Welcome Community Partners, Teachers, and Educators! Lake Mead National Recreation Area supports educators in a variety of ways including conducting teacher workshops, helping you plan a field trip, and providing curriculum materials so your students can learn about Lake Mead and the Mojave Desert. Teacher Workshops and Curriculum MaterialsLake Mead National Recreation Area offers teacher workshops through its interpretive program and in partnership with Get Outdoors Nevada, CCSD and other schools in southern Nevada and western Arizona. You can find out about teacher workshops by:Signup for the Mailing List
Signup to be added to the mailing list for notifications with offerings and workshops geared for teachers. Event Calendar
Vising our calendar and search for “teacher workshop” to find our current offerings. Curriculum Materials
We have lots of amazing classroom and onsite, self-guided classroom activities and teaching materials. Fee Waivers & Field Trips (Self-Guided & Guided)Whether you are planning a self guided or ranger guided field trip to Lake Mead National Recreation Area, you must fill out the education form below. Educational groups coming to the park that are organized by an accredited educational institution may qualify for a waiver of park entrance fees. Ranger Guided Field TripsReservations for free ranger guided educational field trips are made on a first come, first served basis. We recommend that you complete the below form at least three months in advance of your desired date for ranger-led programs. Ranger guided field trips are subject to staff and resource availabilty. Filling out the form does not automatically approve your group for waived fees or staff availability for your group. Self-Guided Field TripsPlanning a self-guided field trip to Lake Mead National Recreation Area? We suggest visiting the park prior to the class trip to get a better understanding of this wonderful outdoor classroom. Current conditions are updated on our website and include road closures and weather advisories. NPS Form 10-1750 (Rev. 04/2021) OMB Control No. 1024-0228 NoticesPrivacy Act StatementAuthority: Public Law 114-289 National Park Service Centennial Act and 54 U.S.C. 100701 Protection, interpretation, and research in System. Purpose: To administer education programs for education audiences including but not limited to school groups, scouting groups, extracurricular groups, and home school groups. Routine Uses: To effectively manage requests for education received by the NPS, the Education Reservation Request Form is used to collect basic education reservation information to facilitate operational aspects of scheduling groups for park education programs, including in-park education programs, ranger in classroom programs, and/or online distance learning programs. Disclosure: Voluntary, however, failure to provide the requested information may impede the ability to grant your education reservation request. Paperwork Reduction Act StatementWe are collecting this information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501) to provide park managers and educators the information needed to schedule and conduct education program activities. All applicable parts of the form must be completed in order for your request to be considered. You are not required to respond to this or any other Federal agency-sponsored information collection unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. OMB has approved this collection of information and assigned control number 1024-0288. Estimated Burden StatementPublic reporting for this collection of information is estimated to average 5 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to the Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service, 1201 Oakridge Drive, Fort Collins, CO 80525. Do not send your completed form to this address. |
Last updated: May 8, 2024