We love the Junior Ranger Program through the National Park System. It is such a great way to get kids to learn about the parks and to encourage them to have a love for the outdoors and history. Honestly, we are a little jealous that they don’t have a Senior Ranger Program everywhere (thank you Pecos).
We are on an epic quest to visit all of the park sites in the Lower 48 before our son graduates high school. We have a long way to go, but we think we can do it! One thing we like to do is print off the booklets for the travel time there.
We wanted to make a resource for everyone to find all of the printable Junior Ranger Books out there. They can sometimes be hard to find so we wanted to have them all in one place for easy access for us (and you!).
A couple of things about the list. Most of these allow you to actually do the book before you go to the park. You can mail them in and they will mail you the Junior Ranger badge or patch. If you see (***) by the park site it means that you can print off the book but you will need to visit the site to complete it (though you can complete some of the book before you get there).
We recommend going to all of the sites, but that isn’t possible for everyone so it is cool that so many parks have the option to complete from far away. Many of the parks look at it as advertising. If a kid does the booklet they are more likely to want to go and visit. That has happened with us with a couple of booklets.
Just because a park is listed below without the asterisks doesn’t mean that they will always send you a badge. We would recommend contacting the park office if it does not expressly state on their page if they will mail you the badge (some expressly state they will not send out badges). Each park has different ways to redeem the prizes, but we linked to the page that should give you most of the information you need.
At the time of writing, Covid-19 is spreading throughout the United States. Because of that, many park offices are closed. We would recommend completing the booklets and emailing the park to see if they will take screen shots of the work. Many are doing this already. It will save you on postage and will keep the virus from spreading.
In addition to the park booklets, you can become a Junior Ranger in things like archaeology, fishing, caving, and other fun activities! Check them out here.
So, here is the Junior Ranger Book list alphabetically by state or territory (some states do not have any parks who do this):
Alaska
Cape Krusenstern National Monument
Denali National Park & Preserve
Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve
Katmai National Park and Preserve
Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
Sitka National Historical Park
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve
American Samoa
National Park of American Samoa
Arizona
Canyon de Chelly National Monument
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Grand Canyon National Park ***
Montezuma Castle National Monument
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument ***
Petrified Forest National Park
Pipe Spring National Monument ***
Arkansas
Arkansas Post National Memorial ***
Fort Smith National Historic Site ***
Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site
Pea Ridge National Military Park ***
President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site
California
Cesar E. Chavez National Monument
Channel Islands National Park ***
Death Valley National Park ***
Devils Postpile National Monument
Fort Point National Historic Site ***
Golden Gate National Recreation Area ***
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
Colorado
Colorado National Monument ***
Dinosaur National Monument ***
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
Hovenweep National Monument ***
Connecticut
Weir Farms National Historic Site ***
Delaware
First State National Historical Park – This park does not have a junior ranger booklet but you can complete challenges for a park badge.
District of Columbia
Belmont-Paul Women’s Equality National Monument
Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site ***
Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac – Part of the George Washington Parkway Booklet.
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site
National Mall – This includes most of the monuments you will visit in D.C.
Rock Creek Park ***
Florida
Big Cypress National Preserve – You will need to email the park to receive a booklet.
Biscayne National Park – You will need to email the park to receive a booklet.
Castillo de San Marcos National Monument
Everglades National Park – You will need to email the park to receive a booklet.
Fort Caroline National Memorial
Fort Matanzas National Monument
Georgia
Jimmy Carter National Historic Site
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Guam
War in the Pacific National Historical Park
Hawaii
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Pu’uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park
Pu’ukohola Heiau National Historic Site
Indiana
George Rogers Clark National Historical Park
Indiana Dunes National Park ***
Iowa
Effigy Mounds National Monument
Kansas
Fort Scott National Historic Site ***
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Kentucky
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Louisiana
Cane River Creole National Historical Park
New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park
Maryland
Antietam National Battlefield ***
Assateague Island National Seashore
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park – You will need to email the park to receive a booklet.
Clara Barton National Historic Site
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine ***
Hampton National Historic Site ***
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park
Monocacy National Battlefield – You will need to email the park to receive a booklet.
