• Red cliffs descend into the water of Bighorn Canyon

    Bighorn Canyon

    National Recreation Area MT,WY

For Kids

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Kids If You Are Planning to Visit
Kids ages 6 to 12 who will be visiting Bighorn Canyon in person can become Junior Rangers.

The Junior Ranger program booklets can be picked up at the Bighorn Canyon Visitor Center, Crooked Creek Contact Station, Afterbay Contact Station or Yellowtail Dam Visitor Center.

Kids Who Are Not Planning a Visit
Can also become by clicking here and finding the downloadable Junior Ranger booklet in PDF form. Complete the book to the best of your ability. Look around this website and you will find many of the answers.

After you are done, mail the completed program back to:
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
c/o Interpretation
20 Highway 14A East, Lovell, WY 82431

Web Rangers
Become a Junior Ranger online through the National Park Service's Web Ranger Program.

For more fun: Be A WebRanger on-line

This is the National Park Service's site for kids of all ages. If you love our National Parks, Monuments and Historic Sites, this site is for you. If you are new to our National Parks, we hope this site helps you experience how wonderful they can be.

Did You Know?

Bad Pass Trail marked by rock cairns, photo by S. Morstad

The 10,000 year old Bad Pass Trail, marked by rock cairns, was used by American Indians as a trade/travel route, then by mountain men, early settlers, and today by Bighorn Canyon visitors. More...