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Park Fun Guide:  On-line fun in your national parks the go zone, image of a chipmunk, an insect and a frog

Are you looking for fun on the web? The following National Parks have what you are looking for! Junior Rangers explore Rocky Mountain National park with a park ranger

Rangers and scientists at each park on the list below have created on-line activities for fun and to help you get to know the Parks a bit better. If you're feeling really adventurous, try WebRangers, the on-line Junior Ranger program that's packed with fun and games.

Remember, the National Parks belong to YOU! Learn more about them.


On-Line Park Fun: Use the alphabet links below to find the park you're looking for.

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N

O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z


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Acadia National Park Get the inside story! Find out what twelve (yes, twelve!) different park rangers at Acadia National Park do at work. You'll be surprised at the variety of jobs rangers do...and you heard it here first! Then, find out what you know about wilderness manners and learn a bit about the plants and animals of Acadia.

Alcatraz Island National Historic Landmark This site offers virtual tours, slide shows and a quiz about the island. One of the most visited sites on ParkNet, it will appeal to children of all ages.

Aleutian World War II National Heritage Area Read a story, enjoy a coloring book you can download to your printer, and find out how much you know about the Aleutian Islands.

Amistad National Recreation Area Download the The Indian Years Coloring Bo and learn about Texas Indians using a fun activity book. Take the Ancient America Quiz!

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Blue Ridge Parkway Test your brain power with word games.

Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area Test your knowledge of Salt Marshes, take the Boston Harbor History Quiz, or play Island Match on this site sponsored by an NPS partner. This page uses Macromedia Shockwave)

Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site Journey down Bent's Fort Kid's Trail! Follow the trail through the War with Mexico, past the real Mountain Men and along the Santa Fe Trail. Meet traders, craftsmen and Native Americans as you complete your journey.

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Cape Lookout National Seashore Here you'll find information about the plants, animals and landscapes at Lookout National Seashore, and about the shells you might see if you visit. The sea turtles are here too!

Canaveral National Seashore Print coloring pages from this site sponsored by an NPS partner.

Cane River Creole National Historical Park Learn about the history of the Cane River Creole through arts, crafts, games, puzzles and an on-line tour.

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Denali National Park and Preserve Visit the only working sled dog kennel in your national park system. Lear about the dogs through a series of interactive maps and activities. Way cool!

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Fort Larned National Historic Site Check the Fort Larned Learning Zone for puzzles, reading lists, and other fun.

Fort Raleigh National Historic Site What happened at Fort Raleigh? Read the mystery adventure "The Roanoake Voyages," one of several on-line publications available here.

Fort Stanwix National Monument A number of cool activities are nested in the Fort Stanwix Jr. Ranger Program. Take a peek. Then check out some other Junior Ranger programs on the web.

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George Washington Birthplace National Monument How did Math and Science change George Washington's life? Take a fascinating and fun look at his life through this award-winning program. Learn how you can be like George Washington.

Gettysburg National Military Park Wow! Meet Johnny Reb and Billy Yank, and learn all about the Civil War. Everything from the flags and the music to the food and the fun. This is your ultimate resource for Civil War details.

Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Battle for the Dunes
Why restore indigenous habitats? Here’s an interactive game that challenges your students to use knowledge and speed as they discover the principles and purpose of habitat restoration. Students must revegetate the beach dune communities before the area is taken over by ice plant, an invasive exotic species. This fun instructional game helps students identify plants, recognize adaptations, and gain a greater understanding of biological diversity.

The Mission Quilt
How do we protect a migrating species? How do we save a favorite place?
The Mission Quilt is an interactive puzzle that illustrates the issues and challenges the National Park Service faces in the
preservation of nationally significant resources. Students construct the NPS mission statement and uncover the
plants, animals, and cultural traditions of the Golden Gate NRA landscape. Mission Quilt also asks students to
consider what they would pass along as their valued legacy.

