Tree Scavenger Hunt Card - Beginner

Print out this Beginner Tree Scavenger Hunt Card for the Trees, Trees, Trees self-facilitated field trip.

Instructions: Cross off items as you see them in the park!

 
Trees with yellow and orange leaves on either side of a path in a forest.
DECIDUOUS TREE

NPS / J. Gensor

Evergreen tree growing in grass in front of a lake with an evergreen forest in the background.
EVERGREEN TREE

NPS / L. Ray

Red leaf on top of brown leaf litter.
BROAD LEAF

NPS / M. Switzer

Green needle leaves of a pine tree.
NEEDLE LEAVES

NPS / G. Majka

Green scale leaves with blue berries and small pinecones.
SCALE LEAVES

NPS / S. Lowe

Downy woodpecker on a branch.
BIRD IN A TREE

NPS / S. Lowe

Cross section of a tree with rings.
TREE RINGS

NPS

Fallen tree lying a body of water.
SNAG (DEAD TREE/BRANCH)

NPS / K. Stallings

Exposed tree roots.
TREE ROOTS

NPS

Pinecones laying on fallen pine needles.
PINECONE

NPS / V. Stauffenberg

Eastern gray squirrel sitting on end of branch.
SQUIRREL IN A TREE

NPS / S. Lowe

Green acorns on a branch with green leaves.
ACORNS

NPS

Brown scale-like tree bark.
TREE BARK

NPS / G. Fleming

Tree chewed through by a beaver.
BEAVER ACTIVITY

NPS / S. Lowe

Upward view of green, yellow, and orange leaves of tree canopy.
CANOPY

NPS

Redwood tree standing in a forest.
ANY TREE YOU LIKE!

NPS / S. Lowe

 
**To request a PDF or Word document version of this scavenger hunt card, please email cocanaleducation@nps.gov.

Last updated: April 17, 2026

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