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Tulsa Zoo Camps offers age-appropriate programs that include tours, games, crafts, creative projects, hands-on experiments, hands-on games, and other hands-on activities. Campers may take a short hike when weather permits, have up-close animal encounters and close-up encounters with education ambassador animals, and visit behind-the-scenes areas without direct contact with exhibit animals. Some camps focus on analyzing clues, testing evidence, examining tracks and skulls, using observation and data collection, and solving fact-based but fictional wildlife crime cases, while others include career exploration of marketing, horticulture, customer service, and animal care jobs at the zoo.
• Ages: 4–18 years old
• Schedule: Week-long camps and day camps, with Summer Zoo Camps running daily from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., and aftercare available until 5:15 p.m.
• Price: Week-long camps are $275 for the week or $350 with aftercare; Grades 9–12 day camps are $85 or $100 with aftercare, and members receive 10% off camp.
Tulsa Zoo Camps are part of a variety of educational camps offered throughout the year, including Spring Break Camp, Summer Camp, Fall Break Camp, and Winter Camp. Week-long camps run June through August for students in grades K4–8, and day camps are available for students in grades 9–12. The 2026 Summer Zoo Camp is scheduled from June 1 to August 7, 2026. The program includes themed options such as a Pokémon-inspired camp called Poke'Safari: Wild Adventures, a CSI: Zoo wildlife detective camp, a Zoo Insider camp with time in behind-the-scenes areas and meeting keepers and zoo staff, and Zoo Careers day camps that explore career avenues at the zoo. A Nature Buddies program is available for toddlers ages 0–3 years with a zoo educator and close-up encounters with zoo ambassador animals.
Tulsa Zoo Management, Inc. operates as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Its mission statement is “Connecting, Caring, Advocating for Wildlife, People, and Wild Places.” The leadership team includes President/CEO Lindsay Hutchison; VP of Communications and Strategy Ellen Averill; VP of Animal Conservation and Science Joe Barkowski; VP of Finance and Administration Don Hammons; VP of Philanthropy Megan Meussner; and VP of Guest Experience Pat Weisz. Tulsa Zoo Management Inc. supports the community by offering regular gate admission tickets to non-profit organizations for fundraising purposes such as auctions and raffles, and guests support conservation programs around the world through their visit. Tulsa Zoo may be the only zero-landfill zoo in the United States.
Last updated August 1, 2026.
• Ages: 4–18 years old
• Schedule: Week-long camps and day camps, with Summer Zoo Camps running daily from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., and aftercare available until 5:15 p.m.
• Price: Week-long camps are $275 for the week or $350 with aftercare; Grades 9–12 day camps are $85 or $100 with aftercare, and members receive 10% off camp.
Tulsa Zoo Camps are part of a variety of educational camps offered throughout the year, including Spring Break Camp, Summer Camp, Fall Break Camp, and Winter Camp. Week-long camps run June through August for students in grades K4–8, and day camps are available for students in grades 9–12. The 2026 Summer Zoo Camp is scheduled from June 1 to August 7, 2026. The program includes themed options such as a Pokémon-inspired camp called Poke'Safari: Wild Adventures, a CSI: Zoo wildlife detective camp, a Zoo Insider camp with time in behind-the-scenes areas and meeting keepers and zoo staff, and Zoo Careers day camps that explore career avenues at the zoo. A Nature Buddies program is available for toddlers ages 0–3 years with a zoo educator and close-up encounters with zoo ambassador animals.
Tulsa Zoo Management, Inc. operates as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Its mission statement is “Connecting, Caring, Advocating for Wildlife, People, and Wild Places.” The leadership team includes President/CEO Lindsay Hutchison; VP of Communications and Strategy Ellen Averill; VP of Animal Conservation and Science Joe Barkowski; VP of Finance and Administration Don Hammons; VP of Philanthropy Megan Meussner; and VP of Guest Experience Pat Weisz. Tulsa Zoo Management Inc. supports the community by offering regular gate admission tickets to non-profit organizations for fundraising purposes such as auctions and raffles, and guests support conservation programs around the world through their visit. Tulsa Zoo may be the only zero-landfill zoo in the United States.
Last updated August 1, 2026.
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