Field Trips

Discover Freedom, Innovation, and Adventure at Fort Pulaski!

Fort Pulaski National Monument is the perfect destination for an unforgettable field trip where history leap off the pages of the textbook. Students of all ages can explore engaging, curriculum-based programs that highlight how technological advances, such as Civil War-era military engineering and weaponry, reshaped the course of history and established the fort as a beacon of freedom for hundreds of freedom seekers. With its rich stories and powerful lessons of innovation and freedom, Fort Pulaski is the perfect place to inspire curiosity and deepen understanding of America’s past.

What You Need to Know

• Field Trip Reservations must be made no less than two weeks in advance.

• Self-Guided Programs are available 7 days a week.

• Ranger-Guided Programs are only offered on Monday, Thursday-Saturday.

• Ranger Guided Fort Tours are only available to groups of 35 students or less.

• School groups of over 100 students may require multiple days.

• If a school group does not have a reservation confirmed by park staff, standard entrance fees apply. Fee waivers are not granted at time of arrival and must be approved by park staff in advance.

Steps to Book Your Field Trip

1. Follow this link to our Microsoft Bookings Group Reservation Page to select your preferred program, date, and time.
   
2. Complete the Group Reservation Form on our website to tell us more about your group.
   
3. Also complete your Academic Fee Waiver Application if your students are 16 and older to ensure that your group meets the eligibilities that enable your visit to be fee-free. The fee waiver is found at the bottom of the group reservation form.
4. You will receive a confirmation sheet from [e-mail] when you have completed the steps above to confirm your reservation. Your visit is not confirmed until a confirmation sheet is sent.

Educators can choose between self or ranger-guided field trip options for their visit. Please see the field trip options and descriptions below.

Please note:

Fort Pulaski National Monument requires at least 1 chaperone/teacher per 10 students. Reservations for groups with a greater ratio (i.e. 1:15) will not be approved until the required chaperones to student ratio is reached.

Guided Park Ranger Program availability depends on staffing. Park operations take priority and guided programs will be canceled if needed. While we will share known schedule changes in advance, many staffing issues arise unexpectedly and may not be known until the day of your visit.

If you select a Guided Fort Tour and your group size is over 35 persons, it will be changed to a Fort Talk. Groups of over 35 cannot be split to allow for Guided Fort Tours.

Guided Park Ranger programs may not be available on certain Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays due to availibilty, special events, or staffing levels. Self-Guided visits are availaible every day of the week except when the park is closed.

Scheduled times on Bookings can be altered by our Education team for your group.

• If you have a guided program, we can adjust arrival and depature times, but not the time for programming. Programming is only available within the selected times. The latest programming can start is 30 minutes past start time (i.e. 10:00am for a 9:30-11:00 slot, or 1:00 pm for a 12:30-2:00 pm slot.
• Self-Guided times are open to adjustment. Please select the self guided time that best fits your schedule. When filling out the Education Group Reservation Form, please put your requested hours. Most adjustments are approved.