Hidden Oaks Nature Center

CONTACT INFORMATION: Hidden Oaks Nature Center is open for walk-in visitation weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and weekends from noon to 5 p.m. We are closed Tuesdays.
703-941-1065 TTY 711
7701 Royce Street
Annandale, Virginia
Michael McDonnell
Manager

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Hidden Oaks Nature Center Scouting Adventures

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Base Price for Scout Programs

(Does not apply to merit badges)

The base price for scout programs is $3.50 per person for each half-hour of a program.
There may be additional fees for supplies or tours.

0.5 hours = $3.50 / person
1 hour = $7 / person
1.5 hours = $11 / person
2 hours = $14 / person

Merit badge fees are listed on each badge's registration page.

 

  Troops are invited to call and schedule a time to work on badges.

  • The minimum charge for by-request Cub Scout and Girl Scout programs is for 12 scouts.
  • The minimum charge for by-request Scout BSA programs is for eight scouts.
  • Registration and advanced payment are required for all scout programs.
  • To register, call 703-941-1065.
  • Programs meet all requirements for badges.
  • Hidden Oaks is happy to tailor a program to meet your needs and can schedule a program for groups of 12 or more scouts on a range of topics. Hidden Oaks naturalists lead many nature, science and art badge, loop and pin–related programs.
  • Schedule a badge-related or live reptile and amphibian program at Hidden Oaks or at your regular meeting site.

Scout Program Request Form

We will do our best to get back to you within five business days of your request. Note that reservations are not confirmed until we receive payment for the minimum number scouts for a program. Please call Hidden Oaks, 703-941-1065, with questions.

GIRL SCOUTS

Daisy

  • Birdbath Award: Name one way to care for animals and one way to care for yourself.
  • Red Robin Award: Choose care tips to share with others, and then tell your "story of animal care" in a creative way.
  • Tula Award: Share with one another good feelings you experience as you teach others in your community about animal care.

Length: 1 hour

Requirements Covered: All

Length: 1 hour

Requirements Covered: This program includes activities from the Journey books and introduces the topics, issues, and science behind the Journey. We do not complete a Take Action project, but instead provide the girls with the foundation they need to plan their own.

Length: 1 hour

Length: 1 hour

Requirements Covered: All

Length: 2 hours

Length: 1 hour

Requirements Covered: All

Length: 1 hour

Length: 1 hour

Requirements Covered: All

Brownies

Length: 1 hour

(Contact site for program details)

Length: 1 hour

Requirements Covered: All

Length: 1 hour

Requirements Covered: All

Length: 1 hour

  • Love Water: Show two things you know and love about water. Make and carry out one personal promise that protects water.
  • Save Water: Speak up as an advocate to protect water or to keep it clean in your community.
  • Share Water: Share your efforts for water with others, educating and inspiring them to join. Ask them to commit to a water promise.

Length: 2 hours

Requirements Covered: All except Take Action project. Scouts complete the project on their own. Water promises are created during the program.

Juniors

Length: 1 hour

Requirements Covered: All

Length: 1 hour

Requirements Covered: All

Length: 2 hours

Cadettes

Length: 2 hours

Requirements Covered: All

Seniors

Programs For All Levels

Length: 1 hour

Length: 1 hour

Length: Varies by project

CUB SCOUTS

Tigers

Length: 1 hour

Requirements Covered: All

Wolf

Length: 1.5 hours

Requirements Covered: All

Bears

Length: 1 hour

Requirements Covered: All

Webelos

Length: 1 hour

Requirements Covered: All

SCOUTS BSA

Click the links below to download requirements and pre-work information for merit badges offered at Hidden Oaks:

Scout Volunteers

  • Do what you enjoy. Hidden Oaks Nature Center has opportunities for teen and adult volunteers.
  • Work with animals, kids, trails, or help at the front desk.
  • Support the park mission of natural and cultural resource education and protection, and improve county residents' quality of life through recreation.
  • Put your passion for natural resource protection, gardening, animal care or education into action.
  • Keep in mind, it's safer and more fun to work outdoors with a friend.

Ask at the front desk for a Volunteer Application or apply online.

Several scouts stand with a bench they built for Nature Playce at Hidden Oaks
  Scouts played a major role in the construction of Nature Playce at Hidden Oaks.

 

Programs / Activities

50th Anniversary
Birdwatching
Birthday Parties
Campfires
Classes and Camps
Events in the Park
Field Trips
Hidden Oaks On Your Own
Plants and Wildlife
Scouts
Astronomy

Facilities / Rentals

Hidden Oaks HOME
Nature Center
Nature Playce
Picnic
Rental Facilities
Trails
Chain Saw Tree Sculpture

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