Scouts

Gateway Arch National Park is proud to offer Scouts BSA and Girl Scouts of all levels a variety of free programs to help them earn their badges. All of our interesting and educational programs are led by National Park Service Rangers year-around and give scouts a chance to see the rich history of St. Louis differently.

Additional scouting information can be found at go.nps.gov/ArchScouts. All scout programs are offered free of charge.

Reservations for Lion and Tiger Cubs, Cub Scouts, and Webelos are taken year round. Approximately 50 minutes in length, each program highlights a different, age-appropriate theme. A one-month advance reservation is required. Minimum of six scouts required (max 30). Groups with less than the minimum may be placed with another group, if available. To make a reservation call 314-923-3048.

Lion and Tiger Cubs
Fun & Games
Learn about the lives and pastimes of nineteenth century boys and girls. Scouts will create and take home a pioneer toy.

Plains Indians
Explore the culture of the Plains Indians. Learn about their dependence on the buffalo, what they ate, what they wore, and how they had fun. Includes a create and take home activity.

Wolf Cubs
Council Fire (Wolf Core Adventure)
Explore the Museum at the Gateway Arch and learn about the history and future of your community. Talk with a National Park Service ranger and learn about service to community and country.
Fulfills requirements 3a, 3b, and 5.

Bear Cubs
Paws for Action (Bear Elective Adventure)
Scouts will explore the history of their country and community and learn how our national park rangers work to preserve and protect our
collective treasures.
Fulfills requirements: 1, 2a, 2b and 3.

Webelos
Building a Better World (Arrow of Light Required Adventure)
Join one of our national park rangers as they facilitate a discussion about the rights and responsibilities that come with being a scout and a citizen. Be ready to ask the ranger about their work in building a better world.
Fulfills requirements 1, 2, 3, and 4.

Reservations for Daisy Scouts, Brownies and Juniors are taken year round. Approximately 50 minutes in length, each program highlights a different, age-appropriate theme. A one-month advance reservation is required. Minimum of six scouts required (max 30). Groups with less than the minimum may be placed with another group, if available. To make a reservation call 314-923-3048.

Daisy Scouts
Fun & Games
Learn about the lives and pastimes of nineteenth century boys and girls. Scouts will create and take home a pioneer toy.

Plains Indians
Explore the culture of the Plains Indians. Learn about their dependence on the buffalo, what they ate, what they wore and how they had fun. Includes a create and take home activity.

Brownies 
My Family Story
Girls will discover how stories of long ago, gathered from oral histories, photographs, letters and diaries, can help us learn about where we came from and who we are while exploring the Museum at the Gateway Arch.

Celebrating Community
In this program, girls will explore the Museum at the Gateway Arch and its history galleries to discover how communities celebrate and honor special people and events in the past and today.

Juniors
Playing the Past
In the nineteenth century opportunities for women were often limited, but regardless of the challenges, women made significant contributions to our history as a people. Scouts will explore the topic at the Museum at the Gateway Arch.

Inside Government
Scouts will gather in the Gateway Arch Visitor Center to learn about local government, past and present, and discuss how they can be active citizens today.

Scout Leaders and/or parents please complete this form to register your scout(s) for the merit badge workshops provided by the National Park Service. A member of our team will contact you once the registration has been completed.