Scouting

Explore the outdoors with your troop,
earn badges, make memories and have fun!

Scout Badge Programs at Owl's Hill

Programs are led by an Owl's Hill educator.

Available Tuesday - Saturday only. Program minimum: $150. Includes admission for up to 10 scouts + 2 leaders. Additional participants (youth or adult) $15 / each. Programs are approximately 90 minutes.

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PAYMENT
Full payment is required to reserve your date. We accept credit cards and checks only. We will send you an e-invoice to register and pay for your Troop. You will receive a confirmation email with your receipt.

If paying by check:  Please make checks payable to Owl’s Hill Nature Sanctuary . We do not book your program on our calendar until payment is received.

REFUND POLICY : No refunds will be issued.

PROGRAM CHANGES & CANCELLATION POLICY: Programs take place rain or shine and begin promptly at scheduled start time. We will, however, cancel a program if Williamson County is under a severe weather warning issued by the National Weather Service. Registrants will be notified of cancellations by email. If a program is cancelled, you will receive a credit (valid for 30 days) toward a future program or Day Pass admissions.

Service Projects



Troops seeking service opportunities or scouts seeking Eagle Scout projects or Gold and Silver Service Projects  may contact our project coordinator for information about available projects. 

Visit Owl's Hill With Your Troop


Scout troops are welcome to visit Owl's Hill during regular hours for self-guided hiking. All participants must purchase a Day Pass the day of their visit and check in at the office when they arrive.


Groups of 16 or more must schedule their visit in advance. Please contact us at least 10 days prior to your visit by emailing info@owlshill.org or call our office at 615-370-4672 to check availability.


Visitors may use our Orchard Picnic Area for lunch / snack time. Please bring a bag to pack out all trash. We are a pack in / pack out facility.

Cub Scout Badge Programs

Below are several programs that may fulfill all or partial badge requirements.

Tiger Cubs

  • Tiger Adventure - My Tiger Jungle

    What wild creatures live near you? Let's explore our backyards and find out! 

Wolf Cubs

  • Wolf Adventure - Paws on the Path

    In this adventure you will use your scouting outdoor skills and learn more about the natural world around you. Hike on, Wolf Cub!

  • Wolf Adventure: Finding Your Way

    In this adventure you'll practice reading maps,  learn how to use a compass, and go for a hike using a compass to find your way. 

  • Wolf Elective Adventure - Digging into the Past

    In this adventure, you will use your Wolf brain to learn about dinosaurs and other giant creatures. Explore fossils found in Tennessee and become a paleontologist by digging for your own specimen.

Bear Cubs

  • Requirement: Fur, Feathers and Ferns

    Scouts will explore the world of native plants and animals of Tennessee. Learn how you can do your part to help them survive.

  • Elective: Critter Care

    Scouts will learn how Owls's Hill staff cares for our animal ambassadors and about animal care careers.

Webelos

  • Naturalist

    A naturalist studies living creatures and plants in the wild. Scouts will learn about native wildlife, with emphasis on the venomous reptiles and native plants of Tennessee.

  • Into the Woods

    In this adventure, Scouts will learn how to identify plants and trees and how they differ in locations around the world. They will gain knowledge about ecosystems and the importance of conserving our natural resources.

  • Into the Wild

    When you go "into the wild", you will begin to understand some of the mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and insects that live with us day and night; and how they contribute to the world in which we live.

Girl Scout Badge Programs

Below are several programs that may fulfill all or partial badge requirements.

We can also develop programs for the Make Your Own Badge. Please contact us for any questions or program requests.

Daisy Scouts

  • EcoLearner

    Don’t you love the feel of the warm sun on your face? The sweet smell of a flower? The sounds of birds singing? Or the fun of walking on a trail? Nature gives you many gifts! Now learn some ways you can give back by protecting nature.

Brownies

  • Bugs!

    Bugs help us in lots of cool ways. Scouts will explore the world of insects and learn how they help the earth and people, too!

  • Hiker

    Scouts love to sing songs, pack fun and tasty snacks, and hunt for signs of animals.  Here’s what you need to know to become a Brownie Hiker-get ready for an adventure!

  • Eco Friend

    Learn about ecology, the study of how plants and animals live together in the environment. Girls will learn about habitats, the food chain, and how to help wildlife

  • Senses

    You learn about your world in many ways: seeing, hearing, feeling, smelling, and tasting. You use your senses all the time, even when you don’t know it!

Juniors

  • Animal Habitats

    Scouts will learn more about wild animals and their wild habitats and how we can help them survive.

  • Flowers

    Learn about the role flowers play in the lifecycle of plants and many animals. Go for a hike and practice your flower identification skills.

  • Camp Skills: Map & Compass

    Practice navigation skills by learning to read different types of maps and learn to find your way on a hike by using a compass. 

Cadettes

  • Trees

    Grab your naturalist hat and get ready to get to know trees-from the shade to the science, the fruit to the forest, and the legends to the lumber. To know trees is to love them!

  • Eco Trekker

    Learn how to have fun outdoors from exploring nature to hiking, to protecting our environment.

  • Animal Helpers

    While exploring the connection between humans and animals Scouts will learn how animals help people.  Scouts will learn the basics of animal training.

  • Night Owl

    Find out what the animals at Owl's Hill do after dark and learn about the adaptations that help them survive, the go for a hike and experience nighttime on the trail!

    Program start time depends on season and sunset time. 

    SPECIAL PRICING: $200 (includes 10 scouts and 2 leaders) Please contact us if you have a larger group.

    Optional add on Meet an Owl: $50 (subject to availability)

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