NPS What Is a Junior Ranger?Junior Rangers help protect and preserve national parks throughout the country. They have fun exploring national park sites, learning about nature and history, and sharing their adventures with friends, families, and schoolmates. Junior Rangers continue to protect nature and history wherever they go. 
NPS / Jacob W. Frank How Can You Become a Junior Ranger?The Glacier Junior Ranger Program was designed to be completed during a visit to the park and includes place-based requirements and activities. You can become a Junior Ranger in Glacier National Park by completing the steps and activities in the self-guided Glacier Junior Ranger Activity Booklet during your stay. Reader and pre-reader versions of the activity booklet are available at visitor centers and ranger stations throughout the park. Once you complete the required steps and activities, share your completed booklet with a park ranger at any visitor center or ranger station (during operating hours) to become a new Glacier Junior Ranger and receive your Junior Ranger badge! 
NPS What does a park ranger do?Read about a Day in the Life of a Park Ranger and learn more about the many different types of jobs that park rangers do! Join a Park Ranger!There are a ton of ranger-led activities throughout the summer, and even some in winter. Kids are welcome on any program, as long as you are accompanied by an adult. Check the Ranger-led Activity Schedule, available at visitor centers and ranger stations throughout the park, for dates, times, and descriptions. Some of the summer activities were made with you in mind. Family and kid-friendly programs include: Junior Ranger Discovery Talk and Explorers Walk, Animal Olympics for Kids, Glacier Superheroes, and Native American Games. Plus, there are opportunities to view stars through telescopes or wildlife through spotting scopes. And of course, there is hiking too! Additional Learning OpportunitiesMost people think that Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park is an important place to protect because of the glaciers in the park. While this is true, the glaciers are just part of the story! This area was made a national park because of its unique geology (including the glaciers), importance to American Indians, its diversity of species (like bears), rugged wilderness, and the cultural history of how westward movement changed the people and the landscape. In 1932, Glacier was designated as the world's first International Peace Park which has led other countries around the world to work together to protect shared park resources. Watch our Science & Learning videos to learn more about specific resources or find instructions to hands-on activities you can do at home or school. More fun things!
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Last updated: March 31, 2026