Junior Ranger badges
Grab a free Junior Ranger booklet at any visitor center — kids complete age-appropriate activities and earn an official badge. It turns a walk into a mission and buys you calm miles on the trail.
A great park day with kids is planned around shade, restrooms, water and the right trail length. We rate trails by the youngest comfortable age, flag Junior Ranger and the 4th-grade free pass, and give an honest reality check for every park — 9 parks with kid-rated trails so far.
Grab a free Junior Ranger booklet at any visitor center — kids complete age-appropriate activities and earn an official badge. It turns a walk into a mission and buys you calm miles on the trail.
Have a 4th grader? The Every Kid Outdoors pass gets your whole family into every national park free for a full year.
✦ 4th grader = whole family free for a yearGet a heads-up before timed-entry and lottery windows open — plus new guides for the parks you care about.
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