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Scouting the Zoo showcases the Milwaukee County Zoo and the integrated Scouting program of Three Harbors Council in Scouting America. The camping program is open to anyone registered in Cub Scouts, Scouts BSA, Venturing, or Exploring and follows the BSA rules for overnight camping.

The general public is in attendance from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday and can participate in activities that the units are presenting. Activities are expected to be exciting for all ages, hands-on, and led by youth members.

Schedule Changes from Last Year

For more information on the zoo itself, please visit: www.milwaukeezoo.org 

Scouts are invited to camp Friday 6pm through Sunday 8am under the rules and regulations of Scouting America for overnight camping. A completed Health and Medical Record form must be made available to the BSA Event Staff.

A wristband is provided. Please wear at all times.

There are 2 kinds registration: BSA Registration and Event Registration. 

Effective Sept. 1, 2023, all adults staying overnight in connection with a Scouting activity must be registered as an adult volunteer or an adult program participant. Cub Scout parents or legal guardians taking part in an overnight Cub Scout program with their own child or legal ward are not required to register as leaders. This is called the Cub Scout overnight exception. 

An unregistered parent or legal guardian must be accompanied by a registered leader any time they are with youth members other than their own child or ward. Any other adult that wishes to camp at a BSA event — no matter the age of the youth at the event — must register as a member of the BSA. 

Green and Black Poison Dart Frog: Native to Central/South American rainforests, these small frogs have brightly colored skin in the wild, but their toxins aren't expressed in captivity as they don't eat the insects that provide them, making them harmless to handle at the zoo.

The green and black dart frog is one of more than 100 species of poison dart frogs. In the wild, their skin oozes some of the most toxic poison in the world. Native tribes of South America extract toxins from these frogs to tip their darts and arrowheads with when hunting. Most frogs lay hundreds of eggs at a time, but poison dart frogs lay only 3-5 and carry their tadpoles on their back.

Quick Facts

Native to Tropical forests of Central and South America

Primary Diet Insects, spiders, and other small invertebrates

Adult Weight 2 to 6 grams

Lifespan 10 years

Status Least Concern

Class Amphibian

Habitat Aquatic & Reptile Center