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Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
Be A Junior Ranger
Gila Cliff Dwellings Junior Ranger badge.

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The design on the Jr. Ranger badge is from classic Mimbres black and white pottery.

Junior Ranger Program


Children age 7-12 can pick up a Junior Ranger booklet at the Visitor Center or Contact Station. To become a Junior Ranger each child must complete at least four specific activities while visiting the park. Upon completion of the program, the new Junior Ranger is awarded a certificate of completion as well as a Junior Ranger badge.

If you'd like to get an early start on the booklet before you arrive, it is available to download and print.

You must visit the park in order to earn your Junior Ranger badge.

For children 6 and under a Jr. Junior Ranger handout is available at the Visitor Center and Contact Station.

Junior Ranger Program booklet: "Welcome To Our Home in the Gila"
(PDF) (6134 kb)

For children who want to become a Junior Ranger but are not able to visit the park, please check out the National Park Service's WebRanger program.
Mimbres Pottery  

Did You Know?
Mimbres pottery tells a story of the Mimbres Mogollon culture. Some of the pottery shows women training parrots, playing games, gambling, and, perhaps, even voting. The Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument is the sole National Park Service facility dedicated to preserving the Mogollon culture.

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Last Updated: June 11, 2009 at 17:15 EST