Programs for Girl & Boy Scouts

Tipi & Yurt Overnights

Badge Workshops

Sunset Wagon Ride & Campfire Programs

Plains Center Patches

Important Information for Booking Programs

To register your troop or pack for a scout program, please call 303-693-3621.

 

Tipi & Yurt Overnights

Overnights are a fun way to experience the prairie and make memories with friends. May - September we host overnights in the tipis (weather permitting) and October - April scouts sleep in the yurt. The evening program starts at 6:30pm and includes a sunset wagon ride, live animal program and a campfire with songs and stories.  Morning program includes a sunrise wagon ride and continental breakfast. Program concludes at 9am.

2013 Dates:

Saturday, April 20	girls only
Saturday, May 4	girls only
Saturday, May 18	FULL
Friday, May 31	boys only
Friday, June 7	boys only
Friday, June 14	FULL
Friday, June 21	girls only

To register your troop or pack for a scout program, please call 303-693-3621.
*Pre-registration is required: $30 / person; one adult leader free per troop or pack.
A deposit of half of your total program fee is due at the time of reservation. The balance is due on the day of your program.
Please review our "Important Information for Booking Programs."

PLEASE NOTE: We require an each group provide at least one adult chaperone to sleep in the tipi with the children. Girl Scouts of Colorado requires that girl scouts attending a PCC overnight be accompanied by a Camp Trained Adult.

 

Badge Workshops

Scouts can work towards earning a badge through a two-hour naturalist guided program at Plains Center. Badge workshops are offered for:

Girl Scout Junior Naturalist Badge: “Get Moving”
How important is energy to you?  Do prairie dogs need it?  Learn about the energy cycle, investigate a prairie dog colony and explore a western harvester ant mound in search of how things use energy.  We will also find ways to reduce our own carbon footprint.  (Ages 9 - 11)

Girl Scout Brownies Ecology Badge: “Wonders of Water”
What is so wonderful about water?   Get involved in water testing, collecting water bugs and come away with a better appreciation of  how precious this clear liquid is to every living thing. (2nd - 3rd grade)

Girl Scout Daisies Ecology Badge:  “Between Earth and Sky”
Why is it important to protect natural places and the things that live in it? Join us as we learn about the lives of the busy bee and other important critters of the prairie. You will also participate in reducing the invasive weeds  in our natural area.  (Ages 5 - 7)

Tiger Cub Boy Scouts “Leave No Trace Badge”
Take a hike with us to learn about the policy of “Leave No Trace” and how to put it to use when we are out exploring our natural world. (1st grade or age 7)

Webelos Naturalist Badge
Do you know what a Naturalist does?   Learn about the food  chain, identify poisonous plants and venomous animals, and observe prairie dog behaviors and become a prairie naturalist. (Ages 10 - 11)

Cub Scout Conservation Award Badge
What does it mean to “think globally and act locally”?  Learn what that means by participating in weather observations and prairie explorations to help us take care of our mother earth.   (Ages 7 - 11 ½)

Badge Workshops are offered every third Saturday of the month from 1pm - 3pm. Upcoming dates are:

Saturday, April 20
Saturday, May 18
Saturday, June 15
Saturday, July 20
Saturday, August 17
Saturday, September 21
Saturday, October 19
Saturday, November 16

To register your troop or pack for a scout program, please call 303-693-3621.
*Pre-registration is required: $6 / person, one free adult per troop or pack.
A deposit of half of your total program fee is due at the time of reservation. The balance is due on the day of your program.

 

Sunset Wagon Ride & Campfire Programs

Experience the prairie at sunset and witness the diversity of wildlife that lives here. Discover the beauty - seen and unseen - of the Colorado high plains. After the wagon ride, join the fun around the campfire for stories, songs and roasting marshmallows.

Friday, May 24 @ 6:30pm - 8:30pm

To register your troop or pack for a scout program, please call 303-693-3621.
*Pre-registration is required: $5 / person, one free adult per troop or pack.
A deposit of half of your total program fee is due at the time of reservation. The balance is due on the day of your program.

 

Plains Center Patches

Patches are available for purchase after each scout program. They make a great addition to your collection and will remind you of your fun prairie adventures! $3.50 each

 

Important Information for Booking Programs

1) What is your refund & cancellation policy?
If you cancel 30 days or more in advance of the program date, half of your deposit is refunded. If you cancel less than 30 days before the program date, your deposit is non-refundable.

2) Can I request a scout program on a date that is not listed?
Yes! Please call with your requests at least 4 weeks in advance or earlier if possible. Special requests are handled on a case by case basis and dependent upon the availability of our facility and staff. Please keep in mind that during the summer months, our program calendar can fill up months in advance!

For Overnights:

3) How early can we arrive for an overnight program? Can we eat dinner there?
The gate will open at 5:30pm and the overnight program will begin at 6:30pm. There are picnic shelters available if you would like to bring a picnic meal and eat between 5:30pm and 6:30pm. Keep in mind that we do NOT allow food in the tipis because we do not want to attract wildlife or rodents. Food needs to be stored in your vehicles overnight.

4) What happens if we are sleeping in the tipis and we see lightening or have inclement weather?
One of our trained staff will stay on site with your group overnight. In case of bad weather or lightening, the staff person will have everyone move indoors (into the yurt and / or Visitor Center) to sleep.

5) What is it like sleeping in a tipi?
Sleeping in a tipi is much like sleeping in a tent. There is a ground cover and tarp laid down so you are not sleeping on bare ground. Each tipi has room for up to 15 people.

6) What should I pack?
Please download our recommended packing list and share with your group.

7) Can I book a badge workshop and overnight program together?
Yes, you can request a badge workshop from 3:30pm - 5:30pm the evening of your overnight or from 9am - 11am the following morning. Please make your request at least 4 weeks in advance.

For more information or to book your scout program, please call 303-693-3621.