Junior Ranger Program

The activity books direct participants to areas they might otherwise miss, and/or hidden gems.

Yosemite National Park was the first to start the Junior Ranger program back in the early 1930s.

Bandelier National Monument offers four different patches based on age groups.

Other badges can be earned totally on line when a particular site is closed for an extended period of time.

There are many resources from lists to maps to help people visualize and see which parks participate in this program.

A Junior Park Ranger badge that was awarded by the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument .
Junior Rangers at Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park