Field Trips
Girls love field trips! What better way to learn than by doing. Discovery trips around the neighborhood, short hikes in local parks, or visits to zoos or museums help get girls accustomed to walking, staying together, and listening. These field trips are the first in a series of progressions to get girls ready to travel afar.
All Field Trips will require at least a signed annual permission slip, while others may require additional activity approval forms and/or insurance. As with any activity, please review the approval process prior to participating in any field trips. Please contact the SU Activity Consultant if you have questions.
Below are some of our favorite field trip options. Most have Girl Scout programs, but others simply require a phone call to the location manager to set up private tours/classes:
Animal Programs
Advanced Veterinary Care (San Marcos)-Pet awareness workshops
Butterfly Farms (Encinitas)-Learn about Butterflies and their environment
Helen Woodward Animal Center (Rancho Santa Fe)- Badge earning activities; animal interactions
Old Flieglers Farm (Fallbrook)-a chance to explore sustainable living and farm animal care
Project Wildlife (Various)- wildlife conservation in outreach programs
San Diego Humane Society (Escondido)-Fullfills multiple badge requirements regarding animals
Zovargo (Various)- unique animal encounters and interactions
Horseback Riding
Rawhide Ranch (Bonsall)-weekend horse camps
Rocking K Ranch (Ramona)- Horse programs for all levels
Outdoor/Garden Programs
Alta Vista Gardens (Vista)-local garden offers monthly workshops for kids
Bates Nut Farm (Escondido)-Visit the pumpkin patch and the Farm Zoo. Enjoy the straw maze and tractor hayride.
San Diego Botanic Garden (Encinitas)-Take a guided tour of the gardens and play at the Children's Garden
Wahine Project (Oceanside)-Teach ocean and environmental stewardship, ocean safety and surfing
WAVE Waterpark (Vista)-Learn about water safety, first aid, swimming techniques, or just have some water fun.
Arts & Crafts Programs
Charity Wings (San Marcos)- Customizable art programs
Colorful Universe (San Marcos)-Offers painting and clay workshops
Fire and Mud Studios (San Marcos)- Clay and pottery class
McArt Studios (Carlsbad)-Offers painting and other art medium based classes
Sew Inspired (Encinitas)- Offers sewing workshop
Museums/STEM
GIA (Carlsbad)- GemKids programs for Junior Jewelry Badge
Legoland (Carlsbad)- Girls Who Build Program, includes admission to park and workshop
Museum of Making Music (Carlsbad)-Learn history of music and instruments
Palomar Observatory (Palomar Mt.)-Offers tours, demontrations and star parties
Palomar Planetarium (San Marcos)- full dome shows of night sky and feature films
Roynon Museum of Earth Science & Paleontology (Escondido)-Rocks, minerals, and fossils
San Diego Archaeological Center (Escondido)- what does an archaeologist do?
San Diego Children's Discovery Museum (Escondido)-Programs on science, art and world culture
Business Tours & Other Classes
Bank of America (Encinitas) - Enjoy a behind-the-scenes tour.
(Carlsbad)
Chick-Fil-A (Encinitas) Tour facility, including kitchen. Scout Program." Make arrangements with the manager.
Eli Howard Surf School (Encinitas) - Girl Scout Surf Camps
Encinitas Sheriff Station (Encinitas)
Panera Bread (Various)-Baker's in Training program
Palomar Airport (Carlsbad) - Tour of the facility
Ralphs (Encinitas) - Grocery Store Tour
West Coast Martial Arts Academy- (Encinitas) – Kid’s self-defense classes
San Diego/South County Resources
Aubrey Rose Tea Room (La Mesa) - High Tea
Fleet Science Center (Balboa Park)-Science based badge work; overnights available
Living Coast Discovery Center (Chula Vista)-Explore local wildlife and get in touch with nature
Mission Trails Regional Park (San Diego)-Kumeyaay history and other outdoor programming; day or overnight programs
San Diego Chinese Historical Museum (San Diego)- calligraphy, brush painting and historical tour
San Diego History Center (Balboa Park)-History of San Diego integrated into patch programs
San Diego Union Tribune (San Diego) - Behind the scenes tour of the newspaper facilities
Star of India (San Diego) - Adventure Tours with daytime and overnight options available
TheNAT (Balboa Park)-Brownie Bug or Junior Animal Habitat Badge Workshops