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Select a park or historic site for field trip information. Sites that offer school programs correlated with the Department of Education’s Georgia Performance Standards are marked with an asterisk.
  A.H. Stephens State Historic Park
Amicalola Falls State Park *
Black Rock Mountain State Park
Bobby Brown State Park
Chief Vann House State Historic Site
Cloudland Canyon State Park *
Crooked River State Park *
Dahlonega Gold Museum Historic Site
Elijah Clark State Park
Etowah Indian Mounds Historic Site
F.D. Roosevelt State Park *
Florence Marina State Park *
Fort King George State Historic Site *
Fort McAllister State Historic Park
Fort Morris State Historic Site
Fort Mountain State Park
Fort Yargo State Park
General Coffee State Park *
George L. Smith State Park
George T. Bagby State Park
Georgia Veterans State Park
Gordonia-Alatamaha State Park
Hamburg State Park
Hard Labor Creek State Park
Hart State Park
High Falls State Park
Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation State Historic Site
Indian Springs State Park
James H. “Sloppy” Floyd State Park
Jarrell Plantation State Historic Site
Jefferson Davis State Historic Site
John Tanner State Park		 Kolomoki Mounds State Historic Park
Lapham-Patterson House State Historic Site
Laura Walker State Park
Little Ocmulgee State Park *
Magnolia Springs State Park
Mistletoe State Park *
Moccasin Creek State Park
New Echota State Historic Site
Panola Mountain State Park *
Pickett's Mill Battlefield State Historic Site
Providence Canyon State Park *
Red Top Mountain State Park *
Reed Bingham State Park *
Richard B. Russell State Park
Robert Toombs House State Historic Site
Roosevelt's Little White House State Historic Site
SAM Shortline
Sapelo Island National Estuarine Research Reserve
Seminole State Park
Skidaway Island State Park *
Smithgall Woods Conservation Area *
Sprewell Bluff State Park
Stephen C. Foster State Park
Sweetwater Creek State Park *
Tallulah Gorge State Park *
Traveler's Rest State Historic Site
Tugaloo State Park
Unicoi State Park *
Victoria Bryant State Park *
Vogel State Park
Watson Mill Bridge State Park
Wormsloe State Historic Site

A.H. Stephens State Historic Park
Crawfordville, Georgia
706-456-2602 or 706-456-2221
- Field Trip Fees: Groups of 15 or more $1.50 per person. Bus driver and chaperones are free. Parking fee is waived for school vehicles.
- Field Trip Information: Guided tours of the historic home and nature programs are offered. The exhibits and home tour touch on Georgia Performance standards in the social sciences related to the Civil War.
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    • Amicalola Falls State Park & Lodge *
    Dawsonville, Georgia
    706-265-4703
    Programs are correlated with the Georgia Performance Standards. A school program guide can be downloaded from the link below or the site's web page. The park has interpretive staff whose primary responsibility is presenting programs. Park staff can create a program to suit your curriculum needs.
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  • Amicalola Falls School Program Brochure (pdf document)
    • Black Rock Mountain State Park
    Mountain City, Georgia
    706-746-2141
    - Field Trip Fees: Parking fee is waived for school vehicles.
    - Field Trip Information: Park rangers are available to welcome students with introductory talks on the park's resources. A self-guided interpretive booklet is available for teachers. It consists of a 2.2-mile teacher-led nature walk along the Tennessee Rock trail.
    - Special note: Black Rock Mountain Parkway is a steep and winding mountain road. It is paved and well marked, but bus drivers should use extreme caution.
    Bobby Brown State Park
    Elberton, Georgia
    706-213-2046
    - Field Trip Fees: No fees for programs. Parking fee is waived for school vehicles.
    - Field Trip Information: Ranger-led nature programs are available on request. With advance notice, the staff will design a program to match the teacher's curriculum.
