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Published: Mar 16, 2020 · This post may contain affiliate links

National Park Junior Ranger Program

We love doing the Junior Ranger programs in every park we visit. They are a great way for kids and adults to learn more about each park.  We have put together this ultimate guide to US National Park Junior Ranger Program to hopefully inspire you to check out a few parks you have not visited yet. We have done over 100 Junior Ranger programs as adults and love them.

Our favorite part of the Junior Ranger program is they force you to slow down and truly explore the park.  The average park visitor spends maybe 3 to 4 hours in a National Park. Working on the Junior Ranger programs is a great way to learn more about the park.

Junior Ranger Programs 

I love that the Junior Ranger Program is being updated and many parks are now giving you the opportunity to learn about their parks and complete the Junior Ranger Badge program online.

A few of these you will still need to print the program and mail it in at the end. 

We have sent all of these in via online or postal mail. We will keep you up to date on how long it takes to receive our badges and what is mailed.

Appomattox Court House National Historical Park (Virginia)

Aztec Ruins National Monument - (Arizona)

Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument (Ohio)

Clara Barton National Historic Site (Maryland)

Eisenhower National Historic Site (Pennsylvania)

Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve (Alaska)

Hopewell Culture National Historical Park (Ohio)

Independence National Historical Park, (Pennsylvania - You can earn a sticker from completing online activities but not a badge.

Juan Bautista De Anza Historic Trail (California)

Junior Ranger program you can do at home and mail-in

Many of the Junior Ranger programs you can print at home are unfortunately full-color pages. This sadly uses a ton of ink from your printer so we marked which ones are full color versus black and white to help prioritize which parks you want to start with. I just want to make sure you are aware of how much ink these take. We went to print a couple of them and ended up having to make a run to the store for more ink.

Let us know which parks you complete and how it goes! Feel free to post pictures of your Junior Ranger Badges with the hashtag #ParkRangerJohn

Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park  (Kentucky) Print the Program (first page is full color then the rest is black and white) -You can print your own certificate from home, does not say if you can mail it in for a badge

Adams National Historical Park (Massachusetts)  Print the Program (Full Color)

African Burial Ground National Monument (New York) Print the Program (Some color)

Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument (Texas) Print the Program (partial color)

Aleutian World War II National Historical Area (Alaska) - print the program  (full color)

Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site (Pennsylvania) - Print the program (black and white)

Amistad National Recreation Area, (Texas) You can email the park for a digital copy or a full copy mailed to you here.

Appalachian National Scenic Trail (CT,GA,MA,MD,ME,NC,NH,NJ,NY,PA,TN,VA,VT,WV) There are 3 programs available to print here

Arches National Park, (Utah) - Print the program (color cover and certificate, the rest is black and white)

Assateague Island National Seashore (Maryland) - Print the Program (Black and white with some color)

Badlands National Park (South Dakota) - Print the Program (full color)

Bandelier National Monument, (New Mexico) - Print the Program (There are 4 programs based on age, some color but mainly black and white)

Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument Junior Suffragist Booklet

Bering Land Bridge National Preserve (Alaska) - Print the program (Full color)

Big Cypress National Preserve (Florida) - Check online (It looks like you should be able to print the book but the link was not there as of Dec 2018)

Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area, (KY,TN) -Print the program (1st page is color, then black and white. Does not say if you can mail the program in for a badge)

Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area (Wyoming) - Print the program (Full color)

Biscayne National Park, (Florida) - As of Dec 2018 the website says the brochure has been removed for updates

Booker T Washington National Monument (Virginia) - Print the program (Partial color, the brochure does not say if you can mail it to the park for a badge)

Boston African American National Historic Site (Massachusetts) Print the program (Black and White)

Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area (Massachusetts) Print the Program (Full color)

Boston National Historical Park (Massachusetts) Print the program (Full color)

Bryce Canyon National Park (Utah) Print the Program (Full color) The site does not say if you can mail the program in for a badge

Buffalo National River (Arkansas) You can email the park to have a copy sent to you.

