Schedule Your Field Trip

Ranger with a group of students.

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Ranger-Led Field Trips

Make a Reservation and Apply for a Fee Waiver (required): Program reservations are required at least one month in advance, and group size is limited to a maximum of 50 students per day. Program availability is first-come, first-served. To request a reservation and an education fee waiver, please submit an Education Request Form to the Education team at [e-mail].

Academic Fee Waivers: Academic fee waivers must be submitted at least two weeks in advance and are not granted automatically. A signature is required in section 5 of the education request form. Applicant groups must show they qualify for the waiver. There are three criteria the group must meet to qualifiy for an academic fee waiver:

1. Eligibility
2. Relevance of park resources or facilities to academic program
3. Academic purpose

Self-Guided Field Trips: If schools are not able to participate in a ranger-led field trip and would like to lead an independent field trip, please submit an Education Request Form to the Education team at [e-mail]

Service Learning: Any field trip or education program to Haleakalā that involve service learning require at two months in advance request and are subject to project availability. Service learning that involve outplanting native species require at least six months in advance request and dependent on plant availability. To request service learning, contact the Haleakalā Volunteer Coordinator at [e-mail].

Travel Grants: Not available at this time.

Booking Transportation Services: School groups may hire transportation services of their choice and do not need to apply for a permit with us. Transportation services does need to be one of the park's authorized commercial service companies. Vehicles cannot be a coached sized bus. The maximum size transportatin vehicel is a regulation school bus. School groups need to apply for the educational fee waiver and drivers must have a copy of the fee waiver at time of entry.

Contact Us: Email the Education team at [e-mail] for questions!