Registration for summer camp opens February 29, 2024!
WCS Education has your summer covered with fun, educational camp experiences! We provide unforgettable experiences for your camper including age-appropriate, hands-on activities, up-close animal experiences, time to explore the park and tons of educational fun that builds on campers' innate love for our wild planet.
Select a camp experience below for more information!
OUR FINAL WEEK OF CAMP WILL BE 8/26-8/30. CAMPERS ENTERING 3rd-5th GRADE CAN JOIN US FOR ANIMAL ZOO-LYMPICS. SCROLL BELOW FOR MORE DETAILS OR CLICK HERE TO BOOK BY FRIDAY 8/23.
Queens Zoo Summer Camp
Queens Zoo is WILD about summer camp! Campers will explore the zoo and learn about our animals like never before! WCS Education has your summer covered with fun, educational camp experiences! We provide unforgettable experiences for your camper including age-appropriate, hands-on activities, up-close animal experiences, time to explore the park and tons of educational fun that builds on campers' innate love for our wild planet.
Scroll down for our camp schedule and descriptions! Camp runs from 9:00am - 3:00pm * Monday - Friday each week unless, except where noted for Toddler Time (9:30am - 11:00am) and Zoo Tykes (9:00am - 12:00pm).
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18 months - 3 years old with caregiver
Toddler Time: Colorful Critters
Look around! What do you see? Brown bears, red birds, and green leafy trees! Nature's palette is full of patterns and colorful critters. Join us with your toddler as we discover the colors of the natural world through up-close animal encounters, hands-on art experiences, and natural play in the zoo during this week-long camp.
One ticket includes an adult and a child. Camper must be 18 months - 3 years old at the time of the program.
18 months - 3 years old with caregiver
Toddler Time: Animal MOO-ves
Flap, slither, and hop! Join us for an engaging week-long camp that will get you and your toddler up and moving. Together, we will explore how animals navigate their homes, communicate through motion, and rock to the beat of nature! Each session will include up-close animal encounters, Zoo exploration, and hands-on science investigations.
One ticket includes an adult and a child. Camper must be 18 months - 3 years old at the time of the program.
3K - Pre Kindergarten
Zoo Tykes: Summer Zoo-cation
Is your child ready for all the fun of zoo camp but not ready for a full day camp experience? Your 3 and 4 year old can join us for a half day camp program at the zoo.
Pack your bags for an unforgettable Summer ZOO-cation — no passport required! Join Chami the Chameleon puppet on a global adventure as we discover habitats around the world. During this week, we will conduct hands-on exploration in nature, observe wildlife through up-close encounters, and work as a team to explore wild places far and wide.
This drop off camp is designed for children entering 3K and Pre-K in the fall in the fall of 2024. Campers must be 3 or 4 years old on or before their first day of camp. Price is per week. Sign up for two different Zoo Tykes camps!
3K - Pre Kindergarten
Zoo Tykes: Animal Tales
Is your child ready for all the fun of zoo camp but not ready for a full day camp experience? Your 3 and 4 year old can join us for a half day camp program at the zoo.
Time to let your imagination run wild with wildlife as we meet the animal inspiration behind classic children’s tales. Each day we will highlight a different story and discover that every living thing plays an important role in nature through up-close animal encounters, dramatic play, hands-on art experiences, and outdoor exploration.
This drop off camp is designed for children entering 3K and Pre-K in the fall in the fall of 2024. Campers must be 3 or 4 years old on or before their first day of camp. Price is per week. Sign up for two different Zoo Tykes camps!
Entering Kindergarten - 2nd Grade
Week of Wildlife: Where the Weird Things Are
Schools out? Zoo camp's in session! Join us at the Queens Zoo for an unforgettable summer as we get wild for wildlife. Our week-long camp experiences are filled with hands-on activities, animal encounters, and nature exploration.Spiders, snakes, and bats, oh my! Many creepy crawly animals are disliked, but they have fantastically weird ways of surviving in their natural environments! Through strange and fascinating hands-on experiments, up-close animal encounters, and zoo exploration, we'll investigate the weird, wonderful natural world.
This drop off camp is for children ages 5-7 years old entering K, 1st or 2nd grade in the fall of 2024.
