Summit County Field Trips Guide

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  Colorado Parks & Wildlife

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  Your fishin' is our mission​ - School Tours available at State Hatcheries

     Since 1881, Colorado Parks & Wildlife fish hatcheries have been dedicated to improving the fish populations of our beautiful state. Today, CPW operates 19 hatcheries that breed, hatch, rear and stock over 90 million fish per year. Many of the fish produced are to enhance angling opportunities, while others serve a critical role in native species recovery efforts. Colorado fish hatcheries support our angling pastime, which annually contributes 1.9 billion dollars to our state's economy! Tours for groups and schools must be arranged in as far in advance as possible. This will help ensure that a sufficient supply of educational materials is on hand and that your group has a coordinated, enjoyable experience. (less) ... Read more

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  Colorado Parks & Wildlife

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  River Watch - Real People doing Real Science for a Real Purpose

     River Watch is a statewide citizen science, volunteer water quality-monitoring network supported by Colorado Parks and Wildlife in partnership with the non-profit 5013 Earth Force, capable volunteers and others. Our mission is to create stewards for all water and aquatic resources through hands-on chemical, physical and biological monitoring of watershed health and utilize this high quality data to make informed decision to preserve and restore the condition of Colorado's water. This program is unique in its statewide focus, leverage of resources, quality and frequency of data collection and use of the data for diverse watershed management decisions. (less) ... Read more

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  History Colorado

  Denver

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  History Colorado Field Trips: Explore The State's History

     From kindergartners to high school seniors, students love our immersive and experiential exhibits and programs that explore the state's history, people and environment while aligning with curriculum standards across multiple disciplines. Core exhibits at the History Colorado Center include Colorado Stories, Destination Colorado and Denver A to Z and Living West. Please book at least two weeks before your desired date. Minimum 20 people. (less) ... Read more

  KIDS FREE SUMMER 2018!

  Memorial Day through Labor Day kids 15 and under, wearing a baseball jersey (Little League through MLB) receive FREE* admission! *Offer valid with the purchase of a regularly priced adul…

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  History Colorado

  Denver

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  Earn Digital Badges at HistoryColorado.org

     Online exhibits make Colorado history come alive through creative presentation of authentic artifacts, historical images, and audio-visual materials. Interactive and social media components provide forums for conversation relating past themes and issues to contemporary life. Complete a series of online activities to earn Digital Badges for your Mozilla Backpack. (less) ... Read more

  KIDS FREE SUMMER 2018!

  Memorial Day through Labor Day kids 15 and under, wearing a baseball jersey (Little League through MLB) receive FREE* admission! *Offer valid with the purchase of a regularly priced adul…

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  Keystone Science School

  Keystone

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  Mountain Field Trips!

     Keystone Science School is proud to provide schools with unique overnight field trips which combine Science, Adventure, and Fun! We strive to create outdoor and environmental education programs tailored to each school's goals. Our programs are not just field trips but an extension of your classroom. Located in a high mountain environment outside Denver our classroom is the forest, streams, and alpine tundra where students can practice field based science. It is our goal to meet the needs of each school whether that's academic, leadership focused, or community building. A school field trip with Keystone Science School will be a classroom changing experience. (less) ... Read more

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  Steam and Robotics

  Multiple Locations

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  In-School Field Trips!

     This unique program is a moving Art project, where children 7 to 12, build unique Art projects that are animated. Each project incorporates visual designs that the student arranges as their own creation and through a variety of devices ensures that this sculpture moves. Our unique Dynamic Art program combines art and technology while challenging your child to explore the relationship of these ideas. Through this program your child will be given the experience of making moving sculptures. Artists such as Alexander Calder used this method for his ceiling mobiles, which are seen all over the country. Each child will be given the opportunity to explore their creativity while incorporating the exciting elements of technology. Through the use of motors, gears and pulleys your child will learn how to turn their art to an exciting new level. They will be making beautiful and fun unique sculptures that exist as art and decorative objects. This class will challenge the functionality of the creative process as well as being fun and rewarding. It is more than your basic children's art class. Each kit contains motors, batteries, and circuits, which are essential to making moving sculpture as well as fun art tools such as construction paper, pipe cleaners, felt, pom poms, and googly eyes. All these items work together to create unique moving pieces of art and your child will closely examine the partnership between engineering and art. (less) ... Read more

Fun Things to Do

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  Colorado Adventure Center

  Idaho Springs

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  Colorado Whitewater Rafting, Ziplining and Sky Trekking adventures are perfect for school groups, sports teams, and youth groups!

     Looking for a trip to celebrate the end of a school year or wrapping up a successful sports tournament in Colorado? The Colorado Adventure Center is your one stop destination for whitewater rafting, zip line tours, and the brand new Colorado Sky Trek! Our Idaho Springs Base Camp is just a short drive from the Denver Metro Area. Get your team out of the city to experience everything the Rocky Mountains has to offer! Youth Rafting Adventures The beginner whitewater rafting trip on Clear Creek is the perfect section to take young adventure seekers. Take in the scenery of Colorado while navigating through class I-III rapids. Minimum age is 6 years old (dependent on water levels). If your school or youth group would like to take their whitewater rafting adventure to the next level, try out the intermediate section. Get ready to paddle! The intermediate section is a step up and involves navigating class I-IV rapids! Great for aggressive first timers. Minimum age 14 years old (dependent on water levels). (less) ... Read more

