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Only Summer Camp on sale Feb 14-15. All other programs go back on sale Feb 16.

Pre-Registration is closed. You can still register for camp without pre-registration. 

If you already preregistered your camper, sign into your Household Account to use the Quick Reg option. See our Household Account FAQs for information about the Household Account. 

If you do not have a Household Account or if you have any problems logging in- don't worry. Just register for camp as usual. Register from a computer (phone formatting makes it MUCH harder). Watch this video of the desk team registering for a camp. 

You must have your membership number to register during Member PreSale. Please Note: your Household Account will say "You do not have a membership selected for this account." This is only because the Household Account and Memberships are in two different software systems. When you register for any program, just enter your membership number to get your discount. 

Cancellation/Refund Policy
Programs cancelled by the registrant at least two weeks in advance of the program date may receive a refund. Refunds or credits are no longer available for programs cancelled by the registrant within two weeks of the program date.

Camp Details
  • Please register children according to the grade they will enter in the fall.
  • Campers are limited to one week of a topic.
    • Full day camp topics repeat each week. Half day camp topics alternate each week. Morning and Afternoon half day camps repeat.
  • Full Day Camps are available for 1st-8th grade only. No full day camp option available for 4yr-Kindergarten.
  • Half Day Camps are availble for 4yr-Kindergarten (morning and afternoon) and 1st-2nd grade (afternoon only). No half day camp option avaiable for 3rd-8th grade. Campers cannot be registered for morning and afternoon half day camp the same week.
  • For registration you will need emergency contact and authorized pick-up information. 
 
SUMMER CAMP
4yr-Kindergarten Bringing Up Baby
Regular Price: $190.00
Member Price: $175.00
Half Day Camp
Do other animals live in families like humans? Are all babies raised by their moms? During this camp, we'll experience up-close animal encounters, make crafts, and, of course, hike around the Zoo to learn about why it can take a mom, dad, pack, or no one at all to raise a baby animal.

This half-day camp is for 4 year olds and children entering kindergarten in the fall.
4yr-Kindergarten Sensational Senses
Regular Price: $190.00
Member Price: $175.00
Half Day Camp
Can you talk like an elephant or taste with your feet like a butterfly? Explore what sensory adaptations animals have and how these adaptations help them survive. We'll spend the week looking at our five senses and seeing how they compare to other animals through close encounters with animal friends, interactive games, crafts, and hikes in the Zoo.

This half-day camp is for 4 year olds and children entering kindergarten in the fall.
1st-2nd Grade Animal Chatter
Regular Price: $190.00
Member Price: $175.00
Half Day Camp
Have you ever wondered what a lion was roaring about or a bird chirping about? This camp will explore animals and how they "talk" to each other. Join us for a fun-filled week, where campers will discover what animals are communicating, through smell, facial expressions and sound.

This half day camp is for children entering 1st or 2nd grade in the fall.
1st-2nd Grade Where In The World
Regular Price: $330.00
Member Price: $315.00
Full Day Camp

All aboard! Summer campers will take a journey from the North to South Pole, visiting every habitat in between! Along the way they’ll experience live classroom animal encounters, Zoo hikes to animals from every continent, and games and activities that take them around the globe! It’s sure to be an adventure they won't forget!
1st-2nd Grade Zooper Heroes
Regular Price: $330.00
Member Price: $315.00
Full Day Camp
A bird that can fly at speeds of 200mph? A cat that can leap 12 feet into the air? Animals can be out of this world when it comes to their super adaptations. Come to Summer Camp and discover these animals and their incredible superpowers, and then see if our Zoo animals can measure up to their spectacular abilities. The camp will include Zoo hikes, games, and up-close live animal encounters.

This full day camp is for children entering 1st or 2nd grade in the fall.
3rd-4th Grade Expedition Naturalist
Regular Price: $330.00
Member Price: $315.00
Full Day Camp
Campers will become naturalists as they choose their own adventure with 5 daily expeditions. Each expedition will traverse through the world's different biomes. As campers complete each adventure, they will become equipped with the knowledge and the tools it takes to become a real naturalist.

This full-day camp is for children entering 3rd or 4th grade in the fall.
5th-6th Grade Exploring Enrichment
Regular Price: $330.00
Member Price: $315.00
Full Day Camp
What do boomer balls, spices, braided butcher paper, and fishsicles all have in common? They are different forms of animal enrichment! Enrichment provides stimulation to our Zoo animals keeping their minds and bodies healthy. In this camp, we will learn about the different forms of animal enrichment, who and what they are good for, and the role of the Zoo's enrichment committee through animal encounters, keeper interactions, games, and other activities. We will even create animal enrichment items and brainstorm some new ideas.

This full-day camp is for children entering 5th or 6th grade in the fall.
5th-8th Grade EcoExplorers at Bowyer Farm
Regular Price: $325.00
Member Price: $310.00
Full Day Camp
for children entering 5th,6th,7th,or 8th grade in the fall. Groups will be subdivided based on grade.

Become a backyard biologist exploring fields, forests, and wetlands at our 700-acre Bowyer property! Participants will learn to protect wild spaces through activities such as bird watching, butterfly tagging, and animal tracking. Our camp will encourage your child to get back in touch with their wild side and build confidence as they hone their naturalist skills. On Friday, your camper will lead you on a nature hike to show off their new skills.

This camp takes place at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden's Bowyer Farm, 2210 Mason Montgomery Road, Mason, OH 45040. 

Note: Before and After Care is not available for camps hosted at Bowyer Farm.  Campers will spend all their time outside and immersed in nature. Please dress accordingly and plan to get dirty or wet!
7th-8th Grade Working With Wildlife
Regular Price: $330.00
Member Price: $315.00
Full Day Camp
Animal keepers, field researchers, forensic zoologists, animal trainers...the list goes on and on when it comes to jobs that work with wildlife. We will have hands-on animal encounters, meet a variety of speakers, and go on instructor-led hikes to explore habitats around the Zoo. This is a hands-on class, so be prepared to get knee or elbow-deep in exploration of some of the jobs and tools that come with a wildlife-related career! Participants will get the opportunity to write and record an animal-related video.

This full-day camp is for children entering 7th or 8th grade in the fall.
 
GIVE THE ZOO TO KIDS IN NEED
Support Low Income Students Visiting The Zoo
 
Donate today and support low income students visiting the zoo.

The Living Classroom Education Access Fund began in 2012. Since that time the fund has brought 150,000 low-income children and their teachers to the Zoo for a free, fun, standards-aligned daytime, or overnight field trip. You can give EVERY child the opportunity to be inspired by wildlife every day and enjoy the quintessential Cincinnatian experience of visiting this top zoo.

An entire grade of young people can visit the zoo for $1000.00
Provide a zoo experience to a bus full of students for $500.00
Send an entire classroom to the Zoo for $250.00
Any donation amount could help! Please donate today.

Learn more about the Living Classroom Education Fund here- http://cincinnatizoo.org/lceaf/
 
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