Work toward your badges with Delaware State Parks

Delaware State Parks offer badge programs, volunteer projects, and many recreation opportunities for Boy and Girl Scouts of all ages at various sites across the state. Take a look at the program calendar below for upcoming Boy and Girl Scout programs or contact one of the parks listed below for more information about their badge programs.

Badge programs include topics such as ecology and nature, birding, orienteering, canoeing, camping, history and more.

Park entrance fees charged from March 1 to November 30 are not included in program fees. For more details visit the Passes, Tags, and Fees page.

Pack or Troop

There are a large variety of activities for your group of scouts that can be coordinated to fit your schedule and interests.

Scheduled Project:

When scheduling a Scout group project, our park staff will work with you to plan and coordinate your project from determining best location, schedule and activity so the event can be educational, rewarding and helpful.

Volunteer Calendar:

Individual and Scouts groups may also consider participating in pre-scheduled volunteer activities at parks throughout the state by visiting and registering on our Volunteer Calendar.

Group Projects May include:

• Environmental Stewardship:
  Learning about and removing invasive non-native plants * Helping maintain native or butterfly gardens * Light trail maintenance- leaf and natural debris removal *Tree planting
• Special events:
  Among others, activities may include Coastal Cleanup (Sept) * Beach Grass Planting (March) * Christina or Brandywine River Clean (April)
  Special holiday events based on the season and park- helping with set up and decorating fun of the event- like making wreaths or decorate pumpkins or helping put decoration in place for events such as the Fantasy Trail (Cape Henlopen in October) and Enchanted Meadow (Brandywine Creek in October)
• Park Beautification:
  Helping keep clean and maintained play grounds and picnic areas* Helping mulch playgrounds for safety *Gardens/ planting areas for protection * Planting, weed, rake and maintain native, rain and decorative gardens and plantings.