• Hikers on Granite Pass in Rocky Mountain National Park/NPS photo by John Marino

    Rocky Mountain

    National Park Colorado

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Be A Junior Ranger

America's national parks are wondrous places set aside to preserve scenic landscapes, wildlife, plant life, cultural sites and history. When you become a Rocky Mountain National Park Junior Ranger, you will have fun and learn as you help protect these special treasures.

To become a Junior Ranger stop at one of our visitor centers to pick up a book with park activities. Complete a series of activities during your park visit, share the answers with a park ranger, and receive an official Junior Ranger badge.

 

You can also download printable versions of Junior Ranger booklets.

For English-language versions:

  • For ages under 5 (pdf 3.5M), click here.
  • For ages 6-8 (pdf 2.8M) click here.
  • For ages 9-12 (pdf 4M) click here.

For Spanish-language versions:

  • Para edades de 5 años y menores (pdf 3.4M), clic aquí.
  • Para edades 6-8 (pdf 2.9M), clic aquí.
  • Para edades 9-12 (pdf 3.7M) clic aquí.

National Park Service Programs for Kids

Become a Junior Ranger on-line through the Web Ranger website.

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a photo of treeline in Rocky Mountain National Park

If the current amount of total nitrogen deposition measured at the high-elevation monitoring site in Rocky Mountain National Park (3 kg/ha/yr) was the same throughout the park, the amount of airborne nitrogen entering the park would be equivalent to 35,500 twenty-pound bags of fertilizer. More...