Zoo Discovery Camps
Discover your WILD side at Zoo Discovery Camps at Columbian Park Zoo! To download a registration form, please scroll all the way to the bottom of the page. Registration Forms and Camp Paperwork files can be found in our Related Pages section.
Summer Camps
Columbian Park Zoo offers a wide variety of summer camps to fit your child's needs! Download a registration form by clicking here!
- Required Summer Camp Paperwork - save time on your child's first day but filling this paperwork out ahead of time!
Little Cub Camps - for ages 3-5
These 3-day mini camps are perfect for your little one!
| Animal Wrappers June 1-3 9:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. | This camp is FULL! Please contact the Zoo to be placed on a waitlist, or check out our other camps. |
| Feeding Frenzy June 14-16 9:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. | This camp is FULL! Please contact the Zoo to be placed on a waitlist, or check out our other camps. |
| Radical Reptiles June 28-30 9:00 a.m. - 12:00p.m. | This camp is FULL! Please contact the Zoo to be placed on a waitlist, or check out our other camps. |
| Jungle Journey July 12-14 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | This camp is FULL! Please contact the Zoo to be placed on a waitlist, or check out our other camps. |
| Animals in Action July 26-28 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | This camp is FULL! Please contact the Zoo to be placed on a waitlist, or check out our other camps. |
| SENSE-ational Animals August 2-4 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | This camp is FULL! Please contact the Zoo to be placed on a waitlist, or check out our other camps. |
| Zoo Rainbow August 16-18 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | This camp is FULL! Please contact the Zoo to be placed on a waitlist, or check out our other camps. |
| Little Cub Camp Fees | |
| Non-Member | FOCPZ Member |
| $40 per child per camp | $33 per child per camp |
Young EDventurers I - for ages 6-8
Half-Day Camps
Your child will meet new friends and have a lot of fun in our 5-day half-day camps!
| Animal Families June 7-11 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | This camp is FULL! Please contact the Zoo to be placed on a waitlist, or check out our other camps. |
| Grossology June 21-25 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | This camp is FULL! Please contact the Zoo to be placed on a waitlist, or check out our other camps. |
| Growing Up Wild July 5-9 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | This camp is FULL! Please contact the Zoo to be placed on a waitlist, or check out our other camps. |
| Creatures of the Night July 19-23 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | This camp is FULL! Please contact the Zoo to be placed on a waitlist, or check out our other camps. |
| YE Half-Day Camp Fees | |
| Non-Member | FOCPZ Member |
| $65 per child per camp | $58 per child per camp |
Young EDventurers I - for ages 6-8
Full-Day Camps
Your child will have so much fun at these camps, they won't even realize that they're learning!
| Animal Planet June 1-4 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. | This camp is FULL! Please contact the Zoo to be placed on a waitlist, or check out our other camps. |
| Human Animal June 14-18 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. | This camp is FULL! Please contact the Zoo to be placed on a waitlist, or check out our other camps. |
| Wild and Rare June 28-July 2 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. | This camp is FULL! Please contact the Zoo to be placed on a waitlist, or check out our other camps. |
| Creature Features July 12-16 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. | This camp is FULL! Please contact the Zoo to be placed on a waitlist, or check out our other camps. |
| Habitat Safari August 2-6 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. | This camp is FULL! Please contact the Zoo to be placed on a waitlist, or check out our other camps. |
| YE Full-Day Camp Fees | |
| Non-Member | FOCPZ Member |
| $95 per child per camp | $88 per child per camp |
Young EDventurers II - for ages 8-11
Full-Day Camps
Your child can explore his or her WILD side at these GRRRR-eat summer camps!
| Extreme Animals June 7-11 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. | This camp is FULL! Please contact the Zoo to be placed on a waitlist, or check out our other camps. |
| Animal Detectives June 21-25 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. | This camp is FULL! Please contact the Zoo to be placed on a waitlist, or check out our other camps. |
| Life on Earth July 5-9 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. | This camp is FULL! Please contact the Zoo to be placed on a waitlist, or check out our other camps. |
| Wild Design July 19-23 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. | This camp is FULL! Please contact the Zoo to be placed on a waitlist, or check out our other camps. |
| Backyard Biology August 9-13 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. | This camp is FULL! Please contact the Zoo to be placed on a waitlist, or check out our other camps. |
| YE Full-Day Camp Fees | |
| Non-Member | FOCPZ Member |
| $95 per child per camp | $88 per child per camp |
Zoo Explorers Camp - for ages 12-13
Have a teen who loves animals? This camp is PERFECT!
| A Week in the Life of a Zookeeper July 26-30 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. | This camp is FULL! Please contact the Zoo to be placed on a waitlist, or check out our other camps. |
| Zoo Explorers Camp Fees | |
| Non-Member | FOCPZ Member |
| $105 per child per camp | $98 per child per camp |
For more information, please contact the Zoo Education Department at (765) 807-1546 or email afrederick@lafayette.in.gov
Be sure to join Friends of Columbian Park Zoo to receive advanced notice about upcoming events and programs and discounted rates for individual programs and camps!