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  Elitch Gardens Theme Park

  Denver

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  Elitch Gardens has the ultimate field trip for your day camp. Enjoy a day of fun featuring an entire area of pint-sized rides as well as a great new interactive and fun kid's show! Tickets are valid Monday through Friday for children 4-12. Children 3 and under are free. Includes one free chaperone ticket for every five tickets purchased. (less) ... Read more

  Save on Discounted 2018 Season Passes--ONLINE ONLY

  Discounted 2018 Elitch Gardens Theme & Water Park season passes on sale now! $64.99 per person includes access to the both parks, bring a friend free tickets, free parking and much more. …

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  Golden Bell Camp and Conference Center

  Divide

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  GOLDEN BELL SEASONAL PROGRAMS

     Listed below are a variety of programs and rentals we offer! Please note, we may have multiple schedules to work with so send your schedule to us as soon as possible (at least 6 weeks before your retreat start date), requesting which programs you are interested in, as well as which day and time. We will do our best to accommodate your requests, although programs are not always available due to weather and staff availability. Please be prepared to be flexible in scheduling. Groups registered on the main campus have priority in scheduling. All activities require a signed waiver before participating. Anyone under 18 years of age must have a Guardian's signature. Safety: Adventurers who leave the ground are safely harnessed before leaving the ground. ​ Summer Programs (June-August) *Minimum number of participants must be reached to open a program. ​​ Zipline 400': $100 per hour / 10 person minimum Zipline 900' : $250 per hour / 10 person minimum Climbing Tower (40' Outdoor): $100 per hour / 10 person minimum Dangling Duo: $75 per hour / 8 person minimum Leap of Faith: $75 per hour / 8 person minimum Climbing Wall (20' Indoor): $80 per hour / 10 person minimum Challenge Course (Low Ropes): $10 /Person with 8 person minimum High Ropes: $20 /Person with 10 person minimum Rappelling: $125 per hour / 8 person minimum. (Off-Site) (less) ... Read more

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  History Colorado

  Denver

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  History Colorado Field Trips: Explore The State's History

     From kindergartners to high school seniors, students love our immersive and experiential exhibits and programs that explore the state's history, people and environment while aligning with curriculum standards across multiple disciplines. Core exhibits at the History Colorado Center include Colorado Stories, Destination Colorado and Denver A to Z and Living West. Please book at least two weeks before your desired date. Minimum 20 people. (less) ... Read more

  KIDS FREE SUMMER 2018!

  Memorial Day through Labor Day kids 15 and under, wearing a baseball jersey (Little League through MLB) receive FREE* admission! *Offer valid with the purchase of a regularly priced adul…

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  Performance Tours Rafting

  Breckenridge

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  Scout and Youth Group Rafting Discounts

     Give our reservation specialists a call and we'll do the work for you! We offer significant group discounts, and every 14th person rafts free! A very popular option is having us set up a group reservation file for your group, and having everyone choosing to participate pay us individually. This takes some of the pressure and financial commitment off of the organizer and on to the individual participants. The organizer can simply provide our contact information to prospective participants and once they reserve their spots we'll send them a confirmation with the information they need. The organizer can call us at any time to see who has reserved, and encourage those who haven't to contact us. Our goal is to make everything as easy and stress free as possible for the organizer and everyone participating. (less) ... Read more

  Half Price Rafting!

  Buy one trip at full price and the second person rafts for 1/2 price! Offer valid for any size group. A variety of trips for all ages and ability levels on 5 of Colorado's most spectacular r…

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Museums/Zoos

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  History Colorado

  Denver

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  History Colorado

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  History Colorado Field Trips: Explore The State's History

     From kindergartners to high school seniors, students love our immersive and experiential exhibits and programs that explore the state's history, people and environment while aligning with curriculum standards across multiple disciplines. Core exhibits at the History Colorado Center include Colorado Stories, Destination Colorado and Denver A to Z and Living West. Please book at least two weeks before your desired date. Minimum 20 people. (less) ... Read more

  KIDS FREE SUMMER 2018!

  Memorial Day through Labor Day kids 15 and under, wearing a baseball jersey (Little League through MLB) receive FREE* admission! *Offer valid with the purchase of a regularly priced adul…

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  History Colorado Coupon

Theater/Arts

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  Steam and Robotics

  Multiple Locations

  Steam and Robotics

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  In-School Field Trips!

     This unique program is a moving Art project, where children 7 to 12, build unique Art projects that are animated. Each project incorporates visual designs that the student arranges as their own creation and through a variety of devices ensures that this sculpture moves. Our unique Dynamic Art program combines art and technology while challenging your child to explore the relationship of these ideas. Through this program your child will be given the experience of making moving sculptures. Artists such as Alexander Calder used this method for his ceiling mobiles, which are seen all over the country. Each child will be given the opportunity to explore their creativity while incorporating the exciting elements of technology. Through the use of motors, gears and pulleys your child will learn how to turn their art to an exciting new level. They will be making beautiful and fun unique sculptures that exist as art and decorative objects. This class will challenge the functionality of the creative process as well as being fun and rewarding. It is more than your basic children's art class. Each kit contains motors, batteries, and circuits, which are essential to making moving sculpture as well as fun art tools such as construction paper, pipe cleaners, felt, pom poms, and googly eyes. All these items work together to create unique moving pieces of art and your child will closely examine the partnership between engineering and art. (less) ... Read more