Zoo Summer Camp

You may sign up for multiple camp weeks! Scroll down to see all camp weeks, topics, and more!

Please note: Junior Zookeeper Camp is the same week-to-week. Signing up for more than one week is not recommended.

Camp will be running on July 4th for the July 3rd - 7th week.

 

QUESTIONS?

Contact Melissa Czinn - Camp Director

mczinn@co.bergen.nj.us

201 - 634 - 3108

 

HEALTH FORMS AND PARENT HANDBOOK

Please review all documents.

All documents are REQUIRED to be submitted to be admitted to Zoo Camp

 

Please mail the forms to:

Bergen County Zoological Park

216 Forest Ave

Paramus, NJ 07652

Attn: Zoo Camp


Or Email the forms to:

Melissa Czinn

mczinn@co.bergen.nj.us

WOLF PUPS
Ages 3 - 5 with caregiver
9am - 12pm
$100 per week

  • June 12th - 16th - All About Anatomy
    - From your nose to your toes, learn about your own body parts through animals' body parts
  • June 19th - 23rd - Five Senses
    - Learn about the touch, smell, sight, hearing, and taste senses of humans and compare it to animals' senses
  • August 14th - 18th - Classy Animals
    - What makes a mammal a mammal? What makes a bird a bird? Learn all about the different categories of animals
WOLF PUPS REGISTRATION

RED WOLVES
Ages 6 - 8
9am - 1pm
$150 per week

  • June 26th - 30th - Animal Senses
    - Compare your senses to those of animals
  • July 3rd - 7th - Awesome Adaptations
    - Learn what adaptations animals must have to survive in their habitats
  • July 10th - 14th - Gross and Eerie
    - Explore all the "gross" things that animals do
  • July 17th - 21st - Life Cycles
    - Learn the life cycles of different animals
  • July 24th - 28th - Healthy Habitats
    - Unearth what is needed in each habitat to make them healthy
  • July 31st - August 4th - Excellent Ecosystems
    - Discover what animal interactions are taking place in different ecosystems
  • August 7th - 11th - Animal Groups
    - Understand the difference between fish, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and more
RED WOLVES REGISTRATION

GRAY WOLVES
Ages 9 - 12
9am - 1pm
$150 per week

  • June 26th - 30th - Art in Nature
    - Discover the world of art that is in nature
  • July 3rd - 7th - Brilliant Bugs
    - Learn the difference between the different types of invertebrates
  • July 10th - 14th - Fun on the Farm
    - Explore different types of farms and the jobs you can have, from farmer to veterinarian.
  • July 17th - 21st - Animal Myths
    - Why do we tell stories about animals? What makes those animals legendary? And are any of those stories true?
  • July 24th - 28th - Healthy Habitats
    - Unearth what is needed in each habitat to make them healthy
  • July 31st - August 4th - Predator vs. Prey
    - Find out what special features predators have to catch their prey and what they do to defend themselves
  • August 7th - 11th - Classy Classifications
    - Learn how to properly identify animals in different classifications
GRAY WOLVES REGISTRATION

JUNIOR ZOOKEEPERS
Ages 13 - 17
9am - 1pm
$150 per week

  • June 26th - 30th
  • July 3rd - 7th
  • July 10th - 14th
  • July 17th - 21st
  • July 24th - 28th
  • July 31st - August 4th
  • August 7th - 11th

Discover what it takes to be a zookeeper! Campers will get to experience the different types of jobs you can have in a zoo and learn about diets, exhibit design, animal welfare and more.

JUNIOR ZOOKEEPER REGISTRATION

Contact Us

 Bergen County Zoo

Phone: 201-634-3100


 Bergen County Department of Parks

One Bergen County Plaza • 4th Floor • Hackensack, NJ 07601-7076

Phone: 201-336-7275