For Teachers

A Boy Scouts Troop on the Nature Trail

NPS Photo

Please contact the park at 256-234-7111 or stop in the Visitor Center to schedule a field trip to the park or request a ranger program for your school. Reservations are required for all ranger programs. At least 2 weeks notice is preferred.

Ranger Programs:

• Historic Weapons Exhibit: An interpreter has a display of accessories and tools for musket rifles, as well as cannon balls, a replica bow and arrow, a replica Muscogee war club, and more for tactile learning. (5 minutes per rotation)
• Flintlock Musket Demonstration: An interpreter dressed as a regular soldier militiaman demonstrates the firing of a black powder flintlock musket. Currently available Wednesdays-Saturdays. (20 minutes)
• Guided Tour of the Battlefield: An interpreter leads your group on a tour of the battlefield using the 2.8 mile Nature/Battlefield Hiking Trail. This program cannot always be offered due to staffing limitations and cannot be arranged in conjunction with other programs. (2 Hours)

Self-Guided Field Trips

There is also the option of a Self-Guided field trip. We still request a notice and Special Use Permit for groups larger than 20 people. ( This can be arranged by calling or emailing us, 256-234-7111, [e-mail]) You can pick up a park map and guide at the Visitor Center, visit the museum, watch the film, and guide yourself along the Tour Road. Junior Ranger Booklets available upon request.

Education Days

In the days leading to our annual commemoration of the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, the park hosts numerous schools through rotations of interactive living history demonstrations. Contact us for more information or to request to participate.

 

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