Summer Camp
Select a camp experience below for more information!
CENTRAL PARK ZOO SUMMER CAMP
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Schedule
Our summer camps run from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM daily until the end of August. Please note, Wild Safari Half Day and Zoo Fledglings Mini Camp: morning session and afternoon session have different schedules.
*Wild Safari Half Day: 9:00am-1:00pm, Zoo Fledglings Mini Camp: morning session: 10am-11am and Zoo Fledglings Mini Camp: afternoon session: 1:30pm-2:30pm. All camps run 5 days per week with the exception of July 4th week, when camps run Mon to Thurs.
| June 2 — June 6 |
Zoo Fledglings Mini Camp: Fur, Feathers and Scales, Oh My!* WAITLIST ONLY Morning session (2-3 year olds & caregivers) WAITLIST ONLY Afternoon session (3-4 year olds & caregivers) WAITLIST ONLY |
| June 16 — June 20 |
Kinderzoo: Who's Who at the Zoo (entering K or 1st grade) WAITLIST ONLY Week of Wildlife: Zoo-opoly (entering 2nd-3rd grade) WAITLIST ONLY |
| June 23 — June 27 |
Kinderzoo: Who's Who at the Zoo (entering K or 1st grade) WAITLIST ONLY Week of Wildlife: Zoo-opoly (entering 2nd-3rd grade) WAITLIST ONLY |
| June 30 — July 3 4 day camp* |
Kinderzoo: Who's Who at the Zoo (entering K or 1st grade) WAITLIST ONLY Zoo Explorer: Critter Scene Investigation (entering 4th-6th grade) WAITLIST ONLY |
| July 7 — July 11 |
Week of Wildlife: Zoo-opoly (entering 2nd-3rd grade) WAITLIST ONLY Zoo Explorer: Critter Scene Investigation (entering 4th-6th grade) WAITLIST ONLY Wild Safari Half Day: Backyard Biologists (entering 1st-3rd grade)* WAITLIST ONLY |
| July 14 — July 18 |
Kinderzoo: Who's Who at the Zoo (entering K or 1st grade) WAITLIST ONLY Zoo Explorer: Critter Scene Investigation (entering 4th-6th grade) WAITLIST ONLY Wild Safari Half Day: Backyard Biologists (entering 1st-3rd grade)* WAITLIST ONLY |
| July 21 — July 25 |
Kinderzoo: Who's Who at the Zoo (entering K or 1st grade) WAITLIST ONLY Conservation in Action: Zookeeping 101 (entering 7th-9th grade) WAITLIST ONLY Wild Safari Half Day: Backyard Biologists (entering 4th-6th grade) |
| July 28 — August 1 |
Week of Wildlife: Zoo-opoly (entering 2nd or 3rd grade) WAITLIST ONLY Conservation in Action: Zookeeping 101 (entering 7th-9th grade) WAITLIST ONLY Wild Safari Half Day: Backyard Biologists (entering 4th-6th grade)* WAITLIST ONLY |
| August 4 — August 8 |
Zoo Explorer: Critter Scene Investigation (entering 4th-6th grade) WAITLIST ONLY Conservation in Action: Zookeeping 101 (entering 7th-9th grade) WAITLIST ONLY |
| August 11 — August 15 |
Week of Wildlife: Zoo-opoly (entering 2nd or 3rd grade) WAITLIST ONLY Zoo Explorer: Critter Scene Investigation (entering 4th-6th grade) WAITLIST ONLY |
| August 18 — August 22 |
Kinderzoo: Who's Who at the Zoo (entering K or 1st grade) WAITLIST ONLY Week of Wildlife: Zoo-opoly (entering 2nd or 3rd grade) WAITLIST ONLY |
| August 25 — August 29 |
Kinderzoo: Who's Who at the Zoo (entering K or 1st grade) WAITLIST ONLY Week of Wildlife: Zoo-opoly (entering 2nd or 3rd grade) WAITLIST ONLY |
Price
$650 members / $720 regular (5 day camp)
$520 members / $580 regular (4 day camp)*
$440 members / $490 regular (5 day camp, half day)
$220 members / $275 regular (Zoo Fledglings toddler camp)
*Prorated price the week of June 30 - July 3 only
Booking Tips:
- Enter the camper's date of birth and select the correct grade. This ensures that only summer camps appropriate for their age/grade level are available for purchase.
