So you want to be a Junior Ranger. Do you have the right stuff?

Junior Rangers are young people who want to learn more about the natural world and our National Parks. They know you have to get out of the car and explore and protect Haleakala to really see and feel it. Do you have the right stuff?

Are you between 7 and 12 years old?
And can you spend at least an hour outside of your car exploring the park?

If you answered yes to both questions, stop at the Kipahulu Visitor Center, Park Headquarters Visitor Center or the Haleakala Visitor Center on the rim, to pick up a free activity booklet when you visit.

(If you are younger than 7, there is still plenty to see and do in the park! Ask for activity pages at our visitor centers)

Then explore the park with your booklet and you can learn how plants and animals got to Hawaii long before people, how the Hawaiian lived, how volcanoes work, and how to protect this special place for everyone.

Take your booklet outside, do the number of activities requested for your age, then teach what your learn to your parents or family. When you are done, take your booklet back back to one of the visitor centers to show us your work. A ranger will spend a few minutes with you to talk about the park and your work and you will join the honored ranks of Junior Rangers when you are awarded a Junior Ranger Badge that you can wear with pride.