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Geology, minerals, natural history, and school toursHillsboro / Portland, ORPlanning facts
Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks & Minerals
Hillsboro / Portland family or group visit with cost, group, and logistics context
Visit brief
Useful before you open the venue site
Cost snapshot
Family + group trip prices
Group trip: $125 (School Visits)
Group trip: $175 (School Visits)
Confirm date, add-ons, and eligibility before booking.
Best for
Good for families and groups
Weather
Good rainy-day candidate
Food
Lunch or outside-food rules are part of the trip details.
Arrival
Use the official visit page for bus, parking, and drop-off instructions.
Decision snapshot
Can this work for a real outing?
Family
Family admission: Visit: $18.00, $15.00
Teacher
Group trip: School Visits: $125, $175
Access
Accessibility details are available; check mobility, sensory, service-animal, and stroller needs before visiting.
Photos
16 official-site photos
Planning facts
The details families compare before they go
Cost planning
Family + group trip prices
School/group
School/group: School Visits: $125, $175
Age + weather
Good for families and groups · Good rainy-day candidate
Reservation
Reservation or advance-booking rules are part of the trip details.
Food
Lunch or outside-food rules are part of the trip details.
Access
Accessibility details are available; check mobility, sensory, service-animal, and stroller needs before visiting.
Arrival
Use the official visit page for bus, parking, and drop-off instructions.
Duration
Plan duration from hours, timed tickets, and program length.
Booking facts
What you can know before you call or reserve
Known cost
Group trip: $125 (School Visits) Group trip: $175 (School Visits)
Reservation
Reservation or advance-booking rules are part of the trip details.
Adults
Adult/chaperone rules are part of the group trip details.
Food plan
Lunch or outside-food rules are part of the trip details.
Arrival
Use the official visit page for bus, parking, and drop-off instructions.
Comfort
Confirm restroom locations when planning with young kids. Accessibility details are available; check mobility, sensory, service-animal, and stroller needs before visiting.
Venue-specific checks
Caves and mines need comfort, safety, and tour-condition checks
These are memorable trips, but the deciding details are temperature, stairs, footwear, darkness/noise, age fit, and whether the tour pace works for the group.
Parent check
Temperature, shoes, stairs, darkness/noise, restroom timing, and younger-child comfort.
Group check
Tour length, guide capacity, arrival time, chaperone rule, and indoor lunch backup.
Watch
Tour-only venues may not work well if a child needs frequent breaks or stroller access.
Focus on the items above when comparing this venue with similar trips.
Open Tickets / pricesPlan by use case
Start with the decision you are actually making
Family visit
Use this when deciding whether a normal weekend or after-school visit is worth it.
Cost pathFamily + group trip prices
Weather fitGood rainy-day candidate
Food + bathroomLunch or outside-food rules are part of the trip details. · Confirm restroom locations when planning with young kids.
See before goingFull official gallery: 16 official-site photos
Group, camp, or school trip
Use this for homeschool groups, camps, scouts, teachers, and larger organized outings.
Group pathSchool/group: School Visits: $125, $175
ReservationReservation or advance-booking rules are part of the trip details.
Arrival + lunchUse the official visit page for bus, parking, and drop-off instructions. · Lunch or outside-food rules are part of the trip details.
Classroom hookpricing, discounts, school trips, groups
Access and comfort
Use this when a sensory, mobility, bathroom, stroller, or timing issue could decide the trip.
AccessAccessibility details are available; check mobility, sensory, service-animal, and stroller needs before visiting.
Sensory loadCheck crowd, noise, lighting, and sensory fit before booking.
DurationPlan duration from hours, timed tickets, and program length.
Watch outPrices and policies can change; confirm final booking details on the official pages.
Practical details
Cost
Group trip: $125 (School Visits)
Reservation
Reservation or advance-booking rules are part of the trip details.
Lunch
Lunch or outside-food rules are part of the trip details.
Arrival
Use the official visit page for bus, parking, and drop-off instructions.
Bathrooms
Confirm restroom locations when planning with young kids.
Access
Accessibility details are available; check mobility, sensory, service-animal, and stroller needs before visiting.
Cost details
Group trip: $125 (School Visits)
Group trip: $175 (School Visits)
Photo gallery
Images from the venue site. Open the image page for full context.
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Watch out
Prices and policies can change; confirm final booking details on the official pages.