Parks as Classrooms: Field Trip Programs

 

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Our spring 2026 ranger-led field trips are fully booked.

Though our ranger field trips are booked, you can still come to the Gettysburg National Military Park!

To experience the film, cyclorama painting, and museum, and/or tour the battlefield please contact our partner the Gettysburg Foundation at 877-874-2478.

Booking for ranger-led field trips for Fall 2026/Spring 2027 will begin in August 2026.

 

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

    Experience what life was like on a 19th century farm, then discover how civilians felt when the war came to their doorstep. 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, the heroes of the hills, and the differences between History and Memory during this interactive program. Grades 4-12

  • Painting of United States soldiers fighting Confederate soldiers
    Reverse Pickett's Charge

    Walk in the footsteps of soldiers who fought here. Discuss how this event is remembered today. Grades 4-12

  • 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

 

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

Last updated: April 1, 2026

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