Junior Ranger Activities at the monument

GERING – Celebrate National Park Week and earn a badge or two on Saturday, April 27.

How do you earn a Junior Ranger badge? Each unit in the National Park Service has put together an activity booklet for children. After completing the required activities for their age group, they take a pledge and earn their badge. Since the badges have the name of the park, collecting the badges has become very popular among young visitors.

Not only are there badges for the individual Park Service units, there are badges and patches available for subjects covered by a variety of parks. Kids may earn a Ju...