Discover untold stories,
find inspiration, and journey deeper into America’s
national parks by joining an institute course or a field school.
National Park institutes and field schools
share one key characteristic: they all provide in-depth education
for small groups in natural and historic settings. Instructors
draw upon their expertise as professional scientists, authors,
historians, artists, and adventurers to unravel the intricacies
of our national parks. Courses range from one-day field seminars
to multi-day backcountry experiences.
The following nonprofit organizations work in cooperation
with the National Park Service to provide high-quality educational
experiences.
Arches National Park
Canyonlands
Field Institute
Programs:
Family Programs, Field Seminars, Graduate Residency or Certificate
Program, K-12 School Programs, Teacher Training, Youth Camps,
Custom Programs
Audience:
Adults, College/University Students, Families, Professional
Groups, Senior Citizens, Teachers, Youth
Length:
1-5 days
Accreditation:
Utah State University
Contact:
(435) 259-7750 or www.canyonlandsfieldinst.org
Canyonlands National Park
Canyonlands
Field Institute
Programs:
Family Programs, Field Seminars,
Graduate Residency or Certificate Program, K-12 School Programs,
Teacher Training, Youth Camps, Custom Programs
Audience: Adults,
College/University Students, Families, Professional Groups,
Senior Citizens, Teachers, Youth
Length:
1-5 days
Accreditation: Utah
State University
Contact:
(435) 259-7750 or www.canyonlandsfieldinst.org
Cedar Breaks National Monument
Zion
Canyon Field Institute
Programs:
Adventure Programs, Creative
Arts Program, Family Programs, Field Seminars, Custom Programs
Audience: Adults,
College/University Students, Families, Professional Groups,
Senior Citizens, Youth
Length:
3 hours to 3 days
Accreditation: n/a
Contact:
(435) 772-3264 or www.zionpark.org
Denali National Park and Preserve
Alaska
Natural History Institutes
Programs:
Adventure Programs, Creative Arts Program, Family Programs,
Field Seminars, Teacher Training
Audience:
Adults, Families, College/University Students, Senior Citizens,
Teachers
Length:
1-7 days
Accreditation: University of Alaska Anchorage
Contact:
(907) 274-8440 or www.alaskainstitutes.org
Glacier National Park
The
Glacier Institute
Programs:
Adventure Programs, Creative
Arts, Custom Programs, Elderhostel, Family Programs, Field
Seminars, K-12 School Program, Teacher Training, Wilderness
Medicine, Youth Camps
Audience:
Adults, College/University Students, Families, Professional
Groups, Senior Citizens, Teachers, Youth, Youth-at-Risk
Length:
4 hours to 14 days
Accreditation:
University of Montana, Montana State University, Flathead
Valley Community College
Contact:
(406) 755-1211 or www.glacierinstitute.org
Glen Canyon National Recreation
Area
Grand
Circle Field School
Programs:
Adventure Programs, Field Seminars, K-12 School Programs
Audience: Adults,
College/University Students, Families, Professional Groups,
Senior Citizens, Teachers, Youth
Length: 3-6
days
Accreditation: n/a
Contact: (505)
797-8540 or www.grandcirclefieldschool.org
Golden Gate National Recreation
Area
Headlands
Institute, a campus of Yosemite National Institutes
Programs:
Adventure Programs, Field Seminars, K-12 School Programs,
Teacher Training, Youth Camps
Audience:
Adults, Professional Groups, Teachers, Youth
Length:
1-14 days
Accreditation: University
of California, Berkeley Extension
Contact: (415)
332-5771 or www.headlandsinstitute.org
Grand Canyon National Park
Grand
Canyon Field Institute
Programs:
Adventure Programs, Creative Arts, Family Programs, Field
Seminars, Wilderness Medicine, Custom Programs
Audience:
Adults, College/University Students, Families, Professional
Groups, Senior Citizens, Teachers, Youth
Length:
1-18 days
Accreditation:
n/a
Contact:
(866) 471-4435 or www.grandcanyon.org/fieldinstitute
Great Smoky Mountains National
Park
Great Smoky
Mountains Institute at Tremont
Programs:
Adventure Programs, Creative Arts Program, Family Programs,
Field Seminars, K-12 School Programs, Teacher Training, University/College
Field Semesters, Wilderness Medicine, Youth Camps, Custom
Programs
Audience:
Adults, College/University Students, Families, Professional
Groups, Senior Citizens, Teachers, Youth
Length: 3-10
days
Accreditation:
Bethel College
Contact:
(865) 448-6709 or www.gsmit.org
Joshua Tree National Park
Desert
Institute at Joshua Tree National Park
Programs:
Creative Arts, Field Seminars, University/College Field Semesters,
Lecture Series, Custom Programs
