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"Instead of aiming at timelessness, camp wants to live only a short life." --"Notes on "Camp"", Susan Sontag


"Camp is an ironic appreciation of that which might otherwise be considered outlandish or corny."--Sholem Stein

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Camp or encampment may refer to:

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Outdoor accommodation and recreation

  • Campsite or campground, a recreational outdoor sleeping and eating site
  • Summer camp, typically organized for groups of children or youth
  • A term used in New England, Northern Ontario and New Brunswick to describe a cottage
  • Tent city, a housing facility often occupied by homeless people or protesters

Gatherings of people

Areas of imprisonment or confinement

Geographical locations

Entertainment

  • Camp (film), a 2003 independent film, written and directed by Todd Graff, about an upstate New York performing arts summer camp
  • Camp Records, a 1960s record label that specialized in producing gay-themed novelty records and singles
  • Camp Mulla, a Kenyan hip hop group
  • Camp (album), a 2011 album from rapper Childish Gambino

Military

Other uses

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