For Kids

 

Become a Junior Ranger

Padre Island offers two self-guided Junior Ranger activity books for anyone wanting to learn more about the park while earning your very own Junior Ranger Badge.

Discovery Packs

Junior Ranger Discovery Packs are available for free check-out from the Malaquite Visitor Center. Each pack contains a variety of educational field guides, equipment, and supplies for those who are eager to learn about Padre Island while exploring the park.

Annual Pass Youth Art Contest

Each year, the park invites fifth-grade students to participate in the Annual Pass Youth Art Contest. Submissions are accepted from August 1 through August 31. The winning artwork will be featured on the park’s official annual pass for the following year, giving young artists a chance to showcase their creativity to thousands of visitors.

 

Every Kid Outdoors

The Every Kid Outdoors initiative is aimed at providing an opportunity for each fourth grade student across the country to experience federal lands and water in person. Students logon onto the Every Kid Outdoors website to complete an on-line activity and earn a voucher that can be exchanged for a plastic pass at park entrance stations. The Every Kid Outdoors Pass gives students free access to public lands during their fourth-grade school year and up through August 31.

Scout Ranger Programs

The National Park Service, Girl Scouts, and Scouting America have teamed up to create a scout ranger program in the national parks. Learn more about these programs at the links below.