- You cannot edit once you move onto the next step in registration.
- If you entered the incorrect camper DOB and/or grade, please email cpzeducation@wcs.org.
- Sessions are expected to fill quickly, so be sure to plan ahead and have backup camp dates and sessions ready.
- WCS Members, please have your membership ID# ready. Entering it will unlock access to exclusive membership pricing.
Ages 2 to 4 with a caregiver
Zoo Fledglings: Fur, Feathers, and Scales, Oh My!
Is it furry, spikey, or scaley? Join us for a super sensory experience where we learn about animal textures! Discover a variety of animals in this hands-on, interactive 1-hour camp for toddlers and their caregivers. Up-close animal encounters, art experiences, hands-on investigations, and zoo exploration are part of this week-long mini-camp for toddlers and their caregivers.
One ticket covers one adult and one child. This camp is best suited for children ages 24 months to 48 months. Please note: Morning session is catered to 2-3 year olds, afternoon session is catered to 3 and 4 year olds!
Entering Kindergarten or 1st grade
KinderZoo: Who's Who at the Zoo
Calling all animal helpers! Do you want to work at a zoo one day? Come to Zoo Camp and see what it takes to run a zoo! We’ll get to meet people who work right here at the Central Park Zoo and learn about their wild jobs. We’ll see animals up close, play games and spend lots of time exploring the zoo, too!
KinderZoo campers must be entering kindergarten or 1st grade in fall 2025.
Entering 2nd and 3rd Grade
Week of Wildlife: Zoo-opoly
Surviving and thriving is the key to this game! This week, camper utilize critical thinking and teamwork in STEAM challenges and obstacles to complete Zoo-opoly and rule the zoo! Campers will investigate like scientists and engineers working to conserve wildlife and wild places in New York and around the world. Each day, campers will complete hands-on activities, meet animals up close and explore the zoo.
WOW campers must be entering 2nd or 3rd grade in fall 2025.
Entering Grades 1st - 3rd & 4th - 6th
Wild Safari Half Day: Backyard Biologists
Warning: this camp contains nature! Summer campers will get messy as they learn, play, and explore in the Zoo! They’ll meet animals up close, complete nature-based challenges and discover wildlife right here in our neighborhoods and around the world!
Half day camp runs from 9:00am to 1:00pm. Sessions are offered for rising 1st-3rd graders and rising 4th to 6th graders, respectively.
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Entering 4th to 6th grade
Zoo Explorer: Critter Scene Investigation
Attention, Campers! We're looking for master animal trackers and zoo-per sleuths for a special assignment this week! Together, campers are immersed into a world of Zoo mystery and intrigue, with hands-on investigations, up-close animal encounters and solving peculiar puzzles. *cue suspenseful music!*
Zoo Explorers must be entering 4th to 6th grade in fall 2025.
Entering 7th to 9th grade
Conservation in Action: Zookeeping 101
Do you think you've got what it takes to care for Zoo animals? Roll up your sleeves, get messy, and find out this week! During Zoo Keeping 101, we'll get up close to animals, meet zookeepers and see what it takes to care for the animals at the Central Park Zoo.
Conservation in Action campers must be entering 7th, 8th or 9th grade in fall 2025.
July 28 - August 1: Only one camp session remains so book fast!
Accessibility
Campers will spend plenty of time 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 visit the Central Park Zoo Accessibility website for more details, or contact us at CPZeducation@wcs.org with questions.
