Last updated: March 27, 2024
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Become a Santa Fe Trail Junior Ranger

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How to Become a Trail Junior Ranger
The Santa Fe National Historic Trail has it's own Junior Ranger Program!
1. Download the Junior Ranger Program
2. Complete the activities
Use the official map and guide brochure and Santa Fe National Historic Trail.
You can complete it virtually or after visiting a Santa Fe Trail site.
3. Email us (at ntir_Junior_Ranger@nps.gov) a photo of your completed worksheet.
Be sure to include your full name and address, in addition to the photo.
We'll check your answers and send you an exclusive Junior Ranger badge!
Or you can mail your worksheet to:
(expect a few weeks for response time)
National Trails
National Park Service
50 W. Broadway, Suite 950
Salt Lake City, Utah 84101
You can also visit any of these parks to earn the Trail Junior Ranger badge:
Junior Ranger activity can be completed virtually at home, or after visiting a site along the Santa Fe Trail. Worksheets can be submitted electronically or by mail.
Junior ranger activites are completed using the Sante Fe Trail National Historic Trail official brochure. This brochure is also available at various sites along the Sante Fe Trail.
Any age is welcome to beome a Santa Fe Trail junior ranger!
Pet policies vary by location. Please check with individual sites before visiting.
There is no fee for the junior ranger program.
Entrance fees will vary by location. Please check with the individual site for more information.
Junior Ranger activity can be completed virtually at home, or after visiting a site along the Santa Fe Trail. Worksheet can be submitted electronically or by mail:
- Email us (at ntir_Junior_Ranger@nps.gov) a photo of your completed worksheet. Be sure to include your full name and address in the email, as well as the worksheet. We'll check your answers and send you an exclusive Junior Ranger badge!
- Or you can mail your worksheet to: (expect a few weeks for response time)
National Trails
National Park Service
50 W. Broadway, Suite 950
Salt Lake City, Utah 84101
Accessibility Information will vary by site. Please check with the individual site before visiting.
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