Field Camp Listing

A six credit (semester based) geology field camp is required for the Geology option in the Geosciences B.S. from Virginia Tech. Although we no longer offer our own field camp, there are numerous camps available through other schools.

This page is designed to provide you with web links to some field camps that are offered in May, June and July, together with field camps in Australia and New Zealand during December and January. The links give information on itinerary, cost, accommodations, credits (semester or quarter), financial aid, and contacts. The camps are listed below under their home states, but the home state of the university running the field camp is not always where the field camp itself is located. Although we have tried to provide information on as wide a range of field camps as possible, be sure to also look at the American Geological Institute's Directory of Geoscience Departments.

For further information and advice, or if you have additional field camp links to add to this website, please contact Dr. R. D. Law.

Domestic Field Camps

Alabama: University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa; Contact Information:; Dr. Harold Stowell; geology@geo.ua.edu; (205) 348-5095; hstowell@geo.ua.edu; (205) 348-5098; Website:; http://www.geo.ua.edu/field_camp.php; University of South Alabama, Mobile; Contact Information:; David T. Allison; dallison@jaguar1.usouthal.edu; (251) 460-6381; Website:; http://www.southalabama.edu/geography/allison/GY480/FieldCourseInfo.html
Alaska: University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks; Contact Information:; geology@uaf.edu; (907) 474-7565; Website:; http://www.uaf.edu/geology/Field%20Camp/2005%20index.html
Arizona: University of Arizona, Tucson; Contact Information:; Anne Chase; achase@email.geo.arizona.edu; (520) 621-6004; Website:; http://www.geo.arizona.edu/academics/fieldcamp/fieldcamp.html
Arkansas: University of Arkansas, Fayetteville; Contact Information:; Teresa Center; tcenter@uark.edu; (479) 575-3159; Doy Zachry; dzachry@uark.edu; (479) 575-2785; Website:; http://geosciences.uark.edu/141.htm
California: California State Poly. Univ., Hayward; Contact Information:; lstrayer@csuhayward.edu; (510) 885-3083; Website:; http://www.sci.csuhayward.edu/~lstrayer/geol4820/index.html; California State University, Long Beach; Contact Information:; rfrancis@csulb.edu; (562) 985-4929; Website:; http://www.cnsm.csulb.edu/departments/geology/programs/summerfieldgeology.shtml; Humboldt State University, Arcata; Contact Information:; Andre Lehre; akl1@humboldt.edu; (707) 839-3526; Website:; http://www.humboldt.edu/~geology/courses/fieldcamp/field_camp_main.htm; Late May-early July; take outside students; 3 different mapping areas
Colorado: Colorado School of Mines, Golden; Contact Information:; gholden@mines.edu; (303)-273-3855; Website:; http://www.mines.edu/academic/geology/courses/gegn316/index.html; Colorado State University, Ft. Collins; Contact Information:; erslev@cnr.colostate.edu; (970)-491-6375; (970)-491-5661; Website:; http://www.cnr.colostate.edu/geo/courses/g436.html; Fort Lewis College, Durango; Contact Information:; James Collier; Collier_J@fortlewis.edu; (970) 247-7462; Website:; http://geo.fortlewis.edu/; Mesa State College, Grand Junction; Contact Information:; Rick Livaccari; Richard Livaccari <rlivacca@mesastate.edu>; (970) 248-1081; Next field camp will be 2010
Florida: Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton; Contact Information:; David Warburton; warburto@fau.edu; (561) 297-3312; Website:; http://www.geosciences.fau.edu/Resources/CourseWebPages/Summer2008/GLY4790/Index_GLY4790_E08.htm; Florida State University, Tallahassee; Contact Information:; karl@gly.fsu.edu; (850) 644-5860; Website:; http://www.gly.fsu.edu/classes/fldcamp.html
Georgia: Georgia State University, Atlanta; Contact Information:; H. Babaie; hbabaie@gsu.edu; (404) 463-9559; Website:; http://www2.gsu.edu/~geohab/pages/geol4009/geol4120-4121.htm; University of Georgia, Athens; Contact Information:; crowe@gly.uga.edu; (706) 542-2382; Website:; http://www.gly.uga.edu/default.php?PK=5&&iPage=0
Idaho: Idaho State University, Pocatello; Contact Information:; linkpaul@isu.edu; (208) 282-3365; Website:; http://geology.isu.edu/FieldCamp; Applicants by February 15, 2009. $3400 approximately
