Trunk Reservation Instructions

Traveling Trunks Program: Reservation Instructions

Fees-Zones-Shipping Dates

• Rental period includes 15 teaching days (not including weekends) and shipping time to your school.
• The park will ship the trunk to your school on the 1st date indicated via UPS. 
• You ship the trunk back to the park on or before the last date indicated on chart below via UPS at the school's expense or you can opt to prepay the return shipping. 
• If you intend to use the trunk for more than one grade level, consider borrowing the trunk for more than one loan period (if availability permits).
• Choose at least four (4) dates from the list provided below for your zone.
• First-Come, First-Served, so don't delay.
• Do not send payment until you have a confirmed reservation.
• Online, Mail or FAX reservations must be received at least four (4) weeks prior to your requested date(s). Sorry, no telephone reservations will be accepted.
  
• To make a reservation, please complete a reservation form, print and mail or fax.

Lewis & Clark National Historical Park
Attn: Traveling Trunk Coordinator
92343 Fort Clatsop Rd
Astoria, OR 97103

FAX reservations to:
[phone]
Attention: Traveling Trunk Coordinator

Please allow a mimimum of 4 weeks to process your request. If you do not receive a confirmation letter within 2 weeks after your initial request, please contact the park to make sure your reservation request was received. You will receive a date assignment and payment information in the mail along with acceptance of date assignment form. Please be sure to return the acceptance of date assignment form and your payment no less than 14 days prior to your scheduled ship date in order to keep your reservation.  If the park does not receive your payment or acceptance card within 2 weeks, your reservation will be considered to be canceled and given to the next school on the waiting list. 

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Rental Fees by Zone

Note: Borrowers are responsible for the cost of insured return shipping.

Zone 1	WA, OR, ID	$40
Zone 2	NV, CA, MT, CO, WY, UT, AZ	$45
Zone 3	ND, SD, NE, NM, KS	$55
Zone 4	MN, WI, MI, IA, IL, MO, TX, AR, OK, LA, MS, AL, FL, GA, SC, NC, TN, VA, WV, IN, OH, PA, DC, MA, DE NY, NJ, CT, RI, VT, NH, ME, KY	$60
Zone 5	AK, HI	$100

 

• The first date listed is the date the trunk is shipped to you--not the date the trunk arrives at your school. 
• The last date is the date you ship the trunk back to the park at your expense or by prepaid return shipping.
• Note: see "Rental Fees" for which zone you are in.

For summer reservations please contact the park for availability.

Green - Trunks available

Blue - Limited availability

Red - No trunks available

Shipping Dates

2011-2012 School Year

Pacific North West Z-1			All Other Zones Z-2/5
Ship Out	Ship Back		Ship Out	Ship Back
09/19/2011	10/10/2011		9/19/2011	10/24/2011
10/24/2011	11/14/2011		11/14/2011	12/2/2011
11/28/2011	12/19/2011		12/26/2011	1/30/2012
1/3/2012	1/23/2012		2/13/2012	3/19/2012
2/6/2012	2/27/2012		4/9/2012	5/7/2012
3/12/2012	4/2/2012		5/21/2012	6/18/2012
4/16/2012	5/7/2012
5/21/2012	6/11/2012

 

 

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