We specialize in Boy Scout programs for cub scouts and boy scouts. You and your scouts will discover the unique ecosystem created by the San Marcos Springs on your trip to Aquarena Center in San Marcos, Texas. Aquarena Center is home to over 1000 springs that bubble up 150 million gallons a day of clear water from the Edwards Aquifer to form Spring Lake, the headwaters of the San Marcos River. Declared a Critical Habitat by the Federal Government in 1980, Spring Lake is the home of five endangered species, including the Texas Blind Salamander, Fountain Darter, and the San Marcos Dwarf Salamander. Scout program participants have unlimited access to the park grounds, the picnic area and all of the exhibits, displays, and historic buildings prior to and after all programs.
Enrollment is limited.
The Boy Scouts Archaeology program is designed to help Scouts discover what archaeology is and its importance in piecing together the past. Scouts will view actual underwater dig sites that revealed evidence of the Paleo-Indians who inhabited this area 12,000 years ago. Scouts will also learn how archeologists determine the age of sites and artifacts, how to excavating a mock dig, and create a time capsule. The Webelos Naturalist program is the first step in becoming a Central Texas naturalist. Webelos will study six wild animals up close as they view our freshwater creatures in their underwater habitat.