Canaveral National Seashore (Florida) Print the program (Full color) The site does not say if you can mail the program in for a badge

Cane River Creole National Historical Park (Louisiana) Print the program (some pages are full color)

Canyonlands National Park, (Utah) Print the program (black and white)

Cape Krusenstern National Monument (Alaska) Print the program (Full color)

Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail (Maryland) Print the program (some color mainly black and white)

Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site (North Carolina) Print the program (the first 2 pages are a ton of ink, after that it is black and white)

Carlsbad Caverns National Park (New Mexico) Print the Program (full color)

Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site (Washington, DC) Print the Program (Some color)

Castillo de San Marcos National Monument (Florida) Print the Program (Some color)

Cesar E. Chavez National Monument (California) Print the Program (Black and White)

Cedar Breaks National Monument (Utah) Print the program (full color)

Channel Islands National Park (California) Print the program (Black and White)

Charles Pinckney National Historic Site, (South Carolina) Print the program (Black and White)

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park, DC,MD,WV - Email to request the program.

Chickasaw National Recreation Area (Oklahoma) Print the program (Some full-color pages, most are black and white)

Colorado National Monument (Colorado) Print the program (Some full-color pages) The site does not say if you can mail the program in for a badge

Congaree National Park (South Carolina) - Email the park to request the program

Constitution Gardens, (DC) - Part of the National Mall Junior Ranger Program - Print the program 

Cowpens National Battlefield (South Carolina) Print the program (black and white, will need to copy in Word to print the program)

Crater Lake National Park (Oregon) Print the program (Lots of color) The site does not say if you can mail the program in for a badge

De Soto National Memorial, (Florida) Print the program (Lots of color)

Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (NJ, PA) - Email the park to request a program

Denali National Park & Preserve (Alaska) - Print the program (Black and White)

Devils Postpile National Monument (California) - Print the program (Full Color)

Devils Tower National Monument (Wyoming) - Print the program (Some full-color pages) The site does not say if you can mail the program in for a badge

Dinosaur National Monument (CO,UT) - Print the Program (mainly black and white) The site does not say if you can mail the program in for a badge

Dry Tortugas National Park (Florida) - Print the program (Some full-color pages) The site does not say if you can mail the program in for a badge

Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve (Washington) - Print the program (Black and White)

Effigy Mounds National Monument (Iowa) Print the program (Some full-color pages)

Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site (New York) - Email the park to request the program

Ellis Island Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument (New Jersey, New York) Email the park to request the program

Everglades National Park (Florida) - Email the park to request the program

Federal Hall National Memorial (New York) - Print the program (Some full-color pages) The site does not say if you can mail the program in for a badge

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument (Colorado) - Print the program (mainly full-color pages) The site does not say if you can mail the program in for a badge

Ford's Theatre Junior Ranger Program -(DC) - Print the program (full-color pages) The site does not say if you can mail the program in for a badge

Fort Donelson National Battlefield (Tennessee) - Print the program (Some full-color pages)

Fort Hunt Park Junior Ranger Book (DC) - Print the program (Some full-color pages)

Fort Matanzas National Monument (Florida) - Print the program (Some full-color pages)

Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine (Maryland) - Print the program (mainly full-color pages) The site does not say if you can mail the program in for a badge

Fort Monroe National Monument (Virginia)- Print the program (mainly full-color pages) The site does not say if you can mail the program in for a badge

Fort Necessity National Battlefield (Pennsylvania) Print the program (Some full-color pages) The site does not say if you can mail the program in for a badge

Fort Scott National Historic Site (Kansas) Print the program (mainly full-color pages) The site does not say if you can mail the program in for a badge

Fort Smith National Historic Site (Arkansas, Oklahoma) Print the program (Black and White) The site does not say if you can mail the program in for a badge

Fort Stanwix National Monument (New York) Print the program (Black and White)

Fort Union National Monument (New Mexico) Print the program (mainly full-color pages) The site does not say if you can mail the program in for a badge

Fort Vancouver National Historic Site (Oregon, Washington) Print the program (Some full-color pages) The site does not say if you can mail the program in for a badge

