(National Park Service)

The Activity Guide and Certificate.

The Junior Ranger Program at Gettysburg

Discover the history of Gettysburg National Military Park and Eisenhower National Historic Site through the Junior Ranger Program, a project for our young visitors to have fun while they learn about the parks at Gettysburg.

How does it work?

When you visit GettysburgNationalMilitaryPark, ask for the Activity Guide for Junior Ranger Candidates at the information desk in the Visitor Center. Complete at least three of the seven activities in the booklet during your day at the park. These activities include answering questions about the park Museum of the Civil War in the park Visitor Center, the Gettysburg Address and President Lincoln’s visit to Gettysburg, attend a ranger-guided program, questions and puzzles from your tour of the battlefield, and questions from your visit to Eisenhower National Historic Site.

Return the booklet to the information desk where a park ranger will review your book with you. If you have successfully completed three of the activities, you’ll receive a patch and certificate making you a Junior Ranger at Gettysburg National Military Park!

Through the Junior Ranger program, children and their families are engaged together in fun, hands-on, self-directed learning activities that enhance their park experience, create fond, long-lasting memories and promote new appreciation for our national treasures. The National Park Service created the Junior Ranger program in the early 1960’s to connect children and their families with the natural and cultural history found in our national parks. The program serves nearly 330,000 children annually in 286 parks across the country.

April 14, 2008 - IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT THE JUNIOR RANGER PROGRAM.

The Junior Ranger Program at Gettysburg National Military Park is undergoing revisions at this time to reflect our move to the new Gettysburg Museum and Visitor Center. The new booklet will not be ready before the summer of 2008, so check at the park information desk for availaibility and updates!