Summer ZooCamp
ZooCamp is for children independent of their parents and provides a safe and fun social setting where youngsters can focus on making both human and animal friends. Each camp features crafts, games, activities, and tours that focus on exploring concepts about and inspiring caring for animals, conservation, and the natural world.
Dates: July 2 - August 10
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Full Week:
- $250/member; $310/non-member
Camp Descriptions
CRITTER CLUB (4-5 years old)
Animal Imagination
Its time to play pretend in the Zoo! Are you ready to stomp around like rhinos or host your own jungle tea party? Star in your own video with some of our animal ambassadors as we flounce with feathered friends, surf with harbor seals, and make buddies with tiger cubs.
The Big and Small of it All
Are you the biggest thing in the ocean, or the smallest creature on land? Join us on a journey to discover animals big and small. From the enormous elephant to the positively petite prairie dogs, this week we will celebrate many of our large, small, rough, smooth, fast and slow animal ambassadors.
Farmers lil’ Helpers
Old McDonald had a farm, and so does the Los Angeles Zoo! Children adore farm animals, and on our farm, we have some goats, sheep and pigs. Even a miniature horse! Come on down to our farm, meet our Zoo keepers, and get up close with these noisy barnyard animals to discover all the amazing things they do.
WILD BUNCH (6-7 years old)
Outback Adventure
Join us for a week long walkabout in the land down under! From the bush to a billabong, both blokes and sheilas will explore roos, crocs, koalas and all the other awesome Aussie animals and the island continent they call home. No worries mate - it will be big mobs of fun!
Sense-sational Safari
Can you taste with your feet like a butterfly? Or can you talk with your ears like a rabbit? Can you spot a penny from over 200 feet up in the sky like a hawk? This week find out all about these sense-sational creatures and more!
Safari Afrika
Take an expedition through the many habitats of Africa in search of a myriad of animal wonders. From slithering snakes to marvelous monkeys, from holed-up hedgehogs to glorious gazelles, Africa is home to amazing animals. We’ll look up in the trees and under our feet as we wander across the continent in search of these and many more magnificent creatures.
ZOO TROOP (8-9 years old)
Rebel Raptors
Get out your talons and rip into this week of Raptor camp! Whether it’s diving at top speeds to catch prey or building their nests on the edge of a cliff, we’ll discover what makes raptors the ultimate predators of the sky.
Planet Primate
Go bananas over this creative creature camp as we explore the wonderful world of primates. Become a primate researcher and uncover what makes each primate unique, from the red-headed orangutans of Sumatra to the spider monkeys of South America.
Karibuni Afrika! (Welcome to Africa!)
Welcome to the wonderful world of Africa! Leap like a gazelle into the world of African cultures as we “weave” our way through the continent. With fun traditional games, handcrafted musical instruments, and magnificent mammal masks, campers will explore Africa like never before by bringing animals to life in their own African folktale for Friday’s camp rally.
ECO EXPLORERS (10-12 years old)
Wild Photography
Create your own picture worth a thousand words and view the wild like you’ve never seen it before. Grab your canteen and camera as we step through the lens and into the animal kingdom. We encourage you to bring your own digital camera. If you do not have one, cameras will be provided.
