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Frying Pan Farm Park Field Trips

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Field Trips 2026 – 2027 School Year

Field trip requests for fall 2026 begin on August 10.

Wagon Rides: Availability and reservations can be made online through the request form.
Self-guided field trips: To request a date, please email FCPAFryingPanFarmFieldTrips@fairfaxcounty.gov to check availability.
Group Admission Fees:

$30 for groups of 12-60 people
For groups over 60, add $1 per additional person
A group is any organized gathering or activity.

If your date is approved, park staff will contact you for payment. A pass will be issued after payment, and staff may check for fee compliance. Availability is limited and depends of park capacity, scheduled programs and events.

Fairfax County Park Authority Field Trip Programs at Frying Pan Farm Park

Reservation Information:
- Click here for Field trip pricing
- 30 minute field trips cost $5 for in county FCPS schools and $7 for private schools and out of county schools
- There is a minimum if 15 students or payment for 15 students are required for our field trip programs.
- The maximum number of students per class 30 students.
- The maximum capacity is 5 classes or 150 students per day.

Wagon Rides:

Fees and Capacity
- Wagon Ride: $6 per person, includes teachers and chaperones
- Wagon Rides with a program for in county FCPS schools: $5 per person, includes teachers and chaperones
- For your group comfort and safety, our wagons have a maximum capacity. Please see the capacity guidelines for a wagon ride. If your rider totals exceed these ratios, additional rides should be requested. The field trip coordinator will confirm additional requests based on availability.
  - 25-30 students : 2 adults
  - 20-24 students : 5 adults
  - 15-19 students :10 adults
  - 10-14 students : 15 adults
  - 5-9 students : 20 adults

Outreach:

Too cold outside? Can't get a bus? Want more farm, nature, science or history educational opportunities? Not a school? We also do outreach programs for libraries, community clubs and more!
The staff at Frying Pan Farm Park can come to you at any time of the year. To request an outreach program, please email FCPAFryingPanFarmFieldTrips@fairfaxcounty.gov. You will receive a confirmation email if we are able to schedule your visit.

We can do outreach any time or day of the week!
Programs last 45 to 60 minutes.
Programs can be scheduled beginning at 9:30 a.m. through after-school program hours.
There is a maximum of 30 children per program and a maximum of 40 people including adults.

FEES

Fairfax County:

$175 for the first class
$100 for each additional class
$200 per class with live animals

Other Areas:

$200 for the first class
$150 for each additional class
$200 per class with live animals

Frying Pan Farm Park can cover a variety of History and Science SOL learning objectives. If you do not see a SOL listed, please contact the park.

Students will discover how we take care of the birds that live at our farm and how they help to take care of us.
Students will meet, pet, and feed the chickens

Recommended Grade Level: PreK-K
Length: 30 minutes
SOL Tie-ins: SOL Tie Ins: SCI.GK.7, SCI.G1.5, SCI.G2.4
Calendar Unit: School Field Trip #AM1

Students discover how farmers take care of our dairy cows. Students learn about the life needs of cows through the “Day in the Life” of a cow at the park.

Learn how much food we feed our cows and how much milk they give us every day.
The program culminates by meeting one of our dairy goats.

Recommended Grade levels: K-1st Grade
Length: 30 minutes
SOL Tie-ins: SCI.GK.7, SCI.G1.5, SCI.G2.4
Calendar Unit: School Field Trip #AM1

Students discover how farmers take care of our dairy cows. Students learn about the life needs of cows through the “Day in the Life” of a cow at the park.

Learn how much food we feed our cows and how much milk they give us every day.
The program culminates by meeting one of our dairy goats.

Recommended Grade levels: K-1st Grade
Length: 30 minutes
SOL Tie-ins: SCI.GK.7, SCI.G1.5, SCI.G2.4
Calendar Unit: School Field Trip #AM1

Students will learn what the farmers provide to meet the animals needs and make sure they are alive, healthy, and comfortable. Students will be given a tour of the farm where they will think critically about animal habitats on the farm.

Understand what animals need to survive.
Understand the differences between animal needs.

Recommended Grade Levels: K-1st Grade
Length: 60 minutes
SOL Tie-ins: SCI.GK.7, SCIG1.5
Calendar Unit: School Field Trip #AM1

Life of a Dairy Cow

Students discover how farmers take care of our dairy cows.
Learn how much food we feed our cows and how much milk they give us every day.
Meet a dairy animal.

Visit the Kidwell Vegetable Garden

Learn about the different types of plants we grow in the garden.
Discover the parts of plants that we can eat.
Explore the veggie garden to find the different parts of plants.

