• Historic inscriptions carved in the bluff at El Morro.

    El Morro

    National Monument New Mexico

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Be a Junior Ranger

This junior ranger badge, certificate, and book can be yours!

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All of this can be your for taking part in the Junior Ranger program!

Want to be a Junior Ranger?

When you get to El Morro National Monument, make sure you ask a park ranger or volunteer for your own free copy of the Junior Ranger program. There are lots of fun activities for you to do while you're on your hike. When you're all finished, you'll get a Junior Ranger Certificate and your very own badge. We bet you'll also leave knowing a lot about El Morro National Monument!

Did You Know?

Image of Simpson and Kern inscription from 1849

The first English inscription at El Morro, carved into the rock by Lt. J. H. Simpson and R. H. Kern in 1849, has a spelling error: "inscriptions" was spelled "insciptions" with the "r" inserted afterwards.