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Craters Of The Moon National Monument & Preserve
For Kids

Junior Ranger Program
Become a Ranger and help take care of your park!

Kids of all ages can pick up a Junior Ranger booklet at the Visitor Center Desk. Kids 5-8 years old must complete 3 of the 6 activities found in the paper, and kids 9 and older must complete 4, in order to earn a Jr. Ranger Badge and get sworn in as a Junior Ranger. Activities include attending Ranger Programs, finishing the games in the paper, collecting a small bag of trash, hiking one of the trails in the monument, and others.
President Calvin Coolidge  

Did You Know?
"a weird and scenic landscape peculiar to itself" is how President Calvin Coolidge described Craters of the Moon when he established this National Monument in 1924. Craters of the Moon is perhaps the only officially "weird" park in the National Park System.

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Last Updated: August 31, 2006 at 17:13 EST