You can take a short hike, visit the monument on the selfguided auto tour, or search the visitor center for correct answers to questions in the junior ranger book. The junior ranger program offers downloadable national junior ranger badge booklets to print and complete at home. Rocktoberfest at dinosaur national monument october 1220, 2019 celebrate earth science week and national fossil day at dinosaur national monument. Jan 09, 2020 it had a junior nature school that was organized in june 1930 and went until 1954. Natural bridges national monumentblanding, may 2015. Getting to see so many dinosaur fossils was a thrill. Recorded in limestone are dynamic and complete paleoecosystems that spanned two million years. Junior ranger junior paleontologist, seniorfriendly completed. The ultimate guide to junior ranger badges travelingmom. Dinosaur national monument this dinosaur junior ranger. Celebrate earth science week at dinosaur national monument. Its a great way to learn more about the parks we visit, often giving us direction and more information about the wildlife, geology and history see our list of.
What a great way to explore dinosaur national monument. The national park service offers free junior ranger and junior paleontology programs. Step 4 return the junior ranger booklet back to a park ranger. This is a beautiful campground with the mountains in the background and access to the river. Dinosaur national monument utah junior ranger senior. To become a junior ranger at dinosaur national monument, stop by one of the park visitor centers and ask for your free book. Passport to your national parks junior ranger cancellation station locations updated 090119 new listings are in red while nearly all national park sites with junior ranger programs were sent a junior ranger cancellation, participation is voluntary. Dinosaur national monument is an american national monument located on the southeast flank of the uinta mountains on the border between colorado and utah at the confluence of the green and yampa rivers. Once you have completed the activities, bring it back to the visitor center to have it checked. Junior ranger books are available for free at the hagerman fossil beds visitor center. Dinosaur remains can be found in the monument s red rocks. We love doing the junior ranger programs in every park we visit. The quarry exhibit hall was the highlight of my visit. The bookstore includes books on the many facets of dinosaur national monument, including fossils, paleontology, desert ecology, native.
They are a great way for kids and adults to learn more about each park. The junior ranger booklet is for both sequoia and kings canyon national parks and shows it is for ages 5 and up, with agespecific activities. Park historical documents national park service history. Junior rangers the junior ranger program introduces young adventurers to the lands and resources managed by the bureau of land management blm. Dinosaur national monument jensen 2020 all you need to. It reminds you of the magnitude of earth and time here compared to us little humans. Check out the display inside the quarry visitor center all year. To date our kids have earned 112 junior ranger badges at the various national park, national historic sites, and monuments run by the national park service. Junior ranger book, bering land bridge national preserve 2017 landcover mapping for bering land bridge national preserve and cape krusenstern national monument nps natural resource technical report npsarcnnrtr2004001 m. Dinosaur national monument 2020 all you need to know before. The workbook is completed at the dinosaur quarry visitor center in utah and takes about an hour, sometimes two. There may also be some parks with junior ranger cancellations that are not on this list. You can see why, the dinosaur skull on it is pretty cool.
Then, say the junior ranger pledge and sign the certificate. Watch your grandchild become a junior ranger at dinosaur national monument, dig for fossils together and share an overnight in a dinosaur museum on this actionpacked dinosaur adventure. Click the facebook icon above to visit the ranger trek facebook page and share your junior ranger adventures and tell us. Most junior ranger programsdiscuss topics kids love, like animals. Be a junior ranger hagerman fossil beds national monument. Fossil butte national monument, a national park in wyoming, is a 50million year old lake bed and one of the richest fossil localities in the world. Here is a sampling of programs available at blm sites across the country. Dinosaur national monument to host astronomy festival.
Underground railroad junior ranger activity book kids learn about the civil war and the road to freedom for slaves. Nov 14, 2018 a visitors guide to dinosaur national monument. Rocky mountain has various junior ranger books with activities designed for specific age groups. Sep 26, 20 junior ranger junior paleontologist, seniorfriendly completed. Day tripped in and the visitor center was under construction. Junior ranger junior paleontologist, seniorfriendly.
