ZOO CAMPS
2025 Zoo Summer Camps
Make this summer an unforgettable adventure at Pueblo Zoo's Summer Camp! Kids will dive into exciting hands-on activities, learn valuable outdoor skills, discover fascinating animals from around the world, learn about local wildlife, and explore the zoo like never before!​
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Attention parents/guardians of 1st-2nd grade children
Please do not sign your child up for more than 2 weeks of camp in a row. We have found that camp is demanding enough that young children do best when they get some down time between 2 week sessions.
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Limited camp scholarships are now available. Submit an application below!
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Registration Open Now
Camp Information
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Summer Camps include:
280+ animals
Zoo hikes
Animal and nature crafts
Meet some of the zoo's animals up close and personal!
Special camp gear JUST FOR CAMPERS!
Meal options available
Pricing Per Week
$250 non-members
$240 members
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Time
Each class runs 9:00am - 4:00pm
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$40.00- Purchase for the whole week (not available day
by day) Sorry, no substitutions for allergies or preferences
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You can also purchase a lunch for your camper on
Pizza Fridays.
That cost can be added to your registration but is included
when purchasing the whole week of camp lunches for $40.00.
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What to Expect/FAQ's
Have questions? Click here more information
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June 9th-13th
Animal Tales
Grades 1st-2nd
Children will explore animals in classic literature -from Stewart Little to Charlotte’s Web – and try their hand at writing their own story using their favorite animal as their muse. They will keep a journal with illustrations and write poetry, too. We will share their work on our social media channels.
June 9th-13th
Art in Nature
Grades 3rd-4th
Young artists will explore the art at the zoo, learn to draw animals and even watch animals make their own art! For both beginning and more advanced artists , campers will be inspired by the amazing wildlife at the Pueblo Zoo. Their artistic endeavors will be on display at our PZ Camp Art Show on the last day of camp.
June 16th-20th
Animal Superpowers
Grades 1st-2nd
Come explore the weird and wonderful world of animal senses. Campers will look through bees’ eye lenses, follow their nose along a scent trail, try on different ears and more all in the name of the
science of the senses. Experience nature the way wildlife does with your eyes, ears, mouth, skin, and taste buds.
June 16th-20th
Creepy, Crawly, and Cool: Radical Reptiles
Grades 3rd-4th
Calling all snake lovers and frog fans, this camp is for kids interested in learning more about reptiles and amphibians. Cold-blooded, but not cold-hearted, come meet the Herps at the Pueblo Zoo!
June 23rd-27th
Prehistoric Journey: Exploring the World of Dinosaurs
Grades 1st-3rd
Journey back in time to the Age of Dinosaurs and explore the strange creatures that roamed the earth over 65 million years ago. Stegosaurs, allosaurs, ornithopods and more! Campers will make cast and mold fossils, excavate bones, and trace the ancestry of some of our Pueblo Zoo animals back to their mighty prehistoric relatives.
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July 7th-11th
Life on the Farm
Grades 1st-2nd
Animals provide us with warm fibers, milk, eggs, and labor. Come explore the domestic animals – sheep, rabbits, chickens, turkeys, and cattle – that share a home with the other wildlife at the Pueblo Zoo.
July 7th-11th
Flying Wild with Our Feathered Friends
Grades 3rd-4th
Calling all bird lovers: this camp is for budding ornithologists! Campers will discover the mechanics of flight with bird-themed kites. They will learn to identify birds by their calls and make a bird call of their own. They’ll meet our penguins up close and visit with raptors, vultures, and emus. By the end of the week, they will be ready to turn their own backyard into a bird sanctuary.
July 14th-18th
Animal Olympics
Grades 3rd-4th
Are you as fast as a gazelle? As strong as a bison? Can you jump as far as a kangaroo? This camp is for kids who love to run, jump, and test their physical fitness. Campers will compare their talents against some of Pueblo Zoo’s amazing wildlife with lots of games, team sports, and outdoor play.
July 14th-18th
Zoo Doctor
Grades 5th-6th
For campers interested in veterinary medicine, this camp offers behind-the-scenes access to our Animal Care Center with our zoo vet. Campers will get to practice suturing and dissection. They will take the vital signs – heart rate, respiratory rate, and temperature – of our education animals. This hands-on experience is a great introduction for children curious about how we keep wild animals healthy.
July 21st-25th
Gardening for Good
Grades 1st-2nd
For kids who like to dig in the dirt, this camp is for you. Campers will explore all kinds of gardening – vegetables, native wildflowers, and microgreens. They will create a worm composter and grow mushrooms, too. At the end of the week, they will share the fruits of their labor with our Pueblo Zoo animals.
July 21st-25th
Zookeepers to the Rescue!
Grades 5th-6th
Campers will see what a day in the life of a zookeeper looks like and how they contribute to the effort to Save Animals From Extinction (S.A.F.E.). Campers will investigate some of the Pueblo Zoo’s rarest animals, from the Bali Myna to the Axolotl, to understand why their populations are declining and what people can do to help them.
July 28th-August 1st
Butterflies, Bees, and Beetles: Explore the World of Insects
Grades 1st-2nd
Grab your butterfly net and your magnifying glass! It’s time to meet the tiny critters that make up most of life on Earth. Campers will build bee hotels, put on a snail race, and create a roly-poly habitat to help them gain an appreciation for nature’s smallest animals.
July 28th-August 1st
Nature Detectives: Hot on the Trail!
Grades 3rd-4th
For children who like to solve a mystery, this camp will lead kids through a series of investigations to learn how to track animals, which animal leaves which scat, how to use a microscope to identify animal fur, and more. Then the campers will team up to try to stump their fellow campers with a mystery of their own!