Recommended Grade Level: K-1st Grade
Length: 60 minutes
SOL Tie-ins: SCI.GK.7, SCI.G1.4, SCI.G1.5, SCI.G2.4
Calendar Unit: School Field Trip #AM1

The Farm Family

Learn about the timeline of our farm and hear stories of the Historic Floris community.
Compare and contrast similarities and differences to various time periods.
Learn how farmers grew their own food, the methods they used to move around Fairfax County, and what they did for recreation.

Recommended Grade Level: K-1st Grade
Length: 60 minutes
SOL Tie-ins: SCI.GK.10, SS.GK.3, SS.G1.2.c
Calendar Unit: School Field Trip #AM1

Learn the basics of economics in this hands-on program
Follow the route that milk travels from the farm to cities like Washington, D.C. through the lens of a depression-era farm
Play different roles in our economy game, learning the basics of how producers and consumers work together in society

Recommended Grade Level: 2nd Grade
Length: 60 minutes
SOL Tie-ins: SS.G2.1, SS.G2.8, SS.G2.9, SS.G2.10
Unit: School Field Trip #AM1

Learn how simple machines “Make Work Easier."
Learn each of the simple machine types, and explore how they are used at home and on the farm.
Get hands-on, and test how simple machines work by performing farm chores.

Recommended Grade Level: 3rd Grade
Length: 60 minutes
SOL Tie-ins: SCI.G3.1; SCI.G3.2
Calendar Unit: School Field Trip #AM1

A tour of the farm in a tractor-pulled wagon
For schools who are planning to book field trip rides but not a program
In the request page, go to “Wagon Ride” and select the time slot(s)

Fees: $5 per rider, $4 per rider with program
Length: 30 minutes

Explore the similarities and differences between chickens and us!
Students get to:
- Meet a chicken.
- Learn about its characteristics and adaptations.
- Mix chicken feed.
- Practice collecting eggs.
Program includes: hands-on demonstration with real animals and models.

Food warning: Chicken feed contains sunflower seeds, oats, oyster shells, corn, soy. Students will have the option to smell and touch these ingredients.

Recommended Grade Level: PreK-K
Length: 45 minutes
SOL Tie-ins: SS.K.1, SS.K.7, SS.G1.1, SS.G1.4, SS.G1.5
Calendar Unit: School Field Trip #OU

Explore the similarities and differences between rabbits and us!
Students get to:
- Meet a rabbit.
- Learn about its characteristics and adaptations.
- Do a rabbit craft.
Program includes: hands-on demonstration with real animals and models.

Food warning: rabbit food contains dried timothy grass and alfalfa. Rabbit bedding includes straw and hay. Students will have the opportunity to smell and touch these items.

Recommended Grade Level: PreK-K
Length: 45 minutes
SOL Tie-ins: SCI.K.1, SCI.K.7, SCI.G1.1, SCI.G1.4, SCI.G1.5
Calendar Unit: School Field Trip #OU

Learn about the importance of wool crafting for the farm family in the past. Understand the impact of wool as a product in the history of the Virginia economy. Students will get hands-on experience crafting wool using different methods.
Students will learn how to:

Wash wool, card wool, spin wool and dye wool.
Handle historical farm family artifacts.

Recommended Grade Level: 4th-5th Grade
Length: 60 minutes
SOL Tie-ins: Skills VSa, Skills VSe, VS.13a
Calendar Unit: School Field Trip #OU

Learn the basics of economics in this hands-on program
Follow the route that milk travels from the farm to cities like Washington, D.C. through the lens of a depression-era farm
Play different roles in our economy game, learning the basics of how producers and consumers work together in society

Recommended Grade Level: 2nd Grade
Length: 60 minutes
SOL Tie-ins: SS.G2.1, SS.G2.8, SS.G2.9, SS.G2.10
Calendar Unit: School Field Trip #OU

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Alert:

Department Resources

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Frying Pan Farm Park Field Trips

Field Trips 2026 – 2027 School Year

Fairfax County Park Authority Field Trip Programs at Frying Pan Farm Park

Wagon Rides:

Outreach:

FEES

PRESCHOOL/KINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS

Egg-cellent Farm Birds

A Day in the Life of a Cow

ELEMENTARY PROGRAMS

A Day in the Life of a Cow

Animal Needs and Habitats

Plant and Animal Life Needs

Life in Historic VA

Mooving the Milk to Town

Simple Machines

WAGON RIDE

Wagon Ride

Outreach Programs

PRESCHOOL/KINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS

Egg-cellent Farm Birds

Animal Care: Rabbits!

ELEMENTARY PROGRAMS

Sheep to Shirt: Wool Crafting

Mooving the Milk to Town

Programs / Activities

Facilities / Rentals

Connect

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