The Smoky Mountains Adventure trips are open to Rockwood students entering fifth grade in the fall of 2025. Travel to the Great Smoky Mountains for an adventure-packed four days exploring the wilderness, searching for wildlife, learning about the environment and developing leadership skills. Stay at the Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont, an environmental education center located within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Smoky Mountains Adventure Trip Dates: Trip 1: March 6-9, 2026 (departs morning of March 6) | Bowles, Kellison, Stanton, Uthoff ValleyTrip 2: March 27-30, 2026 (departs morning of March 27) | Ridge Meadows, Wild Horse, WoertherTrip 3: April 17-20, 2026 (departs morning of April 17) | Ellisville, Kehrs Mill, WestridgeTrip 4: April 24-27, 2026 (departs morning of April 24) | Ballwin, Fairway, Green PinesTrip 5: May 1-4, 2026 (departs morning of May 1) | Babler, Chesterfield, PondTrip 6: May 15-18, 2026 (departs morning of May 15) | Blevins, Eureka, Geggie Fee: $765 Full payment option: Pay the full amount of $765 upon acceptance on the trip. Installment option: A $225 deposit is due upon acceptance on the trip. If you choose the installment option, your account will automatically be set up to make four installment payments of $135 each due on November 1, December 1, January 2 and February 1. Limited fee assistance may be available to those who qualify. Registration: Registration will take place through a random draw lottery. The lottery sign up period will run May 1 through September 30, 2025.On October 1, the system will randomly draw from those who have registered for the lottery and will assign students to trips. You may only register for the lottery for your child's assigned school trip. You may not register for another school's trip. You only need to register one time for each child. All those registering for the lottery will have an equal chance to be drawn for the trip, regardless of when they register between May 1-September 30. Families can still register for the trip after October 1. There is no guarantee all students will be placed on a trip. If a trip is full, you have the option to register for the wait list and you will be contacted if/when a space becomes available. For more trip information and answers to frequently asked questions, please click here. Questions? Contact our office at info@prcommunityed.org or call or text 636-891-6644.