Be A Junior Ranger

 

Kids look up at the sun through specially filtered glasses to view the moon passing in front of the sun during a solar eclipse.

NPS / T. Engberg

Heads Up, Participate!

Browse this page for great Junior Ranger opportunities offered up by Hopewell Culture National Historical Park and the National Park Service. During your next visit to the park, be sure to ask a ranger for your own junior ranger activity booklet. You can complete the booklet at the park, or you can take it with you and then mail it back to the park. Once we receive it and review it, we'll mail it back to you with your Jr. Ranger badge and a signed completion certificate!

Contact the park if you have questions or need additional information on Junior Ranger activites and/or programs. Visit the park Calendar to search for any Junior Ranger events that are planned at the park. Scroll down on this page to see the fun and free Junior Ranger activities that are available online!

 

Junior Archeologist Program

The Hopewell Culture National Historical Park Junior Archeologist program is now available! Junior Archeologist booklets can be obtained at the park's visitor center or by requesting one be mailed to you. On your next visit to the park, ask a ranger at the front desk for your Junior Archeologist booklet. Once you complete the necessary activities, bring your booklet back to a ranger at the front desk and you'll earn your badge! If you prefer a booklet to be mailed to you, please Contact the park via email and ask a ranger to mail a booklet to you. Don't forget to include your mailing address.

 

Welcome to your Hopewell Culture National Historical Park Junior Ranger headquarters!

NPS / Tom Engberg

Hopewell Culture NHP Virtual Junior Ranger

The Hopewell Culture National Historical Park Junior Ranger program is available! Here you'll find some of the activities from our paper booklet in a digital format. Some sections have the option of printing the activities out, but if you don't have a printer, don't worry! Just follow the online instructions and you can record your answers on a blank piece of paper and review your answers at the end. On your next visit to the park, show a ranger your work so you can get your actual Hopewell Culture National Historical Park Junior Ranger badge!