Besides our Junior Ranger program, there are lots of fun things to do along the Missouri River!  There are ranger programs that include fishing clinics, history walks, and bike rides.  There are also programs in the Lewis & Clark Visitor Center - you can discover how homesteaders got their free land, what kind of equipment Lewis & Clark used on their expedition, and you can even learn Plains Indian sign language and try your hand at trading!

There are many Bald Eagles within Missouri National Recreational River, including over a dozen resident pairs. Though you might get a glimpse of an eagle at any time of the year, mid winter is the best time to find them near Gavins Point Dam and Fort Randall Dam. For eagle fun facts and an eagle quiz, click here to go to a WebRangers activity.

See if you can identify the animals in this WebRangers activity.

Many American Indian tribes lived and still live along this part of the Missouri, including the Ponca and the Yankton Sioux (Ihanktonwan Nakota). Click here to download a word search puzzle of Plains Indian tribes.

Missouri National Recreational River is just one of nearly 400 National Park Service sites. Click here to download a word search puzzle and online activity about national parks in the Great Plains region.