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Lake Mead National Recreation Area
For Kids

Become a Junior Ranger
Children may earn a Junior Ranger badge and certificate by completing a number of activities in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area Junior Ranger Guide and Activity Book. The Junior Ranger Guide and Activity Book is available for free at the Lake Mead Visitor Center and at the Katherine Landing Ranger Station. It is recommended that children 10 and older complete the entire book. Younger children must complete at least three activities. The Activity Guide will print in 11" by 17" format, please shrink down to size if necessary. Junior Ranger Guide and Activity Book

Learn NPS
If you are a teacher searching for classroom materials or a student doing research, you'll find curriculum and a host of other fun and educational media created by the National Park Service and our partners.
Link to: www.nps.gov/learn/home.htm

Become a WebRanger
As a WebRanger you will have fun while learning new things. You will solve mysteries and puzzles, play games, take part in stories, and gather secret words.
Link to: www.nps.gov/webrangers/become_webranger.html

Scenic picture of Wilderness in Lake Mead National Recreation Area  

Did You Know?
"The wilderness . . . that has come to us from the eternity of the past we have the boldness to project into the eternity of the future. It seems presumptuous for men and women . . . to dare to undertake a program for perpetuity, but that surely is our challenge." -- Howard Zahniser

Last Updated: July 23, 2009 at 17:30 EST