Be a Junior Ranger!

While on a trip to Montezuma Castle & the Montezuma Well Unit our young visitors can enjoy completing activities, in order to earn their Junior Ranger badge! The program and activities are intended to help kids be more aware of their surroundings and the relationship of the environment to the prehistoric people who inhabited the Verde Valley.

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Campers explore Beaver Creek

Go To Jr Ranger Day Camp!

Come explore Montezuma Well for a whole week! Join Park Rangers to learn about our ancient sites, prehistoric life, and park stewardship. We'll take hikes, have discussions and make tons of cool stuff including yucca bracelets and a Sinaguan-style pueblo wall!

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Participants learn about the Traditional Use Garden

Be A Green Ranger!

This summer we will be expanding our youth program called the "Green Rangers."  This field program, targets kids around the ages of 9-12, provides hands-on experience to teach native plant and habitat restoration, and gives kids new experiences and connections to out Montezuma Well unit. All for FREE.

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Be A Web Ranger!

On August 25, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed the Organic Act, creating the National Park Service. In 2008, as part of Founder’s Day, The KidsZone, a special feature for children, was launched on NPS.gov. Following the KidsZone link takes you to the site, which includes WebRangers, in-park Junior Ranger programs, and Park Fun and Activities. You will also find feature stories about working dogs of the National Park Service and stories written by children whose parents work in parks. The KidsZone will provide a kid-friendly Web presence for future generations of park stewards.

The new site includes two new story features, “Working Dogs of the NPS” and “Park Kids.” Here you can read about Mitsy, a nine-year-old Border Collie who works at the Statue of Liberty National Monument . Her job is to chase Canada Geese away so they don’t leave their droppings all over the parks. You can also read about Sol Martinez, a 15 year-old who lives in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve with his parents. Sol’s dad, Gus Martinez, is the District Ranger for the Bay District, and his mom Sylvia is the Librarian for the city of Gustavus. In his neighborhood there are no other kids living on his street and only seven people who live there year round. Other kids and their families live in Gustavus, Alaska which is nine miles away. 

Check it out and have fun!