Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium – Camps
6800 Zoo Dr, Kansas City, MO 816-595-1765 WebsiteGo wild this summer with summer break camps at the zoo! Join us on your summer break for animal antics, fun games, crafts, experiments, and animal encounters!



KC Parent’s Digital Camp Guide is your trusted resource for finding the best summer camps in the Kansas City metro—all in one easy, searchable place. From day and overnight camps to sports, STEM, arts, and faith-based programs, our guide helps Kansas City parents quickly compare options by age, interest, location, and date to find the perfect fit for their child.
Kids today need more than just a break from school—they need connection, confidence, and meaningful real-world experiences. Learn why summer camp matters more than ever and how it helps kids unplug, grow, and thrive. Read more here.
Updated regularly and accessible anytime, the KC Parent Digital Camp Guide makes summer planning simple, helping families discover trusted local camps that keep kids learning, active, and having fun all summer long.
Go wild this summer with summer break camps at the zoo! Join us on your summer break for animal antics, fun games, crafts, experiments, and animal encounters!
Kansas City’s favorite summer camps for kids from preschool-grade 8! Choose from hundreds of new and returning favorites. Campers love Summer at Barstow’s action-packed adventures in creative arts, athletics, academics and STEAM.
The Culture House Conservatory of the Arts offers camps and programs for children and youth in Theatre, Dance, Music and Art! A summer of fun your kids will always remember happens at The Culture House.
Every day is a vacation at Oakhill Fully Charged! Our flexible weekly themed day camps for campers ages two through middle school are a high-energy combination of play and creativity!
Acting! Singing! Dancing! Movie Making! Fun & flexible week-long camps. 1st-8th, no previous experience needed. No auditions, no leads and small class sizes. Free shows & free costumes.
Youthfront Camp has provided fun and faith-building experiences to kids and teens for more than 80 years. Campers have a blast at the Splash Park on the lake, zipline, sport courts, water slides and more.
Send your child to space this summer! Or at least the next best thing at Cosmosphere Camp in Hutchinson, KS. Activities include simulated space missions aboard an Orion-based spacecraft, programming robots, flying drones and even a real airplane.
At Club SciKidz Kansas City, we’re proud to offer a wide array of educational summer camps that ignite curiosity and inspire young minds. We offer STEM programs that encompass various fields of science and technology.
Choose the camp week you want to attend and times that apply to your young artist’s age. Come to one or more of the weeks available.
Give your child an unbelievable summer at Camp Wood YMCA! For over 100 years, Camp Wood has inspired kids to discover who they are and lead lives of adventure. Our week-long camp lets campers engage in archery, canoeing, high ropes, and so much more.
Since 1946, Rock Springs Ranch has been host to generations of young campers. They unplug, explore, learn lifelong skills, and grow in the heart of the Flint Hills of Kansas, a wondrous place with wide, open spaces. Many make friends for life.
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