Entering Kindergarten - 2nd Grade
Week of Wildlife: Wildlife Avengers
Schools out? Zoo camp's in session! Join us at the Queens Zoo for an unforgettable summer as we get wild for wildlife. Our week-long camp experiences are filled with hands-on activities, animal encounters, and nature exploration.Calling all superheroes! Join us at Wildlife Avengers HQ as we work together to develop solutions to puzzling conservation challenges. Through exploration in nature, up-close animal encounters, and scientific experiments, we will discover the importance of maintaining balanced ecosystems and learn ways we all can be heroes for wildlife.
This drop off camp is for children ages 5-7 years old entering K, 1st or 2nd grade in the fall of 2024.
3rd - 5th Grade
Zoo Explorers: Animal Zoo-lympics
Faster, higher, stronger! Animals all over the world are capable of incredible feats of athleticism, from the back-breaking speed of a puma to the aerial acrobatics of a bald eagle. Through adrenaline inducing games, exhilarating animal encounters, and thrilling natural exploration we'll learn why athletes try to be as strong as an ox or nimble as a fox.
Price is per week. Sign up for two different camps! This camp is for children entering 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade in the fall of 2024.
3rd - 5th Grade
Zoo Explorers: The Zoo Factor
Join us as we embark on a thrilling adventure into the wild world of zookeeping! Survival isn't just about strength—it's strategy, problem-solving, and teamwork. Get set for a week packed with challenges mirroring the trials of running a zoo. Join us as we learn about animals and the natural world through complex challenges, riveting games, and exciting animal encounters. Do you have the Zoo Factor?
Price is per week. Sign up for two different camps! This camp is for children entering 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade in the fall of 2024.
6th - 8th Grade
Junior Scientists: Global Conservationists
Schools out? Zoo camps in session! Join us at the Queens Zoo for an unforgettable summer as we get wild for wildlife. Our week-long camp experiences are filled with hands-on activities, animal encounters, and nature exploration.As the climate changes, it’s important to look for different ways to help animals, ourselves, and our planet. In this camp we will engineer and invent new solutions to address conservation issues. From making paper to developing wildlife corridors, join us as we explore creative, nature-based solutions to the climate crisis.
Campers must be ages 11-13 years entering 6th, 7th, or 8th grade in the fall of 2024.
Schedule
| June 17 — June 21 5 day camp | Toddler Time: Colorful Critters |
| June 24 — June 28 5 day camp | Toddler Time: Animal MOO-ves Zoo Tykes: Summer Zoo-cation |
| July 1 — July 3 3 day camp* | Week of Wildlife: Wildlife Avengers Zoo Explorers: Animal Zoo-lympics |
| July 8 — July 12 5 day camp | Zoo Explorers: The Zoo Factor Week of Wildlife: Where the Weird Things Are |
| July 15 — July 19 5 day camp | Week of Wildlife: Wildlife Avengers Zoo Explorers: Animal Zoo-lympics |
| July 22 — July 26 5 day camp | Zoo Tykes: Animal Tales |
| July 29 — August 2 5 day camp | Week of Wildlife: Where the Weird Things Are Zoo Explorers: The Zoo Factor |
| August 5 — August 9 5 day camp | Week of Wildlife: Wildlife Avengers Zoo Explorers: Animal Zoo-lympics |
| August 12 — August 16 5 day camp | Week of Wildlife: Where the Weird Things Are Zoo Explorers: The Zoo Factor |
| August 19 — August 23 5 day camp | Zoo Tykes: Summer Zoo-cation Junior Scientist: Global Conservationists |
| August 26 — August 30 5 day camp | Week of Wildlife: Wildlife Avengers Zoo Explorers: Animal Zoo-lympics |
Price
$540 members / $600 regular (5 day camp)
$324 members / $360 regular (3 day camp)*
$198 members / $220 regular (Toddler Time)
$288 members / $320 regular (Zoo Tykes half day camp)
*Prorated price the week of July 1 - July 3 only*
Extended Care
We now offer Extended Care from 3:00pm to 5:00pm. Extended Care includes free play, exhibit visits, and nature play exploration. Add-on items such as Extended Care and additional camp t-shirts can be purchased once you add a week of camp to your shopping cart.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Our office is open Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
If you have any questions, please call 800-433-4149 or email qzeducation@wcs.org.
Please visit the Queens Zoo Know Before You Go page to review park policies related to COVID-19.
