South Carolina 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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Redcliff Plantation State Historic Site

Redcliff Plantation State Historic Site was completed in 1859 and is a Greek Revival plantation house located on the site listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Camp, Homeschool SOUTH CAROLINA
Beech IslandTEL - 803-827-1473

Rice Museum

The Rice Museum, known locally as “The Town Clock”, is a prominent symbol of Georgetown County. The Museum shares the history of a society dependent on the rice crop through its many exhibits.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool SOUTH CAROLINA
GeorgetownTEL - 843-546-7423

Riverbanks Zoo & Garden

At Riverbanks Zoo & Garden visitors can spend the day with over 2,000 wild and farm animals on 70 acres of gardens, including alpacas, koalas, penguins, kangaroos, and more.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Overnight Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours, Guided Activities. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool SOUTH CAROLINA
ColumbiaTEL - 803-602-0803

Roper Mountain Science Center

Roper Mountain Science Center offers unique and hands-on science lessons, a planetarium, and butterfly garden. See the center’s virtual learning resources.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee, Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Homeschool SOUTH CAROLINA
Greenville
VIRTUALTEL - 864-355-8967

Rose Hill Plantation State Historic Site

Rose Hill Plantation State Historic Site interprets the life and legacy of the man history has come to know as the “Secession Governor.”

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Camp, Homeschool SOUTH CAROLINA
UnionTEL - 864-427-5966

Ruth Patrick Science Education Center (RPSEC)

The RPSEC & DuPont Planetarium at University of South Carolina Aiken inspire discovery, helping learners experience the beauty, power, and order of science.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool SOUTH CAROLINA
AikenTEL - 803-641-3313

Sandbox Children's Museum

The Sandbox Children’s Museum is an interactive museum for the youngest of learners, focused on developing their social skills, physical and mental cognitive abilities, and encouraging curiosity.

GRADE LEVEL - Early Childhood, Elementary School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool SOUTH CAROLINA
Hilton Head IslandTEL - 843-842-7645

Settlemyre Planetarium

The IP Stanback Museum & Planetarium is located at South Carolina State University and features Sky-Skan Automation and the NASA Educator Resource Center.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Shows COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Homeschool SOUTH CAROLINA
Rock HillTEL - 803-981-9182

Sewee Visitor and Environmental Education Center

Sewee Visitor and Environmental Education Center introduces visitors to the natural history of South Carolina’s lowcountry and its unique ecosystem.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Activities COST - Free GROUP TYPE - School, Homeschool SOUTH CAROLINA
AwendawTEL - 843-928-3368

South Carolina Aquarium

The South Carolina Aquarium features a touch tank, interactive dive shows, animal feedings, and scavenger hunts, that educate and entertain.

GRADE LEVEL - Early Childhood, Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities, Outreach. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool SOUTH CAROLINA
CharlestonTEL - 843-577-3474

South Carolina Cotton Museum

The South Carolina Cotton Museum houses everything cotton-related, teaching the history of cotton production, and how it is transformed into usable fiber.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Camp, Homeschool SOUTH CAROLINA
BishopvilleTEL - 803-484-4497

South Carolina Forestry Commission

The South Carolina Forestry Commission protects, promotes, nurtures, and enhances the forest lands of South Carolina both on-site and in class. Standards-based outdoor environmental education programs are available.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Activities COST - Free GROUP TYPE - School, Camp, Homeschool SOUTH CAROLINA
ColumbiaTEL - 803-896-8800

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