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Request park field trips for grades K–6+ educators

Connect your class with nature and history in our local County parks.

Register for field trips

 Programs are free but requests must be made at least 3 weeks in advance. Early registration is highly encouraged.

School Field Trips

We offer a variety of standards-based field trip programs for grades K–6+.

A child lassos a pretend wooden cow at Bernal Ranch, Santa Teresa.
Santa Teresa

Pieces of the Past

Grades K–1: Life at Bernal Ranch
A Parks' interpreter talks to a group of children next to Coyote Creek.
Anderson Lake

Critters by the Creek

Grades 1–2: Coyote Creek Animal Adaptations
2nd grade students stationed at a series of wooden pretend cows learn about milking cows.
Martial Cottle

Cottle Ranch Children

Grades 2–3: Life at Cottle Ranch
Parks interpreter watches over school children as they play an outdoor game.
Chitactac-Adams Heritage

Life in the Chitactac village

Grades 3–4: Living in Balance
Interpreter at museum with rock in hand
Almaden Quicksilver

Mining and the Gold Rush

Grades 3–4: Quicksilver Mining Museum
Parks interpreter demonstrates using binoculars to school children on an open-air boat at Alviso Marina County Park.
Alviso Marina

Exploring Our Changing Bay

Grades 6+: Bay Wetlands & Climate Change

Educational materials and custom tours

A kit of materials to that help students learn about mining in California during the Goldrush.

Traveling trunks

Rent education materials to enhance your field trips and classroom exercises.

Get an educational kit
Parks interperter shows a snake to a group of a children, one child interacting with the snake.

Custom tours

Request a tour tailored to your group's needs.

Learn about custom tours

Volunteer docents

Programs are led by interpretive staff and supported by volunteer docents. We are always looking for enthusiastic school program docents. If you're interested in becoming a docent, please visit our docent recruitment page to learn more and sign up.