Station Field Trip

Spring 2025 Field Trips

Field trip dates are available now for Mondays through Fridays from March through June. Request an available date then complete the form at the bottom of the page.

Request a Ranger-Led Field Trip

 

Schedule a Station Field Trip

Would your students like to explore the story of the second major battle from the experience of civilians to common soldiers to Civil War medicine? Do you want your students to have an extended field trip to the battlefield?

Check for availability on Booking, complete the reservation form request below, then join us for our standard station tour!

Program Outline

During this four-hour experience, your students will:

• Explore the visitor center and explore exhibits about the causes of the Civil War and its aftermath in Missouri.
• Discover the stories and experiences of common soldiers who fought for the United States, the Confederacy, the Missouri State Guard, and others.
• Learn about the lives of civilians during the battle and the civil war. Black and white, enslaved and free - glimpse their experiences through a visit to the Ray House.
• Expand their understanding of Civil War medicine from triage to treatment to recovery.
• Explore the site of the heaviest fighting with a walk around Bloody Hill (optional, please let us know if you're interested).

Grade Level: 3rd-High School
Start Times: 10 am, 10:30 am, 11 am
Lunch Break: Available on request (Please let us know your school's lunch period to help our scheduling)

NPS Form 10-1750 (Rev. 04/2021)
National Park Service

OMB Control No. 1024-0228
Expiration Date 11/30/2025

Learning Accommodations

Does anyone in your group need any accommodations?

Yes No

If yes, describe the accommodation need.

Next Step

School / Organization Contact Information

School / Organization Name (required)

Name of Requester/Contact Person (required)

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Contact Email Address (required)

Contact Phone Number (required)
123-456-7890 extension if any

Mailing Address (required)

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ZIP (required)
Five digit ZIP code [99999]

Next Step

Group Details - Park Visit/ Field Trip

Name of Primary Contact Visiting if Different Than Above (optional)

Title / Position of Primary Contact if Different Than Above (optional)

Email Address of Primary Contact if Different Than Above (optional)

Phone Number of Primary Contact if Different Than Above (optional)
Format: 123-456-7890

Program Name or Subject Requested/Self-Guided

Grade Level(s) of Students (required)

Number of Staff / Chaperones (required)

Number of Students (required)

Preferred Date of Visit (required)
format mmddyyyy

My preferred date has been confirmed by the park (required)

Yes No

Preferred Program Start Time (required)

Alternative Date(s) (required)
Enter one or more dates .

Anticipated Arrival Time (required)

Anticipated Departure Time (required)

Mode of Transportation (required)

Disclaimer:

A park representative will follow-up to confirm group details once this request has been received and reviewed.

Submit my Education Reservation Request

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NPS Form 10-1750 (Rev. 04/2021)
National Park Service

OMB Control No. 1024-0228
Expiration Date 11/31/2025

Notices

Privacy Act Statement

Authority: 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 Statement

We 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 Statement

Public 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.

 

Additonal Information

Advance reservations are required for all groups planning an educational field trip and are free. Contact the Education Office at [phone] ext. 249 or via email for additional information.

Because of limited parking, we ask that groups (parents and chaperones driving separately) carpool with no more than eight (8) cars entering the battlefield at a time.

PARK ADDRESS & PHONE NUMBER

Wilson's Creek National Battlefield
6424 W. Farm Road 182
Republic, MO 65738
Phone: [phone]
Education Office: ext. 249
Fax: [phone]