News Release

Lincoln Home National Historic Site Celebrates Junior Ranger Day 2024

Date: April 7, 2024
Contact: Linsey Hughes, 217-391-3254

On April 27, 2024, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Lincoln Home National Historic Site will join the National Park Service to celebrate Junior Ranger Day 2024. Join Lincoln Home staff in the Visitor Center, located at 426 S. 7th Street in Springfield IL, to participate in activities and earn Junior Ranger prizes!

On April 27 inside the Lincoln Home Visitor Center, visitors can take part in activities all day, including a Junior Ranger themed photo booth, crafts, and a self-guided park scavenger hunt. Visitors can also complete the Lincoln Home National Historic Site Junior Ranger book. When visitors complete any of these activities, they will earn their Junior Ranger Badge and Junior Ranger Flat Hat, which can be picked up inside the Lincoln Home Visitor Center.

The NPS Junior Ranger program is an activity-based program conducted in almost all parks. Junior Ranger Day is celebrated as part of National Park Week, a nine-day celebration of everything "parks."

The 2024 Lincoln Home National Historic Site Junior Ranger Day is free and open to the public. For more information, contact the Lincoln Home National Historic Site Visitor Center at [phone] or at [e-mail].