Summer Camp
Registration for summer camp will open in Winter 2025
WCS Education has your summer covered with fun, educational camp experiences! We provide unforgettable experiences for your camper including age-appropriate, hands-on activities, up-close animal experiences, time to explore the park and tons of educational fun that builds on campers' innate love for our wild planet.
SELECT A CAMP EXPERIENCE BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION!
Summer Camp at the Prospect Park Zoo
Prospect Park Zoo is WILD about summer camp! Campers will explore the zoo and learn about our animals like never before! We bring all the fun of Zoo Camp with health and safety as a top priority! Scroll down for our camp schedule and descriptions! All camps run from 9:00a - 3:00p Monday - Friday each week unless otherwise noted.
Entering Kindergarten - 1st grade (must be 4 by start date)
Kinderzoo: Once Upon a Zoo
Once upon a time, there was a quaint zoo hidden in a park. According to legend, there are curious and colorful creatures living in this magical place! Campers will enjoy puppet shows, story time, animal interactions, and use their imagination during outdoor play. By the end of the week, each camper will have created their own storybook to tell everyone what they have learned!
This drop off camp is designed for those entering Kindergarten and 1st grade in the fall of 2025. One week per camper, but you can select one Week of Wildlife for 1st graders.
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Entering 1st - 3rd Grade
Week of Wildlife: Captain Critter’s Adventure
Ahoy, explorers! Join us for a swashbuckling week of exploration at the zoo. Campers will embark on a week-long adventure, discovering how researchers around the world learn about and protect animals. Along the way, campers will participate in team activities, meet animals up close, make treats for exhibit animals and express their creativity through arts & crafts.
Camper must be entering 1st, 2nd, or 3rd grade in the fall of 2025. This drop off camp is designed for those entering Kindergarten and 1st grade in the fall of 2025. One week per camper, but you can select one Kinderzoo for 1st graders.
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Entering 4th - 6th grade
Zoo Explorer: Working with Wildlife
Ever dreamed of running the zoo? Get ready to explore the amazing world of zoo careers – there’s a lot more to it than zookeepers! Campers will explore various roles at the zoo and WCS through interactive activities, hands-on experiences, crafts, and interacting with animals in and out of the classroom. Some zoo experts join us to give campers an inside perspective of running a zoo.
One week per camper.
Schedule
Kinderzoo: K-1st grade | Week of Wildlife: 1st-3rd grade | Zoo Explorer: 4th-6th grade
| June 16 — June 20 5 day camp |
Once Upon a Zoo Captain Critter’s Adventure |
| June 23 — June 27 5 day camp |
Once Upon a Zoo Captain Critter’s Adventure |
| June 30 — July 3 4 - Day Camp |
Captain Critter’s Adventure Working with Wildlife |
| July 7 — July 11 5 day camp |
Once Upon a Zoo Working with Wildlife |
| July 14 — July 18 5 day camp |
Once Upon a Zoo Captain Critter’s Adventure |
| July 21 — July 25 5 day camp |
Once Upon a Zoo Working with Wildlife |
| July 28 — August 1 5 day camp |
Once Upon a Zoo Captain Critter’s Adventure |
| August 4 — August 8 5 day camp |
Once Upon a Zoo Captain Critter’s Adventure |
| August 11 — August 15 5 day camp |
Captain Critter’s Adventure Working with Wildlife |
| August 18 — August 22 5 day camp |
Once Upon a Zoo Working with Wildlife |
| August 25 — August 29 5 day camp |
Once Upon a Zoo Captain Critter's Adventure |
Price
$652.50 members / $725 regular (5 day camp)
$522 members / $580 regular(4 day camp)*
$180 members / $200 regular (5 day extended care)
$144 members / $160 regular (4 day extended care)*
*Prorated price the week of June 30- July 3
Extended Care
Extended Care is a great add-on option for caregivers who can't pick their summer camper up at 3:00pm, allowing caregivers to pick up anytime before 5:00pm. Extended Care includes free play, exhibit visits, and nature play exploration (weather permitting). Minimum number required to run the program. Add on items like Extended Care and additional summer camp t-shirts when adding your selected camp purchase to your cart.
Accessibility
Participants in this program will spend most of the day outdoors during a range of weather conditions, including heat, humidity, and precipitation, as well as travel over uneven, natural surfaces. Accommodations may be available. Please contact us for more information.
Our office is open Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
If you have any questions, please call 800-433-4149 or email ppzeducation@wcs.org.
Please visit the Prospect Park Zoo Know Before You Go page to review park policies related to COVID-19.
