Texas 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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Port Isabel Lighthouse State Historic Site

The Point Isabel Lighthouse is a historic lighthouse that was built in 1852 to guide ships through the Brazos Santiago Pass to Port Isabel. Visit the Lighthouse, the Park and the Keeper’s Cottage Visitor’s Center.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family TEXAS
Greater South Padre Island
Port IsabelTEL - 956-943-0735

Sam Houston Memorial Museum Complex

The Sam Houston Memorial Museum is a 15 acre complex located on the site of the homestead of General Sam Houston and is dedication to preserving the memory of Sam Houston (1793-1863) and his times.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family TEXAS
HuntsvilleTEL - 936-294-1832

San Angelo Nature Center

San Angelo Nature Center is an educational center featuring native and exotic animals, including alligators, bobcats, prairie dogs, tortoises and 85 different species of reptiles.

GRADE LEVEL - Early Childhood, Elementary School, Middle School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family TEXAS
Panhandle Plains Region
San AngeloTEL - 325-942-0121

San Antonio Aquarium

San Antonio Aquarium hopes to inspire a new generation of oceanic explorers and conservationists from Greater San Antonio through education and shared experiences to create an ever-expanding appreciation for our planet’s oceans, rain forests and deserts.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family TEXAS
San AntonioTEL - 210-310-3210

San Antonio Botanical Gardens

San Antonio Botanical Garden is a scenic, 38-acre area with trails, a pond, roses & native plants, a glass conservatory and a Texas Native Trail.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family TEXAS
San AntonioTEL - 210-207-3250

San Antonio Museum of Art

San Antonio Museum of Art’s collections, covering over 5,000 years of history around the world, features Egyptian, Greek, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Europe, and American art collections.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family TEXAS
San AntonioTEL - 210-978-8100

San Antonio Zoo

San Antonio Zoo with 3,500 animals representing 750 species. From deserts and rainforests, to butterflies and giraffes, the zoo empowers visitors to understand the world around them.

Sauer-Beckmann Living Farm

The Sauer-Beckmann Living History Farm, presented as a 1918, where interpreters wear period clothing, do the farm and household chores as they were done at that time, and conduct tours for the visitors.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family TEXAS
StonewallTEL - 830-644-2252 ext. 229

Sci-Tech Discovery Center

Embrace the world of scientific discovery and innovation at Sci-Tech Discovery Center. Interactive exhibits include the Lego Tracks, the Weather Station the Bubble Tables, and more.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family TEXAS
FriscoTEL - 469-896-2188

Scobee Planetarium

The Scobee Planetarium is part of the San Antonio College campus. Now equipped with a Digistar 5 projection system, visitors can learn about the night sky as well as the Aurora Borealis.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Activities, Performances. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family TEXAS
San AntonioTEL - 210-486-0100

Sea Center Texas

Sea Center Texas is a marine museum with touch tanks, themed aquariums (Salt Marsh, Coastal Bay, Artificial Reef, Tropical Fish, offshore Gulf of Mexico) a hatchery & outdoor wetlands with a boardwalk trail.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee, Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family TEXAS
Lake JacksonTEL - 979-292-0100

Sea Turtle, Inc.

Sea Turtle Inc. houses sea turtles on site, which include loggerheads and Atlantic Greens. Educational presentations are offered both onsite and as outreach.

GRADE LEVEL - All Grades PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Guided Activities, Outreach. COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family TEXAS
Greater South Padre Island
South Padre IslandTEL - 956-761-4511

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