Frederick Douglass National Historic Site (DC) Print the program  (Some color but most is black and white)

Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site (Massachusetts) print the program (mainly full-color pages) The site does not say if you can mail the program in for a badge

Friendship Hill National Historic Site (Pennsylvania) Print the program (Some color but most is black and white) The site does not say if you can mail the program in for a badge

Gateway National Recreation Area (New York, New Jersey) Print the program - There are four programs, only one is available to print

George Rogers Clark National Historical Park (Indiana) Print the program (some color, mainly black and white) The site does not say if you can mail the program in for a badge

George Washington Carver National Monument (Missouri) Print the program, There are 2 programs available. (some color, mainly black and white) The site does not say if you can mail the program in for a badge

George Washington Memorial Parkway (DC, MD, VA) Print the program - (full color)

Gettysburg National Military Park (Pennsylvania) - print the program - (Full color) The site does not say if you can mail the program in for a badge

Glacier National Park (Montana) Print the program  (Full color) The site does not say if you can mail the program in for a badge

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (Arizona, Utah) Print the program (some color, mainly black and white)

Glen Echo Park (Maryland) Print the program -2 of the programs are available to print, The site does not say if you can mail the program in for a badge

Golden Gate National Recreation Area (California)  Print the programs, there are five programs that can be printed

Golden Spike National Historic Site (Utah) Print the program (Full color) The site does not say if you can mail the program in for a badge

Governors Island National Monument (New York) Print the program (Lots of color)

Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument (Arizona) Email the park to receive the program mailed to you.

Grand Teton National Park (Wyoming) - Print the program (full color) The site does not say if you can mail the program in for a badge

Great Falls Park (Virginia) Print the program (some color) The site does not say if you can mail the program in for a badge

Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve (Colorado) Print the program (Full color) The site does not say if you can mail the program in for a badge

Guadalupe Mountains National Park (Texas) Print the program (full color) The site does not say if you can mail the program in for a badge

Haleakala National Park (Hawaii) Email the park to request a program

Hamilton Grange National Memorial (New York) Print the program (some color, mainly black and white) The site does not say if you can mail the program in for a badge

Harry S Truman National Historic Site (Missouri) Print the program (lots of color)

Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park (Hawaii) Print the program (green and black) The site does not say if you can mail the program in for a badge

Herbert Hoover National Historic Site (Iowa) Print the program ((lots of color) The site does not say if you can mail the program in for a badge

Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site (New York) Email the park for the program

Homestead National Monument of America (Nebraska) Print the program (Black and white)

Hot Springs National Park (Arkansas) Print the program (lots of color) The site does not say if you can mail the program in for a badge

Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore (Indiana) Print the program (some color)

James A Garfield National Historic Site (Ohio) Print the program (Lots of color)

Jimmy Carter National Historic Site (Georgia) Print the program (Some color, mainly black and white)

Johnstown Flood National Memorial (Pennsylvania) Print the program (lots of full-color pages)

Katmai National Park and Preserve (Alaska) Print the program (Full color)

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield (Georgia) Print the program (Lots of color)

Keweenaw National Historical Park (Michigan) Print the program (Lots of color)

Kings Mountain National Military Park (South Carolina) Print the program (some color) The site does not say if you can mail the program in for a badge

Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park (Alaska) Print the program  (Full color)

Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site (North Dakota) Email or call the park to have the program mailed to you

Kobuk Valley National Park (Alaska) Print the program (full color)

Lassen Volcanic National Park (California) Print the program (Lots of color) The site does not say if you can mail the program in for a badge

Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail (Nebraska) Print the program (black and white)

Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site (Arkansas) Print the program (lots of color)

Longfellow House Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site (Massachusetts) Print the program (full color) The site does not say if you can mail the program in for a badge

Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site (Virginia) Print the program (Mostly black and white)

Manhattan Project National Historical Park (New Mexico) Print the program (Mostly color)

Manhattan Project National Historical Park (Tennessee) Print the program (Mostly black and white)

