real screening partner…
July 12, 2026
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