Whether you’ve been to ZooCamp before or you’re joining us for the first time, we’re so excited to share our love of exploring and learning at our in-person school-break and summer camps! ZooCamp is a space where life is celebrated and nurtured. We respect the diversity of life we find reflected in our people, our plants, and our animals. Our goal at ZooCamp is to provide a physically and emotionally safe environment in which campers and staff alike develop and practice our skills of communication, compassion, teamwork, and scientific thinking. Through hands-on exploration, play, and community building campers will deepen their connections to themselves, each other, and our natural world.
Stay tuned for 2025 dates.
Session 1
Monday–Friday, Dec 30–Jan 3
(HALF DAY New Years Eve, NO CAMP New Years Day)
Session 2
Monday–Friday, Feb 17–21 (President’s Week)
Session 1, Theme A
Monday–Friday, Dec 30–Jan 3
Session 2, Theme B
Monday–Friday, Feb 17–21 (President’s Week)
Session 3, Theme A
Session 4, Theme B
No Camp
Session 5, Theme A
Session 6, Theme B
Session 7, Theme A
Session 8, Theme B
Session 9, Theme A
Before care:
8:00 am–9:00 am*
Drop-off window:
9:00 am–9:30 am
Pick-up window:
3:00 pm–3:30 pm
After care:
3:30 pm–5:30 pm*
Session 1
Members
$
315
Nonmembers
$
350
Before Care*
$
80
After Care*
$
120
Session 2
Members
$
450
Nonmembers
$
500
Before Care*
$
100
After Care*
$
200
*Extended care is a separate add-on for the week. We do not prorate days for before or after care.
Financial aid applications are now closed.
Registration is now open for Session 1 through December 23, and for Session 2 through February 10!
Session 1
Furry Friends (1st Grade) now waitlisting. All other grades still available.
Session 2
All grades still available.
Stay tuned for 2025 dates.
Session 1
Monday–Friday, Mar 31–Apr 4
Session 2
Monday–Friday, Apr 7-11
Session 1, Theme A
Monday–Friday, Mar 31–Apr 4
Session 2, Theme B
Monday–Friday, Apr 7-11
Session 3, Theme A
Session 4, Theme B
No Camp
Session 5, Theme A
Session 6, Theme B
Session 7, Theme A
Session 8, Theme B
Session 9, Theme A
Before care:
8:00 am–9:00 am*
Drop-off window:
9:00 am–9:30 am
Pick-up window:
3:00 pm–3:30 pm
After care:
3:30 pm–5:30 pm*
Session 1
Members
$
450
Nonmembers
$
500
Before Care*
$
100
After Care*
$
200
Session 2
Members
$
Nonmembers
$
Before Care*
$
After Care*
$
*Extended care is a separate add-on for the week. We do not prorate days for before or after care.
Registration opens on Wednesday, Jan 29 at 8:00 am.
Stay tuned for 2025 dates.
Session 1
Monday–Friday, Jun 2–6
Session 2
Monday–Friday, Jun 9–13
Session 1, Theme A
Monday–Friday, Jun 2–6
Session 2, Theme B
Monday–Friday, Jun 9–13
Session 3, Theme A
Monday–Friday, Jun 16–20
Session 4, Theme B
Monday–Friday, Jun 23–27
No Camp
Week of July 4
Session 5, Theme A
Monday–Friday, Jul 7–11
Session 6, Theme B
Monday–Friday, Jul 14–18
Session 7, Theme A
Monday–Friday, Jul 21–25
Session 8, Theme B
Monday–Friday, Jul 28–Aug 1
Session 9, Theme A
Monday–Friday, Aug 4–8
Before care:
8:00 am–9:00 am*
Drop-off window:
9:00 am–9:30 am
Pick-up window:
3:00 pm–3:30 pm
After care:
3:30 pm–5:30 pm*
Session 1
Members
$
455
Nonmembers
$
505
Before Care*
$
100
After Care*
$
200
Session 2
Members
$
Nonmembers
$
Before Care*
$
After Care*
$
*Extended care is a separate add-on for the week. We do not prorate days for before or after care.
Priority registration* opens Monday, Mar 3 at 8:00 am.
General registration opens Wednesday, Mar 5 at 8:00 am.
*Due to high demand for our camp, we are continuing our practice of priority registration for returning campers. If your child attended ZooCamp in the 2024 calendar year for summer and/or break camps, we will email the priority registration link to the email address(es) on file one week prior to the opening of registration. This link is not to be forwarded to or shared with any other households. The priority registration link will be active only from Monday, Mar 3 at 8:00 am until general registration opens on Mar 5 at 8:00 am.
Stay tuned for 2025 dates.
Session 1
Session 2
Session 1, Theme A
Session 2, Theme B
Session 3, Theme A
Session 4, Theme B
No Camp
Session 5, Theme A
Session 6, Theme B
Session 7, Theme A
Session 8, Theme B
Session 9, Theme A
Before care:
8:00 am–9:00 am*
Drop-off window:
9:00 am–9:30 am
Pick-up window:
3:00 pm–3:30 pm
After care:
3:30 pm–5:30 pm*
Session 1
Members
$
270
Nonmembers
$
300
Before Care*
$
60
After Care*
$
120
Session 2
Members
$
Nonmembers
$
Before Care*
$
After Care*
$
*Extended care is a separate add-on for the week. We do not prorate days for before or after care.
Registration information will be published in 2025.
Lioness, ZooCamp Director
Roly Poly, Assistant ZooCamp Director
510-632-9525 ext. 210
zoocamp@oaklandzoo.org
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