    Chief Vann House State Historic Site
    Chatsworth, Georgia
    706-695-2598
    Open Thursday-Saturday only, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

    - Field Trip Fees: $3 per student (groups only). Teacher and bus driver are free.
    - Field Trip Information: Guided tours of the Vann House and grounds, a video, a museum, educational resources for teachers, bus parking and picnic sites are available. The exhibits, video, and tour touch on Georgia Performance standards in the social sciences related to Native Americans and the European conquest.
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    • Cloudland Canyon State Park *
    Rising Fawn, Georgia
    706-657-4050
    Programs are correlated with the Georgia Performance Standards. A school program guide can be downloaded from the link below or the site's web page. The park has interpretive staff whose primary responsibility is presenting programs.
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  • Cloudland Canyon School Program Brochure (pdf document)
    • Crooked River State Park *
    St. Marys, Georgia
    912-882-5256
    Programs are correlated with the Georgia Performance Standards. A school program guide can be downloaded from the link below or the site's web page. The park has interpretive staff whose primary responsibility is presenting programs.
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  • Crooked River School Program Brochure (pdf document)
    • Dahlonega Gold Museum State Historic Site
    Dahlonega, Georgia
    706-864-2257
    - Field Trip Fees: Groups of 15 or more: Adult $3, Youth $2. Bus driver and two teachers per class are free.
    - Field Trip Information: A 1.5-hour museum tour includes the award-winning film "America's First Gold Rush" released in 2008.  A teacher's packet is available upon request. Groups should be limited to no more than 60 participants. Groups of 60 are divided into four groups, and each group needs an accompanying teacher or leader. The exhibits, video, and tour touch on Georgia Performance standards in the social sciences.
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    • Elijah Clark State Park
    Lincolnton, Georgia
    706-359-3458
    - Field Trip Fees: No fee for programs. Parking fee is waived for school vehicles.
    - Field Trip Information: Park staff can lead nature hikes and tour school groups through the museum/log house.
    Etowah Indian Mounds State Historic Site
    Cartersville, Georgia
    770-387-3747
    Open Thursday-Saturday only
    Guided, Ranger-led programs can be provided on Thursdays. School groups are welcome to tour the site on their own on Fridays. Advance registration is required.

    - Field Trip Fees: Groups of 15 or more: $3 for students age 6-18, $4 for adults; Teachers and bus drivers are free. 
    - Field Trip Information: A 11/2 hour program includes a video, museum tour, tools and weapons demonstration and a self-guided tour of the mounds.  The exhibits, video, and tour touch on Georgia Performance Standards in the social sciences.
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    • F.D. Roosevelt State Park *
    Pine Mountain, Georgia
    706-663-4858
    Programs are correlated with the Georgia Performance Standards.  A school program guide can be downloaded from the link below or the site's web page. The park has interpretive staff whose primary responsibility is presenting programs.
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  • F.D. Roosevelt School Program Brochure (pdf document)
    • Florence Marina State Park *
    Omaha, Georgia
    229-838-6870
    Programs are correlated with the Georgia Performance Standards.  A school program guide can be downloaded from the link below or the site's web page. The park has interpretive staff whose primary responsibility is presenting programs.
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  • Florence Marina School Program Brochure (pdf document)
    • Fort King George State Historic Site *
    Darien, Georgia
    912-437-4770
    - Field Trip Fees: Groups of 15 or more: $2/student. One teacher and bus driver are free.
    - Field Trip Information: Staff and volunteers present tours with musket firings and a "soldier's life" tour. Lesson plans correlated with the Georgia Performance Standards in social sciences are available on request for 4th and 8th grade (may also be suitable for 11th grade).
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    • Ft. McAllister State Historic Park
    Richmond Hill, Georgia
    912-727-2339
    - Field Trip Fees: Groups of 15 or more: $3 Adults, $2 Children age 6-18.
