Here are just a few of the many activities kids can enjoy at Grand Canyon National Park.

Become a Junior Ranger 

By completing a list of activities -described in the Junior Ranger Activity Book, kids 4 to 14 can receive Junior Ranger badges and certificates. For more information, check at Canyon View Information Plaza, Tusayan Museum and Yavapai -Observation Station.

Water

Why was water so important in forming the Grand Canyon? Why is it important for you to drink lots of water here? Make a list of how water is used at Grand Canyon. 

Read a Book

Lynne Foster's Exploring the Grand Canyon: Adventures of Yesterday and Today is full of imaginative activities, including creating a sketch pad of animals and their tracks, plants and rock formations, canyon crossword puzzles and "Fold a Raven" origami. Available at park bookstores.

Activity Books

Children's activity books are available at the El Tovar, Bright Angel and Arizona Room restaurants. These interpretive, educational and entertaining books also reward those who visit select gift shops with stickers and a prize for collecting all four. Activity books are also available at Hermits Rest and the Desert View Watchtower.

Take a Hike 

From Yavapai Observation Station, it's a three-mile hike along the Rim Trail to Maricopa Point. Self-guiding trail pamphlets are available along the way. Guided walks and hikes with park rangers are also offered; check The Guide for current schedules.

Ride the Rails

The Grand Canyon Railway will  take your entire family back to the Old West on a steam engine ride into the Grand Canyon after a rousing send-off at the Williams Depot.