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Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic SiteKids practicing their roping skills on Woody the wooden steer.
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Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site
For Kids

It doesn't matter what time of year you come, there are always plenty of activities for kids.

 
The patch that is received when children complete the junior rancher program.

A free Junior Rancher booklet is available at the Visitor Center for kids ages 5-12. Or you can download it from home before your visit to the park. It includes activities to complete during your visit at the ranch. Complete the required activities and attend a ranger program. Then, take the completed booklet to any National Park Service ranger who will check your answers, sign your booklet, and award you with your official Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site Junior Ranger badge. It is possible to upgrade to our Junior Ranger patch at a cost of $1.50.

Stop by the Visitor Center for more details.

 
Taking to time to practice roping Woody the wooden steer.

In addition to becoming a junior rancher, kids will have the opportunity to try on cowboy clothes, practice roping Woody the wooden steer, try walking on wooden stilts just like the Kohrs children did over 100 years ago, and of course visit with the chickens, horses, and cattle. The ranch is a great place for kids to learn about cowboys and the old West and have a fun time doing it.

 

Look at the addition added on to the Kohrs house in 1890.  

Did You Know?
The Kohrs were optimists. When the 1890 brick addition was built onto their home, they had the house wired for electricity, even though it wasn’t available at that time. They got electricity a mere two years later.

Last Updated: October 05, 2008 at 10:16 EST