Below are some options for visiting "the Moon"with your students:

On Line:

Click on the "Hands on the Land" link to the right to find a variety of field trip and activity guides including an on-line exercise in comparative planetology entitled "Visit the Moon without Leaving Idaho."

Craters of the Moon has been accepted into the Hands on the Land Network, a virtual network of federal land management organizations that provide educational services. Along with membership in the network, we also received a grant that allowed us to retain a park educator to provide educational services this past spring and this coming fall.

Fall and Spring Visits: Sept. 11 – Oct.13 and April 23 - May 25

We are now accepting reservations for 2006-2007 school visits to Craters of the Moon. Registration guarantees you an orientation and an educational fee waiver for your visit. Call the park at (208) 527-3257 to make a reservation.

SnowSchool: Wednesdays & Thursdays in Jan. and Feb.

Bring your students to Craters for a winter ecology lesson including a 1 mile ranger led snowshoe trek near the Visitor Center. We have enough snowshoes for about 30 students and the walks are suitable for fourth graders and up. Call the park at (208) 527-3257 for more information or to schedule a class visit.  

Snowshoes have been provided for student use through a generous donation from the Winter Wildlands Alliance.

Educators Workshops: Aug. 25-26 and April (TBA)

During these 2 day workshops strategies for incorporating aspects of local geology and life sciences into the classroom are explored in our on-site auditorium and in the field.

College credit is available for teachers through the Sawtooth Science Institute (SSI). For more information contact SSI at 208-788-9686.