Illinois: Eastern Illinois University, Charleston; Contact Information:; cfcac@eiu.edu; (217) 581-6323; Website:; http://www.eiu.edu/~geoscience/fieldcamp.html; Illinois State University, Normal; Contact Information:; dhmalon@ilstu.edu; (309) 438-2692; Website:; http://www.geo.ilstu.edu/fieldcamp/; Northern Illinois University, De Kalb; Contact Information:; Melissa Lenczewski; melissa@geol.niu.edu; (815) 753-7937; Email contact for information, new website coming in August.; Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Contact Information:; geology@geo.siu.edu; (618) 453-3351; Website:; http://www.geology.siu.edu/courses/geol454/index.html; Western Illinois University, Macomb; Contact Information:; Dr. Leslie Melim; PL-Calengas@wiu.edu; (309) 298-1151; Leslie Melim <LA-Melim@wiu.edu>; Website:; http://www.wiu.edu/geology/field.htm; Every other year; next one is 2010; Wheaton College, Wheaton; Contact Information:; Jamie Selander; blackhills@wheaton.edu; (630) 752-5063; geology@wheaton.edu; Website:; http://www.wheaton.edu/BlackHills/; Next offered in 2010
Indiana: Ball State University, Muncie; Contact Information:; geology@bsu.edu; (765) 285-8270; Website:; http://www.bsu.edu/geology/fieldcamp/; Indiana University, Bloomington; Contact Information:; iugfs@indiana.edu; (812) 855-1475; Website:; http://www.indiana.edu/~iugfs/; In-state tuition for everyone
Iowa: Iowa St. Univ. of Science & Tech., Ames; Contact Information:; Martin F. Helmke, ISU/UNL Field Camp Director; geology@iastate.edu; (515) 294-4477; 610-436-3564 (Helmke); Website:; http://www.ge-at.iastate.edu/FieldCamp/fieldcamp.shtml; Website:; http://www.aapg.org/explorer/2005/09sep/summercamp.cfm
Kansas: Ft. Hays State University, Hays; Contact Information:; Kenneth Neuhause; kneuhaus@fhsu.edu; (785) 628-5349; Website:; http://hays.outcrop.org/GSCI454/; Due to budget problems, not able to take out of state students this year; hopefully 2010 will have openings; University of Kansas, Lawrence; Contact Information:; kaesler@ku.edu; (785) 864-3338; Website:; http://www.geo.ku.edu/fieldActivities/fieldCamp.html; Wichita State University, Wichita; Contact Information:; john.gries@wichita.edu; (316) 978-7225; Website:; http://webs.wichita.edu/?u=geoscience&p=/fieldcamp/index
Kentucky: University of Kentucky, Lexington; Contact Information:; Professor Frank Ettensohn; f.ettensohn@uky.edu; 859-257-1401; Website:; http://www.uky.edu/AS/Geology/dus/fieldcamp.htm; Odd numbered years; web site will not be updated; out-of-state tuition; contact Dr. Ettensohn for details
Louisiana: Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Contact Information:; Dr. Laurie Anderson; glande@geol.lsu.edu; (225) 578-2153; Website:; http://www.geol.lsu.edu/fieldcamp.html; web site updated early 2009; University of Louisiana, Lafayette; Contact Information:; TDuex@louisiana.edu; (337) 482-6222; Website:; http://geology.louisiana.edu/classes/fieldcamp/index.shtml
Massachusetts: Salem State College, Salem; Contact Information:; peter.sablock@salemstate.edu; (978) 542-6133; Website:; http://w3.salemstate.edu/~psablock/
Michigan: Albion College, Albion; Contact Information:; Blincoln@albion.edu; (517) 629-0776; Website:; http://www.albion.edu/geology/FIELDCMP.HTM; Michigan State University, East Lansing; Contact Information:; pbrown@geology.wisc.edu; (608) 262-5954; Website:; http://www.geology.uiuc.edu/%7Eburmeist/Home.html; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; Contact Information:; Chris Malvica; campdavis@umich.edu; (734) 615-8600; Website:; http://www.lsa.umich.edu/geo/undergrad/campdavis/; Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo; Contact Information:; michael.c.durham@wmich.edu; (269) 387-5485; Website:; http://www.geology.wmich.edu/fhydro/index.htm
Minnesota: Macalester College, St. Paul; Contact Information:; Wirth@macalester.edu; (651) 696-6449; University of Minnesota, Duluth; Contact Information:; Dr. Jim Miller, Co-Director; prc@d.umn.edu; 218-720-4355; Dr. Dean Peterson; dpeters1@nrri.umn.edu; 218-720-4393; Website:; http://www.d.umn.edu/prc/fieldcamp
Mississippi: Millsaps College, Jackson; Contact Information:; Jamie Harris; harrijb@millsaps.edu; (906) 635-2155; Email contact for more information. Camp offered only in odd numbered years.
