Zoo Camp

Exploration, Adventures, Education… It’s Zoo Camp at the Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo!

Cost Per Camper

$225/camper- Regular Registration

$200/camper- Zoo Member Registration

(discount code received in the member newsletter)

New This Year

$1290/camper- Regular Registration- Use code ALL6 at checkout

$1140/camper- Zoo Member Registration- Use code ALL6MEMBER at checkout

Registration Includes

1-Week Registration for 1 Camper
1 Camp T-Shirt
1 Kona Ice
1 Carousel Ride
1 Giraffe Feeding
1 Contact Barn Hay Cup

Registration Deadline
Friday, May 10, 5pm

Camp Descriptions K-6th

June 10-14- Week 1

What is a Zoo and Who is a Zookeeper

K-1st- Learn how a zoo is different from a pet at home, what kinds of animals live at the zoo, and who takes care of them.

2nd, 3rd, 4th- Campers will learn to identify and classify the kinds of animals that live at the zoo and learn about the job of the zookeeper.

5th-6th- Campers will learn about the history of zoos, discuss the role of the modern zoo, and explore the responsibilities of the zookeeper.

June 17-21- Week 2

Eat or Be Eaten: Zoo Nutrition

K-1st- What do all the animals eat at the zoo, how can you tell who eats what, and how is it prepared?

2nd, 3rd, 4th- What are the differences between omnivore/herbivore/carnivore? How do food chains and food webs work?

5th-6th- Can an animal’s adaptations help you figure out what they eat? Can you figure out omnivore/herbivore/carnivore by seeing the diet of an animal?

June 24-28- Week 3

Animal Superheroes: Adaptations

K-1st- Discover the different skills animals need to survive and compare them to your abilities in the “Animal Olympics!”

2nd, 3rd, 4th- Identify animal abilities and try to immediate them yourself in “Animal Olympics”

5th-6th- Observe different animal adaptations, compare them to human abilities, then try your skills in the “Animal Olympics!”

July 8-12- Week 4

Habitats vs. Exhibits: Zoo Homes

K-1st- What are the basic needs of living things and how do zookeepers care for the needs of animals at the zoo?

2nd, 3rd, 4th- Compare various exhibits and the differences for different animals. How do the keepers captive animal needs?

5th-6th- Compare the natural habitats of the zoo animals to the exhibits they live in and identify how they are similar or different.

July 15-19- Week 5

Conservation and Endangered Species

K-1st- Learn how species become endangered as you identify species in the zoo and learn how you can help through conservation.

2nd, 3rd, 4th- Search for the endangered animals at the zoo an discuss how they became endangered. Explore strategies of conservation.

5th-6th- Learn about endangered, threatened, and extinct, how species are aided by zoos and the importance of conservation.

July 22-26- Week 6

Design-A-Zoo & Zookeeper Olympics

All Grade Levels- Discuss the elements of a successful zoo by designing your own park, then test your keeper skills in “Zookeeper Olympics.” Do you think you could do the job our keeps do? Try to keep up!

Junior Camp Counselor Volunteers

New this Year! If you have a student in grades 7th-12th interested in participating as a Junior Camp Conselor, conrtact Sonda Stokes, Education Program Manager.

[email protected]

Reviews

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Debbie Booker 4 weeks ago

Lunch at Savannah was very good.

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Ta La 4 weeks ago

It was great so many different animals!

Sarah Boggan 1 month ago

What a great zoo! We were very pleased with everything about it. It’s clean, there’s plenty of restrooms, they let you bring in your lunch or you can stop and pick up something from a pretty good variety of snacks and sandwiches from machines or go to a cafe. My daughter liked the carousel as well! Note that the carousel and the experiences are extra costs so read up on those before you visit. 👍

Trensetta100 1 month ago

We enjoyed our visit to the Zoo. The wife and I visit Foley Alabama three times a year. This was our first time visiting the zoo there. There wasn’t a line to get inside, and had a great experience. Can’t wait to visit again.😊

bethany Barlow 1 month ago

We loved our visit! Such an affordable option for a zoo. Plenty of animals to see. Loved how close you get to all of them. Very clean and tidy. Disappointed the tigers weren’t out though. But overall a fantastic experience! Our kids loved it.

Julia Anne 2 months ago

Such a beautiful zoo! Very clean with ample restrooms and benches. There were so many animals to see which was very unexpected. We saw tigers, lyons, monkeys, giraffes, lemurs, many types of local birds, etc. For an extra fee, you can feed the giraffes and have an opportunity to get up close and personal with several different zoo animals.

There is a great little enclosed bird area with turtles where you can sit and watch the birds. They also have a great gift shop with wonderful gift items.

Overall, it was a wonderful experience. We had a great time watching the animals and will definitely be back!

Dolce Vita! 3 months ago

Very nice small zoo. They offered feeding a giraffe for $5 during a certain time window…very worth it! It is a beautiful zoo, a nice layout also with a petting zoo of farm animals for small kids. They have a merry-go-round. You can take a small motorized car ride to see a few animals. Enjoyed the day at the zoo. Employees work hard and are very knowledgeable.