Capital District Region
Field Trips

Family owned for over 60 yrs, Bailiwick Animal Park and Riding Stables has an Animal Park with 30 exhibits of domestic & exotic animals. Scenic Mountain trail and pony rides. Also, paintball, camping, birthday parties and a traveling mobile zoo.

The Children’s Museum of Saratoga provides an interactive space. Exhibits on the first floor include a look at pond life, the art studio, a tree house, and the science center. Upstairs, groups can explore the miniature town complete with a bank, construction zone, diner, and schoolhouse.

The Children’s Museum of Science & Technology (CMOST) focuses on science and technology. The museum features eight interactive exhibits and six exhibits for groups to explore and engage with STEAM learning. 

Discover the ultimate destination for summer camps, field trips for school, scout and homeschool groups, family outings and birthday parties – Dave and Buster’s!

Enjoy an adventure on miles and miles of ski and hiking trails at Garnet Hill Lodge. Located within the Adirondack Mountains overlooking Thirteenth Lake, the lodge provides outdoor fun and team building all year round.

Visit the League of Women Voters of New York State (LWVNY) for a number of invigorating programs that will challenge your group to engage in their local, state, and national governments.

Students, scouts, homeschoolers, and campers can take a tour of the New York State Capitol—the seat of government for New York State—and walk the hallways where history was shaped.

Home to New York’s governors and their families, the New York State Executive Mansion is filled with artifacts, furnishings, and art, as well as visual and written documents.

The Country Place Resort is the best place for overnights for camp and youth groups during July and August. Home of Zoom Flume Water Park and other fun outdoor and indoor activities.

Wildplay at Thacher State Park is a thrilling aerial adventure park at the beautiful Thacher State Park. The Park offers a variety of exciting activities including ziplining and a multiple high ropes courses of vary difficulty and even a 40 ft freefall jump.