Plan A Field Trip

Students get out in the park to learn and walk in the footsteps of those who made history here!

NPS Photo

School Groups

If you teach at a public, private, or home school and are interested in arranging a school field trip to Saratoga NHP, a few options are available:

• "Gone for a Soldier" is our 35+ minute in-person, Ranger-led program exploring the lives of inhabitants of armies during the American War for Independence.
• Driving Tour Road: a self-guided bus or car drive of our 10-mile Tour Road through Saratoga Battlefield. Uses 5 of our 10 informational wayside stops used by the American and British armies during the Battles of Saratoga. Tour materials are available from the park.
• Hiking Trail: the Wilkinson Trail offers a self-guided loop trail over light mixed terrain. Dirt trail explores two of the areas where fighting occurred during the Battles of Saratoga. Full trail is 4.2 miles, but a shorter 2+ mile option is available with the Liaison Trail.

School programs should be booked at least one month in advance.

For more information or to schedule a program, please contact the Education Specialist at e-mail us or call at 518-670-2983.

 

Boy Scouts / Girl Scouts of America

Many Scout groups each year make use of the historical and educational opportunities available at Saratoga National Historical Park.

• Visitor Center: trips to the park begin here. Visitor Center has restrooms, a museum store, a 20-minute orientation film, and displays and exhibits.
• Touring the Battlefield:
  • Wilkinson Trail: our main hiking trail is a 4.2 mile loop trail across a mix of open and wooded terrain. It is a dirt trail, so sturdy footwear with good tread, ankle support, and resistance to water and mud is recommended.
  • Liaison Trail: a shortened, 2 mile section of the Wilkinson Trail. Same mix of field and forest, and also a dirt trail.
  • Scout Trail: this extended 8-mile trail uses much of the Wilkinson Trail, a few miles of our paved Tour Road, and a few of the Tour Road Interpretive Stops.
  • Paved Tour Road: some Scout units prefer to drive the 10-mile paved Tour Road and visit some or all of the 10 Tour Road Interpretive Stops.
  • NOTE: Saratoga NHP participates in the BSA's National Historic Trails Program. Trail Patches and Trail Medals are available through Twin Rivers Boy Scout Council.
  • NOTE: Saratoga NHP participates in the Girl Scouts of Northeastern New York Trail Award Program. Trail Patches are available through the Girl Scouts of Northeastern New York.

Leaders' Informational Packets are available upon request. Contact the Education Specialist at Email us or call us at 518-670-2983.