Field Trips

Free School Field Trips to the Museum

We offer multiple programs related to the history of Frisco, Summit County, and the Rocky Mountain region for local and regional school districts and homeschool groups. Each program includes activities and content aligned with state education standards for preschool through fifth grade. We also offer modified programming with the same activities and hands-on artifacts that our museum staff can bring to your classroom. All the programs can be adjusted for different age groups, making the Museum an excellent destination for your class multiple times a year.

Museum staff members facilitate all field trips, providing all necessary supplies for activities and hands-on artifacts. Programs can last 45 minutes to an hour and a half, followed by 30 minutes of free exploration in the Historic Park. To schedule a field trip, email Museum staff at Museum@townoffrisco.com or call us at (970) 668-3428. If there is a specific activity or theme you would like to see, let us know at Museum@townoffrisco.com.

Available Programs

Soaring Summit- Preschool and Kindergarten

Learn about the birds that live in Summit County, along with their adaptations, diet, camouflage, and the changing environment in which they inhabit.

Frisco’s Fossils- Kindergarten – 4th Grade

Unearth Frisco’s ancient past with activities to show the movement and migration of dinosaurs and prehistoric animals. And learn about the changing environment and landscape throughout Colorado’s 300-million-year life span. And at the end, make your own fossil to take home!

Mining Frisco- 1st Grade – 5th Grade

Become a miner! Discover minerals, use tools, learn about supply and demand, and see if you can strike it rich with your own mining company, just like early 1800s miners in Frisco.

Life in Old Frisco- 2nd Grade – 4th Grade

Explore our ten historic buildings to compare technology from the late 1800s to our modern world. See how your life differs from that of the people who first came and settled here. 

Mountain Men- 3rd Grade – 5th Grade

Learn about the fur industry in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, who was trapping and trading, and try your hand at some bartering of your own.

Mapping the Mountains- 3rd Grade – 5th Grade

Imagine yourself as an early explorer of Colorado while learning to use a compass, read different types of maps, and even create your own map!

The Ute- 5th Grade

The Utes are Colorado’s longest inhabitants, having lived here thousands of years before Europeans began exploring North America. Learn about Ute culture and history, from art and tools to the environment around them.

History At Home

Virtual Puzzles

Reading and Research for Kids

• The Summit County Library offers an annual summer reading program and a wide array of educational and social events year-round for all ages.