Camps & Overnights

Kids’ Night Out

Parents enjoy a night off while we watch the kids!  Take the night off while the kids spend the evening at the zoo enjoying, games, crafts, and a chance to meet a live zoo animal! Parents drop off your kids at 6:00 pm and pick them up by 9:00 pm.  Pizza will be provided.

Ages 5-12

Members: $25            Non-members: $30

Available Dates: April 7 and May 5

Critters Down Under for 4 to 5 year olds

Cassowaries, crocodiles, and more!  Australia is home to some of the most unique animals on the planet.  Discover these critters from the land down under and explore our Australian Exhibits!

• Session 1:  June 5-9  (9:00am-12:00pm)                               
• Session 2:  June 26-30  (9:00am-12:00pm)    
• Session 3:  July 24-28  (9:00am-12:00pm)     
• Session 4:  July 24-28 (12:00pm-3:00pm)

Bear Necessities for 4 to 5 year olds
The Bear necessities of life will come to you in this fun and exciting camp about animals and their basic needs! Explore some of the zoo’s exciting animals and discover what they need to survive!

• Session 1:  June 19-23 (9:00am-12:00pm)
• Session 2:  July 10-14 (9:00am-12:00pm)
• Session 3:  July 10-14 (12:00pm-3:00pm)
• Session 4:  August 7-11 (9:00am-12:00pm)

Color it Wild for 4 to 5 year olds
Stripes, Dots, and Leopard Spots! Create and explore animal art in this wildly exciting hands-on art camp!

Session 1:  June 12-16 (9:00am-12:00pm)
Session 2:  June 12-16  (12:00pm-3:00pm)
Session 3:  July 17-21  (9:00am-12:00pm)
Session 4:  July 31-August 4  (9:00am-12:00pm)

Zoo-tastic Beasts and Where to Find Them for 6 to 10 year olds

Join in on the adventure and discover the habitats where some of the zoo’s fantastic beasts are found. Dive into the ocean, wander through the arctic, and scamper through the savanna to unlock the secrets of the places these animals call home.

• Session 1:  June 5-9
• Session 2:  June 26-30
• Session 3:  July 24-28

ZooMazing Race for 6 to 10 year olds
Race around the zoo in this exciting camp about animals!  Work as a team to complete challenges, solve puzzles and discover amazing animals from all over the zoo.

• Session 1:  June 26-30
• Session 2:  July 17-21
• Session 3:  July 31-August 4

Guardians of the Globe for 6 to 10 year olds
Ready to avenge and protect our animal friends?  Become a guardian of the globe and learn how to be a superhero of our planet.  Discover some of the zoo’s ambassador animals and how you can help their counterparts in the wild!

• Session 1:  June 5-9
• Session 2:  June 19-23
• Session 3:  August 7-11

Paws, Jaws and Claws for 6 to 10 year olds
Why do giraffes have purple tongues, elephants have such big ears and rattlesnakes have rattles? Explore some of the zoo’s most amazing animals and learn about their unique adaptations that help them to survive!

Session 1:  June 12-16
Session 2:  July 10-14
Session 3:  July 24-28

Dinosaurs! for 6 to 10 year olds
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a Paleontologist? Dig up the past in this camp, to discover dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures.  From a Tyrannosaurus Rex to a Saber-tooth cat, the past is full of wild and fun animals

• Session 1:  June 19-23
• Session 2:  July 10-14
• Session 3:  July 31-August 4

Journey through the Outback
Take a trip to the Australian Continent to find out how crocodiles swim through the streams, how kookaburras can make great alarm clocks, and how koalas can sleep for up to 18 hours a day!  From the Great Barrier Reef to the outback, Australia has many curious critters to explore.

• Session 1:  June 12-16
• Session 2:  July 17-July 21
• Session 3:  August 7-11

Wild Artist for 6 to 7 year olds
Let’s create wild art! Using paint, paper, clay and other different materials make your own art masterpieces and exhibit them at the end of the week art show.

• Session 1:  June 5-10
• Session 2:  July 24-28
• Session 3:  August 7-11

Just Zoo It!  for Ages 8 to 10
Zookeeper isn’t the only job at the zoo!  Discover all the different jobs here at the zoo including commissary, conservationist, veterinarian, behaviorist, educator, park operations and many more!  Each day you will be able to learn about a new part of how we run the zoo.

