• Front facade of Little Rock Central High School

    Little Rock Central High School

    National Historic Site Arkansas

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  • Restricted Access to Central High School

    All visitors should park and begin their visit at the National Park Service Visitor Center at 2120 West Daisy Gatson Bates Drive. Do NOT park in front of Central High School or at the Magnolia Gas Station. Reservations are required to tour the school.

Plan A Field Trip

Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site offers a Pre-Visit Booklet for your use. Inside, find information about our programs as well as activities for your students to complete before and after their visit.

For more information, call the park at 501-396-3000 or email us.

 
Close up photo of the front of a yellow school bus.

Reimbursement Grants for Field Trips Now Available

Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site has established a "field trip reimbursement" program to assist with transportation costs for public and private school groups in grades 5-12 visiting the park. This program is made possible through proceeds from the sale of the 50th anniversary desegregation commemorative silver coin.

Click here for an application. A pre-visit and post visit activity are required, view our list of activities. Once the application is received and approved, please e-mail your pre-visit activity to the education department. Applications must be submitted and approved through the education department before a field trip date is reserved. For more information, call our Visitor Center at 501.374.1957or email us.

See below for a complete list of assignments that correlate to the pre-visit activities:

Assignments for Documentaries

Assignnments for Movies

Assignments for Books

Did You Know?

The Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site visitor center

Central High School NHS's former visitor center was located in a restored service station across the street from the high school. The building is under renovation to become an education center. Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site