Junior Ranger

Adventure awaits! Become a North Country National Scenic Trail Junior Ranger

Follow these steps:

1. Pick Up or Print Your Junior Ranger Adventure Guide

You may pick up a guide at partner locations or download a printable version (4.5 MB PDF). Paper copies cannot be mailed.

2. Enjoy the Junior Ranger Activities

Participate in fun, engaging activities as you get to know the North Country Trail.

3. Get Your Badge

After taking the pledge, you may print your Junior Ranger badge (250 KB PDF) or request one via email. To receive a wooden badge, email us with the following information:

• Share something you learned while completing the book or tell us about a fun experience you had while visiting the trail.
• Your name and address.

North Country Trail has a small team and it may take us up to eight weeks to mail you a badge.

 

Junior Ranger Book Pick-Up Locations

Pick up Junior Ranger books at the partner locations listed below under each state. Badges are not available at these locations. Follow the instructions above to request a badge.

 

Michigan

Huron-Manistee National Forest

Baldwin / White Cloud Ranger Station
650 North Michigan Ave.
Baldwin, MI 49304 

Huron-Manistee National Forest

Cadillac / Manistee Ranger Station
1170 Nursery Rd.
Wellston, MI 49689 

National Park Service

North Country National Scenic Trail Office
318 East Main St, Suite K
Lowell, MI 49331 

North Country Trail Association Headquarters

229 E. Main St.
Lowell, MI 49331 

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

Munising Falls Visitor Center
1505 Sand Point Rd
Munising, MI 49862 

Tahquamenon Falls State Park

41382 W. M 123 
Paradise MI, 49768 

Minnesota

Chippewa National Forest

Walker Ranger District
201 MN Ave E
Walker, MN  56484 

Forest History Center

2609 Country Rd 76
Grand Rapids, MN 55744 

Prairie Wetlands Learning Center

602 State Hwy 210 E
Fergus Fall, MN 56537 

Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge

35704 County Hwy 26
Rochert, MN 56578 

Superior National Forest

Kawishiwi Ranger District
1393 Highway 169
Ely, MN 55731 

Superior Hiking Trail Association

618 1st Ave. 
Two Harbors, MN 55616-0315 

Jay Cooke State Park

780 Hwy 210 
Carlton, MN 55718 

North Dakota

Fort Ransom State Park

5981 Walt Hjelle Parkway
Fort Ransom, ND 58033 

Lake Sakakawea State Park

720 Park Ave.
Pick City, ND 58545 

Sheyenne National Grassland

Sheyenne Ranger District
1601 Main St.
Lisbon, ND 58054 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Garrison Project
201 First Street –or- Downstream Campground (Hatchery Rd.)
Riverdale, ND 58565

New York

Finger Lakes National Forest

5218 State Route 414
Hector, NY 14841 

Fort Stanwix National Monument

112 East Park St.
Rome, NY 13440 

Crown Point State Historic Site

21 Grandview Dr.
Crown Point, NY 12928 

Ohio

Wayne National Forest Supervisor's Office

13700 U.S. 33
Nelsonville, Ohio 45764 

Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park

2380 Memorial Rd.
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio 

Pennsylvania

Allegheny National Forest

Bradford Ranger District Office
29 Forest Service Dr.
Bradford, PA 16701 

Allegheny National Forest

Marienville Ranger Station
131 Smokey Ln.
Marienville, PA 16239 

Allegheny National Forest

Forest Supervisors Office
4 Farm Colony Dr.
Warren, PA 16365 

Moraine State Park

225 Pleasant Valley Rd.
Portersville, PA 16051 

Vermont

Green Mountain & Finger Lakes National Forests

4387 U.S. Route 4 East
Mendon, VT 05701 

Wisconsin

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Brule River State Forest
6250 S. Ranger Rd.
Brule, WI 54820 

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Copper Falls State Park
36764 Copper Falls Rd.
Mellen, WI 54546 

National Park Service

Ice Age National Scenic Trail Headquarters
8075 Old Sauk Pass Rd.
Cross Plains, WI 53528 

 

Acknowledgements

In 2024, the National Park Service worked with a team of volunteers, the North Country Trail Association (NCTA), and the Government Publishing Office to develop the first-ever Junior Ranger Adventure Guide for the North Country National Scenic Trail.