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Homeschool field trips

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17,481 destinations, each run through a curriculum-first rubric that picks a subject, infers an age range, and decides whether it works for a small group. Free to browse — no account.

252 matches in California

Sonoma Botanical Garden
Nature
Sonoma Botanical Garden
Glen Ellen

Specialty botanical garden featuring Asian plants — covers plant taxonomy, horticultural science, and temperate-to-subtropical climate ecology.

Stone Barn Nature Center
Nature
Stone Barn Nature Center
Glendale

Small urban nature center with native habitat gardens and wildlife education programming covering local ecology and conservation.

Stoneview Nature Center
Nature
Stoneview Nature Center
Culver City

Small urban nature center with trails and native habitat restoration — supports local ecology, plant ID, and outdoor science observation.

Stough Canyon Nature Center
Nature
Stough Canyon Nature Center
Burbank

City-operated nature center with trails in the Verdugo Hills — chaparral ecology, native plant identification, and watershed science.

Sugarplum Zoo
Nature
Sugarplum Zoo
Temecula

Small private zoo in Temecula — hands-on animal observation supporting basic zoology and wildlife biology for young learners.

Sunset State Beach
Nature
Sunset State Beach
Watsonville

Central California state beach with dune and coastal ecosystems — supports lessons in coastal geology, marine biology, and shoreline ecology.

The Gardens at Heather Farm
Nature
The Gardens at Heather Farm
Walnut Creek

Community garden and nature center in Walnut Creek with demonstration gardens and wildlife habitat — horticulture, plant biology, and urban ecology.

The Huntington Australian Garden
Nature
The Huntington Australian Garden
San Marino

Themed botanical garden showcasing Australian flora — plant biology, biogeography, and comparative ecology within The Huntington's collections.

Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge
Nature
Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge
Imperial Beach

Coastal estuary and tidal flat refuge at the U.S.-Mexico border — covers estuarine ecology, migratory shorebird biology, and coastal wetland conservation.

Tilden Nature Area Environmental Education Center
Nature
Tilden Nature Area Environmental Education Center
Berkeley

Tilden Park environmental education center with live animals, gardens, and naturalist programming covering Bay Area ecology and life science.

Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary
Nature
Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary
Silverado

Modjeska Canyon wildlife sanctuary with bird banding station — supports ornithology, riparian habitat ecology, and field biology observation.

UC Davis Botanical Conservatory
Nature
UC Davis Botanical Conservatory
Davis

University botanical conservatory with living plant collections from multiple biomes — supports botany, plant taxonomy, and ecology curriculum.

UC Riverside Botanic Gardens
Nature
UC Riverside Botanic Gardens
Riverside

UC Riverside's 40-acre botanical garden with collections from arid and semi-arid climates worldwide — covers plant taxonomy and desert ecology.

UC Santa Cruz Arboretum & Botanic Garden
Nature
UC Santa Cruz Arboretum & Botanic Garden
Santa Cruz

UC Santa Cruz arboretum with globally sourced plant collections including Australian and South African flora — covers plant taxonomy, adaptation, and conservation biology.

UCLA Mathias Botanical Garden
Nature
UCLA Mathias Botanical Garden
Los Angeles

University of California botanical garden with diverse plant collections — supports botany, plant taxonomy, and ecology field study.

Ventura Botanical Gardens
Nature
Ventura Botanical Gardens
Ventura

Hillside botanical garden featuring California-native and Mediterranean-climate plants — covers plant adaptation, ecology, and regional geography.

Nature
Vision Quest Ranch
Salinas

Private ranch housing exotic and endangered animals used in film — introduces wildlife biology, animal behavior, and conservation through close-up encounters.

Whittier Narrows Natural Area
Nature
Whittier Narrows Natural Area
South El Monte

LA County riparian natural area along the San Gabriel River — covers urban ecology, bird biology, and Southern California watershed systems.

Whittier Narrows Nature Center Associates
Nature
Whittier Narrows Nature Center Associates
South El Monte

Urban nature center along the San Gabriel River with wildlife observation areas — supports ecology, riparian biology, and outdoor PE.

Whittier Narrows Recreation Area
Nature
Whittier Narrows Recreation Area
South El Monte

Urban multi-use recreation area in the San Gabriel Valley with riparian habitat, wildlife observation areas, and nature trails — covers Southern California watershed ecology.

Wrigley Memorial and Botanic Garden
Nature
Wrigley Memorial and Botanic Garden
Avalon

Hillside botanic garden on Catalina Island honoring William Wrigley Jr. — covers island plant ecology, Mediterranean species, and conservation horticulture.

Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area
Nature
Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area
Davis

State-managed wetland and wildlife area in the Sacramento Valley — waterfowl ecology, migratory bird biology, and Central Valley watershed science.

Zoomars Petting Zoo
Nature
Zoomars Petting Zoo
San Juan Capistrano

Small petting zoo and farm-animal facility covering basic zoology, animal husbandry, and hands-on biology for young children.

Botanic Garden
Nature
Botanic Garden
Northridge

Campus botanic garden at CSUN with labeled plant collections — supports plant taxonomy, ecology, and native California flora studies.

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