Environmental Field Trips

Field Trip Activities

Students experience four activity sessions led by Lake Hopatcong Foundation staff and volunteers.

• Hands-on learning aboard the Floating Classroom: Students are taken aboard the floating classroom for hands-on learning about lake ecology and water quality which will include testing for water quality with Secchi disks; measuring pH levels, dissolved oxygen, and temperature; and viewing water samples through microscopes to see live phytoplankton.
• Macroinvertebrate sampling in the Musconetcong River: Students explore the Musconetcong River to learn about aquatic macroinvertebrates and how to determine water quality.
• Discovery hike through Hopatcong State Park: Students are introduced to the role development and forested areas play in the health of the lake environment.
• Interactive watershed model: Students learn about watersheds and how to keep our water clean through an EnviroScape demonstration.
   

2025 Field Trips 

Field trips are held rain or shine from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm in May and June at Hopatcong State Park in Landing, NJ. Groups of up to 140 (including chaperones) can be accommodated in a day. Schools with less than 105 participants may be scheduled with other schools to fill the day. Each activity session will contain students from only one school. Pricing for 2025 is $20 per person.  
 

Field Trip Inquiry Form 

If interested in participating in our 2025 spring 4th/5th-grade field trip program, please complete the form in its entirety and read all instructions carefully. Students in grades other than 4th or 5th will be considered on a case-by-case basis.