Missouri: Missouri University of Science and Technology; Contact Information:; John Hogan; jhogan@mst.edu; (573) 341-4466; Website:; http://gse.mst.edu/fieldcamp/fieldcamp05.html; (Directed by VT grad John Hogan; not as grueling as some) Email for current information.; University of Missouri, Columbia; Contact Information:; Bob Bauer; BauerR@missouri.edu; (573) 882-3759; Website:; http://fieldcamp.missouri.edu/
Montana: Montana St. Univ, Bozeman; Contact Information:; Steve Custer; scuster@montana.edu; (406) 994-6906; Website:; http://www.montana.edu/wwwes/programs/geologycamp.htm; 2009 begins May 18 and goes for 5 weeks; Montana University System, Missoula; Contact Information:; geology@mso.umt.edu; (406) 243-2341; Jim Sears; james.sears@umontana.edu; (406) 243-5251; Website:; http://www.umt.edu/geosciences/faculty/hendrix/g429/g429_2008.htm
Nebraska: University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Contact Information:; DeAnn Frisk, Iowa State; geology@iastate.edu; 515-294-4477; Carl Jacobson; Website:; http://www.ge-at.iastate.edu/FieldCamp/fieldcamp.shtml; Run through the Iowa State University
Nevada: University of Nevada, Reno; Contact Information:; Rich Schweickert; richschw@unr.edu; (775) 784-6901; Website:; http://www.mines.unr.edu/fieldcamp/
New Mexico: New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology, Socorro; Contact Information:; djohnson@nmt.edu; (505) 835-5634; Website:; http://www.ees.nmt.edu/Geol/classes/camp/Other.html; University of New Mexico, Albuquerque; Contact Information:; jgeiss@unm.edu; (505) 277-3433; Website:; http://epswww.unm.edu/
New York: Colgate University, Hamilton; Contact Information:; Jmcnamara@mail.colgate.edu; (315) 228-7212; Website:; http://departments.colgate.edu/geology/; Columbia University, Palisades; Contact Information:; mia@ldeo.columbia.edu; (845) 365-8550; Website:; http://www.college.columbia.edu/students/academics/depts/dees.php?tab=courses; SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo; Contact Information:; geology@buffalo.edu; (716) 645-3489 x 6100; Website:; http://www.geology.buffalo.edu/fieldwork/fieldCamp; SUNY at Oswego, Oswego; Contact Information:; Dr. David Valentino; dvalenti@oswego.edu; (315) 312-2798; Website:; http://www.oswego.edu/geo_classes/geo481/osunyfc.html; SUNY College at Cortland, Cortland; Contact Information:; Gayle Gleason; gleasong@cortland.edu; (607) 753-2815; Website:; http://web.cortland.edu/gleasong/fdcamp.html; Next camp in 2010
North Carolina: Appalachian State University, Boone; Contact Information:; No Longer Offers Field Camp; North Carolina System; Contact Information:; Stephen B. Harper; HARPERS@ECU.EDU; (252) 328-6773 phone; (252) 328-4391 fax; Website:; http://core.ecu.edu/geology/HARPER/SummerFieldCourse/index.htm
Ohio: Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green; Contact Information:; kpanter@bgnet.bgsu.edu; (419) 372-7337; Website:; http://geology.bgsu.edu/Fieldcamp/; Kent State University, Kent; Contact Information:; geology@kent.edu; (330) 672-4124; Website:; http://dept.kent.edu/geology/courses/fieldcamp.html; Miami University, Oxford; Contact Information:; William Hart; fieldgeology@muohio.edu; (513) 529-3216; Website:; http://www.muohio.edu/fieldgeology/; No out of state tuition; Ohio State University, Columbus; Contact Information:; krissek.1@osu.edu; (614) 292-1924; Website:; http://bpre.osu.edu/education/; University of Akron, Akron; Contact Information:; lfribe1@uakron.edu; (330) 972-8046; Website:; http://www3.uakron.edu/geology/fcamp/fldcamp.html; University of Dayton, Dayton; Contact Information:; Don.Pair@notes.udayton.edu; (937) 229-3432; Website:; http://artssciences.udayton.edu/geology/opportunities/fieldcourse.asp; Wright State University, Dayton; Contact Information:; cindy.harrison@wright.edu; (937) 775-3455; Website:; http://www.wright.edu/geology/fieldcamp/fieldcamp.htm
Oklahoma: Oklahoma State University, Stillwater; Contact Information:; Jim Puckette; "Puckette, Jim" <jim.puckette@okstate.edu>; (405) 744-6358; Website:; http://geology.okstate.edu/fieldcamp.php; May 25 through June 26, 2009; will update site soon
