Camps

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Penguin Camp

Experience how animals use their senses by using all yours including sight, hearing, touch, smell and taste. Learn about animals from all over the world; elephants, chimpanzees, bears and many more. Expert instructors guide you through funtastic discoveries. Animal visits, guided exhibit tours, craft projects, songs, games and story time fill each busy day. Quiet time will be available every afternoon for the full day camp. Register for Penguin Camp.

Schedule and Fee:
• Full Day Sessions:
Monday - Friday, 9 am - 4 pm
Fees: Zoo members $230     Non-members $270

You may purchase ZooCamp Lunch

• Half Day Sessions:
Monday - Friday, 9 am - noon or 1 pm - 4 pm
Fees: Zoo members $115     Non-members $136

Note: Zoo lunch is not available for half day sessions.

All full day Penguin Camps are available EXCEPT for the week of August 31st.

All half day morning Penguin Camps are FULL EXCEPT for the weeks Aug. 24th and Aug. 31st.

All half day afternoon Penguin Camps are available.

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Tiger Camp

Head out to discover the Zoo´s magnificent animals through hands-on activities, songs, stories, games and crafts. Discover why animals have such amazing features, colors, shapes and forms and what sort of groups they live in. Learn how animals communicate and how they work together as family groups. Touch animals that visit your camp, feed birds special treats and visit the Trillium Creek Family Farm to get a close look at animals including some new farm additions! Register for Tiger Camp

All Tiger Camps are available except for the weeks beginning June 15th, June 22nd, July 6th, July 13th, July 20th and August 31st.

Schedule:
Monday - Friday, 9 am - 4 pm

Fee:
Zoo Members: $230
Non-Members: $270

You may purchase ZooCamp Lunch

Giraffe Camp

Explore habitats around the world as you visit rainforest, savanna, arctic and ocean animal exhibits including some from right here in Oregon. Discover why animals live where they live through hands-on activities, songs, games and crafts. Make a special treat for lorikeets to see how they eat. Animals visit your camp, too! Register for Giraffe Camp.

All Giraffe Camps are available.

Schedule:
Monday - Friday, 9 am - 4 pm

Fee:
Zoo Members: $230
Non-Members: $270


You may purchase ZooCamp Lunch

Rhino Camp

Go on safari to discover predator and prey animals! How do they survive? Who eats whom? Take a close look at the tools each animal uses to get food or avoid becoming food. Visit birds of prey to explore how birds can be predators or prey. Go on a private tour of the insect zoo to find out about insect predators and insect prey. Make a treat for an animal and see how they eat. Craft projects, songs, games, stories, and touchable animals fill each busy day. Register for Rhino Camp

All Rhino Camps are FULL EXCEPT for the week of August 31st.

Schedule:
Monday - Friday, 9 am - 4 pm

Fee:
Zoo Members: $230
Non-Members: $270



You may purchase ZooCamp Lunch

Otter Camp

Explore native Oregon animals and habitats and compare them to the rest of the world. How is Oregon like or not like other places in the world and what does that mean for animals? Do you find tigers in Oregon? Why not? Are there deer in Africa? Why not? Visit the Trillium Creek Family Farm for a close look at how domestic animals compare to wildlife. Craft projects, songs, games, stories and touchable animals fill each busy day. Register for Otter Camp.

All Otter Camps are available EXCEPT for the week of June 22nd.

Schedule:
Monday - Friday, 9 am - 4 pm

Fee:
Zoo Members: $230
Non-Members: $270


You may purchase ZooCamp Lunch

Cougar Camp

Explore the zoo to discover how everything is connected in the animal world. What's each animal's job? Why can only a certain number of animals fit in a particular habitat? Who eats whom? Find some answers that explain these and many more mysteries of wildlife survival. Learn about the Oregon Zoo's efforts to help endangered wildlife through conservation work. Make a specal treat for a primate and see how it eats. Stay after-hours exploring what happens in the zoo and the wild at night. Register for Cougar Camp.

All Cougar Camps are available except for the the weeks beginning June 22nd, July 6th, July 20th and August 3rd.

Schedule:
Mon-Wed & Fri 9 am - 4 pm
Thursday 9 am - 9 pm. Includes Thursday dinner.

Fee:
Zoo Members: $252
Non-Members: $296


You may purchase ZooCamp Lunch

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Animal Investigators

Go behind the scenes to get an insider's view of what it takes to care for animals as small as an urchin and as big as a rhinoceros. Explore some husbandry techniques used by zoo keepers. Discover what animal enrichment is and why the Oregon Zoo uses it. Learn about the Zoo's wildlife conservation efforts and stay overnight for more behind-the-scenes views including a face-to-face visit with a giraffe and an insider's look at the veterinary hospital. Register for Animal Investigators Camp.

All Animal Investigators Camps are available EXCEPT the week June 22nd.

Schedule:
Monday - Wednesday 9 am - 4 pm,
Thursday 9 am overnight to Friday 4 pm.
Includes an overnight stay, Thursday dinner, Friday breakfast
and Friday lunch.

Fees:
Zoo members $299
Non-members $352

You may purchase ZooCamp Lunch

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Wild Design

Discover the secrets to building a zoo. Meet designers and builders who reveal what it takes to create spaces for people and animals. How do you design an exhibit for a sea urchin? How about a bear? Go behind the scenes in exhibits and the exhibits workshop for hands-on exploration of the designing and building process. Design and build a model exhibit. Stay overnight at the Oregon Coast Aquarium for more behind the scenes and sleep with the sharks! Register for Wild Design Camp.

All Wild Design Camps are available except the week beginning Aug. 10th.

Schedule:
Monday - Wednesday, 9 am - 4 pm,
Thursday 9 am overnight to Friday 4 pm.
Includes Thursday dinner, Friday breakfast and Friday lunch.

Fees:
Zoo members $323
Non-members $379

You may purchase ZooCamp Lunch

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Animal S.O.S.

Save Our Species! Discover the Oregon Zoo's efforts to save species in Oregon and around the world. Participate in a conservation project and use the tools and gear of conservation science. Visit the Zoo's butterfly lab and watch how a species is being saved. Learn how spotted frogs, western pond turtles, butterflies and condors benefit from the Zoo's work. Learn the secrets of H.I.P.P.O. An overnight at the Oregon coast for tidepool exploration, beach combing and a visit to the Hatfield Marine Science Center ends this fun week. Register for Animal S.O.S. Camp.

All Animal SOS Camps are available.

Schedule:
Monday - Wednesday, 9 am - 4 pm
Thursday 9am overnight to Friday 4 pm. Includes Thursday dinner, Friday breakfast and Friday lunch.

Fee:
Zoo Members: $323
Non-Members: $379

You may purchase ZooCamp Lunch

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ALL CAMPS INCLUDE:

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Extended Care
(for 6th grade and younger)

Early Care
Monday - Friday
8 am - 9 am
$25 per week
(not available for afternoon Penguin Camp)

Late Care
Monday - Friday
4 pm - 6 pm
$50 per week
(not available for morning Penguin Camp)

Early & Late Care
Combined $75 per week
(not available for half-day Penguin Camp)

Children are supervised in a classroom with games and videos available.
Pre-registration is required. We are unable to accommodate drop-ins.

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Registration for all camps will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration cannot be done over the phone. See registration information.

If you would like to contribute to the Zoo Education Scholarship Fund, please add any amount to your registration fee. All scholarship donations are tax deductible.

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