PLAN YOUR VISIT
Field Trips
In-Person Field Trip
Our in-person field trips are designed to educate K-12 students on the Heart Mountain story and provoke thought about Civil Rights history in America. Check out our Education page or contact us for more information, including pre- and post-visit classroom activities. In-person field trips typically require between 90 minutes and 2 hours.
Classroom Resources:
Check out our Classroom Resources Padlet to find lesson plans, activities, reading guides, and more designed in accordance with Wyoming State Educational Standards and Common Core Standards.
How to Schedule an In-Person Field Trip
Schedule:
Schedule a visit through our website or contact our Museum Educator, Sybil Kawano at sybil@heartmountain.org or 307.754.8000 to make arrangements.
Cost:
Contact us for our student group rates.
Off-site Presentations are available for Montana and Wyoming schools. Cost varies and is based on a flat fee plus mileage. Please contact us for details and pricing.
Please provide when booking:
- Where the presentation will take place (On-site, Off-site)
- Proposed date
- Proposed time / duration of the presentation or tour
- Number in the tour (student groups need one chaperone for every 10 students)
- Age of group or school grade (K-12)
- Contact person & phone number
- Topics you will have covered previously in class
Accessibility information for visiting the interpretive center
Virtual Field Trips
Heart Mountain Interpretive Center’s Virtual Field Trip provides students with the unique opportunity to tour our exhibits and speak with our museum staff from their classrooms. Virtual Field Trips are available in a variety of themes including Life at Camp, Propaganda, Arts & Culture, Children of Heart Mountain, Military Service & Draft Resisters, and Women of Heart Mountain.
Each virtual field trip comes with classroom resources such as lesson plans and activities to engage students and enhance their experience. These resources are aligned with Wyoming Department of Education standards as well as Common Core standards
Frequently Asked Questions
When are you open?
We are open from 10:00am to 5:00pm every day during our summer hours and Wednesday though Saturday during our winter hours. If you would like to book a visit when we are not regularly open, we will do our best to accommodate your schedule.
Is there bus parking?
Yes. Our main driveway is large enough to accommodate a bus and there is plenty of space to load/unload passengers before parking further back. The driveway to the walking path and memorial is a large loop that allows a bus to drive around and park along the edge of the sidewalk by the entrance. The road to the hospital area is large enough to accommodate a bus but does require a tight turn-around.
The short drive to the barrack building is not large enough for a bus and has only one handicapped parking space. The barrack is accessible to ambulatory visitors via a short walking path from the front entrance of the HMIC. This path is well-maintained and marked.
Is the site handicapped accessible?
The Interpretive Center has:
- ADA-compliant doors, walkways, and bathrooms;
- a single transport chair that can be used by visitors on a first-come-first-serve basis;
- audio translations of interpretive panels in English, Japanese, Spanish, and German; and
- subtitles on the introductory video in the same languages.
The Original Barrack has:
- handicap parking; and
- an ADA-compliant access ramp and entrance.
The Memorial and Setsuko Saito Higuchi Walking Trail:
- has a paved wheelchair-accessible path that is mostly over flat ground; and
- an introductory sign with Braille
The Honor Roll and Hospital Grounds do not meet ADA standards at this time.