How it works: at the park, check in at the visitor center and ask for the Junior Ranger booklet. Do the activities together, take the pledge, and get the badge. Most parks give badges only in person (NPS). Print the one-page plan first: A Junior Ranger day with Dad.
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Alabama 8 parks
Alaska 15 parks
- Aleutian Islands World War II National Historic Area
- Bering Land Bridge National Preserve
- Cape Krusenstern National Monument
- Denali National Park & Preserve
- Gates Of The Arctic National Park & Preserve
- Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve
- Katmai National Park & Preserve
- Kenai Fjords National Park
- Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
- Kobuk Valley National Park
- Lake Clark National Park & Preserve
- Noatak National Preserve
- Sitka National Historical Park
- Wrangell - St Elias National Park & Preserve
- Yukon - Charley Rivers National Preserve
Arizona 23 parks
- Canyon de Chelly National Monument
- Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
- Chiricahua National Monument
- Coronado National Memorial
- Fort Bowie National Historic Site
- Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
- Grand Canyon National Park
- Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument
- Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site
- Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail
- Lake Mead National Recreation Area
- Montezuma Castle National Monument
- Navajo National Monument
- Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
- Petrified Forest National Park
- Pipe Spring National Monument
- Saguaro National Park
- Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
- Tonto National Monument
- Tumacácori National Historical Park
- Tuzigoot National Monument
- Walnut Canyon National Monument
- Wupatki National Monument
Arkansas 8 parks
- Arkansas Post National Memorial
- Buffalo National River
- Fort Smith National Historic Site
- Hot Springs National Park
- Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site
- Pea Ridge National Military Park
- President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site
- Trail Of Tears National Historic Trail
California 25 parks
- Cabrillo National Monument
- California National Historic Trail
- Channel Islands National Park
- Death Valley National Park
- Devils Postpile National Monument
- Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site
- Golden Gate National Recreation Area
- John Muir National Historic Site
- Joshua Tree National Park
- Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail
- Lassen Volcanic National Park
- Lava Beds National Monument
- Manzanar National Historic Site
- Mojave National Preserve
- Muir Woods National Monument
- Pinnacles National Park
- Point Reyes National Seashore
- Pony Express National Historic Trail
- Redwood National and State Parks
- Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park
- San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
- Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
- Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks
- Whiskeytown National Recreation Area
- Yosemite National Park
Colorado 14 parks
- Amache National Historic Site
- Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site
- Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park
- California National Historic Trail
- Colorado National Monument
- Curecanti National Recreation Area
- Dinosaur National Monument
- Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
- Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve
- Hovenweep National Monument
- Mesa Verde National Park
- Pony Express National Historic Trail
- Rocky Mountain National Park
- Santa Fe National Historic Trail
Connecticut 2 parks
Delaware 3 parks
District of Columbia 27 parks
- Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument
- Capitol Hill Parks
- Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail
- Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site
- Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
- Chesapeake Bay
- Civil War Defenses of Washington
- Constitution Gardens
- Ford's Theatre National Historic Site
- Fort Dupont Park
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
- Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
- Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens
- Korean War Veterans Memorial
- Lincoln Memorial
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
- Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site
- National Mall and Memorial Parks
- Pennsylvania Avenue
- Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail
- Rock Creek Park
- Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail
- The White House and President's Park
- Thomas Jefferson Memorial
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial
- Washington Monument
- World War II Memorial
Florida 8 parks
Georgia 11 parks
- Andersonville National Historic Site
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail
- Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area
- Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park
- Fort Frederica National Monument
- Fort Pulaski National Monument
- Jimmy Carter National Historical Park
- Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
- Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park
- Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
- Trail Of Tears National Historic Trail
Guam 1 park
Hawaii 7 parks
Idaho 10 parks
- California National Historic Trail
- City Of Rocks National Reserve
- Craters Of The Moon National Monument & Preserve
- Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument
- Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail
- Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail
- Minidoka National Historic Site
- Nez Perce National Historical Park
- Oregon National Historic Trail
- Yellowstone National Park
Illinois 5 parks
Indiana 4 parks
Iowa 4 parks
Kansas 9 parks
- California National Historic Trail
- Fort Larned National Historic Site
- Fort Scott National Historic Site
- Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail
- Nicodemus National Historic Site
- Oregon National Historic Trail