Well be back and will recommend to our friendsfamily too. In 1909, paleontologist, earl douglass, discovered latejurassic fossils in the area and promptly built the carnegie quarry to extract dinosaur bones for shipment back to the carnegie museum. Visit the real jurassic park at this homage to dinosaursincluding more than 1,500 150millionyearold fossilsnear the border of utah and colorado. Ask at a visitor center or look on the calendar of events page for more details.
If your kids are into dinos, science orlets face it, if theyre kids, theyre curious and dinosaur national monument is an epic trip that theyll remember for years to come. Fossil butte national monument national park foundation. Free junior ranger activity books and badges are available anytime at visitor centers and quarry. At the end of their experience in the park, they are sworn in as junior rangers and receive a special certificate and official junior ranger badge. Mar 16, 2020 we love doing the junior ranger programs in every park we visit.
National park junior ranger program walking on travels. The national park service has one on their website. Rocktoberfest at dinosaur national monument discover rural. Rangerled activities are a great way to discover more about dinosaur national monument. We camped in the green river campground at dinosaur national monument. Bookstore intermountain natural history association is the nonprofit partner of dinosaur national monument, fossil butte national monument, ashley national forest, flaming gorge national recreation area and several small sites maintained by the bureau of land management. Jul 24, 2019 florissant fossil beds national monument junior ranger program provided us a great chance to explain how kids earn junior ranger badges. In each of these parks, kids interview rangers, complete games, and answer questions about the park and the national park service. Dont forget to get the junior ranger booklet and complete it for a junior ranger badge.
Junior ranger day is taking place on saturday, march 14, 2020. Using dinosaur in the title isnt a clever marketing ploy, dinos actually lived and died inside this national monument. Participants and their families can learn about the everglades from park rangers while exploring touchtables and walking the trails. To order junior ranger passport book or sticker sets, visit. Dinosaur junior ranger and junior paleontologist badges are available for children who complete activity books and pledge to help protect the natural and cultural treasures found on public lands. Though created to protect a great dinosaur quarry, its most important resources are 200,000 acres of backcountry and one of the countrys two remaining undammed rivers, the yampa. Nov, 2019 the national park service offers free junior ranger and junior paleontology programs. Junior ranger programs in the mountain states ranger trek. Dinosaur national monument jensen all you need to know. I think the pages that had you identify what is a dinosaur, versus fossils and. Pretty cool to see the lava formations in the mountain and know how many years ago it all happened. You will be sworn in as a dinosaur national monument junior ranger and presented with. Best dinosaur fossil destinations across the country and why. Junior paleontology programs for children at dinosaur national monument.
Dinosaur national monument junior ranger senior friendly. Dinosaur national monument in dinosaur, colorado kid. The arrowhead symbol on certain pages indicates activities for the older crowd, or as i refer to it as senior friendly. We have put together this ultimate guide to us national park junior ranger program to hopefully inspire you to check out a few parks you have not visited yet. The year y of in a this d arded w a signature ranger park. Dinosaur blue mountain elk springs jensen to vernal mi 22km to salt lake city 170mi 274km to maybell 24mi 39km to denver to maybell, colorado to rangely 18mi 29km to rangely 108mi 174km to grand junction and d i a m o n d a s pl i t m o u n t a i n g u l c h y 8530ft 2600m 8380ft 2554m zenobia peak 9005ft 2745m haystack rock 6544ft 1995m. To celebrate this anniversary or if you cant wait to visit there, click here and check out their junior ranger activity book. I will explore safely, learn new things, and share what i learn with others. View a complete list of junior ranger participating parks. Kids will love the junior ranger program and the great handson exhibits, including one that allows you to touch dinosaur fossils dating back 149 million years. Dinosaur national monument co, ut golden spike national historic site. A variety of onsite activities, special events, and online books connect children and families to their public lands. It is the end of june so it is hot we were hoping the trees would cool us down but they didnt.
