September 28-29, 2024
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🚙 PARKING INFO
Due to another Sunday morning event at the Zoo, we will be parking in the Train Depot Parking Lot, near Starbucks. The address for that parking lot is 3874 N St Mary's St, San Antonio, TX 78212.
As everyone is arriving for the program, you are welcome to drive down the brick path next to the Kiddie Park to drop off gear at the Education Center, but everyone will park at the Train Depot parking lot.
For drop off, the Zoo has given the following advice: "If you see signs that say “Do Not Enter” that is just for people looking for our parking garage or those trying to get to the other side of Brackenridge Park. You are allowed to drive down that pathway. You will come to three bollards with a chain blocking the path. Please wait in front of the 2 right-most bollards."
Our 2024 Fall Overnight Adventure will be at the San Antonio Zoo. This pack activity has a minimum age requirement of 5 or older due to the Zoo's policies. Keep reading for full details.
WHERE: San Antonio Zoo, 3903 N St. Mary’s Street San Antonio TX 78212.
WHEN: September 28-29, starting at 6:30 PM on September 28. The Zoo Educators will meet our group at 6:30 PM or a little prior to 6:30 PM on Saturday, September 28, to get everyone parked, go over expectations, and start the program. The programming concludes at 8:30 AM on Sunday, September 29. Afterwards you are welcome to enjoy the Zoo in the daytime!
FOOD: A pizza dinner will be provided by the San Antonio Zoo. Our breakfast will be your choice of two (2) breakfast tacos. The options are any two of bean & cheese, potato & egg, or bacon & egg (i.e. can order 2 of one kind or mix-and-match). The Zoo has asked us to provide a count of each taco option ahead of time, so please email your breakfast taco selections to chair@pack421austin.org by Sunday, September 15. Please include the names of all the attendees in your family (parent(s), scout(s), and siblings), and their breakfast taco selections. If there are any special dietary needs for anyone in your family, please let us know ASAP so that can be communicated to the Zoo.
PARKING INFORMATION: We will be able to park at The Education Center. The easiest way to find this is to put in the zoo’s main address to your GPS system (3903 N St. Mary’s Street San Antonio TX 78212) and drive down the brick driveway that is to the right of Kiddie Park. From the Zoo: "If you see signs that say “Do Not Enter” that is just for people looking for our parking garage or those trying to get to the other side of Brackenridge Park. You are allowed to drive down that pathway." You will come to three bollards with a chain blocking the path. Please wait in front of the 2 right-most bollards.
ACTIVITES: The basic timeline of what to expect includes:
6:30pm – Welcome! Expectations & check in
6:40pm – Pizza dinner
7:20pm – Animal presentation
7:50pm – Activity
8:20pm – Evening tour
9:40pm – Get ready for bed
6:45am – Rise & shine!
7:00am – Put items in car & move cars to Train Depot parking lot
7:15am – Morning tour!
8:00am – Taco breakfast
8:30am – end of program, enjoy the zoo in the daylight!!
PACKING LIST: Refer to our standard Packing List on the Pack website for suggestions of what to bring (and also what not to bring). This is an indoor sleepover, so no tent needed.
The San Antonio Zoo's list of suggested overnight items includes:
Pillow and sleeping bag or blanket
Air mattress or sleeping pad
Comfortable walking shoes
Basic toiletry items (showers are not available)
Change of clothes for sleeping and the next day
Optional Items:
Camera
Reusable water bottle
Wagon, cart, or rolling suitcase to transport belongings
Prohibited Items:
Tablets
iPod & music
Video games
Other electronics
Food or drink
Weapons
Please do not bring any food or drink items. A water bottle per person is welcome, though.
FORMS
There are two required forms and one required training for this event. Here are quick links, and you can read more below.
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Every youth and adult participant must have a BSA Medical Form (Parts A & B) on file with our camp medic.
Please complete and print the forms for each family member attending the Fall Overnight.
These forms need to be completed/updated each year and are valid for 12 months. Even if you filled one out for last year's activities, please fill out a new, updated version for us to have on file in case of emergency.
Bring the paper copies with you to the Zoo. Turn them in to a Pack leader upon arrival.
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In addition to the BSA Med Forms, the San Antonio Zoo has its own consent form for participants. A blank copy was emailed to you but you can also download one here.
Please bring the paper copies with you to the Zoo to turn in. The Zoo will need a physical copy of the consent form for every family group at the time the program starts on September 28. The Zoo will have blank forms for anyone that might need one, but it is a smoother process when everyone already has it completed by the start of the program. -
All adults staying overnight must complete online Youth Protection Training (YPT) before any overnight event.
This training must be repeated every two years, so if you have not taken it recently log in to My.Scouting.org to make sure your YPT certification is still valid and take or retake the training if necessary. The online training module can be accessed at https://www.scouting.org/training/youth-protection/. It's entirely online and takes about 75 minutes to complete.
There are additional new YPT requirements for adults staying overnight if they are not the parent or legal guardian of a Cub Scout (e.g., grandparent, aunt/uncle, sibling age 18+); if this applies to anybody who will be attending with your Cub Scout, please inform Pack leaders at least one week in advance so that we can take care of those additional requirements.