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Do you know a child that dreams of spending his or her days surrounded by animals? Send them to ZooCamp! Perfect for budding scientists, zoologists, explorers, artists, and kids that just love animals! Days are filled with crafts, hands-on and inquiry driven activities, encounters with wild animal ambassadors, and guided Zoo tours. Campers will be able to safely explore the natural world with their ZooCamp family!

Zoo Adventures Prices

  • Full Week (RWPZ Members): $360
  • Full Week (Non-Members): $385
  • Per Day – Winter Session Only (RWPZ Members): $75
  • Per Day – Winter Session Only (Non-Members): $85

ZooCamp Hours

  • Camp sessions run from 8:00 am – 3:30 pm, Monday through Friday.

See below for details on upcoming winter, spring and summer programs and for important registration information.

Please view the 2024 ZooCamp Handbook and FAQ documents for more details.

Zoo Adventures Camp Sessions:

Winter Adventures | February 19-23, 2024

Instead of keeping the kids inside during February school vacation, send them to Winter Adventures ZooCamp where your child will be engaged in a full day of crafts, hands-on and inquiry-driven activities, encounters with wild animal ambassadors and even bundled-up tours of the Zoo where each camper will get a chance to feed the goats in the Alex and Ani Farmyard. Please note: Only campers that attend all 5 days will receive a t-shirt. Camp runs 8:30 am – 3:30 pm, Monday through Friday of Rhode Island’s February school vacation week.

THEME: Ice and Snow, Where Do They Go?

Animals don’t wear insulated jackets, vacation somewhere warm or huddle in a heated house to survive the winter. Or do they? We’ll explore and discover how animals of all kinds have adapted to survive cold weather.

SOLD OUT! 2024 Dates:

  • Monday, February 19: Science Behind Ice & Snow
  • Tuesday, February 20: Migrations
  • Wednesday, February 21: Behavioral Adaptations
  • Thursday, February 22: Physical Adaptations
  • Friday, February 23: Hibernation
  • FULL WEEK: February 19-23, 2024
Spring Adventures | April 15-19, 2024

Shake off winter with a week filled with crafts, hands-on and inquiry-driven activities, encounters with wild animal ambassadors, and guided Zoo tours. Each Spring Adventures camper will get a ZooCamp t-shirt and the chance to feed the goats in the Alex and Ani Farmyard. Camp runs 8:30 am – 3:30 pm, Monday through Friday of Rhode Island’s April school vacation week.

THEME: It’s a Feet Thing

Two feet, four feet, big feet, little feet, dragon feet. Animals use their feet for so much more than walking! Discover the many ways in a week of camp all about animal feet.

FULL WEEK: February 19-23, 2024 – SOLD OUT!

**SOLD OUT** Summer Adventures | June 17 – August 23, 2024

Perfect for budding scientists, zoologists, explorers, artists, and kids who just love animals! Days are filled with crafts, hands-on and inquiry driven activities, encounters with wild animal ambassadors, and guided Zoo tours. Each Summer Adventures camper will get a ZooCamp t-shirt, and an opportunity to feed the goats in the ALEX AND ANI Farmyard. Camp runs 8:00 am – 3:30 pm, Monday through Friday.

2024 Themes:

Odd Weeks: Everything Poops: The Science of Scat

Fewmet, bolus, frass, slice, dung. Call it what you will, but it’s everyone’s favorite subject: animal poop! Camper dung detectives will explore what we can learn from animal scat, ways both animals & people use it, what it means to survival and so much more.

Even Weeks: Wings N’ Things

Nature’s flyers are delightfully diverse. Bats, birds, and dragons have perfected the art of flying, but what about the animals that glide? Or machines built to fly? Campers will investigate all that soars, in the end even building their own ultimate flying machine.

Summer camp registration opens on Wednesday, February 7 at 9am

2024 Dates: 

  • Week 1: June 17-21 – SOLD OUT
  • Week 2: June 24-28 – SOLD OUT
  • Week 3: July 1-5 – SOLD OUT
  • Week 4: July 8-12 – SOLD OUT
  • Week 5: July 15-19 – SOLD OUT
  • Week 6: July 22-26 – SOLD OUT
  • Week 7: July 29-August 2 – SOLD OUT
  • Week 8: August 5-9 – SOLD OUT
  • Week 9: August 12-16 – SOLD OUT
  • Week 10: August 19-23 – SOLD OUT

Please note: Campers may be registered for one week of each theme for a maximum of one odd week and one even week. Registrations beyond this maximum will be canceled.

Important ZooCamp Information

Please Read Before Registering

  • Registration for Winter and Spring ZooCamps is now open. Registration deadlines are two weeks prior to your desired week of camp, but camps may sell out prior to deadlines.
  • Registration for Summer ZooCamps registration will open at 9:00 am on Wednesday, February 7th at 9am. Registration deadlines are two weeks prior to your desired week of camp, but camps may sell out prior to deadlines.
  • Campers must be the minimum age of each camp at the time of attending camp. Requirements are not negotiable and are strictly enforced. RWP Zoo reserves the right to cancel your registration if your camper does not meet the minimum age requirement.
  • Refunds, minus a $30.00 registration fee per camper, will be given through February 1, 2024, for Winter ZooCamps, April 1, 2024, for Spring ZooCamps, and June 1, 2024, for Summer ZooCamps. Absolutely no refunds will be given after these dates.
  • $35 sibling discount applies to all ZooCamps. First registration at full price, $35 applied to each sibling thereafter. Siblings must be registered within the same account.
  • Pre-paid lunch options for full-day campers are available. For $11.00/day, choose from cheese pizza, mac and cheese, or a hot dog. All come with a 100% juice fruit punch and a piece of fruit packaged in recyclable and compostable containers.

Note: Aftercare only available for pre-registration 

  • For those parents that need a bit more time, we offer after camp care Monday – Friday from 3:30-5:30 for $30/day or $100/week per camper. Aftercare must be pre-registered and can be added up to two weeks prior to your camp start date.

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