Nurturing respect and appreciation for the natural worldZoo Camps
Adventures at the Zoo all year long!
Adventures at the Zoo all year long!
Investigate animals’ weird and wild features at the Zoo and discover why these attributes help them have a wonderful life!
Bring the fun of summer camp home. These short 2-hour online classes offer kids the chance to participate in some summer camp aspect here at Utah’s Hogle Zoo with live lessons, animal visits, crafts, and ways you can protect animals in the wild! Each day is a stand-alone camp. Attend one or attend them all!
Love Animals? So do we! Join us to learn about some of our favorite animals at the Zoo and what makes them so unique.
From gorillas to titi monkeys, this camp will explore the lives of our primates. You’ll know the difference between monkeys and apes and be “swinging” with us to conserve these magnificent mammals. 
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Spots, stripes, teeth, and claws, we’ll take a look at the Zoo’s many cat species and their adaptations for survival. Join us for this roaring good time!
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Seals, Sea lions, and Polar Bears, Oh My! In this adventure, we’ll explore the adaptions and behaviors of these water wonders. 
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Lizards, tortoises, snakes, and frogs, we’ll explore the slithery to the slimy as we uncover how cool and essential these often unappreciated creatures are! 
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Investigate the animal world’s dining habits as you discover who eats what and whom and the techniques they use to survive.
Join our Zoo animal friends as they swing, run, slide, and swim. Discover the why behind the way they move as we explore the Zoo. 
Our animals may not wear capes, but they do have superpowers. From bionic vision to super-strength, you’ll uncover how our animals win at the survival game!
Discover how Zoos keep animals healthy both at the Zoo and in the wild. Nutrition, enrichment, training, conservation, and veterinary care are all part of this insider experience.
Bring the fun of summer camp home. These short 2-hour online classes offer kids the chance to participate in some summer camp aspect here at Utah’s Hogle Zoo with live lessons, animal visits, crafts, and ways you can protect animals in the wild! Each day is a stand-alone camp. Attend one or attend them all!
Discover what goes into building a new habitat at the Zoo. Then try your hand at building your own Zoo exhibit.
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Zoo Keepers are responsible for the physical and mental welfare of the animals in their care. Discover the role of enrichment and training in keeping animals healthy, and then make your enrichment for an animal. 
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Discover what it takes to be a veterinarian and conservation biologist at a Zoo. Learn some tricks to keeping your animals healthy and how you can help animals in the wild.
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Explore the Zoo using our animal’s senses. Discover how those senses help them survive and how your senses stack up to theirs. It’ll be a sensationally fun week! 
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Water. Earth. Fire. Air. Powerful forces have shaped Earth’s ecosystems, and animals know how to deal with all of them. From the beginning of history, humans have been learning from animals that are elemental experts. Join us to discover with the animal’s help how we can bend and master all the elements.
Discover how Zoos keep animals healthy both at the Zoo and in the wild. Nutrition, enrichment, training, conservation, and veterinary care are all part of this insider experience.
Bring the fun of summer camp home. These short 2-hour online classes offer kids the chance to participate in some summer camp aspect here at Utah’s Hogle Zoo with live lessons, animal visits, crafts, and ways you can protect animals in the wild. Each day is a stand-alone camp. Attend one or attend them all!
Discover how elephants, rhinos, and beetles survive on the African savanna and what they all have in common. 
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From predators to prey, each animal on the savanna has a unique role. Explore the lives of a few of our favorites. 
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From bats to cockroaches, discover some of the unhuggable but essential animals that make their home on the savanna. 
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$65 per camp, $55 for members
When the days get short and the temperature drops, animals must find a way to survive the winter season. Some may migrate, others hibernate! Come discover how animals have adapted to endure the cold winter season! Campers will spend the day doing hands-on activities, crafts, playing games, and will get up-close animal experiences!
Online Registrations: A confirmation will be sent to you via e-mail once you have registered online for your desired program. If you don’t receive an e-mail confirmation, please check your spam folder. For further questions call (801)584-4562. To register online choose classes from the menu.
CANCELLATION & REFUND POLICIES: After registration is confirmed, Utah’s Hogle Zoo adheres to a no-refund, no-credit, no-substitution policy. If you are unable to attend, please consider your payment a tax-deductible donation
NOTICE: Due to various reasons including allergies, known or otherwise, we will NOT be providing snacks during classes and camps this year. Please be sure to send the appropriate number of snacks, a lunch for all day classes and camps as well as a water bottle or drinks for your child. A water fountain is always available and we encourage the use of water bottles.
If your child is enrolled in a day class please be sure to send them with a snack and a drink.
If they are enrolled in two day classes for the same day they will need 2 snacks, a lunch and 3 drinks.
If your child is enrolled in one of our all day camps they will need to bring 2 snacks, a lunch and 3 drinks for each day.
There is a water fountain that is always available and we encourage you to send water bottles with your children.
Zoo Camp Registration Additional Info
An email will be sent out a week prior to the start of camp with details and further instructions.
Cancellation Policy
Lunch and Snacks
