Alert:
(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.
Hidden Pond Nature Center offers programs for Girl Scouts, Scouts BSA (Cub Scouts), and other youth organizations.
A list of available programs is below.
Reservations are required.
Use the Program Request Form below to schedule a program. Call the Hidden Pond Scout Coordinator at 703-324-7077 with any questions.
Hidden Pond offers in-person, small-group programs consistent with COVID-19 restrictions as well as virtual programs via Zoom. If there is a program that you would like adapted to an online format, please complete the Scout Program Request Form below to contact our staff, and we will work with you to design it.
For further information or for questions, please contact FCPAHiddenPondPrograms@fairfaxcounty.gov
There is a minimum 10-person fee for scout programs at Hidden Pond. A group smaller than 10 scouts will be charged the 10-person minimum.
Length: 1 hour
Requirements Covered: All
Length: 1 hour
Requirements Covered: All
Length: 1 hour
Requirements Covered: All
Length: 2 hours
Requirements Covered: All
Length: 1.5 hours
Requirements Covered: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
Length: 1 hour
Requirements Covered: 1, 2, 3, 4
Length: 1.5 hours
Requirements Covered: 1A, 1B, 2A, 2D
Length: 1.5 hours
Requirements Covered: All
Length: 1.5 hours
Requirements Covered: All
Length: 1.5 hours
Requirements Covered: 1 through 6
Length: 1.5 hours
Requirements Covered: All
Length: 1.5 hours
Requirements Covered: All
Length: 1.5 hours
Requirements Covered: All
Length: 1.5 hours
Requirements Covered: 2, 3A, 3B, 4
Length: 2 hours
Requirements Covered: All
Length: 1.5 hours
Requirements Covered: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9A
Length: 1.5 hours
Requirements Covered: All
Length: 2 hours
Requirements Covered: 1A, 1B, 2A, 2C, 2D, 2F, 2G, 2H
Length: 2 hours
Requirements Covered: All
Length: 2 hours
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: 2 hours
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
Requirements Covered: All
Length: 1 hour
Requirements Covered: All
Length: 1 hour
Requirements Covered: All
Length: 1 hour
Requirements Covered: All
Length: 1.5 hours
Requirements Covered: All
Length: 2 hours
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: 1.5 hours
Requirements Covered: All
Length: 1.5 hours
Requirements Covered: All
Length: 1 hour
Requirements Covered: 1, 2, 3, 5 (#4 Snack requirement not filled)
Length: 1.5 hours
Requirements Covered: All
Length: 1.5 hours
Requirements Covered: All
Length: 1.5 hours
Requirements Covered: All
Length: 2 hour
Requirements Covered: All
Length: 2 hours
Requirements Covered: All
Length: 1.5 hours
Requirements Covered: All
Length: 1.5 hours
Requirements Covered: All
Length: 1.5 hours
Requirements Covered: All
Length: 2 hours
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: 1.5 hours
Requirements Covered: All
Length: 1.5 hours
Requirements Covered: All
Length: 1.5 hours
Requirements Covered: All
Length: 1 hour
Requirements Covered: All
Length: 1 hour
Requirements Covered: 1, 2, 3, 4
Length: 2 hours
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: 1.5 hours
Requirements Covered: 1, 2, 3, 5
Length: 2 hours
Requirements Covered: All
Length: 2 hours
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: 1.5 hours
Requirements Covered: All
Length: 1.5 hours
Requirements Covered: All
Length: 1.5 hours
Requirements Covered: 1, 2, 3, 5
Length: 1 hour
Requirements Covered: 1, 2, 3, 4
Length: 2 hours
Requirements Covered: All
Length: 1.5 hours
Requirements Covered: All
Length: 2 hours
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: 1.5 hours
Requirements Covered: All
Length: 2 hours
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: 3 hours
Requirements Covered: All except second project
Length: 1.5 hours
Requirements Covered: 1, 2, 3, 5
Length: 1.5 hours
Requirements Covered: All
Length: 3 hours
Requirements Covered: All except second project
