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Scout Days

Boy Scout Day: May Discovery Day
Boy Scout Day is an opportunity for Scouts at all levels to satisfy their geology requirements and earn pins, belt loops and badges. These awards are available through the Boy Scouts of America and not the Friends of Dinosaur Ridge. More than 60 earth scientists and other volunteers, including certified merit badge counselors, assist with the event.
                         
Time and Place
Boy Scout Day is held on the second Saturday of May (click here for our calendar) and as such is the first Dinosaur Discovery Day of the season. Parking and check-in will be north of the Visitor Center at the Thunder Valley Motocross south entrance off of Rooney Road (signs up on day of event). Parking and check-in will NOT be available at the Dinosaur Ridge Visitor Center. NOTE: please do not drop off any scouts at the Visitor Center prior to parking as the check-in area is at the parking lot. Parking is $5 per car paid as you enter. Please do not park along Rooney Road North or West Alameda Parkway.

The event is from 9:00AM to 3:00PM. Scout groups are encouraged to pre-register. Cub Scouts and Webelos will be assigned check-in times (between 9:30 and 1:00) and should anticipate between two and four hours to complete their requirements, depending on their level of interest. Boy Scouts trying for the Geology Merit Badge meet with their merit badge counselor at 8:30AM, to be ready to start work at 9:00AM and usually complete their work in about six hours. Note that merit badge candidates will be assigned a merit badge counselor prior to the event, and some work with their Merit Badge Counselors will likely be necessary either before or after the event.

The general public is invited to attend between 10:00AM and 3:00PM.

Registration and fees for Scouts*
A downloadable registration form PDF is available below.  Make sure that the PDF you download, fill out, and mail in is current. It should be for the upcoming event not the previous event. Check the registration form for fees and deadlines. Include a check payable to Dinosaur Ridge for the number of people planning to attend (scouts, non-scouts, and adults).

On-time registration dates: January 15th - April 16th (post mark) prior to the event.
Late-registration dates: April 5th - May 5th prior to the event.  Same day registration is allowed but not encouraged.

*The fees of late-registration or walk-in registration on the day of the program are higher than on-time registration.

Registration Form (PDF)

Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)

Parking Map (PDF)

Merit Badge Requirements Summary (PDF)

Event Patches
Event patches – 3’’ embroidered patches will be sold on the day at the Dinosaur Ridge Visitor Center for $3.00 per patch. They can also be ordered when you register, to be picked up at the check-in station in the off site parking lot on event day.

Weather Problems
Boy Scout Day at Dinosaur Ridge cannot be rescheduled and will proceed rain or shine.

Food
Hot lunches and snacks will be available on site, Boy Scout Troop 537 is doing a fundraising BBQ that day.

For additional information:

Clare Marshall
303-697-3466 x 106
dinodiscovery@dinoridge.org

Girl Scout Day: Rocks and Roles
Girl Scouts of all ages can walk where dinosaurs once roamed while fulfilling badge requirements. Pertinent patches and badges include: Earth and Sky Try-it (Brownies), Rocks Rock (Juniors), and Back to the Past Interest Project Award for Girl Scouts. The official patches and badges are available through the Girl Scouts and not the Friends of Dinosaur  Ridge.

Experienced geoscientists will explain fossil footprints, show dinosaur bones, and make Mesozoic Colorado come to life! Professionals explore career choices and historians play the parts of real women scientists of the past. Secrets of the Earth, like deep caves and geologic time are explored. Many of the exhibits and activities meet the requirements for the aforementioned  patches.

Food and drink are for sale through the Stegosaurus Snack Shack.

Time and Place
Girl Scout Day: Rocks and Roles takes place on the second Saturday of October, the last Dinosaur Discovery Day of the year [link to calendar]. Check-in and parking are at the Dinosaur Ridge Visitor Center, 16831 W. Alameda Parkway, Morrison, CO 80465. Registration through the Girl Scouts of Colorado is highly encouraged. The event is from 10:00AM to 3:00 PM, however scouts and scout groups will be assigned check-in times after they have registered. The scouts should anticipate spending 2 to 3 hours working on their awards.
                                                                                    
The general public is welcome to attend this event as part of Earth Science Week [link]

Registration and Fees for Scouts
Registrations are to be sent to the Girl Scouts of Colorado. (link)

The fees are on the registration form below. In addition to the program, the fees include a Shuttle Bus ride (optional), a take-home dinosaur footprint cast, and admission to the Trek Through Time Exhibit Hall (link).

Event Patches
Event patches will be sold on the day at the Dinosaur Ridge Visitor Center for $3.00 per patch.