Thomas Stone National Historic Site
Massachusetts
Adams National Historical Park
Boston National Historical Park
Boston African American National Historic Site
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Longfellow House – Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site
Lowell National Historical Park
Minute Man National Historical Park ***
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
Michigan
Keweenaw National Historical Park
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore ***
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore – You will need to email the park to receive a booklet.
Minnesota
Mississippi National River and Recreation Area – You will need to email the park to receive a booklet.
Pipestone National Monument – You will need to email the park to receive a booklet.
Mississippi
Natchez National Historical Park
Natchez Trace Parkway – You will need to email the park to receive a booklet.
Missouri
Harry S Truman National Historic Site
Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield
Montana
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
Nebraska
Homestead National Monument of America
Missouri National Recreational River – You will need to email the park to receive a booklet.
Niobrara National Scenic River – You will need to email the park to receive a booklet.
Nevada
Lake Mead National Recreation Area
New Jersey
Gateway National Recreation Area ***
Morristown National Historical Park ***
Thomas Edison National Historical Park ***
New Mexico
Bandelier National Monument ***
Carlsbad Cavern National Park ***
Fort Union National Monument ***
Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument ***
Manhattan Project National Historical Park
Pecos National Historical Park
Salinas Pueblo Mission National Monument ***
New York
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic – You will need to email the park to receive a booklet.
Federal Hall National Memorial ***
Fort Stanwix National Monument
Gateway National Recreation Area
Governors Island National Monument
Hamilton Grange National Memorial
Harriet Tubman National Historical Park
Saint Paul’s Church National Historic Site ***
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site *** They also have a not-so-junior-ranger booklet!
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site *** They will not mail badges as stated on their site.
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site *** You will need to email the park to receive a booklet.
North Carolina
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
North Dakota
Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site – You will need to email the park to receive a booklet.
Ohio
Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument
First Ladies National Historic Site
Hopewell Culture National Historic Park
James A. Garfield National Historic Site
Perry’s Victory & International Peace Memorial
Oklahoma
Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Washita Battlefield National Historic Site
Oregon
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park – You will need to email the park to receive a booklet.
Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve
Pennsylvania
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area – You will need to email the park to receive a booklet.
Fort Necessity National Battlefield ***
Friendship Hill National Historic Site ***
Gettysburg National Military Park
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River – You will need to email the park to receive a booklet.
Valley Forge National Historical Park ***
Puerto Rico
San Juan National Historic Site
Rhode Island
Roger Williams National Memorial
South Carolina
Charles Pinckney National Historic Site – You will need to email the park to receive a booklet.
Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park
Kings Mountain National Military Park ***
South Dakota
Jewel Cave National Monument – You will need to email the park to receive a booklet.
Minuteman Missile National Historic Site
Tennessee
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Fort Donelson National Battlefield
Great Smoky Mountains National Park – There is a $2.50 cost for this download.
Manhattan Project National Historical Park
Stones River National Battlefield
Texas
Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument
Amistad National Recreation Area – You will need to email the park to receive a booklet.
Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area
Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park – You will need to email the park to receive a booklet.
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park ***
Waco Mammoth National Monument ***
Utah
Bryce Canyon National Park ***
Capitol Reef National Park ***
Cedar Breaks National Monument
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Natural Bridges National Monument
Rainbow Bridge National Monument
Timpanogos Cave National Monument
Vermont
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park ***
Virginia
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial ***
Assateague Island National Seashore
Booker T. Washington National Monument ***
Colonial National Historical Park – You will need to email the park to receive a booklet.
Fort Monroe National Monument ***
Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park ***
George Washington Memorial Parkway
Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site
Manassas National Battlefield Park
Prince William Forest Park ***
Richmond National Battlefield Park
Washington
Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
North Cascades National Park – You will need to email the park to receive a booklet.
San Juan Island National Historical Park
West Virginia
Appalachian National Scenic Trail ***
Wisconsin
Apostle Island National Lakeshore
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Wyoming
We hope this list is an easy resource for you in your future travels as well as your current stay at home situation! If you are looking for more ways to bring travel home we have you covered! If you are wanting to plan a trip to visit a National Park check out our guides to Gettysburg or Yosemite or check out our US Travel tab! We can’t wait to get back out to explore!
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