Summer Youth Programs

Summer Explorers

June 19 - August 7, 2025

• Thursdays for eight weeks
  
• 10:00 am - 12:00 PM ages 5 - 15 years old (multiple activities will be offered each program to meet age and education levels of younger and older participants)
  
• Join the FREE fun!
  

Registration is required
To register for sessions or for more information please call Julie Croglio at 406-846-2070 ext. 226 or email.

 

Summer Explorers learn about native art.

NPS Photo/Bruce Wright

June 19 – A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

Explore how we can document adventures and journeys through art and poetry and see just how many ways we can leave our stamp on the world around us.

June 26 – Pollution Solution

Have you ever wondered what happens when pollution or garbage find its way into the park? Help “clean up the ranch!” and discover how human activities can sometimes affect wildlife, livestock, habitats, and people.

July 3 – Soup's On!

Join us for cowboy cooking around the chuckwagon. We will be preparing and eating a meal much like what would have been available to the cowboys during the Open Range cattle era.

July 10 – Let's Go Fishing

Spend the morning learning about aquatic insects, fish and wildlife species that call the Clark Fork River home. Participants will learn about water safety and hopefully catch a fish with a ranger! All fishing gear and equipment will be provided by the park for use during the program for any participants who need it.

July 17 – More Than Just Shade

Did you know that trees are the lungs of the planet? Come out to the ranch and learn the importance of trees to everyday life.

July 24 – The Multiverse of Bugs

Come explore the many incredible worlds of the bugs. There are so many around us, many we don’t always see. Learn how they help support what we do see every day.

July 31 – Trash Talks

Participants will become archaeologists as they work together to “dig” through history and learn how items left behind by the people of the past can help tell stories today.

August 7 – Game Time

A day of fun and games the 1870s way! Learn to play games that were popular during the Open Range time period and some that are still played today.