On-Site Programs
Delve deep into all the programming we provide, right here, at the Zoo!
Zoo Camp
We are currently enrolling for Winter Zoo Camp! Click the button below to enroll and get details of this year’s program.
Roo & You
Hop on over to the zoo for this fun, grownup-and-me family program. Roo and You is a great way to learn, play and grow together with your youngest animal enthusiasts! Learn more about current enrollments below!
Field Trips
Fresno Chaffee Zoo is happy to welcome school groups for field trips! Reserve yours today!
Zoo Overnights
An overnight of your WILDest dreams! This group experience is available for any herd, crash, or flock of adventurous and animal loving guests wanting a dream-like, ultimate zoo experience. Overnight programs include a Zootalk, an after-hours flashlight tour of the zoo, a take-home craft, evening snack, breakfast, and a Group Behind the Scenes tour. Guests will sleep under the stars in the zoo’s Education Grove.
Zoo Talks
Experience a lively encounter in your classroom, at your facility, or at the Zoo with our Zoo education team! We can tailor our presentations on ANY natural history topic.
More Info
This program aims to accomplish the following:
- To show the characteristics and adaptations of animal groups
- To demonstrate food-chain relationships and ecosystem parameters
- And to visually promote critical thinking (combining skull/skeletal characteristics with questions) all aimed at satisfying science standards while making learning fun.
We can collaborate to create a presentation tailor-made for your group.
- Animal/plant adaptations
- Life cycles
- Ecosystems and habitats
- Energy flow
- Structure and function
- Zoos and what zoos do
Pricing starts at $75 per 30-minute talk. Mileage fees may apply.
Docent Led Tours
A 1-hour, standards-based tour of the Zoo! Docent Led tours are NGSS aligned by grade level, and can be customized based on your class needs. Available for grades K-College.
Cost Information
- $270 per class for inside Fresno County
- $300 per class for outside Fresno County
Career Labs
What does it take to work at the Zoo? We need more than zookeepers to keep our animals healthy! This program provides hands on career exploration followed by a self-led career scavenger hunt throughout the Zoo. Available for grades 3 through high school.
Cost Information
- $270 per class inside Fresno County
- $300 per class outside Fresno County
Zoo Quest
Our new program will take you on a zoo adventure with an animal presentation, a career-based activity, and a self-led scavenger hunt throughout the Zoo! Available for grades Kindergarten-6th.
Cost Information
- $295 per class inside Fresno County
- $325 per class outside Fresno County
Group
Behind-the-Scenes Tour
Want to dive deeper with your students? A Group Behind the Scenes tour will take you to up to 3 Behind the Scenes locations and learn about the husbandry of our animals. Available for grades 4 and above.
Family Zoo Overnights
Get ready for a wild night under the stars at the Fresno Chaffee Zoo!
Pizza With A Zoologist
Have lunch with a Fresno Chaffee Zoo zoologist in our beautiful Tonle classroom & create enrichment that our animals will use!