5 Rivers - Field Trips | Outdoor Alabama

UPDATE: November 8, 2024

Please contact Mark at Mark.Wetzel@DCNR.Alabama.gov for information and self-guided field trip reservations. Please include school, number of students, grade, and a date preferred. We are currently not booking past February 2025 due to planned significant facility upgrades and maintenance.

5 Rivers is a field trip destination for students of all ages. With an exhibit hall, learning center, theater, nature trail and boat tours, we specialize in teaching about the Mobile-Tensaw Delta and Alabama's incredible biodiversity.

Field Trip Basics:

60 students max during the school year
40 students max in the summer
If you have more students, we can either schedule for multiple days OR a morning group and afternoon group
There is no cost for the tour.
Arrive as early as 9am
Length of tour varies 2-5 hours
Bring lunches to eat at covered picnic pavilions overlooking the Blakeley River

To schedule a field trip, email Mark Wetzel or call 251-625-0814. Be sure to include:

# of Students
Grade Level
Preferred date