Audience: Adults, College/University Students, Professional
Groups, Senior Citizens, Teachers
Length:
1 hour to 3 days
Accreditation: University of California Riverside
Contact: (760)
367-5535 or www.joshuatree.org
Rocky Mountain National Park
Rocky Mountain Nature Association
Programs:
Field Seminars, Adventure Programs, Custom Programs
Family Programs, Outreach Programs, Teacher Training
Audience:
Adults, College/University Students, Families, Professional
Groups, Senior Citizens, Teachers, Youth, Youth-at-Risk
Length: 2 hours to 12
days
Accreditation: Colorado School of Mines and Board of Cooperative Education Services (BOCES)
Contact:
(970) 586-3262 or www.rmna.org
North Cascades National Park
North
Cascades Institute
Programs:
Adventure Programs, Creative Arts, Elderhostel, Family Programs,
Field Seminars, Graduate Residency or Certificate Program,
K-12 School Program, Wilderness Medicine, Youth Camps, Custom
Programs
Audience:
Adults, College/University Students, Families, Professional
Groups, Senior Citizens, Teachers, Youth
Length: 1-30
days
Accreditation: Western
Washington University
Contact:
(360) 856-5700, ext. 209 or www.ncascades.org
Olympic National Park
Olympic
Park Institute, a campus of Yosemite National Institutes
Programs:
Elderhostel, Family Programs,
K-12 School Program, Teacher Training, Wilderness Medicine,
Custom Programs
Audience:
Adults, College/University Students, Families, Senior Citizens,
Teachers, Youth
Length:
4 hours to 10 days
Accreditation:
n/a
Contact:
(800) 775-3720 or www.olympicparkinstitute.org
Pipe Spring National Monument
Zion
Canyon Field Institute
Programs:
Adventure Programs, Creative Arts Program, Family Programs,
Field Seminars, Custom Programs
Audience:
Adults, College/University Students, Families, Professional
Groups, Senior Citizens, Youth
Length:
3 hours to 3 days
Accreditation:
n/a
Contact:
(435) 772-3264 or www.zionpark.org
Point Reyes National Seashore
Point
Reyes Field Seminars
Programs:
Creative Arts Program, Family
Programs, Field Seminars, K-12 School Program
Audience:
Adults, College/University Students, Families, Professional
Groups, Senior Citizens, Teachers
Length:
4 hours to 4 days
Accreditation: Dominican University
Contact: (415)
663-1200 or www.ptreyes.org
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National
Parks
Sequoia
Field Institute
Programs:
Adventure Programs, Creative Arts Program, Family Programs,
Field Seminars, K-12 School Program, Custom Programs
Audience:
Adults, College/University Students, Families, Professional
Groups, Senior Citizens, Teachers, Youth
Length:
1-7 days
Accreditation:
n/a
Contact: (559)
565-4251 or www.sequoiahistory.org
USS Arizona National Memorial
Arizona
Memorial Museum Association
Programs:
Teacher Training
Audience:
Teachers
Length:
6 days
Accreditation: Flinders
University
Contact: (808)
484-5675 or www.arizonamemorial.org
Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone
Association Institute
Programs:
Adventure Programs, Family Programs,
Field Seminars, Teacher Training, University/College Field
Semesters, Wilderness Medicine, Custom Programs
Audience: Adults,
College/University Students, Families, Professional Groups,
Senior Citizens, Teachers, Youth
Length:
8 hours to 14 days
Accreditation: Colorado
State University
Contact:
(307) 344-2294 or www.yellowstoneassociation.org
Yosemite National Park
Yosemite
Association
Programs:
Adventure Programs, Birding Festival, Creative Arts, Family
Programs, Field Seminars, Custom Programs
Audience:
Adults, College/University Students, Families, Professional
Groups, Senior Citizens
Length: 4
hours to 11 days
Accreditation:
n/a
Contact:
(209) 379-2321 or www.yosemite.org/seminars
Yosemite
Institute, a campus of Yosemite National Institutes
Programs:
Adventure Programs, Creative Arts, Family Field Seminars,
Field Seminars, K-12 School Program, Teacher Training, University/College
Field Semesters, Wilderness Medicine, Youth Camps, Custom
Programs
Audience:
Adults, College/University Students, Families, Professional
Groups, Senior Citizens, Teachers, Youth
Length:
1-14 days
Accreditation:
Columbia College in Sonora, CA
Contact:
(209) 379-9511 or www.yosemiteinstitute.org
Zion National Park
Zion
Canyon Field Institute
Programs:
Adventure Programs, Creative Arts Program, Family Programs,
Field Seminars, Custom Programs
Audience:
Adults, College/University Students, Families, Professional
Groups, Senior Citizens, Youth
Length:
3 hours to 3 days
Accreditation:
n/a
Contact:
(435) 772-3264 or www.zionpark.org
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