- Pony Express National Historic Trail
- Santa Fe National Historic Trail
- Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Kentucky 8 parks
- Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park
- Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area
- Camp Nelson National Monument
- Fort Donelson National Battlefield
- Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail
- Mammoth Cave National Park
- Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument
- Trail Of Tears National Historic Trail
Louisiana 5 parks
Maine 4 parks
Maryland 17 parks
- Antietam National Battlefield
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail
- Assateague Island National Seashore
- Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail
- Catoctin Mountain Park
- Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
- Chesapeake Bay
- Civil War Defenses of Washington
- Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
- Greenbelt Park
- Hampton National Historic Site
- Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
- Monocacy National Battlefield
- Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm
- Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail
- Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail
- Thomas Stone National Historic Site
Massachusetts 16 parks
- Adams National Historical Park
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail
- Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park
- Boston African American National Historic Site
- Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
- Boston National Historical Park
- Cape Cod National Seashore
- Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site
- John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site
- Longfellow House Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site
- Lowell National Historical Park
- Minute Man National Historical Park
- New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
- Salem Maritime National Historical Park
- Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
- Springfield Armory National Historic Site
Michigan 5 parks
Minnesota 5 parks
Mississippi 4 parks
Missouri 13 parks
- California National Historic Trail
- Gateway Arch National Park
- George Washington Carver National Monument
- Harry S Truman National Historic Site
- Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail
- Oregon National Historic Trail
- Ozark National Scenic Riverways
- Pony Express National Historic Trail
- Santa Fe National Historic Trail
- Ste. Geneviève National Historical Park
- Trail Of Tears National Historic Trail
- Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site
- Wilson's Creek National Battlefield
Montana 10 parks
- Big Hole National Battlefield
- Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
- Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
- Glacier National Park
- Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site
- Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail
- Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail
- Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
- Nez Perce National Historical Park
- Yellowstone National Park
Nebraska 10 parks
- Agate Fossil Beds National Monument
- California National Historic Trail
- Homestead National Historical Park
- Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail
- Missouri National Recreational River
- Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail
- Niobrara National Scenic River
- Oregon National Historic Trail
- Pony Express National Historic Trail
- Scotts Bluff National Monument
Nevada 6 parks
New Hampshire 2 parks
New Jersey 7 parks
New Mexico 17 parks
- Aztec Ruins National Monument
- Bandelier National Monument
- Capulin Volcano National Monument
- Carlsbad Caverns National Park
- Chaco Culture National Historical Park
- El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail
- El Malpais National Monument
- El Morro National Monument
- Fort Union National Monument
- Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
- Manhattan Project National Historical Park
- Pecos National Historical Park
- Petroglyph National Monument
- Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
- Santa Fe National Historic Trail
- Valles Caldera National Preserve
- White Sands National Park
New York 23 parks
- African Burial Ground National Monument
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail
- Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail
- Castle Clinton National Monument
- Chesapeake Bay
- Ellis Island Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument
- Federal Hall National Memorial
- Fire Island National Seashore
- Fort Stanwix National Monument
- General Grant National Memorial
- Governors Island National Monument
- Hamilton Grange National Memorial
- Home Of Franklin D Roosevelt National Historic Site
- Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
- National Parks of New York Harbor
- Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
- Saratoga National Historical Park
- Statue Of Liberty National Monument
- Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
- Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
- Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River
- Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
- Women's Rights National Historical Park
North Carolina 11 parks
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail
- Blue Ridge Parkway
- Cape Hatteras National Seashore
- Cape Lookout National Seashore
- Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park
- Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
- Moores Creek National Battlefield
- Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail
- Trail Of Tears National Historic Trail
- Wright Brothers National Memorial
North Dakota 4 parks
Northern Mariana Islands 1 park
Ohio 8 parks
- Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument
- Cuyahoga Valley National Park
- Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park
- Hopewell Culture National Historical Park
- James A Garfield National Historic Site
- Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail
- Perry's Victory & International Peace Memorial
- William Howard Taft National Historic Site
