Extra-terrestrial Explorations designed for you
We're excited to host camps and getaways tailored just for you.
Choose one of PARI's existing camp programs or curricula, pick your dates, and tell us about who is coming. We'll get everything ready for you.
Or, if you would rather, go a-la-carte from our wide variety of education programs and build your own. You can mix and match with your own activities as well.
If you already have your own program and content but just need a home base, we can help with that too. Let us be your host.
🛏️PARI has options for overnight stays so you can relax and enjoy without ending your day with a drive home.
🍴Book our dining hall, Smiley’s, to feed a crowd. Or, plan a picnic outside. Ask us about catering options, or bring your own food. View all of our Dining Options
🚀Add some activities to your day with our hands-on STEM and Space Science programs for a unique and engaging experience. Some activities have items you make and take home.
🧑🔬Let one of our scientists guide you on a tour of our museum and exhibits.
🏓Spend time in our game room with game tables like pool, air hockey, foosball, ping pong, and board games.
🎞️Use conference and presentation rooms to put on a show of your own. We have spaces that hold up to one hundred people at a time with a variety of audio and video equipment to suit your needs.
🪐Toast marshmallows around a campfire or lay back and take in views of the night sky with evening observations or planetarium shows.
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