Junior Ranger

Junior Rangers care about our national parks. Their mission is to explore, learn, and protect our nation's parks for future generations, and have fun while doing it! Junior Ranger activity booklets are free and available upon request at the park visitor center. After completing the booklet, Junior Rangers receive a special badge to mark their accomplishment.

Want more? Be sure to check out our other Virtual Junior Ranger activities below!

Completed physical Junior Ranger Booklets can be mailed to:

George Washington Birthplace National Monument
Junior Ranger Program
1732 Popes Creek Road
Colonial Beach, VA 22443

Virtual Junior Ranger Activities

Fossilization Challenge

Can you survive the fossilization challenge and be discovered by a paleontologist? Choose your journey as you set out to become a fossil.

Colonial Revival Garden, wooden gate and brick path with boxwoods on either side

Online Scavenger Hunt

Learn about George Washington Birthplace by exploring our website to find answers for the online scavenger hunt.

Family standing in front of the Birthplace Monument

Spot the Difference

Discover how the Birthplace Monument has changed over time.

Spy Code

Use the spy code to discover what message General George Washington sent in a secret letter to the Marquis de Lafayette.

Find and Color Chesapeake Bay

Explore the waterways of the Chesapeake Bay that were used for transportation and trade during George Washington's life.

badge says 'Virtual ranger' under that 'George Washington Birthplace National Monument' — NPS / Cleo Kantz-Schultz

Virtual Junior Ranger Badge

Once the above activities are completed you can download your virtual ranger badge by clicking on the image. It will open up a new page of the badge, right click on the image and choose 'Save As'. Navigate to your downloads folder, open the image on your computer and then print the badge.