# Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo

> Science camp · Foothills Nature Preserve, Los Altos Hills. Week-long full-day science camps on salt marshes, dinosaurs, the ocean, wildlife, physics and chemistry, and zookeeping.
- Ages: 4–11
- Price: ask the provider
- Where: near Foothills Nature Preserve, Los Altos Hills (exact address not listed)
- Website: https://www.paloaltozoo.org/Programs/Summer-Camps
- Phone: (650) 329-2111
- Email: funscience@paloalto.gov
- On Summerground: https://summerground.com/los-altos-hills/palo-alto-junior-museum-and-zoo-foothills
- Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo’s other locations: [Palo Alto](https://summerground.com/palo-alto/palo-alto-junior-museum-and-zoo.md), [Baylands, Palo Alto](https://summerground.com/palo-alto/palo-alto-junior-museum-and-zoo-baylands.md), [Palo Alto](https://summerground.com/palo-alto/palo-alto-junior-museum-and-zoo-lucie-stern.md), [Rinconada Park, Palo Alto](https://summerground.com/palo-alto/palo-alto-junior-museum-and-zoo-rinconada.md)

## Summer Science Camps

Ages 4–11 · 9am–2:30pm

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.

- Summer: dates not posted yet
- Extended care: 9am–6pm

## About Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo

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.

Details from https://www.paloaltozoo.org/Programs/Summer-Camps, checked October 7, 2026. Confirm prices and dates with the provider before signing up.