Oregon: Oregon State University, Corvallis; Contact Information:; Andrew Meigs; meigsa@geo.oregonstate.edu; (541) 737-1214; John Dilles; dillesj@geo.oregonstate.edu; (5411) 737-1245; Website:; http://www.geo.oregonstate.edu/classes/fcamp/; tentatively begin June 15, 2009; Portland State University, Portland; Contact Information:; Andrew Fountain; andrew@pdx.edu; (541) 493-2629; No webpage, email contact for more information.; Southern Oregon University, Ashland; Contact Information:; Jad D'Allura; dallura@sou.edu; (541) 552-6480; William Elliott; elliottw@sou.edu; Website:; http://www.sou.edu/geology/fieldcamp; University of Oregon, Eugene; Contact Information:; Ray Weldon; ray@uoregon.edu; (541) 346-4573; Becky Dorsey; rdorsey@uoregon.edu; Website:; http://uoregon.edu/%7Edogsci/undergraduate/field_camp
Pennsylvania: Lehigh University, Bethlehem; Contact Information:; Frank J. Pazzaglia; fjp3@lehigh.edu; PHONE 610-758-3667; FAX 610-758-3677; Ms. Laura Cambiotti; ljc0@lehigh.edu; 610-758-3661; Website:; http://www.lehigh.edu/~fjp3/fieldcamp/index.html; Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park; Contact Information:; lxg2@geosc.psu.edu; Website:; http://www.geosc.psu.edu/prospective/fieldcamp.php
South Carolina: University of South Carolina, Columbia; Contact Information:; Doug Crowe; crowe@gly.uga.edu; Website:; http://www.gly.uga.edu/default.php?PK=5&&iPage=0; In conjunction with the University of Georgia
Tennessee: University of Memphis, Memphis; Contact Information:; Daniel Larsen; dlarsen@memphis.edu; (901) 678-2101; Website:; http://cas.memphis.edu/des/; June 7-July 8, 2009
Texas: Baylor University, Waco; Contact Information:; Steve Dworkin; Steve_Dworkin@baylor.edu; (254) 710-2186; No web site, use email for information; Stephen F. Austin St. Univ., Nacogdoches; Contact Information:; rnielson@sfasu.edu; (936) 468-2248; Website:; http://www.geology.sfasu.edu/fieldcamp.html; The Univ. of Texas, El Paso; Contact Information:; Terry Pavlis is; pavlis@geo.utep.edu; 915-747-5570; University of Houston, Houston; Contact Information:; copeland@uh.edu; (713) 743-3396; tnguye36@mail.uh.edu; Website:; http://www.geosc.uh.edu/home/field-camp.php; University of Texas, Arlington; Contact Information:; John Wickham, Department Chair; Geology@UTA.edu; (817) 272-2987 phone; (817) 272 2628 fax; Website:; http://www.uta.edu/ees/; Use the field camp link on the left. If you are not a Texas resident, you may find the tuition a bit steep.
Utah: Brigham Young University, Provo; Contact Information:; Bart J. Kowallis; Bart J. Kowallis <bkowallis@gmail.com>; (801) 422-2467; No web site; contact Dr. Kowallis by phone or email for information; Southern Utah University, Cedar City; Contact Information:; Dr. Mark R. Colberg; colberg@suu.edu; (435) 586-7900; Website:; http://www.suu.edu/sci/physci/fieldcamp/
Washington: Central Washington Univ., Ellensburg; Contact Information:; jeff@geology.cwu.edu; (509) 963-2801; Website:; http://www.geology.cwu.edu/; Eastern Washington University; Contact Information:; Dr. Richard L. Orndorff; rorndorff@mail.ewu.edu; 509-359-2855; Website:; http://www.ewu.edu/geology; Estimated 2007 cost is $2200 for tuition, room and board; Dr. Orndorff is a VT grad, 1984; ME; Western Washington Univ., Bellingham; Contact Information:; geology@cc.wwu.edu; Website:; http://geology.wwu.edu/; Additional info in email
West Virginia: West Virginia University, Morgantown; Contact Information:; tkammer@wvu.edu; (304) 293-5603 x 4331; Website:; http://www.geo.wvu.edu/~kammer/geol404.htm; spring or summer 2009
Wisconsin: Beloit College, Beloit; Contact Information:; mendelsn@beloit.edu; (608) 363-2223; Tentative dates: 1 June � 3 July, 2009; University of Wisconsin, Madison; Contact Information:; pbrown@geology.wisc.edu; (608) 262-5954; Website:; http://www.geology.uiuc.edu/%7Eburmeist/Home.html; High out-of-state tuition at all 5 schools in the consortium. Wisconsin/Illinois native can sign up as "special student"; University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh; Contact Information:; paulsen@uwosh.edu; (920) 424-4460; Website:; http://www.uwosh.edu/faculty_staff/paulsen/fieldcamp.html
Wyoming: University of Wyoming, Laramie; Contact Information:; erincs@uwyo.edu; (307) 766-2053; Website:; http://www.gg.uwyo.edu/fieldcamp/GE4717.htm