    - Field Trip Information: With two weeks advance notice, tour guides in Civil War dress are available to walk students through the grounds and interpret the fort's history and events that occurred during the American Civil War. Tours conclude with a musket firing demonstration. The program includes an 11-minute video, "Fort McAllister: Guardian of the Ogeechee." and museum admission. The exhibits, video, and tour touch on Georgia Performance Standards in the social sciences.
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    • Fort Morris State Historic Site
    Midway, Georgia
    912-884-5999
    Open Thursday-Saturday only

    - Field Trip Fees: Groups of 15 or more: Adults $2, Students (K-12) $1. Chaperones and bus drivers are free.
    - Field Trip Information: With advance notice tour guides dressed in period clothing offer guided tours of the grounds and fortification and conclude with a musket firing demonstration. The site focuses primarily on life during the colonial period of Georgia to the American Revolution, but, can also present programs on the War of 1812. The program includes an 11-minute video "Sunbury Sleeps". Teachers may also request "Colonial Games" an interactive program which introduces children to traditional activities that children enjoyed during colonial times. The exhibits, video, and tour touch on Georgia Performance Standards in the social sciences.
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    • Fort Mountain State Park
    Chatsworth, Georgia
    706-422-1932
    - Field Trip Fees: No program fees. Parking fee is waived for school vehicles.
    - Field Trip Information: Guided tours of the stone wall, fire tower, fort overlook, lake trail and Big Rock Nature Trail, as well as seasonal programs, "Lost Prevention", Project Learning Tree, Project WILD and Project WET activities. Park staff can work with teachers to meet their curriculum needs.
    Fort Yargo State Park
    Winder, Georgia
    770-867-3489
    - Field Trip Fees: $1/student per activity, no charge for teachers or bus drivers.  Parking fee is waived for school vehicles.
    - Field Trip Information: Four program activities are offered: nature hikes, wildlife program, old fort tour, fishing.
    General Coffee State Park *
    Nicholls, Georgia
    912-384-7082
    Programs are correlated with the Georgia Performance Standards. A school program guide can be downloaded from the link below or the site's web page. The park has interpretive staff whose primary responsibility is presenting programs.
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  • General Coffee School Program Brochure (pdf document)
    • George L. Smith State Park
    Twin City, Georgia
    478-763-2759
    - Field Trip Fees: No fee for mill tours. Parking fee is waived for school vehicles.
    - Field Trip Information: Gristmill tours are available; call in advance to schedule.
    George T. Bagby State Park & Lodge
    Fort Gaines, Georgia
    229-768-2571

    School programs are not available at this site.
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    Georgia Veterans Memorial State Park
    Cordele, Georgia
    229-276-2371
    - Field Trip Fees: $1/student; no charge for teachers and chaperones. Parking fee is waived for school vehicles.
    - Field Trip Information: Programs include nature trail and wetlands tour, museum tours and U.S history programs - black-powder/Georgia pioneers.
    Gordonia-Alatamaha State Park
    Reidsville, Georgia
    912-557-7744
    - Field Trip Fees: No charge for programs. Parking fee is waived for school vehicles.
    - Field Trip Information: Ranger-led nature programs are available on request.
    Hamburg State Park
    Mitchell, Georgia
    478-552-2393
    - Field Trip Fees: No charge for programs. Parking fee is waived for school vehicles.
    - Field Trip Information: Programs are available for Grade 1 and higher. A gristmill tour is available year-round and other programs are offered on a seasonal basis.
    Hard Labor Creek State Park
    Rutledge, Georgia
    706-557-3001
    - Field Trip Fees: No fee for school programs. Parking fee is waived for school vehicles.
    - Field Trip Information: Nature programs are available with advance registration.
    Hart State Park
    Hartwell, Georgia
    706-376-8756
    - Field Trip Fees: $2 per student. Parking fee is waived for school vehicles.
    - Field Trip Information: Park staff offer trail walks, hayrides (seasonal), snake programs.