• Session 1:  June 12-16
• Session 2:  June 26-30
• Session 3:  July 31-August 4

Enrichment & Training for 8 to 10 year olds
Have you ever wondered how keepers keep animals at the zoo busy? Or how they get a polar bear to come inside? Discover the wonders of training and the importance of Enrichment in the zoo.

• Session 1:  June 19-23
• Session 2:  July 10-14
• Session 3:  July 17-21

New! Junior Zookeeper II
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a zookeeper? In this section of Junior Zookeeper we will focus on Large mammals, the aquarium and amphibians.  Discover the challenges of working with an animal much larger than you and dive into what it is like to work as one of the Zoo’s aquarists.    You will get the chance to clean exhibits and prepare diets—even go behind the scenes!

• Session 1:  June 12-16
• Session 2:  June 26-June 30
• Session 3:  July 17-21
• Session 4:  July 31-August 4

New! Junior Zookeeper I for 11 to 14 year olds
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a zookeeper?  In this section of Junior Zookeeper we will focus on small mammals, birds and reptiles.   Find out what it is like to work in our Nature’s Neighborhood exhibit.  You will get the chance to clean exhibits and prepare diets—even go behind the scenes!

• Session 1:  June 5-9
• Session 2:  June 19-23
• Session 3:  July 10-14
• Session 4:  July 24-28
• Session 5:  August 7-11

New Additions! Leaders of the Pack for 12 to 15 year olds
9 a.m. – 3 p.m. (M, T, F) Overnight Adventure (W 6pm- Th 10am)

Challenge yourself in this camp all about being a leader!  New this year you will get a chance to try our Ariel Adventure Course.  Join in on a conservation project, create your very own video for a zoo animal, and work with the education department to engage the public!  Also campers will be able to spend the night in the Toledo Zoo’s aquarium!

• Session 1:  June 12-16
• Session 2:  July 17-21
• Session 3:  July 31-August 4

Conservation Explorers for 11 to 15 year olds
Make a difference! Help Zoo staff with a conservation project, learn about the many ways the Zoo helps animals in the wild, and take a trip into the field for some first-hand conservation. 

• Session 1:  June 12-16
• Session 2:  June 26-30
• Session 3: July 31-August 4

Fishing Camp for 8 to 10 year olds
If you like to fish or have always wanted to try but have not had the opportunity, this camp is for you!  Learn the basics from rigging your pole to properly baiting your hook.  Daily trip to local ponds, a charter trip on Lake Erie and a fishing derby on Friday are part of the excitement.  Rods, reels and bait are provided but if you like, you may bring your own gear.

• Session 1:  June 5-9
• Session 2:  July 10-14 
• Session 3:  July 24-28

Fishing Camp for 11 to 14 year olds
If you like to fish, this camp is for you!  Daily trips to local ponds, a charter trip on Lake Erie, a trip to Stone Lab fish hatchery at Put-In-Bay (fishing included) and a fishing derby are part of the excitement.  Rods, reels and tackle are provided but please feel free to bring your gear if you wish.

• Session 1:  June 19-23
• Session 2: July 10-14

Ann Arbor Area Homeschool Overnight

• Take a special night hike to see some animals that come out in the dark

• Meet touchable animals up close and personal

•Enjoy dinner, snack, and breakfast at the Zoo
•Participate in games and hands on activities that also meet many scout requirements
• Make enrichment for some of our zoo animals
• Learn about how we take care of animals at the zoo from one of our zookeepers
•Go home with your own souvenir cup and Snooze patch

Policies:

•Children participants must be at least 6 years old

•Children must have an adult chaperone attending

•Space is limited to 100 participants

Price: $35 per participant (children and adults)
Additional Fees: T-shirts $10

Stay overnight at the Toledo Zoo in this adult’s only experience!

Friday, February 10

What do you do on an Adult Overnight?
• A guided experience meeting and working with Zoo professionals
• Pizza and Salad Dinner 
• Continental breakfast
• Night tour of the Zoo 
• Meet and touch live animals
• Optional Aquarium Behind the Scenes Tour on Saturday, February 11 at special 50% off rate 

Time: 7 p.m. to approximately 10 a.m. the following morning
Price: $50 per person 
Group size limited to 26 adults