A “centennial” is a 100th birthday or anniversary. In 2016, the National Park Service launched a new junior ranger program for all to learn about the importance of one of the country's most recognized public agencies. Even though the Centennial has passed, you can still download the Centennial Junior Ranger Activity Book and then print it out to complete. Fill out as much of the booklet as you can and then email it for a ranger to review.
Once we look it over, the National Park Service will send a limited-edition Junior Ranger Centennial Badge. Be sure to include your return address.
- Email completed booklet, you can either scan or take pictures of each page and email them.
- If you prefer to send it via mail, please mail your completed booklet to:
Hopewell Culture NHP
ATTN: VIS-CHYO
16062 State Route 104
Chillicothe, Ohio, 45601.
- Be sure to provide your return mailing address!
Enjoy activities by yourself, with friends or with your family! Be sure to visit one of the nation's 400+ National Park Service sites and commemorate 100 years of service!
Files:
Centennial National Park Service Junior Ranger Activity Book
3.59 MB
Our parks and our earth need you! Caring for our national parks and our earth takes everyone. Have you heard the expression, “It takes all kinds?” Well, when it comes to running a national park – it’s true. Not all park service employees are out chatting up the visitors or hanging with the bears! There are law enforcement rangers, architects, historians, computer specialists, accountants. But all of them hope to make our parks better for the future. Find a park ranger, a volunteer, or a staff member and ask them these questions about their job.
Junior Ranger Centennial Pledge
As a Junior Ranger, I promise to teach others about what I learned today, explore other parks and historic sites, and help preserve and protect these places so future generations can enjoy them for the next 100 years and beyond.
Video: The President is Calling You
Like the kids in your school, national parks come in all shapes and sizes. In addition to famous ones like Yellowstone National Park, there are monuments, historic homes, native sites, seashores and scenic trails. Even the home of the US President – the White House - is a national park.
One thing all of these sites have in common is that they want kids to explore them. In fact, the President is offering every fourth grader a free pass to a park!
Download the trip planning guide and checklist. Make your fun adventure a safe one too! No one plans to get hurt while out exploring in a National Park. However, nature is unpredictable, structures are historical, and your equipment can unexpectedly fail. Planning can be the key to a fun and safe adventure. Remember, safety starts with you!
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"Explore, Learn, and Protect!" The Junior Ranger motto is recited by children around the country; each taking an oath of their own to protect parks, continue to learn about parks, and share their own ranger story with friends and family.
Adventure Activity Resources
All downloads in this category include Junior Ranger activity books available in each state park. Explore additional subcategories with activities to download for special exhibits, events and National Park Service programs. Be sure to check out other articles in this section for links to resources, information and videos.
Public Downloads
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Public Downloads - Español (Spanish)
When available, we provide all our content with a Spanish version in our public download section. You can find additional material from sources listed in all our articles.
Download Web Ranger Activity Books
A Guide to Web Rangers Activities for Educators
DownloadSize 1.18 MB
All About Bats National Park Service Junior Ranger Activity Book
DownloadSize 7.75 MB
Archeologist National Park Service Junior Ranger Ages 6-12 Activity Book
DownloadSize 6.67 MB
Be a Citizen Scientist National Park Service Public Lands Junior Ranger Activity Book
DownloadSize 4.07 MB
Cave Scientist National Park Service Junior Ranger Activity Book
DownloadSize 12.34 MB
Centennial National Park Service Junior Ranger Activity Book
DownloadSize 3.59 MB
Eclipse Explorer National Park Service Junior Ranger Activity Book
DownloadSize 21.18 MB
Let's Go Fishing National Park Service Junior Ranger Activity Book
DownloadSize 10.77 MB
National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 Turns 50 Activity Book
