Four Mile Historic Park is a great resource for educators and students when learning about Colorado’s rich history. Whether it is through a field trip experience at the Park or a traveling trunk in your classroom, our special programming dives into the subjects for cultural history, natural history and more! All programs are designed to meet select Colorado Academic Standards. Click here to review our pricing guide. NEW! Field Trips are FREE to SCFD County schools through April 2021! Contact our education specialists for more information.
Schedule your program in a snap! Here’s how:
1. Begin by narrowing down the dates that work best for your classroom schedule (The Park is open for field trips on days we are not open for general admission, currently Monday – Thursday.)
2. Select a Program Option (Westward Ho! only available in the last weeks of April and all of May)
3. For our Pioneer Sampler program, choose the activities to take you on your journey to Colorado’s frontier, and
4. Submit a Field Trip Request form or call 720-865-0814
Please note: A deposit will be required to book your program. For on-site programs, we require a 1:10 ratio of adults to students; these adults, as well as any providing one-on-one support to a student with disabilities, are free. Additional adults will be charged. All of our field trips are staff-led by a Four Mile educator.
We offer a variety of field trip programs to fit your curriculum. Learn more about them below, or you can view our pricing guide for detailed information for your district.
Choose your own adventure! With this field trip, you can pick 3-5 (6 for groups of 100 or more) activities for a custom frontier experience. One-room schoolhouse lessons, daily farm chores, cooking over an open fire, panning for gold, making butter…and more!
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Children will experience the adventures and hardships of covered wagon life in the 1860s. Classrooms will travel as a “family group” of pioneers to five activity stations. As the families encounter each activity they will need to work together to complete the activity and continue their journey to the West.
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Six engaging activity stations will help your students appreciate the experience of the 700-mile/12-week pioneer journey across the midwestern and high desert plains. This program is offered only during the last two weeks of April and the entire month of May and fills up fast—reserve your spot now!
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