Oklahoma 6 parks
Oregon 10 parks
- California National Historic Trail
- Crater Lake National Park
- Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
- Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail
- John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
- Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail
- Lewis and Clark National Historical Park
- Nez Perce National Historical Park
- Oregon Caves National Monument & Preserve
- Oregon National Historic Trail
Pennsylvania 22 parks
- Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail
- Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail
- Chesapeake Bay
- Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
- Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
- Eisenhower National Historic Site
- First State National Historical Park
- Flight 93 National Memorial
- Fort Necessity National Battlefield
- Friendship Hill National Historic Site
- Gettysburg National Military Park
- Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
- Independence National Historical Park
- Johnstown Flood National Memorial
- Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail
- Lower Delaware National Wild and Scenic River
- Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail
- Steamtown National Historic Site
- Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial
- Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River
- Valley Forge National Historical Park
Puerto Rico 1 park
Rhode Island 2 parks
South Carolina 8 parks
- Charles Pinckney National Historic Site
- Congaree National Park
- Cowpens National Battlefield
- Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park
- Kings Mountain National Military Park
- Ninety Six National Historic Site
- Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail
- Reconstruction Era National Historical Park
South Dakota 7 parks
Tennessee 13 parks
- Andrew Johnson National Historic Site
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail
- Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area
- Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park
- Fort Donelson National Battlefield
- Great Smoky Mountains National Park
- Manhattan Project National Historical Park
- Natchez Trace Parkway
- Obed Wild & Scenic River
- Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail
- Shiloh National Military Park
- Stones River National Battlefield
- Trail Of Tears National Historic Trail
Texas 14 parks
- Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument
- Amistad National Recreation Area
- Big Bend National Park
- Big Thicket National Preserve
- Chamizal National Memorial
- El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail
- El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail
- Fort Davis National Historic Site
- Guadalupe Mountains National Park
- Lake Meredith National Recreation Area
- Lyndon B Johnson National Historical Park
- Padre Island National Seashore
- Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park
- San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
U.S. Virgin Islands 1 park
Utah 16 parks
- Arches National Park
- Bryce Canyon National Park
- California National Historic Trail
- Canyonlands National Park
- Capitol Reef National Park
- Cedar Breaks National Monument
- Dinosaur National Monument
- Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
- Golden Spike National Historical Park
- Hovenweep National Monument
- Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail
- Natural Bridges National Monument
- Pony Express National Historic Trail
- Rainbow Bridge National Monument
- Timpanogos Cave National Monument
- Zion National Park
Vermont 2 parks
Virginia 25 parks
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail
- Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
- Assateague Island National Seashore
- Blue Ridge Parkway
- Booker T. Washington National Monument
- Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail
- Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park
- Chesapeake Bay
- Civil War Defenses of Washington
- Colonial National Historical Park
- Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park
- George Washington Birthplace National Monument
- Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
- Historic Jamestowne Part of Colonial National Historical Park
- Maggie L Walker National Historic Site
- Manassas National Battlefield Park
- Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail
- Petersburg National Battlefield
- Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail
- Prince William Forest Park
- Richmond National Battlefield Park
- Shenandoah National Park
- Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail
- Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
- Yorktown Battlefield Part of Colonial National Historical Park
Washington 15 parks
- Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve
- Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
- Ice Age Floods National Geologic Trail
- Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area
- Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail
- Lewis and Clark National Historical Park
- Manhattan Project National Historical Park
- Minidoka National Historic Site
- Mount Rainier National Park
- Nez Perce National Historical Park
- North Cascades National Park
- Olympic National Park
- Oregon National Historic Trail
- San Juan Island National Historical Park
- Whitman Mission National Historic Site
West Virginia 8 parks
Wisconsin 2 parks
Wyoming 10 parks
- Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
- California National Historic Trail
- Devils Tower National Monument
- Fort Laramie National Historic Site
- Fossil Butte National Monument
- Grand Teton National Park
- Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail
- Oregon National Historic Trail
- Pony Express National Historic Trail
- Yellowstone National Park
388 parks. Park list from the National Park Service API (developer.nps.gov), activity: Junior Ranger Program, refreshed Oct 15, 2026. Each link opens the park's own NPS page: check it for hours, fees and whether the visitor center is open before you go. Dad Field Manual isn't affiliated with the National Park Service.