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Junior Ranger Day
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Become a Junior Ranger! Every second Saturday of each month is Junior Ranger Day at Waco Mammoth!
Interested youth complete a Junior Ranger booklet during their visit, share their answers with a park ranger, and receive an official Junior Ranger badge and Junior Ranger certificate.
Junior Rangers are typically between the ages of 5 to 13, although people of all ages can participate.
Join us for a special day of activities. Come earn any or all of these fun badges...some are rare and hard to find!
- WACO Mammoth
- Jr. Paleontologist
- Boy Scout Ranger or Girl Scout Ranger
- Night Explorer
- Eclipse Explorer
- Centennial Jr. Ranger
Other activities include:
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM: Dig Site Tours
Ranger guided tours offered every 30 minutes. ($5.00 or less per person).
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM: Story Time
Join a park ranger for a fun Ice Age story. (Free).
12:00 PM: Make A Fossil
Learn about different kinds of fossils and make one to keep! ($0.50)
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM: Ancient Oceans
Find and keep real fossils in this educational class. ($3.00).
2:00 PM: Bone-oculars
Decorate your very own fossil binoculars to help you see our dig site during your tour. ($1.50)
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM: Ancient Oceans
Find and keep real fossils in this educational class. ($3.00).
Reservation or Registration: Yes
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Image courtesy of City of Waco and Raegan King