    High Falls State Park
    Jackson, Georgia
    478-993-3053
    - Field Trip Fees: Program fees may apply. Parking fee is waived for school vehicles.
    - Field Trip Information: Park staff offer nature and historic hikes, and may be able to create additional programs to meet groups' needs.
    Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation State Historic Site
    Brunswick, Georgia
    912-264-7333
    Open Thursday-Saturday only

    - Field Trip Fees: Groups of 15 or more: adults 3.50, students $2.
    - Field Trip Information: A self-guided tour of the property and buildings, guided tour of the plantation house, and a one-mile nature hike are available. The program includes a 17-minute video "The People of Hofwyl-Broadfield." The exhibits, video, and tour touch on Georgia Performance Standards in the social sciences.
    - A Black History event each February offers programs on African-American history and the cultural connection between the Sea Islands and West Africa.
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    • Indian Springs State Park *
    Flovilla, Georgia
    770-504-2277
    Programs are correlated with the Georgia Performance Standards. A school program guide can be downloaded from the link below or the site's web page.
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  • Indian Springs School Program Brochure (pdf document)
    • James H. Floyd State Park
    Summerville, Georgia
    706-857-0826
    - Field Trip Fees: No admission fee for school groups. Parking fee is waived for school vehicles.
    - Field Trip Information: A park ranger can give introductory talks to school groups, but no formal field trip programs are available.
    Jarrell Plantation State Historic Site
    Juliette, Georgia
    478-986-5172
    - Field Trip Fees: Groups of 15 or more with advance reservations: $1 for children 5 and younger, $2/student age 6-18. Adult pays same rate as student.
    - Field Trip Information: A two-hour program includes a 16-minute video on plantation life and the Civil War raid, living history demonstrations which may include blacksmithing, spinning and weaving and a self-guided 1/2 mile tour of the grounds which includes a garden, barnyard with farm animals (sheep and a mule), smokehouse, 1895 house, 1847 plantation plain style house, a privy, cotton gin, gristmill and sawmill, steam engine shed, syrup evaporator house, farm implement shed, blacksmith and carpentry shops.
    - The exhibits, video, and tour touch on Georgia Performance Standards in the social sciences.
    - Jarrell Plantation also offers two special hands-on school programs for groups of 12-15 who can meet once/week for four weeks: "Civil War: Hearth to Field" is offered in October. "History Trunk" offered in January looks at the life of Jarrell family members. Advance registration is required and special fees apply. Call for more information.
    - Picnic tables are available.
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    • Jefferson Davis Memorial State Historic Site
    Fitzgerald, Georgia
    229-831-2335
    - Field Trip Fees: Children (ages 6-18) $1.50, Children younger than 6 are 75¢. Teachers and chaperones are free.
    - Field Trip Information: Staff will customize group tours with programs such as daily life during the war, life on the home front and Irwin County history. Environmental programs such as birding, plant identification, and building bird boxes and feeders are also offered. A curriculum guide supports the site's 18-minute video, "End of a Dream: The Flight and Capture of Jefferson Davis," The exhibits, video, and tour touch on Georgia Performance Standards in the social sciences.
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    • John Tanner State Park
    Carrollton, Georgia
    770-830-2222
    - Field Trip Fees: No admission fee for school groups. Parking fee is waived for school vehicles.
    - Field Trip Information: Park staff present nature hikes for school groups; must be scheduled in advance.
    Kolomoki Mounds State Historic Park
    Blakely, Georgia
    229-724-2150
    - Field Trip Fees: Groups of 15 or more: $1.50/student age 6-18, $.75 for under age 6 and $2.25/adult. Teachers and bus drivers are free.
    - Field Trip Information: The group program includes a museum tour, film, brief description of Kolomoki's history and a Question & Answer session. Tours may also include a demonstration of primitive skills such as the blow gun, pump drill and bull roarer. Teachers take their students on a self-guided tour of the mounds. The exhibits, video, and tour touch on Georgia Performance Standards in the social sciences.
