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Park Field Trips

Find the best fit for your group
Many national parks offer field trips for school groups that are designed to fit directly into local, state or national curriculum standards. Check park web sites and the list below to find the best fit for your class or other group. In some cases you may chose from a variety of self- and ranger-guided field trips.

Reservations
Because special programs like class or group field trips require the park to prepare for the arrival of a large group and assure that the students are able to access particular areas of the site, it is usually necessary to make reservations in advance. Start your planning early! Programs may fill quickly.

Even if there is no required reservation mentioned on the park web site, it is always a good idea to call ahead if you are bringing groups larger than ten visitors. By calling ahead, you can avoid potential disappointment and delays.


Park Field Trips at a Glance
The following parks have field trip programs for school and other groups:

Alaska Public Lands Information Centers:
Fairbanks
Anchorage

Arches National Park

Big Bend National Park

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

Bryce Canyon National Park

Canyonlands National Park

Capitol Reef National Park

Carlsbad Caverns National Park

Colonial National Historical Park

Craters of the Moon National Monument

Curecanti National Recreation Area

Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park

Exploring the Real Thing for Massachusetts, Virginia, New York, New Jersey - weave a National Park visit into your statewide educational frameworks.

Fort Donelson National Battlefield

Fort Frederica National Monument

Fort Scott National Historic Site

Fort Stanwix National Monument

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument

Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park

Friendship Hill National Historic Site

Gettysburg National Military Park

Golden Gate National Recreation Area

Grand Canyon National Park

Great Basin National Park

Great Sand Dunes National Monument and Preserve

Gulf Islands National Seashore

Hopewell Culture National Historical Park

Hovenweep National Monument

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park

Lava Beds National Monument

Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park

Mount Rainier National Park

Mammoth Cave National Park

Natural Bridges National Monument

New River Gorge National River

North Cascades National Park

Point Reyes National Seashore

Prince William Forest Park

Rock Creek Park

Saguaro National Park

San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

San Juan Island National Historical Park

Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument

Vicksburg National Military Park

Walnut Canyon National Monument

White Sands National Monument

Whitman Mission National Historic Site

Wupatki National Monument

Yellowstone National Park

Yosemite National Park

Zion National Park

 

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