Grand Canyon National Park
Just For Kids
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.
Grand Canyon In Depth
News from the Parks
Trailmix.Net Launches the Yosemite National Park Scavenger Hunt
August 27, 2008 - 11:39am
Trailmix.Net is proud to introduce its first product, the Yosemite National Park Scavenger Hunt. As of Wednesday, August 27th, families with children that are planning to visit Yosemite National Park can get a copy of The Yosemite National Park Scavenger Hunt in the Trailmix.Net store.
August 27, 2008 - 11:39am
Trailmix.Net is proud to introduce its first product, the Yosemite National Park Scavenger Hunt. As of Wednesday, August 27th, families with children that are planning to visit Yosemite National Park can get a copy of The Yosemite National Park Scavenger Hunt in the Trailmix.Net store.
New Superintendent Spearheads National Park Service Move To Yankton
August 27, 2008 - 11:38am
Mike Madell has been superintendent of the Missouri National Recreational River (MNRR) for only a month, and already his office is going to the dogs. Madell is working out of his Yankton home until the MNRR moves its permanent headquarters from O’Neill to Yankton, likely within a year, he said.
August 27, 2008 - 11:38am
Mike Madell has been superintendent of the Missouri National Recreational River (MNRR) for only a month, and already his office is going to the dogs. Madell is working out of his Yankton home until the MNRR moves its permanent headquarters from O’Neill to Yankton, likely within a year, he said.
Guardians of the Wilderness
August 27, 2008 - 11:37am
The rain begins to fall as Voyageurs National Park Ranger Brad Farlinger walked into a campsite on Mukooda Lake. Farlinger asks the campers about their luck in catching fish, before checking to see if their food is stored in a food locker at the campsite. One of the adults staying at the campsite jokes that their little girl is afraid of bears and she puts the food away every day. Farlinger talks to the campers about camping permits before moving on to the next camp site.
August 27, 2008 - 11:37am
The rain begins to fall as Voyageurs National Park Ranger Brad Farlinger walked into a campsite on Mukooda Lake. Farlinger asks the campers about their luck in catching fish, before checking to see if their food is stored in a food locker at the campsite. One of the adults staying at the campsite jokes that their little girl is afraid of bears and she puts the food away every day. Farlinger talks to the campers about camping permits before moving on to the next camp site.
Yellowstone Visitor Diagnosed with Bubonic Plague
August 26, 2008 - 5:25pm
An out-of-state resident has been diagnosed with bubonic plague after recently visiting Teton County and Yellowstone National Park, the Wyoming Department of Health said Monday. State epidemiologist Tracy Murphy says the victim traveled to several sites within the park with a Boy Scout troop between July 26 and August 3.
August 26, 2008 - 5:25pm
An out-of-state resident has been diagnosed with bubonic plague after recently visiting Teton County and Yellowstone National Park, the Wyoming Department of Health said Monday. State epidemiologist Tracy Murphy says the victim traveled to several sites within the park with a Boy Scout troop between July 26 and August 3.
Bear Viewing Just One Attraction at Katmai Park
August 26, 2008 - 5:21pm
Katmai National Park in general, and Brooks Falls in particular, is well-known as a premier bear viewing area. In the summer, dozens of grizzlies gather at the falls to take their pick of millions of migrating red salmon. But that’s not the reason the park was formed.
August 26, 2008 - 5:21pm
Katmai National Park in general, and Brooks Falls in particular, is well-known as a premier bear viewing area. In the summer, dozens of grizzlies gather at the falls to take their pick of millions of migrating red salmon. But that’s not the reason the park was formed.