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    • Lapham-Patterson House State Historic Site
    Thomasville, Georgia
    229-225-4004
    - Field Trip Fees: Groups of 15 or more: $2 student, one adult per 15 students is admitted for free, additional adults are $3.50.
    - Field Trip Information: A guided 45-minute tour of the house, a 14-minute video, "A Tour of the Lapham-Patterson House," and educational packets are offered. The exhibits, video, and tour touch on Georgia Performance Standards in the social sciences.
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    • Laura S. Walker State Park
    Waycross, Georgia
    912-287-4900
    - Field Trip Fees: No fee for school programs. Parking fee is waived for school vehicles.
    - Field Trip Information: Nature programs are available with advance registration.
    Little Ocmulgee State Park *
    McRae, Georgia
    229-868-7474
    Programs are correlated with the Georgia Performance Standards. A school program guide can be downloaded from the link below or the site's web page. The park has interpretive staff whose primary responsibility is presenting programs.
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  • Little Ocmulgee School Program Brochure (pdf document)
    • Magnolia Springs State Park / Bo Ginn Aquarium
    Millen, Georgia
    478-982-1660
    - Field Trip Fees: Aquarium admission and school programs are free. Parking fee is waived for school vehicles.
    - Field Trip Information: Park staff offer aquarium tours, beaver and alligator programs as well as history programs. The site includes a small history museum and history walking trail. Park staff can modify programs to suit teacher's needs.
    Mistletoe State Park *
    Appling, Georgia
    706-541-0321
    Programs are correlated with the Georgia Performance Standards. A school program guide can be downloaded from the link below or the site's web page.
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  • Mistletoe School Program Brochure (pdf document)
    • Moccasin Creek State Park
    Clarkesville, Georgia
    706-947-3194
    - Field Trip Fees: No fee for school programs. Parking fee is waived for school vehicles.
    - Field Trip Information: Guided tours of the Hemlock Falls Trail and DNR fish hatchery are offered pending staff availability.
    New Echota State Historic Site
    Calhoun, Georgia
    706-624-1321

    Open Thursday-Saturday, 9:00 a.m.-5 p.m.

    - Field Trip Fees: Groups of 15 or more: $4/adult, $3/ student age 6-17
    - Field Trip Information:  All tours are self-guided.  Tours include a museum tour, a 15-minute video, "The Cherokee Nation: The Story of New Echota," which traces the history of the Cherokee Indians through 1838 and a 3/4 mile walk including 12 historic and reconstructed buildings. The exhibits, video, and tour touch on Georgia Performance Standards in the social sciences.  Teachers are mailed a self-guided tour map and lesson plan prior to their trip.
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    • Panola Mountain State Conservation Park *
    Stockbridge, Georgia
    770-389-7801
    Programs are correlated with the Georgia Performance Standards. More information about school programs can be seen at the link below or the site's web page.
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  • Panola Mountain School Programs
    • Pickett's Mill Battlefield State Historic Site
    Dallas, Georgia
    770-443-7850
    Open Thursday-Saturday only.
    Guided, Ranger-led programs can be provided on Fridays. School groups are welcome to tour the site on their own on Thursdays. Advance registration is required.

    - Field Trip Fees: Groups of 15 or more: Children (ages 6-18) $2.50, teachers and chaperones are $3.25 - for every ten students one adult is free.
    - Field Trip Information: A variety of ranger-led programs are available. These programs include a battle of Pickett's Mill, a scavenger hunt in the exhibit area, a dressed interpreter demonstrating soldier life, and stories of the southern refugee. A teacher guide and a 16-minute video "Battle of Pickett's Mill" is available. The exhibits, video, and tour touch on Georgia Performance Standards in the social sciences.
