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04/15/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/15/2021 18:14
Become a Junior Ranger at Lake Mead on April 24th
News Release Date:
April 15, 2021
Lake Mead National Recreation Area is the only national park minutes from Las Vegas that offers Joshua trees, slot canyons and night skies illuminated by the Milky Way. The park's rocks are as red as fire and the mountains are purple majesties. Lake Mead is the country's first and largest national recreation area and the sixth most visited national park in the country. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
April 15, 2021
Contact: Visitor Center; 702-293-8990
BOULDER CITY, Nevada - Families are invited to learn what it takes to be a park ranger and become an official Junior Ranger at Lake Mead National Recreation Area's annual Junior Ranger Day. The event will be held at the Historic Railroad Trail from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 24.
All ages can participate in activities to learn about park ranger careers, the Bark Ranger program, how volunteers can help the park, view the sun through a solar telescope and so much more. After participants visit the different activity tables, they will take the pledge to become official Junior Rangers and be presented with a Lake Mead Junior Ranger badge.
We invite all current fourth and fifth graders out to receive an Every Kid Outdoors pass that will grant them and three guests free admission to more than 2,000 federal public lands, including more than 400 national park units through August 31, 2021.
For the safety of all participants, activity stations will be spaced along the trail from the Historic Railroad Trail trailhead to the first tunnel, a distance of roughly 1.5 miles. Participants will be encouraged to observe social distancing when on the trail and wear masks when distancing is not possible with other visitors and park staff.
For more information, call 702-293-8990 or visit the National Junior Ranger Day website at: National Junior Ranger Day - NPS Celebrates! (U.S. National Park Service)
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Lake Mead National Recreation Area is the only national park minutes from Las Vegas that offers Joshua trees, slot canyons and night skies illuminated by the Milky Way. The park's rocks are as red as fire and the mountains are purple majesties. Lake Mead is the country's first and largest national recreation area and the sixth most visited national park in the country. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.