Manhattan Project National Historical Park (Washington) Print the program (Mostly black and white)

Marsh - Billings - Rockefeller National Historical Park (Vermont) Print the program (full color) The site does not say if you can mail the program in for a badge

Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial (DC) Part of the Washington Mall Ranger Program - print the program  (Full color)

Martin Van Buren National Historic Site (New York) Print the program (Lots of color) The site does not say if you can mail the program in for a badge

Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site (DC) Print the program (lots of color)

Mesa Verde National Park (Colorado) Print the program (some color mainly black and white) The site does not say if you can mail the program in for a badge

Minuteman Missile Silo National Historic Park (South Dakota) Print the program  (lots of color)

Missouri National Recreational River (South Dakota) Email the park to request the program

Mojave National Preserve (California) Print the program (full color)

Monocacy National Battlefield (Maryland) Email the park to request the program

Montezuma Castle National Monument (Arizona) Print the program (mostly black and white) The site does not say if you can mail the program in for a badge

Morristown National Historical Park (New Jersey) Print the program (Lots of color) The site does not say if you can mail the program in for a badge

Muir Woods National Monument (California) Print the program (mostly black and white) The site does not say if you can mail the program in for a badge

Natchez Trace Parkway (AL,MS,TN) Print the program (Lots of color) The site does not say if you can mail the program in for a badge

National Mall and Memorial Parks  (DC) Print the program (Lots of color) The site does not say if you can mail the program in for a badge

National Park of American Samoa (American Samoa) Print the program (Full Color)

New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park (Louisiana) Print the program (Full Color)

Niobrara National Scenic River (Nebraska) Email the park to request the program

Noatak National Preserve (Alaska) Print the program (full color) Part of the Western Arctic Parklands Junior Ranger Program

North Cascades National Park (Washington) Email to request the program be mailed to you.

Obed Wild & Scenic River (Tennessee) Print the program (Black and White) The site does not say if you can mail the program in for a badge

Ocmulgee National Monument (Georgia) Print the program (Mostly black and white with a bit of color)

Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum (Oklahoma) Print the program (quite a bit of color)

Oklahoma Outdoor Ranger (Oklahoma) Print the program (full color)

Olympic National Park (Washington) The parks program is not available but the Olympic Ocean Steward Program can be printed here

Oregon Caves National Monument & Preserve (Oregon) Print the program (Full color) The site does not say if you can mail the program in for a badge

Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument (Arizona) Print the program (lots of color) The site does not say if you can mail the program in for a badge

Parashant National Monument (Arizona) You can email the park and request a program be mailed to you.

Pea Ridge National Military Park (Arkansas) Print the program (Black and White) The site does not say if you can mail the program in for a badge

Petersburg National Battlefield (Virginia) Print the program (Black and White)

Petrified Forest National Park (Arizona) Print the program (lots of color)

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (Michigan) Print the program (full color) The site does not say if you can mail the program in for a badge

Pipestone National Monument (Minnesota) Email the park and request the program

Point Reyes National Seashore (California) Print the program (mostly black and white)

President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site (Arkansas) Print the program 

Prince William Forest Park (Virginia) Print the program (Lots of color)

Pu`uhonua O Hōnaunau National Historical Park (Hawai)  Print the program (Lots of color)

Rainbow Bridge National Monument (Utah) Print the program (Lots of color) The site does not say if you can mail the program in for a badge

Redwood National and State Parks (California) Print the program (full color) The site says that booklets mailed in will not receive a badge

Rock Creek Park (DC) Print the program (Lots of color) The site does not say if you can mail the program in for a badge

Rocky Mountain National Park (Colorado) Print the program (full color) The site does not say if you can mail the program in for a badge

Roger Williams National Memorial (Rhode Island) Print the program (some color, the cover and back page are full color)

Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway (Wisconsin, Minnesota) Print the program (lots of color)

Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site (New York) Print the program (lots of color) The site does not say if you can mail the program in for a badge

Salem Maritime National Historic Site (Massachusetts) Print the program (full color) The site does not say if you can mail the program in for a badge

San Juan Island National Historical Park (Washington) Print the program (mostly black and white)

Santa Fe National Historic Trail (CO, KS, MO, NM, OK) Print the program (some color)

Shenandoah National Park (Virginia) Print the program (Full color)

Sitka National Historical Park (Alaska) Print the program (lots of color)

Stones River National Battlefield (Tennessee) Print the program (lots of color)

Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve (Kansas) Print the program - The site says you can print the program but right now the link is broken.

Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site (New York) Print the program (lots of color)

Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site (New York) Print the program  The site says that you can not earn a badge by mailing in the booklet

Thomas Edison National Historical Park (New Jersey) Print the program (full color) The site does not say if you can mail the program in for a badge

Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve (Florida) Print the program (black and white) The site does not say if you can mail the program in for a badge

Tuzigoot National Monument (Arizona) Print the program (black and white) The site does not say if you can mail the program in for a badge

Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site (Missouri) Email the park for more info

Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River (New York, Pennsylvania) Email the park for the program

Vicksburg National Military Park (Mississippi, Louisiana) Email the park for the program, the booklet must be turned in at the park for a badge

Vietnam Veterans Memorial (DC) Print the program (lots of color)

Waco Mammoth National Monument (Texas) Print the program (lots of color)

War In The Pacific National Historical Park (Guam) Print the program (lots of color)

Whiskeytown National Recreation Area (California) Print the program (black and white) The site does not say if you can mail the program in for a badge

White Sands National Monument (New Mexico) Print the program (full color)

Wind Cave National Park (South Dakota) Print the program (some color)

Women's Rights National Historical Park (New York) Print the program (some color)

World War II Memorial(DC) Print the program (full color)

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve (Alaska) Print the program (Black and white)

Yorktown Battlefield Part of Colonial National Historical Park (Virginia) Print the program (black and white) The site does not say if you can mail the program in for a badge

Unique Junior Ranger Programs

All About Bats - Print the Program(Black and white with color photos) I haven't seen if there is a specific badge for this program. The parks we visited said they write out a certificate.

Discover the Underground Railroad - Print the program (Black and white with some color)

Eclipse Explorer -Print the program (Full color)

Junior Archeologist Program  - Print the program (some color)

Junior Cave Scientist -Print the program  (full color)

Junior Paleontologist- Print the program (full color)

Let's Go Fishing - Print the Program (full color)

National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 - Print the program (full color)

National Park Centennial - Print the program (Full color)

Night Explorer - Print the program (full color)

Underwater Explorer Junior Ranger Program - Print the program (full color)

Wilderness Explorer - Print the program (some color)

 

Junior Ranger programs you can learn about online but have to be completed in the park

Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, Nebraska - Learn about the program 

Andersonville National Historic Site Georgia - There is currently no information online for this program

Andrew Johnson National Historic Site (Tennessee) - There is a little information online here 

Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site (Colorado) - Unable to print online

Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site (Kansas) Unable to print online

Cape Hatteras National Seashore (North Carolina) Unable to print online

Cape Lookout National Seashore, (North Carolina) - Learn about the Program

Capulin Volcano National Monument, (New Mexico) - Learn about the program 

Casa Grande Ruins National Monument (Arizona) - A visit to the park is required to receive a badge

Castle Clinton National Monument (New York) - Unable to print online

Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park (Virginia) - Unable to print online

Chaco Culture National Historical Park (New Mexico) - Unable to print online

Chamizal National Memorial (Texas) - Unable to print online

Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area (Georgia) - Unable to print online

Chiricahua National Monument (Arizona) - Unable to print online

City Of Rocks National Reserve (Idaho) - Unable to print online

Coronado National Memorial (Arizona) - Unable to print online

Cuyahoga Valley National Park (Ohio) - Unable to print online

Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, (Ohio) - Unable to print online

Death Valley National Park (California, Nevada) - Unable to print online

El Malpais National Monument, (New Mexico) - Unable to print online

El Morro National Monument, (New Mexico) -Unable to print online

Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site (California) - Unable to print online

