12 Animal & Nature Camps Near Philadelphia

The Brandywine Zoo is a family-friendly zoo committed to education, events and wildlife conservation. They offer a wide range of summer camps with animal-related topics, and all camps offer kids the excitement of live animal presentations, visits throughout the zoo, crafts, games, fun with peers and much more with trained instructors.

The Elmwood Park Zoo summer camp's trained instructors will provide an exciting place to learn about zoo animals and habitats, make crafts, enjoy behind the scenes tours, snacks, stories and more. Campers will also take part in regular zoo events and shows.

Riverbend Environmental Education Center is a nature center educating the community and providing family and school programs. Their summer camps offer hands-on nature exploration and investigation, games, crafts, hikes and more.

The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education brings nature and people together through community programs and education. Their Summer Camps offer nature exploration through hands-on discoveries, hiking, art, and play.

The Morris Arboretum is a highly respected Garden and Arboretum in Philadelphia with the University of Pennsylvania offering educational programs for the community. Their Summer Adventure Camp features talented educators who will teach children about nature, with a STEM based focus, through play, arts and crafts, science experiments, hiking, painting and more.

Indigo Nature Arts provides programs to foster creativity while learning and exploring nature, music and physical activity. Their Summer Camp offers rich programs to explore nature, music and exercise through games, crafts, hiking, instrument play, climbing trees, scavenger hunts, constructing miniature faerie houses, dress-up, plays and more.

The Academy of Natural Sciences offers Summer Camps featuring weekly themes to teach about dinosaurs, animals and insects through games, exploration and experiments. Each day will feature hands-on activities, creative crafts and untold secrets of the museum.

Awbury Arboretum's summer camps will get your kids outside, unplugged, and engaged with 56 acres of woods, pond, farm, and natural play area to explore. Choose from several exciting camp experiences: Camp Katniss, Forest Creatures, Ilvermorny Camp for Witchcraft & Wizardry, Nature Foragers, and Advanced Wilderness Survival. In addition to specialized activities, their camps offers hands-on experience in wilderness skills, fire building, ecosystem studies, games, arts & crafts, and much more.

Kids can enjoy an exciting summer camp experience learning about marine animals, exploring science and the oceans while participating in STEM-based learning! Held at the Center for Aquatic Sciences Adventure Aquarium, this is the area's most popular place to see and learn about sea life. Small Fry Camp features stories, games and crafts, Ocean Explorer Camp and Junior Marine Biologist Camp offer hands-on science, animal exploration and field trips.

The Briar Bush Nature Center's Summer Camps offer a natural setting for campers to explore, learn and play through games, hikes, live animals, scientific discovery and exciting fun!

The Barn Nature Center is a nonprofit educational facility and also home to rescued exotic pets. During their week-long programs, campers will embark on adventures filled with animals, science, games, arts and crafts and many other fun activities!

The Animal Welfare Association, a non-profit organization offering adoption, pet services and education, is offering a summer camp for students to explore the human-animal bond. Campers will enjoy hands-on interaction with animals, meet and work with AWA staff and see what happens behind the scenes. Kids will explore nature and animals with scavenger hunts and games, and will learn training tips for pets. There will also be special guest speakers in the field.