721214 Recreational and Vacation Camps (except Campgrounds)

Official definition

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating overnight recreational camps, such as children's camps, family vacation camps, hunting and fishing camps, and outdoor adventure retreats, that offer trail riding, white water rafting, hiking, and similar activities. These establishments provide accommodation facilities, such as cabins and fixed campsites, and other amenities, such as food services, recreational facilities and equipment, and organized recreational activities.

Examples Census gives

• Fishing camps with accommodation facilities
• Dude ranches
• Vacation camps (except campgrounds, day, instructional)
• Hunting camps with accommodation facilities
• Wilderness camps
• Outdoor adventure retreats with accommodation facilities

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS descriptions.

When to use a different code

Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:

• Operating instructional camps, such as sports camps, fine arts camps, and computer camps are classified in Sector 61, Educational Services, based on the nature of instruction.
• Operating children's day camps (except instructional) are classified in Industry 713990, All Other Amusement and Recreation Industries.

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS cross-references.

Activities listed under 721214

The Census index assigns these 15 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.

• Boys' camps (except day, instructional)
• Camps (except day, instructional)
• Children's camps (except day, instructional)
• Dude ranches
• Fishing camps with accommodation facilities
• Girls' camps (except day, instructional)
• Guest ranches with accommodation facilities
• Hunting camps with accommodation facilities
• Nudist camps with accommodation facilities
• Outdoor adventure retreats with accommodation facilities
• Recreational camps with accommodation facilities (except campgrounds)
• Summer camps (except day, instructional)
• Trail riding camps with accommodation facilities
• Vacation camps (except campgrounds, day, instructional)
• Wilderness camps

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS index file.

SBA size standard for 721214

To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 721214, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed $9 million in average annual receipts. Check your business.

Source: SBA table of size standards, effective March 17, 2023.

Closest UK SIC 2007 codes

There is no official one-to-one link between NAICS and UK SIC. These codes share the same international class (ISIC Rev. 4: 5520), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.

• 55201Holiday centres and villagesUK SIC
• 55202Youth hostelsUK SIC
• 55209Other holiday and other collective accommodationUK SIC

Built from Census concordances 2022→2017 NAICS and 2017 NAICS→ISIC Rev. 4.

Similar codes to compare

• 721211RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Campgrounds