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In theory, summer camps are open to all. Several initiatives have been implemented to encourage the participation of children from less privileged backgrounds, including projects led by municipalities in working-class suburbs. Giving all children the chance to experience holiday camps helps reduce certain inequalities in access to holidays and leisure activities, and to reduce the symbolic gap that can exist between them. However, summer camps can also be a tool for social distinction, as they are subject to market logic. Creating truly socially mixed environments remains a complex task, even though some organisers still promote them. Bringing children from different backgrounds together is not sufficient to ensure real diversity; they still need to be able to understand and take an interest in one another, which is sometimes undermined by strong differences in their living environments. This diversity and these exchanges should be supported and valued by the facilitators who supervise the stays.