{"url":"/palo-alto/palo-alto-junior-museum-and-zoo-baylands","provider":{"id":"palo-alto-junior-museum-and-zoo","name":"Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo","kind":"organization","about":"City-run science museum and small zoo in Palo Alto that runs week-long science camps each summer at the museum and at nature sites around town.","website":"https://www.paloaltozoo.org/Programs/Summer-Camps","phone":"(650) 329-2111","email":"funscience@paloalto.gov","instagram":null,"founded":null,"credentials":[],"languages":[],"image":null},"location":{"id":"baylands","name":null,"street":"2775 Embarcadero Way","unit":null,"city":"palo-alto","zip":"94303","neighborhood":"Baylands","coords":[-122.103664,37.458034],"precision":"exact"},"serviceArea":[],"programs":[{"id":"summer-science-camps","type":"camp","name":"Summer Science Camps","summary":"Week-long full-day science camps on salt marshes, dinosaurs, the ocean, wildlife, physics and chemistry, and zookeeping.","description":"Camps in 2026 were Bay Camp (salt marsh, at the Baylands), Jurassic Camp, Camp Oceana, Wildlife Camp (Foothills Nature Preserve), Camp Kinetic, Camp Chronos and Zoo Camp. Most ran 9 am to 2:30 pm. The museum says campers range from preschool to grade 6; age bands for each camp are not posted. Post Camp care runs until 6 pm at Rinconada Park. Registration goes through the City of Palo Alto and opened February 5 for residents in 2026. The museum says to check back in spring for 2027 camps.","categories":["science","outdoors"],"ages":{"min":4,"max":11},"format":"in-person","camp":{"day":"full","hours":{"start":"09:00","end":"14:30"},"extendedCare":{"end":"18:00"},"seasons":["summer"],"sessions":[]}}],"source":{"url":"https://www.paloaltozoo.org/Programs/Summer-Camps","fetched":"2026-10-07"},"updated":"2026-10-07","checked":null,"closed":null,"sample":false}