Calling all scouts!
Join us for Cub Scout Day (9/21) or Girl Scout Day (10/6)! Scouts will learn all about our animals, meet education animal ambassadors, participate in educational workshops, and complete a fun scavenger hunt. All scouts will receive an Elmwood Park Zoo Badge at the end of the event. Registration is required to attend.
Elmwood Park Zoo’s variety of workshops for Scouts provides them with opportunities to complete most or all of the necessary requirements for several conservation, nature, and animal-related badges. Each 50-60 minute workshop promises hands-on fun and learning with planned activities and up-close experiences with the zoo’s animals. Groups can also add fun activities, such as animal feedings, visits to Treetop Adventures, and ZooSnooze overnight campouts to their visits. Scouts will receive a badge at the end of their program and can earn additional badges for adding on a ZooSnooze or Treetop Adventures experience.
Girl Scouts
Our Girl Scout programs are designed to teach your toop about the creatures around them through keeper talks, educational activities, and crafts, while completing a badge requirement.
Boy Scouts
Our programs give Boy Scouts the opportunity to participate in classroom activities, games, hike, and exploring the zoo as they work toward earring a scout badge.
Scout Projects
We hope to inspire Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts through projects that can make our zoo better as a whole. We offer service projects variety of different fields.
Click the categories above to view the different programs we offer. Each program costs $17.95 per person and includes one free adult per every 5 scouts. There are no siblings permitted in the program. Additional adults and siblings may enjoy the zoo for $10.95 per person during the program. Contact the Education Department at 610.277.3825 x240 or education@elmwoodparkzoo.org to book your program.
ADDItional Activities
There’s plenty of other activities we can add to your Girl or Boy Scout visit. We can add any of the below activities to your program for discounted rates!
Please note: some additional activities are seasonal.
We are also home to Treetop Adventures, Pennsylvania’s only zip line course that flies guests over animal exhibits! Many scout groups enjoy our fun and challenging courses, and your activity may count toward additional badge requirements.
Pair your daytime scout adventure with our zoo snooze camp out for extra fun. Discover what happens at the zoo after the sun goes down. Adding a ZooSnooze may count toward additional badge requirements. Visit ZooSnooze.com for current dates (June-October) and more information.
