Junior Ranger

Our goal is to help your children discover more about the outdoors while learning about our parks and making connections to the natural world. Here is how it works: pick up a Junior Ranger Guide at the park. When your child completes the required Junior Ranger activities for one of the participating parks in the program, they can receive the badge for that park. The program is designed for youth ages 6 to 12 but all are always welcome to participate, no matter the age! Attending a park presentation or taking a hike in a park are additional ways to earn your Junior Ranger certificate. We hope the discoveries your explorers experience in the program will encourage them to appreciate and protect Idaho’s natural and cultural resources. If you cannot visit the park, see below for the online digital version also available.

Earn Your Junior Ranger Badge Online

We have digital options available as well. It also can be a great activity either before or after visiting one of Idaho’s State Parks. Choose and complete at least three of these activities to earn a certificate for the park you select. Navigate to the “Portals to Parks for Junior Ranger” tab under the “About” tab.

Once you have completed three activities, download the Junior Ranger certificate for that park and fill in your name to recognize your completion.

Congratulations Junior Ranger, time to take the pledge!

Junior Ranger Pledge

I accept the challenge to become an Idaho State Parks Junior Ranger. I will discover more about and help protect Idaho’s parks and the natural world around me. I will share my discoveries with my friends and family.