Scouts in the Garden
Scouts in the Garden: A perfect weekend outing for your troop!
Scouts in the Garden Badge Programs
Reserve your troop’s next adventure here with a Dallas Arboretum Educator-led badge program. All scout programs combine educational content, hands-on activities, and open exploration in the garden, each one designed to fulfill the requirements for its corresponding badge. Troop leaders and chaperones are encouraged to join the fun and participate with their Scouts. Scouts will receive a specially designed Dallas Arboretum fun patch to accompany their newly earned badge, available for purchase at your local Scout shop.
Cost Per Person/Program: $20 (parking fees apply)
Minimum attendance of 13 required.
| Scout Level | Program Options |
|---|---|
| Daisies | Trail Adventures, Clover Petal: Use Resources Wisely, Rosie Petal: Make the World a Better Place, Space Science Explorer |
| Brownies | Painting, Household Elf, Potter, Bugs, Home Scientist, Senses, Space Science Adventurer |
| Juniors | Painting, Animal Habitat, Flower, Geocacher, Drawing, Gardener, Math in Nature 1: Shapes in Nature |
| Cadettes | Eating for You, Trees, Outdoor Art Apprentice, Coding for Good 1: Coding Basics |
| Mixed Level | Space Badge |
| Service Unit Craft | Seed Starting, Pollinator Houses |
| Cub Scouts – Weblos | Into the Woods |
| Boy Scouts | Self-Guided or Leader Led programs |
A 2-week advance registration is required. Registration includes all-day access to the Rory Meyers Children’s Adventure Garden and Main Garden.
The Arboretum will allow one reschedule; all schedule changes must be made at least two weeks before your visit, unless the Arboretum is closed due to inclement weather. To reschedule, contact education@dallasarboretum.org at least two weeks before your scheduled visit.
Scout Overnights
Turn your badge Program into an overnight adventure! Enjoy a rare chance to explore the Children’s Adventure Garden after everyone else has left. Scouts will participate in a badge program, OmniGlobe exploration, as well as venture out on a flashlight night hike to spot nocturnal animals and stargaze with our experienced Arboretum educators. Overnight sleeping arrangements will be inside our climate-controlled Exploration Center, unless prior arrangements are approved.
| Overnight | Night Owls | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | 6pm – 9am, Fri or Sat | 6pm – 10pm, Fri or Sat |
| Price | $55 | $35 |
| Parking | Included | Included |
| Evening Snack | Included | Included |
| Continental Breakfast | Included | — |
| Next-Day Garden Access | Included | — |
Overnights (with a minimum of 20 participants) are available March – May and September – December, with registration required at least 4 weeks in advance. Changes to registration must occur before the 4 week window.
For questions, contact the Education team at education@dallasarboretum.org or 214.515.6540, 9am–5pm M–F.