DownloadSize 6.93 MB
National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 Turns 50 Activity Book Toolkit and Answer Key
DownloadSize 3.7 MB
Night Explorer National Park Service Junior Ranger Activity Book
DownloadSize 19.54 MB
Paleontologist National Park Service Junior Ranger Ages 5-12 Activity Book
DownloadSize 13.8 MB
U.S. Forest Service Junior Forest Ranger Activity Book
DownloadSize 23.88 MB
U.S. Forest Service Junior Forest Ranger Adventure Guide
DownloadSize 23.88 MB
U.S. Forest Service Junior Forest Ranger Adventure Guide - Spanish
DownloadSize 4.6 MB
U.S. Forest Service Junior Snow Ranger Activity Book
DownloadSize 13.43 MB
Underground Railroad Network to Freedom National Park Service Junior Ranger Activity Book
DownloadSize 5.35 MB
Underwater Explorer National Park Service Junior Ranger Activity Book
DownloadSize 4.04 MB
Underwater Explorer National Park Service Junior Ranger Activity Book - Spanish
DownloadSize 38.38 MB
Virginia Web Ranger Petersburg National Battlefield Activity Booklet
DownloadSize 1.44 MB
Wilderness Explorers National Park Service Junior Ranger Activity Book
DownloadSize 3.84 MB
Download Yellowstone Junior Ranger Activities
Map of Yellowstone National Park
DownloadSize 3.67 MB
Yellowstone Junior Ranger National Park Activity Book 5-7
DownloadSize 2.45 MB
Yellowstone Junior Ranger National Park Activity Book 8-12
DownloadSize 2.87 MB
Yellowstone National Park 1938 Poster
DownloadSize 931.03 KB
Yellowstone National Park Bison Baby's First Steps Video
DownloadSize 679.67 MB
Yellowstone National Park Lodges
DownloadSize 6.86 MB
Yellowstone National Park Safety
DownloadSize 182.1 MB
Download Junior Ranger and State Park Program Activities, Information, and Resources
Download Files: Multi-State Parks
Download Files: Songs for Junior Rangers
Download Files: State Parks
A List of Links to Find Junior Ranger Pages for Specific Parks
DownloadSize 217.85 KB
A List of National Trail Junior Ranger Programs
DownloadSize 18.16 KB
Address and Contact Junior Ranger Badges and Patches
DownloadSize 93.03 KB
Find Junior Ranger Pages for Specific Parks
DownloadSize 218.14 KB
Independent State of Samoa Junior Ranger National Park of American Samoa Activity Book Samoan Version
DownloadSize 31.67 MB
Independent State of Samoa Junior Ranger National Park of American Samoa English Activity Book
DownloadSize 7.62 MB
Junior Ranger Book Morse Code
DownloadSize 44.9 KB
Junior Ranger Certificate Printing Guide
DownloadSize 661.29 KB
NASA Spaceflight Explorer Junior Ranger Activity Book
DownloadSize 6.74 MB
United States Territory of Guam Junior Ranger War In The Pacific National Historical Park Activity Book
DownloadSize 7.06 MB
Where to Request Badges and Patches
DownloadSize 92.69 KB
Download National Park Information and Resources
All National Registry of Natural Landmarks Listing by State and County
DownloadSize 570.89 KB
Do Not Feed Wildlife Poster
DownloadSize 225.98 KB
Every Kid in a Park Logo
DownloadSize 112.91 KB
Frederick Douglass Hat National Park Service Teaching with Museum Collections Lesson Plan
DownloadSize 154.77 KB
Introduction to World Heritage
DownloadSize 1.01 MB
Map Learning Park Symbols
DownloadSize 101.24 KB
Map of Recreational Visitors at each National Park
DownloadSize 571.43 KB
Map of Yellowstone National Park
DownloadSize 3.67 MB
National Park Service Definitions for Fire and Wildfire
DownloadSize 357.84 KB
National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Passes
DownloadSize 761.21 KB
The Roland W Robbins Excavations 1948-1953 Massachusetts Archaeology Saugus Iron Works eBook
DownloadSize 16.45 MB
Trip Planning Guide National Park Service
DownloadSize 1.81 MB
Washington DC National Mall Map
DownloadSize 2.3 MB
Download Environmental and Educational Activity Guides, Information, and Resources
A National Park Service Index 2012-2016
DownloadSize 6.24 MB
All Seasons Safety Activity Book
DownloadSize 8.45 MB
An Overview of Nature eBook
DownloadSize 43.9 MB
Do Not Feed Wildlife Poster
DownloadSize 225.98 KB
Environmental Games and Activities
DownloadSize 3.4 MB
Finding My Forest Tools to Re-connect with Nature Education Activity Guide
DownloadSize 3.54 MB
History of the National Park Service from Wikipedia
DownloadSize 1.05 MB
History of Women In the National Park Service
DownloadSize 538.42 KB
Leave No Trace Activity Playbook
DownloadSize 12.41 MB
Spend Time in Nature Parent Guide
DownloadSize 375.16 KB
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