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    • Providence Canyon State Conservation Park *
    Lumpkin, Georgia
    229-838-6202
    Programs are correlated with the Georgia Performance Standards. A school program guide can be downloaded from the link below or the site's web page. The park has interpretive staff whose primary responsibility is presenting programs.
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  • Providence Canyon School Program Brochure (pdf document)
    • Red Top Mountain State Park & Lodge *
    Cartersville, Georgia
    770-975-4226
    Programs are correlated with the Georgia Performance Standards. A school program guide can be downloaded from the link below or the site's web page. The park has interpretive staff whose primary responsibility is presenting programs.
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  • Red Top Mountain School Program Brochure (pdf document)
    • Reed Bingham State Park *
    Adel, Georgia
    229-896-3551
    Programs are correlated with the Georgia Performance Standards. A school program guide can be downloaded from the link below or the site's web page. The park has interpretive staff whose primary responsibility is presenting programs.
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  • Reed Bingham School Program Brochure (pdf document)
    • Richard B. Russell State Park
    Elberton, Georgia
    706-213-2045
    - Field Trip Fees: No fee for programs. Parking fee is waived for school vehicles.
    - Field Trip Information: Water safety and snake programs are available.
    Robert Toombs House State Historic Site
    Washington, Georgia
    706-678-2226
    Operated by Wilkes County
    Open Tuesday-Saturday

    - Field Trip Fees: Groups of 15 or more: $1.50 /student age 6 - 18, teachers and chaperones are free.
    - Field Trip Information: The tour includes three perspectives: history, archaeology and architecture. The exhibits, video, and tour touch on Georgia Performance Standards in the social sciences.
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    • Roosevelt's Little White House State Historic Site
    Warm Springs, Georgia
    706-655-5870
    - Field Trip Fees: Groups of 15 more: $2/student age 6-18, free for teachers and bus drivers, other chaperones $2. $1/student under age 6, teachers free.
    - Field Trip Information: On a guided tour students learn about FDR's life in Georgia at the museum which features the famous "Unfinished Portrait" that he was sitting for on the day he died, his 1938 Ford convertible with hand controls, and a stagecoach; view a film about FDR's life in Georgia; and tour his home which is left as it was when he passed away April 12, 1945. A teacher's resource kit can be downloaded from the Site's web page. The exhibits, video, and tour touch on Georgia Performance Standards in the social sciences.
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    • SAM Shortline
    Cordele, Georgia
    229-276-0755
    - Field Trip Fees: $9.99/student & teacher, $20.50/chaperone. For students age 13 and under the group must have 1 chaperone/ten students.
    - Field Trip Information: The SAM Shortline Excursion Train depot is located at Georgia Veterans Memorial State Park. The train runs from Cordele to Plains with stops in Leslie, Americus, Archery and Plains.
    Sapelo Island National Estuarine Research Reserve
    Sapelo Island, Georgia
    912-437-3224
    Field Trip Information: www.sapelonerr.org/education.htm
    Seminole State Park
    Donalsonville, Georgia
    229-861-3137
    - Field Trip Fees: All programs are free except the hayride which is $2/student. Parking fee is waived for school vehicles.
    - Field Trip Information: Park rangers offer educational nature programs including guided nature trail hikes, reptile programs, wildflower walks, Native American storytelling and hayrides.
    Skidaway Island State Park *
    Savannah, Georgia
    912-598-2300
    Programs are correlated with the Georgia Performance Standards. A school program guide can be downloaded from the link below or the site's web page. The park has interpretive staff whose primary responsibility is presenting programs.
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  • Skidaway Island School Program Brochure (pdf document)
    • Smithgall Woods-Dukes Creek Conservation Area *
    Helen, Georgia
    706-878-3087
    Programs are correlated with the Georgia Performance Standards. A school program guide can be downloaded from the link below or the site's web page. The park has interpretive staff whose primary responsibility is presenting programs. Park staff can create a program to suit your needs.
