Searching for the BEST San Diego summer camp for kids who love animals? 🐾 Summer Critter Camp at Helen Woodward Animal Center is a hands-on animal summer camp in San Diego designed for Preschool through 8th-grade campers. Running June 1 – August 21, 2026, this popular San Diego kids camp gives children the opportunity to connect with animals through daily animal encounters, educational activities, games, crafts, and interactive learning experiences.
Campers will meet birds, reptiles, small mammals, large mammals, and invertebrates while exploring exciting weekly themes like Amazing Animal Athletes and Bioscience and Beyond.
Older campers can also participate in Critter Careers, a unique middle school summer camp program focused on animal careers, leadership skills, and behind-the-scenes experiences with animal care professionals.
Whether you’re looking for a preschool summer camp in San Diego, an educational summer camp for elementary students, or a fun middle school camp with animals, Summer Critter Camp offers flexible daily and weekly registration options to fit your family’s schedule!
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Education at Helen Woodward Animal Center
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Helen Woodward's educational programs aim to bring kids and animals together through humane education!
We hold various camps, programs, events throughout the year that foster care and compassion for all living creatures! The Education Department at Helen Woodward Animal Center serves children of all ages by providing a variety of unique learning opportunities which support the bond between humans and animals by nurturing knowledge, compassion and respect toward all living things. Programs provide a
Fixing your feed with some dinosaurs just discovered at Helen Woodward Animal Center! 🦖🦕 comment, who was your favorite ??
Join us this summer for an adventure filled with hands-on animals encounters and fun !!!
When your birth year starts with a 19
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01/02/2026
Meet some of our newest new critters on campus ... Happy New Year, and here is their formal intro to our Critter fans :) ✨️
Join us for our last day of winter critter camp tomorrow and in a couple of weeks for a day of compassion and love. Everyone will be off for MLK Day, so join the best animal camp in San Diego !
Merry Christmas 🎄✨️🦎🐇 and Happy Holiday
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6447 Helen Woodward Way
Rancho Santa Fe, CA
92067
Opening Hours
| Monday | 8:30am - 4pm |
| Tuesday | 8:30am - 4pm |
| Wednesday | 8:30am - 4pm |
| Thursday | 8:30am - 4pm |
| Friday | 8:30am - 4pm |