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Baltimore-Washington field trip ideas for schools and groups
Compare field trip ideas near Baltimore-Washington, including school trips, kids field trips, and day trips with official photos, prices, weather fit, lunch, parking, accessibility, and booking links.
Local planning snapshot
This page is built around local searches like Baltimore-Washington field trip ideas, field trips near Baltimore-Washington, school field trips near me, scout and camp field trips, youth group trips, and kids field trips near Baltimore-Washington. Start with distance and weather fit, then open detail pages to verify current ticket calendars, reservation windows, group rules, arrival logistics, food policies, and source freshness.
Where to start in Baltimore-Washington
Start with the local places that have enough price, booking, photo, and logistics detail for a useful first comparison.
If you need a quick first pass, start with venues like Annapolis Maritime Museum Field Trips and Gaver Farm School Field Trips before checking their exact student, adult, or group rate lines.
Annapolis Maritime Museum Field Trips and Gaver Farm School Field Trips are good first checks when you want indoor backup before digging into more weather-sensitive options.
2 places lean animals, aquariums, gardens, parks, or nature learning, which makes this metro strong for outdoor or live-exhibit planning.
That gives you a cleaner local shortlist for class groups, homeschool meetups, or scout/camp planning without relying on broad “things to do” pages.
What this metro page answers best
Use these blocks to compare nearby options by cost, weather fit, trip type, and how much planning detail is available before you open each venue page.
That makes this page stronger than a generic “things to do” list when you need a nearby comparison set with official links, prices, and trip-day logistics in one place.
Start with those for class planning, then open the venue pages to confirm current dates, class-size rules, chaperone ratios, and arrival details.
That gives homeschool pods and co-ops a narrower local set to check before falling back to broader statewide exploration.
Use those counts together when the trip needs to work for younger students, short bus windows, or uncertain weather.

Annapolis Maritime Museum Field Trips
Annapolis Maritime Museum field trip with Pre-K-12 program choices, $8/hour Park/Museum field trips, $8 Museum Tour, $16-$17 hands-on ecology programs, $14-$18 Chesapeake Eco Cruise, $18-$23 Chesapeake 101, $30 Wilma Lee cruise or $900 minimum, kayaking/Sail & STEM options, 2-week advance notice, no teacher/chaperone charge, K-8 1:5 and 9-12 1:10 chaperone guidance, Park/Museum campus addresses, weather policy, lunch notes.
- Reserve
- Submit the official field trip request form with at least two weeks of advance notice. For questions, the official page lists Beth Haynes and the education contact path.
- Lunch
- If the schedule includes lunch, students should bring a non-perishable bagged lunch. Chesapeake 101 may allow lunch at the Park or onboard Harbor Queen; AMM does not provide food services.
- Bus
- Confirm the exact campus from the booking confirmation: Park Campus/Education Center is 7300 Edgewood Road and Museum Campus is 723 Second Street, roughly 15 minutes apart. Cruise programs may use Annapolis City Dock or Watermark instructions.
- Grades
- Pre-K, K-2, 3-5
Gaver Farm School Field Trips
Mount Airy / Baltimore-Washington option for an outdoor or weather-aware trip; helpful details include price, school trip, and group visit.
- Reserve
- Use the ticket or visit page for current reservation timing.
- Lunch
- Use the visit page for lunch, snack, and outside-food rules.
- Bus
- Use the visit page for bus, parking, and drop-off instructions.
- Grades
- Pre-K, K-2, 3-5