Overnights for Scouts and Groups is a great way to up the fun factor of an experience. Plus, some experiences need a little extra time. Here we have rounded up places to take your scouts or group overnight.
If you are looking for a regular field trip check out our list of Group and Field Trip Opportunities. And, check out our Calendar of Events for information related to specific education days and events.
*Always independently verify times and prices
What kind of trip are you taking?
Historical
Nature, Outdoors, & Animals
Theatre & the Arts
STEM
Historical
- Lone Star Flight Museum:
- $55 per youth (ages 7-18) and $45 per adult chaperone
- Includes, dinner, snack, and breakfast
- Minimum 25 participants; max 100.
- $55 per youth (ages 7-18) and $45 per adult chaperone
- Battleship Texas:
- Boys and Girls ages 6 and up (separate sleeping quarters and bathrooms will be used)
- October – May $42 per person, June – Sept. $32 per person
- Includes breakfast Sunday morning
Nature, Outdoors, & Animals
- Downtown Aquarium Wild Dreams Overnight –
- $70 per person (1 complimentary adult per 5 children); ages 6-14
- Includes snack, t-shirt, and breakfast
- $70 per person (1 complimentary adult per 5 children); ages 6-14
- Houston Zoo Overnights:
- Cub Scouts: May 4, June 9, June 30, August 18
- Girl Scouts: March 24, April 20, May 25, June 2, July 7 & 21, August 4 & 25
- $75 per person; Capacity 60, minimum 20
- Includes snack, breakfast, guided hike, activities, animal meet & greet, early morning zoo tour, next-day admission, and souvenir bracelet
- General Family Overnights: March 17, April 21, May 12, June 23
- Moody Gardens Overnight Adventures:
- $1000 for up to 20 people, $50 per additional guest
- Includes dinner and breakfast
- $1000 for up to 20 people, $50 per additional guest
- SeaWorld San Antonio Group Overnights
- $80 per participant, $50 per adult
- Includes Dinner, Breakfast, a T-shirt, a water bottle, and parking
- $80 per participant, $50 per adult
Theatre & the Arts
STEM
- Blackwood Educational Land Institute
- Multi-day and week-long programs
- Size 34, with an additional space for 40 cots.
- The curriculum can be customized for age-appropriateness and interest from farm work, to food cycles, to soil science.
- Children’s Museum of Houston – Scout Overnights:
- CMH has two dedicated nights for sleepovers, $50 per scout and $25 per chaperone
- Includes evening snack and continental breakfast
- The Health Museum Girl Scout Overnights:
- Feb. 16, March 9, April 20, May 11
- $50 per scout, $20 per chaperone, plus $10 dinner option,
- Feb. 16, March 9, April 20, May 11
- Houston Museum of Natural Science:
- Cub Scout Overnights: Sept. 21
- GEMS Overnight: Sold Out, next date TBD
- Private Overnight: M-Th $2500-2700 up to 40 people, additional people $60-90 each; Fridays $3000-3200 up to 40 people, additional people $70-100 each; Saturdays $3600-3800 up to 40 people, additional people $85-115 each.
- Schools can also book overnights at slightly higher rates than scouts
- For a late night (as opposed to sleeping at the museum) you can book M-F starting at $900 for 30 people.
- Offshore Energy Center:
- Available on the 4th Friday or Saturday of the Month
- Ages 8-18, minimum 17 people; max 25
- $750 for up to 17 participants, $45 per person up to 25 participants
- Includes late night snack and continental breakfast.
- Space Center Houston Overnights:
- Family Campouts – $59.95 per person
- Scout, Lego Robotics, and American Heritage Girls – $59.95 per scout, $49.95 per adult
- Includes dinner, activities, breakfast, next day admission and a guided tour o NASA Johnson Space Center