Open Daily, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
$20 adults, $15 children
Open Daily, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
$20 adults, $15 children
Adventure camp is for children entering grade 6-7 in fall 2025. Each camp will include an overnight experience at partnering organizations. Dates and locations vary depending on the camp theme.
Cost: $270, members save 20%
Big Idea: Blank Park Zoo (AZA Zoos) dedicates itself to the highest level of animal care and management.
Guiding Question: How does the design of exhibits promote the physical and mental well-being of zoo animals?
Learning Outcomes:
Children will DISCOVER
Children will CONNECT
Children will TAKE ACTION by
Tentative Schedule
9 a.m. - Drop off at Blank Park Zoo. Activities and zoo exploration.
Noon - Lunch at Blank Park Zoo. Virtual programming or field trip to Ape Cognition and Conservation Initiative.
4 p.m. - return to Blank Park Zoo for pick-up.
9 a.m. - Drop off at Blank Park Zoo. Virtual program with Elephant Sanctuary.
Noon - Lunch at Blank Park Zoo.
1:30 p.m. - Leave for Kansas City.
5 p.m. - Pizza dinner at KCZA playground. Kansas City Zoo and Aquarium Overnight Experience.
8 a.m. - Breakfast and Zoo Exploration at KCZA.
Noon - Leave KCZA.
12:30 p.m. - Lunch in Liberty, MO.
1 p.m. - Depart for Des Moines.
4 p.m. - return to Blank Park Zoo for pick-up.
Times and locations may change.
Cost: $450, members save 20%
Big Idea: People have personal and cultural connections to animals.
Guiding Question: How are the health of humans, animals, and the environment interconnected? How are you connected to ecosystems?
Learning Outcomes
Children will DISCOVER
Children will CONNECT
Children will TAKE ACTION by
Tentative Schedule
9 a.m. - Drop off at Blank Park Zoo. Activities and Zoo exploration.
Noon - Lunch and hike at Fort Des Moines. Community Youth Concepts - Low Ropes Course.
4 p.m. - return to Blank Park Zoo for pick-up.
9 a.m. - Drop off at Blank Park Zoo. Field Trip to Neal Smith Wildlife Refuge.
Noon - Lunch and activities at Thomas Mitchell Park.
4 p.m. - return to Blank Park Zoo for pick-up.
9 a.m. - Drop off at Blank Park Zoo. Field trip to Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden.
1 p.m. - Depart for Omaha. Visit Lake Manawa State Park.
5 p.m. - Dinner at Fazoli’s or Golden Corral.
6:30 p.m. - Arrive at Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium for Sleeping Bag Safari.
6 a.m. - Wake up call.
7:15 a.m. - Morning tour.
9 a.m. - Breakfast. Zoo exploration time.
Noon - Lunch at HDZA.
1 p.m. - Depart for Des Moines.
4 p.m. - return to Blank Park Zoo for pick-up.
9 a.m. - Drop off at Blank Park Zoo. Activities and lunch at BPZ. Field Trip to Polk County Park - Polk County Conservation Program. Outdoor recreation.
4 p.m. - return to Blank Park Zoo for pick-up.
Times and eating locations may change.
