Geology Field Camps Worldwide
May 17 - Aug 11, 2026 The Black Hills Natural Sciences Field Station (BHNSFS) is a cooperative program hosted by the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology (South Dakota Mines) that provides extensive field training in geology and geological engineering. Operating for over 40 years, it is one of the largest summer field programs in the world with camps in nine countries and 14 locations.

East Carolina University Summer Geology Field Course
May 18 - Jun 23, 2026 The ECU Summer Geology Field Course (GEOL-4000) is a 6-semester hour, capstone Geology Field experience administered by the Department of Earth, Environment and Planning at East Carolina University. The Course is conducted in northern New Mexico and southern Colorado within a geologic and tectonic setting that includes the Southern Rocky Mountains, the Colorado Plateau, the Rio Grande Rift, the Jemez Caldera, and the San Juan Mountains. The course emphasizes project-based learning including: field mapping, stratigraphy and geophysics, and is designed to train students in field-oriented problem solving and critical thinking that will prepare them for a professional career in the Geological Sciences. This includes introducing students to complete project life cycles from data collection in the field, to analysis in a digital and GIS based environment and final production of scientific reports.

Geology Field Camp Montana
May 24 - Jun 25, 2026 Get ready for an immersive geologic field experience like no other! Over the course of this field program, students will develop critical skills in geologic field observations, map construction, stratigraphic section measurements, and structural analysis. You'll interpret geologic history through both stratigraphic and structural relationships examined in the field.

New Mexico Tech Geology Field Camp
May 24 - Jul 3, 2026 The 2026 New Mexico Tech Field Camp will take place in south-central New Mexico and southern Colorado. Our Field Camp includes three modules focused on critical minerals, hydrology, and structural geology/neotectonics. Students from other institutions are welcome!

Idaho State University Geology Field Camp
May 25 - Jun 29, 2026 Idaho State University offers an academically rigorous, experiential course, with an emphasis placed on developing core skills such as the abilities to observe, record, interpret, infer field relationships in four dimensions, and formulate and test hypotheses in a range of rock types and geological environments. Students get the opportunity to work with different faculty experts each week and on a variety of projects each week (e.g., sedimentology-stratigraphy, paleontology, structural geology, volcanology, igneous and metamorphic petrology, geomorphology, neotectonics, Quaternary geology, mountain hydrology, ore deposits, remote sensing, and geochronology). This broad faculty participation from experts in a variety of fields, in addition to the geologic diversity in central Idaho, allows students who complete our field course to become confident, broadly-trained field geologists prepared either to pursue industry careers in the Earth Sciences or dive into research projects in graduate school. The course is hosted at the Lost River Field Station, which includes comfortable amenities such as a class room and main dining space, commercial grade kitchen (all meals prepared by a full time cook), sleeping accommodations (four new student bunkhouses or canvas wall tents, cots, foam pad), bathrooms with showers, laundry facilities, and computers with wireless internet, ArcGIS Pro, Adobe Illustrator, and other software packages that students use to complete projects. Students from outside ISU pay the same price, and are encouraged to apply.

Angelo State University Field Camp 2026
May 25 - Jun 27, 2026 We depart from San Angelo in West Texas for four big geologic mapping projects in Big Bend Ranch State Park, northern New Mexico, and southern Colorado. We will map diverse rock types and structures as we make a transect across the North American Cordillera, including the active Rio Grande Rift. Our field camp emphasizes the challenge and fun of solving geological puzzles while describing rock types, making geologic maps, constructing cross-sections, and measuring structures. We will stay in cabins, a small motel, and camp out. We seek five to seven more students to join our seven Angelo State students to embark on our seventh field camp.

Iowa State Geology Field Camp
May 26 - Jul 2, 2026 Want to learn and practice skills relevant for geoscience careers across multiple sectors? Join us for the 2026 Iowa State University Geology Field Camp!Geology field camp is the best opportunity for students to be immersed in geology, to learn how to interpret the rock and fossil record, visualize geologic features in three dimensions, and analyze field data used to answer important questions in the geosciences. Our students develop skills, such as analyses related to structure, litho- and subsurface-stratigraphy, environmental science, carbon storage/sequestration, geological risk assessments, etc., that are applicable to careers in academia, industry, environmental consulting, and government agencies. Study areas include the Bighorn Basin, Wind River Range, and excursions to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks.After field camp, students will be able to:1) Plan and conduct geological investigations;2) Prepare, analyze, and interpret various geoscience products;3) Design and conduct geodetic surveys using Structure-from-Motion (SfM) and GNSS;4) Design and implement drone mapping missions; and5) Synthesize data in relation to environmental site assessments.

The University of Alabama Geology Field Course- GEO 495
May 27 - Jul 1, 2026 The University of Alabama Geology Field Course (GEO 495) is a five-week, six-credit course held in Alabama and New Mexico. The course teaches the essentials of field geology, including writing geological notes, use of topographic maps, map making, cross section construction, scientific report writing, and interpreting the regional geology at selected locations.

University of Missouri Geology Field Camp
May 31 - Jul 12, 2026 The University of Missouri Geology Field Camp is a six-week, six-credit field course based out of the Branson Field Laboratory in the Wind River Range, western Wyoming. Our two-part curriculum focuses on the development of practical skills and career-readiness, beginning with foundational skills and field methods, such as measuring stratigraphic sections, analysis of sedimentary facies and environments, working with topographic maps, and geologic mapping. In the final two weeks of the course, students practice experimental design, data collection, and analysis in advanced field methods, including groundwater and surface hydrogeology, shallow geophysics (seismic reflection, refraction, and electrical resistivity), and subsurface basin analysis. This course includes a field trip to Yellowstone and Grand Tetons National Parks.

Wichita State Geology Field Camp
May 31 - Jun 30, 2026 Summer field camp is a six credit hour (6SCH) camp and will again be offered in two formats in 2026: (1) Traditional, in-person bedrock mapping course in the Bighorn Basin of Wyoming and Montana, and (2) Virtual Minecraft gamified format serving student accessibility needs (travel, health, etc.) In-person camp will be held May 31 to June 24, 2026. Virtual camp dates TBA as needed. We welcome applications from WSU and guest students from other colleges and universities. The camp is underwritten by the Woolsey Family Fund for Geology Field Camp, which translates to a camp fee scholarship (~00) for each participating traditional, in-person student.