North Carolina Zoo

4401 Zoo Pkwy Asheboro, NC 27205

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Wildlife

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The North Carolina Zoo protects wildlife and wild places and inspires people to join us in conserving the natural world. The Zoo offers various educational programs, including summer camps for children, focusing on wildlife, conservation, and hands-on learning experiences.

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4401 Zoo Pkwy Asheboro, NC 27205

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Name	Category	Dates	Status	Time	Age Range	Price	Description
Veterinary Science Camps	Wildlife	Aug 9 - Aug 10, 2025	Past session Past dates; prices and details may have changed.	9:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Ages: 12-18	$590	About this session These one-of-a-kind veterinary camps bring young people to the Zoo to explore a future career in veterinary medicine.
Pets and Vets!	Wildlife	Aug 5 - Aug 7, 2025	Past session Past dates; prices and details may have changed.	8:30 AM - 12:30 PM	Ages: 3-5	$75	About this session Visit our vet hospital, learn about wildlife rehabilitation, make catnip socks for shelter cats, and create animal enrichment for our resident ambassadors.
Wonder of Water!	Wildlife	Jul 15 - Jul 17, 2025	Past session Past dates; prices and details may have changed.	8:30 AM - 12:30 PM	Ages: 3-5	$75	About this session Play in Kidzones stream, make your own boats, learn about the importance of water and water filtration, experience hands-on ice painting, and visit our Rocky Coast habitat.
Remarkable Reptiles!	Wildlife	Jul 8 - Jul 10, 2025	Past session Past dates; prices and details may have changed.	8:30 AM - 12:30 PM	Ages: 3-5	$75	About this session Visit the desert habitat, make your own box turtle craft, experience hands-on snake shed activity, and meet a few of our animal ambassador reptiles too.
Marvelous Mud!	Wildlife	Jul 1 - Jul 3, 2025	Past session Past dates; prices and details may have changed.	8:30 AM - 12:30 PM	Ages: 3-5	$75	About this session Get messy by playing in Kidzones Mud Cafe, making mud art, building your own mud creature, practicing your mud-throwing skills, and visiting the rhino habitat.
Gnomes & Fairies in the Forest!	Wildlife	Jun 24 - Jun 26, 2025	Past session Past dates; prices and details may have changed.	8:30 AM - 12:30 PM	Ages: 3-5	$75	About this session Let imaginations run wild with enchanted pretend play and dress up, make your own fairy/gnome house with materials from nature, and even visit our Cypress Swamp habitat.
Party for the Pollinators!	Wildlife	Jun 17 - Jun 19, 2025	Past session Past dates; prices and details may have changed.	8:30 AM - 12:30 PM	Ages: 3-5	$75	About this session Visit the Honey Bee Garden and Kaleidoscopes Butterfly Garden, learn about the butterfly life cycle, experience hands-on flower pollination activities, and make your own pollination seed pod to take home.
Spring into Action	Wildlife	Apr 17 - Apr 17, 2025	Past session Past dates; prices and details may have changed.	9:00 AM - 4:00 PM	Ages: 11-14	$65	About this session Get ready to make a difference! Lets get hands-on as we learn how to help our native animals and raise awareness for animals across the globe!
Hop into Spring	Wildlife	Apr 16 - Apr 16, 2025	Past session Past dates; prices and details may have changed.	9:00 AM - 4:00 PM	Ages: 8-10	$65	About this session Spring has sprung! Hop on over to camp as we investigate how animals move. Is it a waddle? Theres a splash!
Spring Symphony	Wildlife	Apr 15 - Apr 15, 2025	Past session Past dates; prices and details may have changed.	9:00 AM - 4:00 PM	Ages: 5-7	$65	About this session Join the symphony of nature and discover more about how sound connects us to each other!
Spring Moves (Kidzu Camp)	Wildlife	Apr 14 - Apr 14, 2025	Past session Past dates; prices and details may have changed.	9:00 AM - 4:00 PM	Ages: 8-12	$65	About this session Spring is a busy time with some animals waking up and some traveling far from place to place. Stretch your muscles and dance along as we explore some Spring Moves.
Wild Animal Science Camps	Wildlife	Apr 5 - Apr 6, 2025	Past session Past dates; prices and details may have changed.	9:15 AM - 11:00 AM	Ages: 12-18	$499	About this session Hands-on activities mimic the fieldwork conservation scientists conduct in the wild and offer a unique chance to meet Zoo scientists making a difference for wildlife.
Carolina's Coolest	Wildlife	Mar 28 - Mar 28, 2025	Past session Past dates; prices and details may have changed.	9:00 AM - 4:00 PM	Ages: 8-10	$65	About this session Join us as we dive deep into the lives of our North American animals!