Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area - KIDS: Junior Ranger (U.S. National Park Service)

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Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area

Be A Junior Ranger


Jr. Naturalist Jr. Park Ranger		AT Jr. Ranger

All activities listed below are intended for children and youth to use in the park.The programs vary in difficulty from a one-day of fun activities to some serious searching for answers, but all the programs are linked to visiting the park and seeing and experiencing the park first-hand.

The WebRanger program is an on line National Parks activity.

Programs for this park

• Kids can become Junior Naturalists and earn a patch and pencil by watching nature in the park and completing a 4-page activities sheet, which can be downloaded in advance of your visit. Junior Naturalist is usually the first step to being a Junior Park Ranger.
• Kids can move up to being a Junior Park Ranger and earn an iron-on cloth patch and an Junior Park Ranger badge.
• The Adventure Guide for Teens is a 16-page color booklet that introduces youth to the Appalachian Trail (AT) within this park and enables them to become AT Junior Rangers.

Activity Booklet:
Junior Ranger (20 pages)
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Be a WEBRANGER!
NPS Webranger site
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			Did You Know? ... that the Appalachian Trail (AT) runs more than 25 miles through Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. The AT crosses the Delaware River and the Water Gap on a walkway on the Interstate-80 bridge. With bus service to New York and Philadelphia nearby, a hike on the AT is only a ride and a backpack away! more...

Last Updated: March 11, 2011 at 16:17 MST