Parks as Classrooms: Field Trip Programs

Follow the steps below to book your 2026-2027 Field Trip.

 

Plan your Field Trip with Sample Itineraries


Prepare for your trip or use these pre-visit lessons in your classroom:

Causes of the American Civil War

The Battle of Gettysburg

 

Step #1: Choose your program

 

Field Trip Options

A book near a cannon

Book-To-Life

Select a book for a park ranger to read and then explore its real-life battlefield setting. Grades K-3

School program about being a civil war soldier. image of united states soldiers in a line.

Join the Army

Experience the life of a soldier with this interactive and hands on program. Grades 2 – 8

Student program about civilian caught in the crosshairs of battle. Image of stone house.

Slyder Family Farm

Join the Slyder Family in chores like blacksmithing and fence building. Will you stay in your home when the battle begins? Grades 3-8

Children listen to a ranger program gathered near a cannon

Artillery & Teamwork

Loading and firing a civil war cannon took teamwork and courage. Do you have what it takes? Grades 3-12

Black and white image of Little Round Top

Round Tops

Explore the Round Tops with focus questions. Discuss and debate the answers while walking the the footsteps of soldiers. Grades 5-12

Painting of United States soldiers fighting Confederate soldiers

Pickett's Charge 360

Take a loop hike through the fields of Pickett’s Charge and examine the battle from all perspectives. Grades 5-12

Wounded soldiers are loaded into an ambulance during a drill

Field Hospital

Become a civil war soldier or surgeon and discover advances in medical science during the Civil War. Grades 5-12

Graves with United States Flags in the national cemetery

Fallen Soldiers

Understand the cost of war and the significance of the speech that changed world history. Grades 7-12

Park Ranger with educational materials seated at a table with a classroom on a video call.
Distance Learning

Virtual Field Trips

Can't make it to Gettysburg? Let us bring Gettysburg into your classroom. Learn about all of our virtual field trips here. All Grades

 

Step #2: Email Us the following information


SUBJECT LINE: Reservation Request

1. Name of School/Organization
2. Street Address
3. City, State, Zip
4. School/Contact Phone #
5. Teacher/Leader Contact
6. Teacher/Leader Email
7. Grade(s)
8. Number of Students/Participants
9. Number of Classes, if applicable
10. Number of busses/vehicles, if applicable
11. Field Trip Programs of Interest
12. History Lab Kits of Interest, if applicable
13. Virtual Field Trip of Interest, if applicable
14. Possible Dates (List as many workable dates as possible)
15. Times of Each program
16. Additional Questions/Comments/Special Considerations
 

Please Note: All programs and procedures are subject to change.

Last updated: August 3, 2026

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1195 Baltimore Pike
Gettysburg, PA 17325

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