Zoo Boise
Boise's zoo located in Julia Davis Park. Conservation-focused city zoo with native and exotic animal exhibits. Offers summer day camps for ages 4–12 spanning themes like Animal Avengers, herpetology, zoology, wildlife forensics, and creative writing (Wildlife Words in partnership with The Cabin). Camp registration runs through Boise Parks & Recreation (resident registration opens March 30; non-resident April 1). Sponsored by Stinker.
Details last checked May 20, 2026. Something changed? Use Report a problem.
Location
355 Julia Davis Dr.
Boise, ID 83702
Phone
(208) 608-7760Hours
- Mon
- 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Tue
- 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Wed
- 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Thu
- 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Fri
- 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Sat
- 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Sun
- 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Hours change; check with them before you go.
Amenities
Parking · Restrooms · Wheelchair accessible · Gift shop
Website
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10 programs · tap for detailsCritter College (Ages 5-8)
Single-afternoon zoo class for early-elementary kids. Themed sessions include Backyard Biologists, Zoo Detectives and Animal Inventors, each run in an age 5-7 and an age 6-8 band.
Homeschool Zoo - Grades 2-3 (Ages 7-8)
Monthly Wednesday-morning homeschool programme at Zoo Boise for second and third grade. Autumn topics are I Can Help and Old & Zoo.
Homeschool Zoo - Grades 4-5 (Ages 9-10)
Monthly Wednesday-morning homeschool programme at Zoo Boise for fourth and fifth grade. Autumn topics are Community to the Rescue and Mapping Habitats.
Homeschool Zoo - Grades 6-8 (Ages 11-13)
Monthly Wednesday-morning homeschool programme at Zoo Boise for middle school. Autumn topics are Animal Arts, Animal Behavior and Vet Sciences.
Homeschool Zoo - Grades 9-11 (Ages 14-17)
Monthly Wednesday-morning homeschool programme at Zoo Boise for high school, running the same topics as the middle-school band at a higher level - Animal Arts, Animal Behavior and Vet Science.
Homeschool Zoo - Grades K-1 (Ages 5-6)
Monthly Wednesday-morning homeschool programme at Zoo Boise for kindergarten and first grade. Autumn topics are Animal Senses and Helping in the Wild.
Preschool Zoo (Ages 3-5 with Adult)
Three-week animal-discovery series for preschoolers with an accompanying adult. Each series covers three animals - Series 1 weavers, porcupines and snakes; Series 2 cranes, sloths and cockroaches; Series 3 geckos, parakeets and spider monkeys.
Stroller Safari (Infants & Toddlers with Adult)
Early-morning guided stroller walk through a themed area of Zoo Boise before the zoo opens to the public, led by zoo staff. October takes in River’s Edge; November covers the Rainforest.
Zoo Boise Summer Camps
Themed week-long zoo camps: Animal Avengers, Herpetology, Wildlife Forensics, and more. Educator-led activities with animal encounters and conservation focus.
Zoo School-Break Day Camps (Ages 5-10)
Full-day zoo camps on school-break days, banded by age: Fur-Feathers-Scales and Junior Zookeeping for ages 5-7, Zoologica and Zookeeping 101 for ages 8-10, and Animal Avengers for ages 6-8.
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From the program's published policy
- Pay per class: Yes
Its recurring kids' programs are booked one date at a time: Critter College is $27 per program, Homeschool Zoo is $18 to $27 per person per day, and Stroller Safari is $8 per program. Advance registration by phone or online is required, and Preschool Zoo is sold as a three-meeting series that unregistered children may not attend.
Program's policy page, checked September 2026. Policies change: confirm with the program before you enroll.