International Field Camps

Australia: James Cook University; Contact Information:; EarthScience@jcu.edu.au; +61 7 4781 4546; Website:; http://www.es.jcu.edu.au/teaching/field.html
Ireland: James Madison University; Contact Information:; whitmesj@jmu.edu; (540) 568-7119; Website:; http://www.jmu.edu/geology/fieldcourse/
Italy: Boise State University, Boise; Contact Information:; Claude Spinosa; cspinosa@boisestate.edu; (208) 830 8877; 39 339 445 9678 (Italy cell); cjnorth@boisestate.edu or claude.spinosa37@gmail.com; Website:; http://earth.boisestate.edu/SummerCamp/index.htm; No camp 2009 due to value of the dollar. Will reconsider for 2010
New Zealand: Massey University, Palmerston North; Contact Information:; Dr. Leslie J. Singh; fieldcamp@paradise.net.nz; +64 4 977 5425; cell +64 21 1101 454; Website:; http://fieldgeology.massey.ac.nz/
Turkey: South Dakota School of Mines & Tech., Rapid City; Contact Information:; nuri.uzunlar@sdsmt.edu; (605) 394-2494 phone; (605) 394-6703 fax; Website:; http://geologyfieldcamp.sdsmt.edu/

Geosciences students look forward to great field trips!

Undergraduate students ponder some local geology on a field trip run as part of GEOS 2444 (Geoscience Field Observations.)