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A day off from school doesn’t have to mean a day off from learning, exploring, and making friends!  These one-day camps will engage campers in a full day of crafts, hands-on and inquiry-driven activities, encounters with wild animal ambassadors, and a tour of the Zoo where each camper will get a chance to feed the goats in the Alex and Ani Farmyard.  

Zoo-cation Day Camp Prices (Per Day)

  • Adventures (RWPZ Members): $75
  • Adventures (Non-Members): $85
  • Tadpole Academy (RWPZ Members): $80
  • Tadpole Academy (Non-Members): $90

ZooCamp Hours

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

See below for details on upcoming day camp programs and for important registration information.

Day Camp Sessions:

2023-2024 Schedule

Each day camp runs 8:00 am – 3:30 pm with two age groups:

  • Ages 4 & 5: Tadpole Academy (full day only)
  • Ages 6 – 11: Adventures

Theme: Unsung Heroes!

Great white sharks, tarantulas, and slugs aren’t always put in the category of cute and cuddly but they bring so much to the natural world! Join ZooCamp as we explore animals that are bit more scaley, have big toothy grins, covered in slime, or will wave to you with 1000 arms during our ZooCation Day Camp of Unsung Heroes!

 

Yom Kippur: Monday, September 25: Toothy

Adventures (Ages 6-11) – Register!

Tadpole Academy (Ages 4 & 5) – Register!

 

Columbus Day: Monday, October 9: Scaly

Adventures (Ages 6-11) – Register!

Tadpole Academy (Ages 4 & 5) – Register!

 

Veteran’s Day: Monday, November 13: Crawly

Adventures (Ages 6-11) – Register!

Tadpole Academy (Ages 4 & 5) – Register!

 

Martin Luther King Jr Day: Monday, January 15: Slimy

Adventures (Ages 6-11) – Register!

Tadpole Academy (Ages 4 & 5) – Register!

 

For mail-in registrations → please fill out this registration form and include this medical form (completed) with registration.

 

Questions? Please contact programs@rwpzoo.org or call (401) 785-3510 ext. 358


Important ZooCamp Information

Please Read Before Registering

  • Registration deadlines are one week 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.
  • All Tadpole Academy campers must be completely toilet trained (requiring no assistance in the bathroom).
  • Refunds, minus a $15.00 registration fee per camper per day camp, will only be given if requested at least two weeks prior to each Zoo-Cation Day Camp.  For example, the final date for refunds for camp on Monday, November 13th is Monday, October 29th.  Absolutely no refunds will be given after these dates.
  • Pre-paid lunch options for full-day campers are available. For $10/day, choose from cheese pizza, a hot dog, or mac n’ cheese, all with a juice box, piece of fruit, and chips packaged in recyclable and compostable containers.
  • Zoo-Cation Day Camp registrations do not include a ZooCamp t-shirt.
  • After Care is available for $25/day per camper, last pick up is at 5:30pm.

Please view the 2023 ZooCation Handbook. For ZooCamp FAQs please click here!

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