Junior Ranger Day

Ranger walking with students on trail

NPS photo

News Release Date: April 9, 2017

Contact: Lorenzo Vigil, 505-425-8025

Fort Union National Monument Announces Junior Ranger Day 2017
 
Watrous, NM: Fort Union National Monument announces its annual Junior Ranger Day celebration on Sunday, April 16^th, 2017. Come out for a family-friendly day of events that include a black powder demonstration and a scavenger hunt. The black powder artillery demonstration will start at11:00 a.m. At 1:00 p.m. families will be led on scavenger hunt through the fort, looking for a variety of natural and man-made objects found in the park. Throughout the day, 4^th grade students can pick up an Every Kid in a Park Pass from the rangers, which gives them and their families a free annual pass to federal parks, lands and waters.
 
To visit the monument, take Exit 366 off I-25 at Watrous, NM, onto State Hwy. 161, 8 miles. Park hours are 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.  For more information, contact Fort Union National Monument at [phone]. You can find our free APP in the Apple App Store and on Google Play. Search for Fort Union National Monument. Visit www.nps.gov/foun, or like on us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/FortUnionNM.