Massachusetts Field Trips

Planning for summer field trips for camp groups, scout groups or summer school groups, you can combine summer fun into an educational experience. Our lesson plans can help camp counselors, with no teaching experience, turn a recreational field trip into an educational experience for Amusement Parks, Baseball Games, Boat Excursions, Bowling, Gellyball, Go-Karts, Laser Tag, Ice & Roller Skating, Mini Golf, Ninja Course, Paintball, Trampoline Parks, Ziplines and Waterparks. Please visit the Field Trip Lesson Plan section to help enrich your field trips. For field trips to Aquariums, Botanical Gardens, Living History Sites and Museums ask if they have educational guided tours and hands-on activity sheets. CLICK on the ACTIVITY FILTER below for activity type of field trips to learn about. For those unable to travel to these locations, have the fun come to you. Check out the Outreach Field Trips & School Assembly Programs section.

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Round the Bend Farm

Round the Bend Farm offers in-depth farm tours and workshops for both children and adults. Learn about building farms, farming ecosystems and more.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool MASSACHUSETTS
South DartmouthTEL - 508-938-5127

Russell Orchards

Russell Orchards is a family-operated fruit farm where visitors enjoy picking seasonal fruits such as apples, cherries and strawberries, and feeding and petting barnyard animals.

GRADE LEVEL - Early Childhood, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool MASSACHUSETTS
IpswichTEL - 978-356-5366

Salem Sound Coastwatch

Salem Sound Coastwatch offers many youth programs that offer an experience of the local watershed and coastal waters that increases their scientific knowledge. The Salem Sound watershed is an ecosystem worth learning about and preserving.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool MASSACHUSETTS
SalemTEL - 978-741-7900

South Shore Natural Science Center

The South Shore Natural Science Center, on 30 acres, educates the public on the natural and cultural environments of the South Shore. It is also the home to an interactive museum featuring live animals, a Children’s Garden, and 6 interpretive trails.

GRADE LEVEL - Early Childhood, Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool MASSACHUSETTS
NorwellTEL - 781-659-2559

Southwick’s Zoo

Southwick’s Zoo is a 300-acre, privately owned zoological park with over 850 animals and more.

GRADE LEVEL - Early Childhood, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool MASSACHUSETTS
MendonTEL - 800-258-9182

SpeakEasy Stage Company

Located in the South End of Boston, the SpeakEasy Stage Company has a mission to produce intimate, entertaining plays and musicals that compel thoughtful conversation.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Performances COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool MASSACHUSETTS
BostonTEL - 617-482-3279

Springfield Science Museum

At the Springfield Science Museum, visitors are wowed by planetarium shows, exhibits of space exploration, ancient fossils and even a live animal center. The museum is also home to the oldest operating planetarium in the United States.

GRADE LEVEL - Early Childhood, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool MASSACHUSETTS
Greater Springfield
SpringfieldTEL - 413-263-6800