Scout Ranger Programs

National parks are places for fun, discovery, exploration, wellness, and service. Youth and young adult programs are designed to connect kids, teens, and young adults to opportunities at national park sites across the nation.

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The National Park Service, the Boy Scouts of America, and the Girl Scouts of the United States of America team up to bring you the Resource Stewardship Scout Ranger and Girl Scout Ranger programs.

The Resource Stewardship Scout Ranger and Girl Scout ranger programs invite scouts to participate in educational and/or volunteer service projects at national park sites to spark their awareness of the national parks and to provide them with the opportunity to explore the national parks and learn more about protecting our natural and cultural resources. Scouts are awarded certificates and/or patches for participating in the program

Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of all levels are given the opportunity to earn a unit certificate and an individual patch based on their participation level in organized education programs or volunteer service projects. Individual scouts are encouraged to earn their "Scout Ranger" patch by participating in regularly scheduled NPS programs. The individual patch is available for distribution by NPS staff at participating parks. Scout Ranger program participants may earn the certificate or patch by participating in volunteer service projects at Steamtown National Historic Site.

Learn more about youth programming within the National Park Service online: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/youthprograms/index.htm