Seeing dinosaur bones in the hillside was such an amazing site. Dinosaur national monument awarded this day of in the year. We stopped by the visitors center at the canyon entrance first to pick up junior ranger books for my children. The junior ranger program at dinosaur national monument is one of our. Dinosaur national monument wouldnt be called that and it wouldnt be protected if it didnt live up to its name. The association is a cooperating partner with the monument. The full schedule of earth science week events at dinosaur national monument is listed below. New olympic np washington wooden junior ranger badge national park service nps. Dinosaur national monument 2020 all you need to know. Dinosaur remains can be found in the monuments red rocks.
Take a closer look at a few of the rocks and fossils found within them. The official facebook page for dinosaur national monument operated by the national park service. Participants earn a free badge when they complete either junior ranger program booklet. Upon completion of either program you should present the workbook to a ranger at either visitor center. To learn more about the online national park service junior ranger program, visit. It had a junior nature school that was organized in june 1930 and went until 1954.
Click the facebook icon above to visit the ranger trek facebook page and share your junior ranger adventures and tell us how many junior ranger programs youve completed. Come on a ranger trek expedition to dinosaur national monument. You cant miss dinosaur national monument, which is a national park that straddles the utahcolorado border. Passport to your national parks junior ranger cancellation. Jul 28, 2018 weve been doing research on state parks, national parks, and other national sites in utah to find junior ranger programs for our kids. Once you complete your activities, present your book at either visitor center. In addition to national junior ranger badges i found regional badges that cover regional themes. National park junior ranger program park ranger john. Dinosaur national monument was initially created in 1915 to protect 80 acres in the quarry area. The greatest number of programs are offered from late may through midseptember with special events and other programs added as staffing allows. September 20 junior ranger senior friendly programs. Dinosaur is in a remote location on the utahcolorado border.
Ask a ranger at a park visitor center for more information. Dinosaur national monument all you need to know before you. September 24 25, 20 what a great way to explore dinosaur national monument. We had been told that the junior ranger badge from dinosaur national monument was the most coveted badge. Ranger led activities are a great way to discover more about dinosaur national monument. All junior ranger work helps you to learn about hagerman fossil beds national monument and how to take care of your national parks. This seminal book brings together every important dinosaur find from the last two centuries and from the worlds richest fossil sites. All participants will receive a junior ranger activity book and will earn an everglades national park junior ranger. Get in to national parks free with the every kid in a park. Dinosaur national monument 2020 what to know before you. We drove from grand junction north on highway 9 through douglas pass, a windy road through the green river formation, to reach our first stop this day at dinosaur national monument. When you are finished, cut out the junior ranger certificate on page 25. The rangers are excellent and will answer any questions you or your young ones have about dinosaurs and the area.
You will be sworn in as a dinosaur national monument junior ranger and presented with your badge. How did you figure out where all of the junior ranger programs are. Chances are youve heard of dinosaur national monument but have never been there. Categories national parks, travel tags anniversaries, dinosaur national monument, dinosaurs, national park service, national parks, travel. Afterwards, just mail the booklet back to the national park service where a.
More information find this pin and more on vacation planning by natasha maw. Participants earn a free badge when they complete a booklet of activities. This book shows off the backcountry of dinosaur national monument through the four seasons. Paleontology junior ranger senior friendly programs.
My children had done the jr ranger program at promontory point. Passport to your national parks junior ranger cancellation station locations updated 090119. As a junior ranger, i promise to protect the fossils, plants, animals and history of dinosaur national monument. Dinosaur national monument this dinosaur junior ranger book. The bookstore includes books on the many facets of dinosaur national monument, including fossils, paleontology, desert ecology, native american rock art, riverrunning and wildlife. Dinosaur national monument dry tortugas national park ebeys landing nh res. Established as a national monument in 1911, this is really cool to see in person. Dinosaur national monument will present the dark skies over dinosaur astronomy festival from wednesday, aug.