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!
Centennial National Park Service Junior Ranger Activity Book
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!
Leave No Trace Activity Playbook
Leave No Trace - Short Answer Questions Glacier National Park Activity
A National Park Service Index 2012-2016 HOT
Trip Planning Guide National Park Service
National Park Finder App
iPhone, iPad, or iPod
Android Devices
"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.
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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 Fishing Activities and Identification
Fish Identification for Common Fish Species PowerPoint
Fish Identification for Common Fish Species
Let's Go Fishing National Park Service Junior Ranger Activity Book
15 Awesome Alaska Fish Coloring Book
Alaska Sport Fishing Guide
Freshwater Fish Consumption Video
Guide to Salmon Identification and Fishing
Mercury Fish Consumption Video
Salmon Lifecycle Coloring Book
Saltwater Fish Consumption Video
Shellfish Consumption Video
Tropical Fish Consumption Video
Fishing ABC Coloring Book
Download Yellowstone Junior Ranger Activities
Yellowstone Junior Ranger National Park Activity Book 5-7
Yellowstone Junior Ranger National Park Activity Book 8-12
Yellowstone National Park 1938 Poster
Yellowstone National Park Lodges
Map of Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park Bison Baby's First Steps Video
Yellowstone National Park Safety
Download Hiking and Camping Activities, Information, and Resources
Hiking and Camping Picture Checklist Emergency Preparedness Kit
Hiking and Camping Picture Checklist Emergency Preparedness Kit Image
Smokey Bear Printable Campfire Checklist - Spanish
Smokey Bear Printable Campfire Checklist
California State Parks Activities Guide
Camping Equipment Checklist
Educate Kids to find Directions using a Compass Activity Challenges
Hiking Environmental Awareness Kids Worksheets
Hiking Merit Badge Workbook
Hiking Scavenger Hunt Activity Sheet
How to Maintain Personal Hygiene While Camping
Kids Camping and Recreation Activity Book
New York Camping and Recreation Guide
Sleepover & Camping Kids Activity Worksheets
Summer Camp Checklist
Hiking 10 Essentials
Download Glacier National Park Activities
Answer Key Glacier National Park Activities
Disappearing Glaciers - Connect the Dots Glacier National Park Activity
Four Nations - Matching Game Glacier National Park Activity
Glacier Bay Bears Sea Lions Gulls and Jays Coloring Sheet 2
Glacier Bay Mountains Streams Eagles and Salmon Coloring Sheet 3
Glacier Bay Outdoor Fun on the Water Coloring Sheet 1
Glacier Plants and Animals from A to Z Glacier National Park
Glacier Wildlife Coloring Book Glacier National Park
Habitats are Homes - Matching Activity Glacier National Park Activity
Leave No Trace - Short Answer Questions Glacier National Park Activity
Living Lightly - Crossword Puzzle Glacier National Park Activity
Making Peace - Short Answer Glacier National Park Activity
Montana Junior Ranger Glacier National Park Activity Book
Moving Through Glacier's History - Fill in the Blanks Glacier National Park Activity
Native Names - Cryptogram Glacier National Park Activity
Native Names - Word Search Glacier National Park Activity
Plants and Animals From the Alphabet Coloring Book Glacier National Park
See America First - Maze Glacier National Park Activity
Tree Coloring Book Glacier National Park
Tree Key 13 Different Conifers in Glacier National Park
Web Rangers National Park Service Wrangell-St Elias Activity Book
Wildflower and Shrub Coloring Book Glacier National Park
Wise About Wildlife - Fill in the Blank Glacier National Park Activity
Glacier National Park East Tunnel Video
Glacier National Park Oberlin Bend Video
GlacierRaw - Bighorn Sheep Video
GlacierRaw - Bull Moose Video
GlacierRaw - Mountain Goat Kids Video
Download Web Ranger Activity Books
A Guide to Web Rangers Activities for Educators
All About Bats National Park Service Junior Ranger Activity Book
Archeologist National Park Service Junior Ranger Ages 6-12 Activity Book
Be a Citizen Scientist National Park Service Public Lands Junior Ranger Activity Book
Cave Scientist National Park Service Junior Ranger Activity Book
Centennial National Park Service Junior Ranger Activity Book
Eclipse Explorer National Park Service Junior Ranger Activity Book
Let's Go Fishing National Park Service Junior Ranger Activity Book
National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 Turns 50 Activity Book Toolkit and Answer Key
National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 Turns 50 Activity Book
Night Explorer National Park Service Junior Ranger Activity Book
Paleontologist National Park Service Junior Ranger Ages 5-12 Activity Book
Underground Railroad Network to Freedom National Park Service Junior Ranger Activity Book
Underwater Explorer National Park Service Junior Ranger Activity Book - Spanish
Underwater Explorer National Park Service Junior Ranger Activity Book
Virginia Web Ranger Petersburg National Battlefield Activity Booklet
Wilderness Explorers National Park Service Junior Ranger Activity Book
U.S. Forest Service Junior Forest Ranger Activity Book
U.S. Forest Service Junior Forest Ranger Adventure Guide - Spanish
U.S. Forest Service Junior Forest Ranger Adventure Guide
U.S. Forest Service Junior Snow Ranger Activity Book
MWAC Junior Ranger Archeology Program
SEAC Junior Ranger Archeologist Program Book
Download Yellowstone Junior Ranger Activities
Yellowstone Junior Ranger National Park Activity Book 5-7
Yellowstone Junior Ranger National Park Activity Book 8-12
Yellowstone National Park 1938 Poster
Yellowstone National Park Lodges
Map of Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park Bison Baby's First Steps Video
Yellowstone National Park Safety
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
A List of National Trail Junior Ranger Programs
Address and Contact Junior Ranger Badges and Patches
Find Junior Ranger Pages for Specific Parks
Independent State of Samoa Junior Ranger National Park of American Samoa Activity Book Samoan Version
Independent State of Samoa Junior Ranger National Park of American Samoa English Activity Book
Junior Ranger Book Morse Code
Junior Ranger Certificate Printing Guide
NASA Spaceflight Explorer Junior Ranger Activity Book
United States Territory of Guam Junior Ranger War In The Pacific National Historical Park Activity Book
Where to Request Badges and Patches
Download National Park Information and Resources
All National Registry of Natural Landmarks Listing by State and County
Every Kid in a Park Logo
Frederick Douglass Hat National Park Service Teaching with Museum Collections Lesson Plan
Introduction to World Heritage
Map of Recreational Visitors at each National Park
National Park Service Definitions for Fire and Wildfire
National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Passes
The Roland W Robbins Excavations 1948-1953 Massachusetts Archaeology Saugus Iron Works eBook
Trip Planning Guide National Park Service
Washington DC National Mall Map
Map Learning Park Symbols
Map of Yellowstone National Park
Do Not Feed Wildlife Poster
The First Lady Celebrates the National Park Service Find Your Park
Ask a Ranger Getting Lost - Find Your Park
Ask a Ranger Wild Animals - Find Your Park
Ask a Ranger 10 Essentials - Find Your Park
Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site Youth Summer Leadership Institute Flyer
Download Environmental and Educational Activity Guides, Information, and Resources
A National Park Service Index 2012-2016 HOT
All Seasons Safety Activity Book
An Overview of Nature eBook
Book of Stuff To Do
Environmental Games and Activities
Spend Time in Nature Parent Guide
History of the National Park Service from Wikipedia
History of Women In the National Park Service
Leave No Trace Activity Playbook
Do Not Feed Wildlife Poster
Finding My Forest Tools to Re-connect with Nature Education Activity Guide