Fire Island National Seashore (New York) - Unable to print online

First State National Historical Park (Delaware, Pennsylvania) - Unable to print online

Fort Davis National Historic Site (Texas) - Unable to print online

Fort Frederica National Monument (Georgia) - Unable to print online

Fort Laramie National Historic Site (Wyoming) - Unable to print online

Fort Pulaski National Monument (Georgia) - Unable to print online

Fort Sumter National Monument (South Carolina) - Unable to print online

Fort Washington Park (Maryland) - Unable to print online

Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park (Virginia)- Unable to print online, learn about the four programs available

General Grant National Memorial (New York) - Unable to print online

Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument (New Mexico) Print the program (Their site says you have to visit the park to earn a badge.

Grand Canyon National Park (Arizona) Unable to print online, learn about the three programs in the park

Grand Portage National Monument  (Minnesota) - Unable to print online

Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site (Montana) Unable to print online

Great Smoky Mountains National Park (North Carolina, Tennessee) Unable to print online, the site says you can buy them online but the link did not work when I checked it.

Gulf Islands National Seashore (Florida, Mississippi) Unable to print online

Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument (Idaho) Unable to print online

Hampton National Historic Site (Maryland) You can print the program at home but they must be turned in at the park to get a badge.

Harpers Ferry National Historical Park (West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland) Unable to print online

Historic Jamestowne Part of Colonial National Historical Park (Virginia) Unable to print online, must be purchased onsite

Jewel Cave National Monument (South Dakota) Unable to print online

John Day Fossil Beds National Monument (Oregon) Unable to print online

John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site (Massachusetts) Unable to print online

Joshua Tree National Park (California) Unable to print online

Klondike Gold Rush - Seattle Unit National Historical Park (Washington) Unable to print online

Lake Meredith National Recreation Area (Texas) The site says you can print online but the link did not work for me.

Lewis and Clark National Historical Park (Oregon, Washington) Unable to print online

Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial (Indiana) Unable to print online

Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument (Montana) Unable to print online

Lyndon B Johnson National Historical Park (Texas) Unable to print online

Mammoth Cave National Park (Kentucky) Unable to print online

Manzanar National Historic Site (California) Unable to print online

Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park (Georgia) Unable to print online

Mississippi National River and Recreation Area (Minnesota) Unable to print online

Mount Rushmore National Memorial (South Dakota) Unable to print online

New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park (Massachusetts) Print the program - The site says you have to do some of the activities on-site at the park

New River Gorge National River (West Virginia) Unable to print online

Nez Perce National Historical Park (ID, MT, OR, WA) Unable to print online

Ninety-Six National Historic Site (South Carolina) Unable to print online

Ozark National Scenic Riverways (Missouri) Unable to print online

Padre Island National Seashore (Texas) Unable to print online

Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park (Texas) Unable to print online

Perry's Victory & International Peace Memorial (Ohio) Unable to print online

Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial (California) Does not have a Junior Ranger Program

Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park (California) Unable to print online

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site (New York) Unable to print online

Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site (New Hampshire) Unable to print online

San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park (California) Unable to print online

Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (California) Unable to print online

Saratoga National Historical Park (New York) Unable to print online

Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site (Massachusetts) Unable to print online

Scotts Bluff National Monument (Nebraska) Unable to print online

Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks (California) Unable to print online

Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument (Arizona) Unable to print online

Theodore Roosevelt National Park (North Dakota) Unable to print online

Thomas Stone National Historic Site (Maryland) Unable to print online

Tonto National Monument (Arizona) Unable to print online

Tumacácori National Historical Park (Arizona) Unable to print online

Virgin Islands National Park (US Virgin Islands) Unable to print online

Walnut Canyon National Monument (Arizona) Unable to print online

Washita Battlefield National Historic Site (Oklahoma) Unable to print online

Whitman Mission National Historic Site (Washington) Unable to print online

William Howard Taft National Historic Site (Ohio) Unable to print online

Wilson's Creek National Battlefield (Missouri) Unable to print online

Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts (Virginia) Unable to print online

World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument (Hawaii, Alaska, California) Unable to print online

Wright Brothers National Memorial (North Carolina) Unable to print online

Wupatki National Monument (Arizona) Unable to print online

Yellowstone National Park (Idaho, Montana, Wyoming) Unable to print online, The booklet costs $3 at the park

Yosemite National Park (California) Unable to print online, The booklet costs $3.50 at the park.

