For Kids

Be a Junior Ranger

Help take care of your national treasures! Anyone between the ages of 5 and 12 can become a Junior Park Ranger at Curecanti National Recreation Area. There are challenging activities in our Junior Ranger book that you can do when you visit the park. Learn more about the stuff that makes up the scenery.

Stop by the Elk Creek Visitor Center for more information and to pick up a free Junior Ranger book, or download a copy from our Brochures page.

Junior Ranger Night Explorer

Interested in learning about the night sky? Stop by the Elk Creek Visitor Center to pick up a free Junior Ranger Night Explorer activity booklet.

Junior Ranger Angler

Learn the basics of fishing, how to protect aquatic habitats across our parks and wildlife refuges, fishing safety, and more!

Curecanti National Recreation Area offers the 'Let's Go Fishing' activity booklet and badge. Stop by the Elk Creek Visitor Center for more information and to pick up an activity booklet (temporarily unavailable), or download the booklet online (available in English and Spanish).