Be A Junior Ranger

Junior Ranger Book

The Fort Matanzas Junior Ranger Program encourages children of all ages to participate in their visit to the Monument and is a fun way for young visitors and their families to get the most out of their visit. As Junior Rangers, children will be a part of our team helping to protect our parks. Free books are available in the Visitor Center. To download a PDF of our Junior Ranger booklet, click here.

To qualify, the Junior Ranger must complete at least two of the following activities:

• Look at the models and read the exhibits in the visitor center and breezeway
• Visit the fort
• Walk the nature trail or beach boardwalk

Then complete five or more of the activities in the booklet. Blue-starred activities are geared towards ages 4-7; red-starred activities are geared towards ages 8 and up. Instructions are also located on page 1 of the booklet. Note that this is a dual-park book and also has a section for Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, so be sure you're working on the correct section when you visit Fort Matanzas!

 

Virtual Junior Ranger

In addition to the activity booklet, we have an online opportunity for you to become a Fort Matanzas National Monument Virtual Ranger. Using the pages of our website, you can complete a quiz to earn your Virtual Ranger badge!