Classic Camp – Pre-K & K Half-Day – Wild Senses*

Register Your Wild Ones.

Pre-K – 8th Grade, May – August

(Minimum age is 4 years old and fully potty trained.)

A Wild Summer Experience. Cheyenne Mountain Zoo offers summer camp adventures that share the wonders of wildlife and wild places in fun and exciting ways. Campers meet animals up-close, explore the outdoors, interact with keepers, make treats for the animals, design cool crafts and more!

MEMBERS ONLY EARLY BIRD Registration will be open February 3-14, 2025.
General Early Bird registration will be open February 10-14.
Regular registration pricing begins Feb. 15, until sold out.

Campers should register for the grade they will enter in the fall.

If a camp is full, you can email [email protected] or call 719-424-7522 to add your camper to the wait list.

Camps Options

• Choice between two camp structures:
  1) Classic Camps (PreK-8th grades) – A wild inquiry based summer experience. Cheyenne Mountain Zoo offers summer camp adventures that share the wonders of wildlife and wild places in fun and exciting ways. Classic campers meet our Loft animal collection up-close, explore the outdoors, interact with keepers, make treats for the animals, design cool crafts and more!

  2) Camp WILDER (4th-6th grades) – An immersive nature based experience. Cheyenne Mountain Zoo offers summer camp adventures that share the wonders of wildlife and wild places in fun and exciting ways. Camp WILDER campers will quest through the Zoo’s 40 acre nature trail, exclusively reserved for campers/teen program participants, to gain basic wilderness skills and learn about the natural world around them.

• Full Week Camps – offered May – August, for K – 8th graders
• Half-Day Full Week Camps – offered May – August, for Pre-K & Kindergarten only

Days & Times:

Full week camps run Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. (for Kindergarten – 8th grade)
Half-day, full week camps run Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. (for PreK & Kindergarten)
Single full day camps (K-8th grades) & single half-day camps (PreK-K only) indicated with an asterisk (“*”), offered with select camps on June 30, July 1, 2 & 3 only.

Opportunity Fund Scholarship Information

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo has scholarships available for schools, groups, and families that may need financial assistance.
Please download the appropriate application and follow included instructions.
Opportunity Fund Scholarship – Individual Application
Opportunity Fund Scholarship – School/Group Application

Half-Day Full Week & Half-Day Single Day Camps: Pre-K & Kindergarten

Offered as half-day full week choices in May – August.
– Minimum age for camp is 4 or 5 years old and fully potty trained.
– No overnights available.
– Campers should register for the grade they will enter in the fall.
– If a camp is full, you can email [email protected] or call 719-424-7522 to add your camper to the wait list.

Cost:

Registration includes one camp t-shirt, and any take home items.
(Extra camp t-shirts available at check-out, or during camp check-in.)

HALF-DAY, FULL WEEK CAMPS for PRE-K & K:
9 a.m. – 1 p.m.)

MEMBERS ONLY EARLY BIRD pricing – February 3-14:
Members only – $165.75 per child per week

EARLY BIRD pricing – February 10-14:
Members – $165.75 per child per week
Non-members – $190.75 per child per week

Pricing beginning February 15:
Members – $175.75 per child per week
Non-members – $200.75 per child per week

HALF-DAY, SINGLE DAY CAMPS for Pre-K & K:

MEMBERS ONLY EARLY BIRD pricing – February 3-14:
Members only – $35.75 per child per day

EARLY BIRD pricing – February 10-14:
Members – $35.75 per child per day
Non-members – $40.75 per child per day

Pricing beginning February 15:
Members – $40.75 per child per day
Non-members – $45.75 per child per day

EdVenture Refunds, Cancellations or Changes

Refund Policy
A refund request must be received no less than TWO WEEKS prior to the start of the program. If approved, the Zoo will refund the amount of the fee minus 25% of the program fee. No refunds will be given after two weeks prior to the start of the program.

*If you are participating in an extended EdVenture Program (Zoo Crew, Junior Zookeeper, etc.) please send an email to the program specific supervisor to discuss refund options and policies.

We do not issue refunds for parties that do not show for their reservation. If you need to cancel or reschedule your event, please refer to the confirmation email received upon registration. For further inquiry, please email [email protected].

If the Zoo is closed due to inclement weather or other unforeseen events, we will issue you a full refund (less the non-refundable deposit) or you may reschedule the event to the next available date and apply all payments already made toward your reservation to the new reservation.

Program Cancellation
The Zoo reserves the right to cancel a program due to lack of enrollment or unforeseen circumstances in which the Zoo is closed. If the Zoo is closed due to inclement weather or other unforeseen events, we will issue you a full refund (less the non-refundable deposit) or you may reschedule the event to the next available date and apply all payments already made toward your reservation to the new reservation.