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Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
For Kids

for kids includes:

Be A Junior Ranger
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Take an Amazing Cultural Journey

Travel through time on your computer. Explore the world of the people whose lives and way of life have changed the face of the Santa Monica Mountains.

Become a Junior Ranger

Earn your Junior Ranger Patch and pins while visiting the Santa Monica Mountains.

The Biodiversity Experience!

Please note: This virtual hike is a supplement to education programs we deliver to 3rd and 4th graders at Rancho Sierra Vista/Satwiwa. The flash activities are in their testing stages. After the experience, come back and  tell us what you think.. We welcome your input.

Take a virtual hike with Ranger Glen. Hiking from Boney Mountain to the Pacific Coast is an 8 mile journey through pond, canyon, valley, and other habitats. There is a lot to see! Join Ranger Glen and the plants and animals of the Santa Monica Mountains on an adventure of discovery. Find out why Biodiversity is so important to all of us. We hope you will have fun on the Biodiversity Experience!
Watch the credits a the end of a film and you may discover how often national parks are used by the movie industry.  

Did You Know?
Unique vistas and cultural significance often draw filmmakers to National Parks. Paramount Ranch is the only place in the National Park System where you can see movie making in action at a historic movie ranch once owned by Paramount Pictures (1927).

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Last Updated: April 20, 2009 at 02:14 EST