Our children are our greatest natural & cultural resource. The park mission “…to preserve and protect for…future generations.” is aimed directly at our kids and their descendents. At Congaree National Park, kids can walk the boardwalk and trails or join us on our guided walks and canoe trips or picnic, camp and fish. 

We offer Ranger guided Junior Ranger Programs where kids can participate in a variety of activities including games, crafts, tracking animals and much more. Check the schedule of events for current dates and time.

Today’s children need to reconnect more with their natural world in structured and non-structured ways. There are few better ways to do this than by immersing themselves in the park’s forest wilderness. Scouting groups, and others have already pitched in on helping to clean up the park picnic grounds and trails during our Public Lands Day event and other community service projects.  In this way children become good stewards of our park and our natural world.

Also, school groups regularly attend guided walks and other ranger led programs as part of their curriculum oriented education. Park staff members coordinate teacher workshop field trips with other state agency and area school partners.  Also, the park Junior Ranger Program helps kids connect with Congaree National Park. Click on the link above for more information!