 

 

We hope you enjoy this list of US National Park Junior Ranger Programs. You can use this Printable list of National Parks to help keep track of which Junior Ranger programs you have completed.

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  1. Kathy Harris says

    January 05, 2019 at 9:40 am

    What a wonderful, terrific idea! I simply LOVE this!!!!

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  2. Kristen says

    January 29, 2019 at 1:16 am

    Thank you for compiling this list. I'm 24 and started my own Junior Ranger project this year. I print them in grayscale. I was finally able to mail the booklets in starting Friday. I'm so excited! It's been enjoyable to learn more about my diverse country. I'm in AZ and my next goal is to visit Saguaro NP and do their Not So Junior Ranger program.

    Correction--Aztec Ruins is in New Mexico.

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    • JohnTillison says

      April 12, 2019 at 8:12 pm

      Hi Kristen, I hope you are having so much fun with the Junior Ranger programs! Have your badges started to arrive in the mail from the parks you have been working on? How many badges have you earned?

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  3. Henry says

    June 09, 2019 at 11:15 pm

    If you complete the Junior Ranger programs for the Big Cypress, Everglades, and Biscayne you will earn a special patch. You can present all 3 programs at the park where you complete the last program and get the patch on the spot, or you can mail in a copy of the completion certificates for the Parks.

    Worth Noting: Several Parks now have "Senior Ranger" programs -- targeted for adults. (I did my first one at Petroglyph NP.) Ask for the list at participating parks.

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  4. Pam says

    July 06, 2019 at 6:57 am

    Save the PDF of the booklet to a flash drive and take it in to your favorite printer shop to print. Save your self some ink. This is good if you are printing multiples especially.

    Enjoy these programs!

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  5. MB says

    July 24, 2019 at 7:35 am

    I just discovered the Junior Ranger program a few weeks ago while camping with my daughters. The had a booklet that was specific to the campground, West Thompson Lake Campground in Thompson, CT. So my daughters were able to complete their activities and earn their Jr. Ranger badges. The best part was that when we turned in the booklets at the camp office 4 rangers were present, one of them being the ranger that had designed the program for that area. I think I was a bit more impressed with the whole thing than my 7 and 4 year olds, but whatever! So since then I have researched the program a bit more and I'm delighted to find their are more badges to earn! I've printed out the ones for Bats and the Night Explorer one. I think I may have to earn some of these badges for myself, they're so cool!

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  6. Marianne Mills says

    January 24, 2020 at 12:35 pm

    Hi, Ranger John -
    This is Ranger Marianne from the National Park Service. You have an obsolete Junior Ranger Booklet that I request be removed. It's the Green Junior Ranger Program, a booklet produced several years ago by the Southeast Regional Office. That program no longer exists. We may consider reviving it as an online program where it does not require production of patches and the mailing process but currently - we no longer have any patches for this program. To avoid continuing to disappoint erstwhile Green Junior Rangers, could you remove it from your site please? Thanks for your time -

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    • JohnTillison says

      February 04, 2020 at 7:16 pm

      Thank you so much, Ranger Marianne, for letting me know! I just removed it from the post.

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  7. amanda johns says

    September 17, 2021 at 11:29 am

    Where did you mail in your completed junior ranger workbooks and have you received the badges?

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    • JohnTillison says

      September 21, 2021 at 9:15 am

      Hi Amanda,
      Each park has its own address to mail back the workbooks. We have received multiple badges in the mail over the past couple of years. Things are delayed a bit right now as parks continue to re-open and bring more staff into the offices. The address should be on the Junior Ranger booklet or on the park website.

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