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Summer Zoo Camps include animal encounters, special Zoo experiences, tours, games, stories, art, songs, hands-on play, movement, themed art projects, and sensory exploration. Campers are grouped by grade or age. All Preschool/Kindergarten participants must be fully toilet-trained.
• Ages: 4–18 years old
• Schedule: Preschool/Kindergarten in-person camps are offered as single-day, four-day, or weeklong sessions, with AM sessions from 9 am–12 pm and PM sessions from 1–4 pm.
• Price: Preschool/Kindergarten In-Person Single-Day Camps: Fee $50 ($45 for Zoo members). Preschool/Kindergarten In-Person Four-Day Camps: Fee $185 ($175 for Zoo members). Preschool/Kindergarten In-Person Weeklong Camps: Fees $225 ($210 for Zoo members).
Instructors are professional naturalists. Camp registration is online only, and full payment is due immediately at registration. Registration requires signing legal waivers for each camper, and members may only register and sign for children named on their membership; “Plus” level memberships are not valid to register an extra person for Zoo Camp who is not named on the card. An online waiting room will be available starting at 9:30 a.m. on member registration day, and registration spots in line are randomly generated for those in the waiting room when registration opens. A waitlist may be available for full camps. Campers receive a T-shirt size selection during registration, and families add the child’s T-shirt size during the registration process. Scholarship applications are open from January 2–16, 2026, and scholarships are closed for 2026.
Created by the State of Minnesota, the Minnesota Zoo opened in 1978 with a mission to connect people, animals, and the natural world to save wildlife. The Minnesota Zoo is the state’s largest wildlife conservation learning resource. It is an accredited institution of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums and is an institutional member of the Alliance of Marine Mammal Parks and Aquariums and the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums.
Last updated February 21, 2026.
• Ages: 4–18 years old
• Schedule: Preschool/Kindergarten in-person camps are offered as single-day, four-day, or weeklong sessions, with AM sessions from 9 am–12 pm and PM sessions from 1–4 pm.
• Price: Preschool/Kindergarten In-Person Single-Day Camps: Fee $50 ($45 for Zoo members). Preschool/Kindergarten In-Person Four-Day Camps: Fee $185 ($175 for Zoo members). Preschool/Kindergarten In-Person Weeklong Camps: Fees $225 ($210 for Zoo members).
Instructors are professional naturalists. Camp registration is online only, and full payment is due immediately at registration. Registration requires signing legal waivers for each camper, and members may only register and sign for children named on their membership; “Plus” level memberships are not valid to register an extra person for Zoo Camp who is not named on the card. An online waiting room will be available starting at 9:30 a.m. on member registration day, and registration spots in line are randomly generated for those in the waiting room when registration opens. A waitlist may be available for full camps. Campers receive a T-shirt size selection during registration, and families add the child’s T-shirt size during the registration process. Scholarship applications are open from January 2–16, 2026, and scholarships are closed for 2026.
Created by the State of Minnesota, the Minnesota Zoo opened in 1978 with a mission to connect people, animals, and the natural world to save wildlife. The Minnesota Zoo is the state’s largest wildlife conservation learning resource. It is an accredited institution of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums and is an institutional member of the Alliance of Marine Mammal Parks and Aquariums and the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums.
Last updated February 21, 2026.
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