Watch an alligator catch a fish, meet a soldier from 1815, cruise the bayou in a traditional Louisiana boat, fill your ears with New Orleans music, or learn to dance Cajun-style. The six sites of Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve have something for everyone, including kids. The park's home page will take you to information about each site, and most sites have activities JUST for kids!

Special programs include

• Junior Ranger programs at every Jean Lafitte site.
• Girl Scout and Boy Scout programs at the Acadian Cultural Center in Lafayette and at the Prairie Acadian Cultural Center in Eunice.
• celebrate your national parks during National Park Week Saturday, April 18, through Sunday, April 26. Enjoy special activities for kids at every park site on Junior Ranger Day, Saturday, April 25.
• music and dancing workshops begin in June and September at the Prairie Acadian Cultural Center in Eunice. The workshops offer free lessons in Cajun dancing and in playing the accordion, fiddle, and guitar. For information and to register call 337-457-8499.
• summer camps for kids at most of the park sites.

If you can't visit the park in person....

• join the WebRangers and take a virtual trip to a real national park where you can track animals, explore dinosaur diets, or meet important---but not always famous---Americans.
• check out the brand new Junior Ranger Gazette page and learn more about the treasures the National Park Services takes care of for all Americans----including you!
• see what you can find out about Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve by visiting the History & Culture, Nature & Science, and Plan Your Visit sections of this website.
• check out the National Park Service history and culture for kids website to travel through time, solve mysteries, or find out if you could have gotten a job in Thomas Edison's laboratory.