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Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument Are you looking for dinosaurs? Try something new - Mammals! The Pliocene was a happening era for mammals, and this is the spot to find out about all sorts of ancient creatures. Hidden links, pictures, drawings and other information.

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Independence National Historical Park Hey! Come have some Franklin Fun at Franklin Court! Don't know where it is? It's just a click away!

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Joshua Tree National Park What do Rangers do? Find out here. This page was created by kids Learn about miners and homesteaders, Native Americans and the way plants have adapted to the desert conditions.

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Lake Clark National Park and Preserve
This site guides you as you do experiments that will help you compare where you live with Alaska. Watch the slideshow and see the sockeye salmon, or go to the trivia or wildlife fact page and find all the information you would get from rangers. You can even be a ranger at home by putting together your own ranger notebook.

Lassen Volcanic National Park Join the Volcano Club and earn your Volcano Card as you learn about the tremendous power and beauty of volcanoes.

Lincoln Home National Historic Site Use this young reader's bibliography to help you select the best books for you as you learn about the life of one of America's most celebrated presidents.

Lowell National Historical Park Put together a picture puzzle, take the history quiz or test your brain power with the word scramble and word search.

Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park Did you ever wonder what the brands used to mark cattle mean? Did you ever want to design your own? This is the place. Learn about life on the ranch for the 36th President of the United Sates through crosswords, scrambles, word-finds and other challenges. It's a herd of fun!

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Mojave National Preserve Read about a pair of desert cousins and share their adventures in the Mojave Desert.

Mount Rainier National Park Read the Little Tahoma News, a publication for youth, full of facts and fun about Mount Rainier and the National Park Service.

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Olympic National Park The rangers at Olympic National Park have created this one just for you. From carnivorous plants to earth quakes, it's all here. Animations show the process of glaciation, the water cycle, and how a bentwood box is made...and more!

Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Farm While there are no interactive activities here, you can get to know the various animals on the farm through pictures and histories. This is a great way to visit the farm from home.

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Petersburg National Battlefield Examine the uniforms and equipment soldiers used daily through an amazing pictionary of Civil War artifacts. Explore the life of Civil War soldiers who traveled on foot, fought on horseback, or fired a cannon. Test your own knowledge of the Civil War to become a Junior Ranger and earn your own badge.

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Redwood National Park Learn about Redwood through a series on on-line games. Identify animals by sound, place creatures in their own habitats, and take the Redwoods Trivia challenge.

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Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Step into a ranger-guided introduction to the Santa Monica Mountains, followed by activities, quizzes and other fun stuff. This page uses Macromedia Flash.

Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks Download your copy of Sequoia Seeds, a newspaper prepared especially for young readers. Read all about trees, animals, caves, fire, people of the past, and park rangers. The (The file is in Adobe Acrobat PDF format, size 1053kb).

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Theodore Roosevelt National Park This site features print and color pages, and a great park quiz.

Tumacacori National Historical Park If you visit Tumacácori National Historical Park in person, you will find a multitude of things to do. Since you're not there now, you can still try your hand at some fun activities, both on and off the web. Bring a friend - there are games you can play together.

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Weir Farm National Historic Site J. Alden Weir was an extremely well loved artist who spent many happy summers here with his wife and their three little girls, Caro, Dorothy, and Coratheir. They fished, rode the family donkeys, played tetherball, and went on outings while their father was busy creating paintings. Come along on a tour of his studio, follow the art explorer's trail, and explore Weir's work through the web.

White Sands National Monument Why is the sand here white? What makes sand dunes move? What is it like to live in this environment? Check out these fun fact sheets for the complete story.

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Yellowstone National Park Color the animals of Yellowstone in the Park Service's only on-line coloring book! Play the Yellowstone Antler and Horn Match Games. Each game presents a variety of interesting combinations. Create your own creatures as you learn the difference between antlers and horns. Then test your knowlege of the park with an on-line quiz.

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