Ranger-Led Field Trips

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Park rangers are ready to share the history and natural resources on the Natchez Trace Parkway with your students!

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Field trips are a great way to incorporate learning into the school year.

Complete the education reservation formbelow to reserve a field trip. Contact the closest district at least two weeks before your intended trip to see if a ranger is able to meet you. We do not guarantee a ranger is available to join each outing, but we will try our best to accommodate your needs.

Overview

  • For any questions or to set up a field trip, you can email us or call us at (662) 680-4053.
  • A 10 to 1 student to chaperone ratio is required.
  • All field trips are free
  • All locations must be on the Parkway for a ranger to join
  • School buses may drive on the Parkway for educational purposes only

Specific Locations

For information on specific programs offered and ranger availability please contact the district/visitor center you are interested in having a field trip near.

Northern District, by Nashville, Tennessee: please contact the Meriwether Lewis Death and Burial Site by calling (662) 322-7324 or email us.

Central District, by Tupelo, Mississippi: please contact the Parkway Visitor Center, by calling (662) 680-4053 or email us.

Southern District, by Natchez, Mississippi: please contact the Parkway Visitor Center, by calling (662) 680-4053, or email us.


Looking for a self-guided experience? Here is what you need to know!
Are you unable to escape the classroom and would prefer to meet with a ranger virtually? Check out our distance learning program!

 

Reserve a Trip to the Park!

Complete this form to reserve a field trip for your students.

NPS Form 10-1750 (Rev. 04/2021)
National Park Service

OMB Control No. 1024-0228
Expiration Date 11/31/2025

Disclaimer:

A park representative will follow-up to confirm group details once this request has been received and reviewed.


NPS Form 10-1750 (Rev. 04/2021)
National Park Service

OMB Control No. 1024-0228
Expiration Date 11/31/2025

Notices

Privacy Act Statement

Authority: Public Law 114-289 National Park Service Centennial Act and 54 U.S.C. 100701 Protection, interpretation, and research in System.

Purpose: To administer education programs for education audiences including but not limited to school groups, scouting groups, extracurricular groups, and home school groups.

Routine Uses: To effectively manage requests for education received by the NPS, the Education Reservation Request Form is used to collect basic education reservation information to facilitate operational aspects of scheduling groups for park education programs, including in-park education programs, ranger in classroom programs, and/or online distance learning programs.

Disclosure: Voluntary, however, failure to provide the requested information may impede the ability to grant your education reservation request.

Paperwork Reduction Act Statement

We are collecting this information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501) to provide park managers and educators the information needed to schedule and conduct education program activities. All applicable parts of the form must be completed in order for your request to be considered. You are not required to respond to this or any other Federal agency-sponsored information collection unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. OMB has approved this collection of information and assigned control number 1024-0288.

Estimated Burden Statement

Public reporting for this collection of information is estimated to average 5 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service, 1201 Oakridge Drive, Fort Collins, CO 80525. Do not send your completed form to this address.

 
 
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    Last updated: June 22, 2024

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    Contact Info

    Mailing Address:

    2680 Natchez Trace Parkway
    Tupelo, MS 38804

    Phone:

    800 305-7417
    The Parkway Visitor Center near Tupelo, MS, is open 9am-4:30pm seven days a week. The visitor center is closed Thanksgiving, December 25th and January 1st.

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