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Mesa Verde National Park
Be A Junior Ranger
 

Mesa Verde National Park has a new Junior Ranger Booklet! Follow two new friends, one from the present and one from the past, as they help you explore the park and guide you through the activities. Feel free to download and print a copy of the Junior Ranger booklet prior to your visit, or pick one up when you arrive in the park. After completing the booklet, bring it to any park information center to receive your Mesa Verde Junior Ranger badge. Enjoy!

 
Booklet cover with illustration of two girls, one from the present and one from the past, interacting in Balcony House.
NPS/Illustration by Jim Tschetter
Click on the image to download a copy of our latest Mesa Verde
Junior Ranger booklet (pdf, 1.7 mb)
Photo of ranger hat
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Cover of the Junior Ranger Gazette
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Photograph of Cliff Palace, 1895 - 1900 by WH Jackson  

Did You Know?
On a snowy December day in 1888, while ranchers Richard Wetherill and Charlie Mason searched Mesa Verde’s canyons for stray cattle, they unexpectedly came upon Cliff Palace for the first time. The following year, the Wetherill brothers and Mason explored an additional 182 cliff dwellings.

Last Updated: December 04, 2008 at 15:12 EST