Frying Pan Farm Park

CONTACT INFORMATION: Park open 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Kidwell Farm open 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Facility Hours vary.
703-437-9101 TTY 711
Farm and Equestrian: 2709 West Ox Road; Visitor Center: 2739 West Ox Road
Herndon, Virginia
Teresa Reynolds
Park Manager

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Frying Pan Farm Park Field Trips

Notice Regarding Confirmation

Confirmation of a scheduled program is not complete until you receive a confirmation email from site staff.

The automated system email notifying you that your request has been received by the system does not constitute confirmation of your scheduled program.


2024 Frying Pan Farm Park Field Trips

The Frying Pan Farm Park School Field Trip Programs are fully booked for the Spring 2024 season. If you are interested in visiting the park or to visit the animals without a program, there is a group admission fee. Fees are $30 for groups of 12 or more. There is an additional fee of $1 per person for groups over 60 people. Please contact the Visitor Center at 703-437-9101 to reserve a day and make payment. For more information, visit Frying Pan Farm Park Hours and Fees.


  • 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.

Fees:
In-county: $4 per student
Out-of-county: $5 per student
Recommended Grade Level: PreK-K
SOL Tie Ins: SOL Tie Ins: SCI.GK.7, SCI.G1.5, SCI.G2.4
Length: 30 Minutes

Program Frequently Asked Questions

A Day in the Life of a Dairy Cow

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.

Fees:
In-county: $4 per student
Out-of-county: $5 per student
Recommended Grade levels: K-1st Grade
Length: 30 Minutes
SOL Tie-ins: SCI.GK.7, SCI.G1.5, SCI.G2.4

Program Frequently Asked Questions

A Day in the 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.

Fees:
In-county: $6 per student
Out-of-county: $7 per student
Recommended Grade Level: K-1st Grade
Length: One hour
SOL Tie-ins: SCI.GK.7, SCI.G1.4, SCI.G1.5, SCI.G2.4

Program Frequently Asked Questions

The Farm Family

  • "Travel through Time" with your program leader, learning stories of the Historic Floris community.
  • "Stop" along the way as you travel back from 1896, when the Kidwell Farmhouse was built, to present day.
  • 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.

Fees:
In-county: $6 per student
Out-of-county: $7 per student
Recommended Grade Level: K-1st Grade
Length: One hour
SOL Tie Ins: SCI.GK.10, SS.GK.3, SS.G1.2.c

Program Frequently Asked Questions

  • 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

Fees:
In-county: $6 per student
Out-of-county: $7 per student
Recommended Grade Level: 2nd Grade
Length: One hour
SOL Tie Ins: SS.G2.1, SS.G2.8, SS.G2.9, SS.G2.10

Program Frequently Asked Questions

  • 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.

Fees:
In-county: $6 per student
Out-of-county: $7 per student
Recommended Grade Level: 3rd Grade
Length: One hour
SOL Tie Ins: SCI.G3.1; SCI.G3.2

Program Frequently Asked Questions

  • 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: $4.50 per rider 
Length: 30 minutes 
 

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