ZooCamps
ZooCamp registration is open!
Join us for a summer camp adventure at the Zoo! With a variety of topics and schedules to choose from, there’s bound to be something that your child will enjoy! Each camp is customized, but all include games, crafts, snacks, train or carrousel rides, tours of the Zoo, and animal encounters. Kids also receive a ZooCamp t-shirt.
Registration closes when the camp reaches capacity or 24 hours prior to the start of each camp session.
After registration opens, if you would like to register by phone or to be added to a waiting list, please call (605) 367-8313 x. 233.
We are unable to offer walk-up or in-person registration for 2023.
Non-Members: Register Ages 4-5
Non-Members: Register Ages 9-11
ZooCamp Policies
Click here to download our cancellation policy and other ZooCamp policies.
*Campers must be at least 4 years old on the first date of the session to attend ZooCamp. No exceptions.
ZooCamp Hours
Morning ZooCamp sessions are 9 am - noon
Afternoon ZooCamp sessions are 1 pm - 4 pm
Full Day ZooCamp sessions are 9 am - 4 pm
Four Day/Overnight ZooCamp sessions are 1 pm - 4 pm Mon-Wed and 1 pm Thurs - 9 am Friday
(This camp includes four afternoon sessions and a Thursday night overnight. Campers will sign in at 1 pm on Thursday and will be picked up at 9 am on Friday.)
Before- and After-Camp Care is available for full-day sessions.
Lunch Bunch
Lunch Bunch bundles are available for ages 6-8 for June 12-16, July 10-14, and Aug. 7-11. Combine the morning and afternoon camps and add lunch supervision! For more information, click here.
ZooCamp Pricing
All prices include sales tax
One Half Day: $34 members/$40 non-members
One Full Day: $63.75 members/$75 non-members
Three Half Days: $80.75 members/ $95 non-members
Four Day/Overnight: $182.75 members/ $215 non-members
Five Half Days: $123.25 members/$145 non-members
Five Full Days: $212.50 members/$250 non-members
Behind the Scenes Camp: $293.25 members/$345 non-members
Before- and After-Camp Care Pricing
One Day Camps: $15
Five Day Camps: $40
Lunch Bunch Pricing
Five days of lunch supervision: $25
Only available in a package with morning and afternoon camps in the same week.
Click here for a calendar view of our summer ZooCamps.
ZooCamp Topics for ages 4 to 5
For descriptions, dates, and times, click HERE.
*Campers must be at least 4 years old on the first date of the session to attend ZooCamp.
Animal Doctors (five half days)
-June 5-9, mornings - SOLD OUT
-July 10-14, mornings - SOLD OUT
-July 24-28, mornings - SOLD OUT
-July 31- Aug. 4, mornings - SOLD OUT
-Aug. 7-11, mornings - LIMITED SPACES AVAILABLE
Bison and Foxes and Bears, Oh My (one full day)
-July 7, full day- LIMITED SPACES AVAILABLE
Animal Families (one half day)
-June 19, morning
-June 22, morning
Big and Tall, Little and Small (one half day)
-June 21, morning
Colors of the Wild (one half day)
-June 20, morning
-June 23, morning
Non-Members: Register Ages 4-5
ZooCamp Topics for ages 6 to 8
For descriptions, dates, and times, click HERE.
Animal Extremes (five full days)
-June 26-30, full day - SOLD OUT
-July 17-21, full day - SOLD OUT
Crucial Creatures (five half days)
-June 12-16, afternoons - LIMITED SPACES AVAILABLE
-Aug. 7-11, mornings- SOLD OUT
Keeper Camp (five half days)
-June 5-9, mornings- SOLD OUT
-June 19-23, afternoons- SOLD OUT
-July 10-14, mornings - SOLD OUT
-Aug. 7-11, afternoons - SOLD OUT
Vet Camp (five half days)
-June 12-16, mornings - SOLD OUT
-July 10-14, afternoons - SOLD OUT
-July 31- Aug. 4, mornings - SOLD OUT
Run, Jump, and Fly (three half days)
-July 24-26, afternoons- SOLD OUT
Animal Friends and Foes (one full day)
-June 2, full day - SOLD OUT
North America Adventure (one full day)
-June 1, full day - SOLD OUT
-July 5, full day
ZooCamp for ages 9 to 11
For descriptions, dates, and times, click HERE.
More camps for ages 9-11 are available at the Butterfly House & Aquarium. Click here.
Behind the Scenes (five full days)
-June 26-30, full day- SOLD OUT
-July 17-21, full day - SOLD OUT
-Aug. 14-18, full day- SOLD OUT
Conservation Adventure (overnight)
-July 31- Aug. 4, afternoons and Thursday overnight- SOLD OUT
Zoo Medicine (five half days)
-June 5-9, afternoons- SOLD OUT
-June 12-16, mornings- SOLD OUT
-July 24-28, mornings - SOLD OUT
Wild North America (one full day)
-July 6, full day - SOLD OUT
For more information about ZooCamp, contact Education@GPZoo.org.
Non-Members: Register Ages 9-11
Check out Butterfly House & Aquarium's summer camp options HERE.
To be added to a waiting list, please call (605) 367-8313 x233 or email education@gpzoo.org.