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  • Smithgall Woods School Program Brochure (pdf document)
    • Sprewell Bluff State Park
    Thomaston, Georgia
    706-646-6026

    School programs are not available at this site.
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    Stephen C. Foster State Park
    Fargo, Georgia
    912-637-5274
    - Field Trip Fees: There is no fee for ranger-led hikes on the nature trail or nature programs. Boat tours: $6/student; student rate applies to chaperones and teachers. There is a refuge entrance fee of $5/personal vehicle; $25/vehicle holding up to 24 passengers, $50/vehicle holding 25 or more passengers. If schools contact the State Park or National Wildlife Refuge at least two weeks in advance; they can request an entrance fee waiver form; the waiver form must be submitted and approved prior to arrival.
    - Field Trip Information: Boat tours and programs focus on wetland ecology, local wildlife and cultural history. Field trips for groups exceeding 20 people may be scheduled Tuesday through Thursday. Groups of 20 or less may be scheduled on any weekday. Some weekend dates may be available.
    Sweetwater Creek State Conservation Park *
    Lithia Springs, Georgia
    770-732-5871
    Programs are correlated with the Georgia Performance Standards. A school program guide can be downloaded from the link below or the site's web page. The park has interpretive staff whose primary responsibility is presenting programs.
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  • Sweetwater Creek School Program Brochure (pdf document)
    • Tallulah Gorge State Park *
    Tallulah Falls, Georgia
    706-754-7970
    Programs are correlated with the Georgia Performance Standards. A school program guide can be downloaded from the link below or the site's web page. The park has interpretive staff whose primary responsibility is presenting programs.
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  • Tallulah Gorge School Program Brochure (pdf document)
    • Traveler's Rest State Historic Site
    Toccoa, Georgia
    706-886-2256
    This site is only open one Saturday/month and therefore, cannot serve weekday field trips.
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    • Tugaloo State Park
    Lavonia, Georgia
    706-356-4362
    - Field Trip Fees: $1 per student; teachers and chaperones are free. Parking fee is waived for school vehicles.
    - Field Trip Information: Nature hikes, Native American weapons and tools, gold panning, and snake and mammal programs are offered.
    Unicoi State Park & Lodge *
    Helen, Georgia
    706-878-2201
    Programs are correlated with the Georgia Performance Standards. A school program guide can be downloaded from the link below or the site's web page. The park has interpretive staff whose primary responsibility is presenting programs. Park staff can create a program to suit your needs.
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  • Unicoi School Program Brochure (pdf document)
    • Victoria Bryant State Park *
    Royston, Georgia
    706-245-6270
    Programs are correlated with the Georgia Performance Standards. A school program guide can be downloaded from the link below or the site's web page.
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  • Victoria Bryant School Program Brochure (pdf document)
    • Vogel State Park
    Blairsville, Georgia
    706-745-2628
    - Field Trip Fees: No program fees. Parking fee is waived for school vehicles.
    - Field Trip Information: School program topics include wildlife, park history, outdoor survival and the Civilian Conservation Corp. The John B. Derden Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Museum is an outstanding resource for studying the Great Depression and the1930's.
    Watson Mill Bridge State Park
    Comer, Georgia
    706-783-5349
    - Field Trip Fees: $1/student, no fee for teachers and chaperones. Parking fee is waived for school vehicles.
    - Field Trip Information: School program offerings include: the history of the covered bridge, a walk on the nature trail, and other historical, cultural or nature-based programs.
    Wormsloe State Historic Site
    Savannah, Georgia
    912-353-3023
    - Field Trip Fees: Groups of 15 or more: $2/student, teachers and bus drivers are free.
    - Field Trip Information: The site offers living history programs for school groups on Thursday and Friday mornings (other days are sometimes available). Historians demonstrate various tools and crafts used by colonists for everyday living. The exhibits, video and tour touch on Georgia Performance Standards in the social sciences.
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