Name 

Junior Ranger 

You Are an Important Piece of 

Carlsbad Caverns National Park! 

Ages 6 and under 
Welcome to 

Carlsbad Caverns National Park! 

Become a Junior Ranger by completing at least 

6 of the 13 activities below (you can do more!). You 

must complete page 10 of this booklet because it is 

your Junior Ranger pledge! Have your parents or a 

Ranger sign on the line next to the activities you’ve 

completed. When you are done, bring it to a Ranger 

at the Information Desk! 

Activity Signature

1 

1. Respect and Protect (pg. 2) 

2. Pictographs (pg. 3) 

3. Tic-Tac-Toe (pg. 4) 

4. Hide and Seek (pg. 5) 

5. Where am I? (pg. 6) 

6. It Makes Perfect Sense! (pg. 7) 

7. A Splash of Color (pg. 8) 

8. Picture Yourself (pg. 9) 

9. Hike the Natural Entrance 

10. Walk through the Big Room 

11. Walk the Nature Trail 

12. Ranger Guided Tour 

13. Ranger Program/Movie 
It is very important that we 

all do our part to protect 

the cave and ourselves. It 

would be a good idea to do this 

activity in the Visitor Center before you go in the cave. 

1. Stay on the _ _ _ _ _. 

2. No food, drinks, or 

gum are allowed in the 

cave, only _ _ _ _ _. 

3. Children and adults 

should _ _ _ _ together. 

4. Do not _ _ _ _ _ 

the cave formations. 

5. Leave rocks, plants, 

animals and anything 

else that belongs here, 

in its _ _ _ _ . 

6. Respect the other visitors by talking 

in a _ _ _ _ voice. 

TRAIL TOUCH SOFT 

WALK WATER HOME 

 Respect and Protect 

Fill in the Blanks! 

Fill in the blanks with 

the right word from 

the list on the badge below. 

2 
Draw Your Own Pictograph 

Humans have lived in eastern New 

Mexico for about 13,000 years. Native 

Americans often used rock art 

to tell stories. 

Pictographs are images painted 

or drawn on rocks. 

Draw your 

own pictograph 

on the rock 

to the left. 

3 
Batty 

Tic-Tac-Toe 

If the statement in the box is true make an O in the box. 

If the statement in the box is false then make an X. 

Bats are blind 

Bats are 

nocturnal 

(awake at night 

and asleep during 

the day) 

Some bats 

migrate 

(move from one 

place to another)

Bats produce 

guano 

(bat droppings)

Bats are blind 

Bats want 

to hurt you 

Bats are 

mammals 

Some bats 

eat bugs 

Bats use 

echolocation 

(sounds they make) 

to help them 

find food 

All bats want to 

drink your blood 

Bats are 

nocturnal 

(awake at night 

and asleep during 

the day) 

4 
Backpack Helmet Pictograph 

Bat Horned Lizard Raccoon 

Candle Lantern Rope 

Cave Cricket Fossil Snake 

Flashlight Ranger Badge Spider 

Hide and Seek 

Carlsbad Caverns National Park is famous for its many caves 

and the beautiful Chihuahuan Desert. See how many of the 

hidden shapes you can find in the pictures from the list below:

5 
Where Am I? 

Carlsbad Caverns National Park is located in southeastern 

New Mexico. It was made a National Park to protect the 

caves, plants, and animals in the Chihuahuan desert. 

Color in New Mexico and the state you are from. 

If you are from another country write it on the line.

6 
It Makes Perfect Sense!

Label the pictures below 

with the name of the senses they represent. 

Go into the cave and answer these questions. 

1.) Draw a picture of something you see in the cave.

2.) Write something you smell in the cave.

3.) Name a sound you hear in the cave. 

7 
8 

Rattlesnakes 

are also pretty, 

but do not get 

too close 

because these 

reptiles can bite. 

Butterflies 

are flying 

insects, they 

are very 

pretty. 

A Splash of Color 

Color in these Carlsbad Caverns creatures! 
Draw what you would look like as a Park Ranger 

and write your name on the line below! 

USNPS

9 

Picture Yourself 

Junior Ranger 
Junior Ranger Pledge

“I, am proud 

to be a National Park Service Junior Ranger. 

I promise to explore, learn about, and protect my 

National Parks and the natural world around me. 

I will share my knowledge of these special places 

with my friends and family.” 

What I Can Do! 

The Junior Ranger Motto is 

“Explore, Learn, and Protect”. 

Draw a picture of a plant or animal that 

you can help protect when you get home. 

10 
Certificate of Achievement 

Junior Ranger Program and is hereby proclaimed 

Has successfully fulfilled the requirements of the 

an official Carlsbad Caverns National Park 

Junior Ranger 

Park Ranger Date