Junior Ranger Day
August 22 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Free
Drop in for special programs throughout the park! Learn all about wildfire in Yosemite and earn a special Junior Ranger badge.
This schedule is subject to change.
Mariposa Grove Parking
9 am – 4 pm
Drop by for free activites throughout the day!
Tuolumne Grove Trailhead
10 am – 4 pm
Drop by for free activites throughout the day!
Yosemite Valley
Walks & Talks:
- 9 am | Naturalist Walk (1 hr)
meet outside the Welcome Center - 10 am | Mule Packing Demo (30 min)
meet outside the Exploration Center - 10 am | Junior Ranger Walk (1 hr)
meet outside the Welcome Center - 10:30 am | Discovery Walk (1 hr)
meet in front of the Yosemite Museum - 10 am | Junior Ranger Photography Walk (1 hr)
meet outside the Ansel Adams Gallery - 11 am | Junior Ranger Photography Walk (1 hr)
meet outside the Ansel Adams Gallery - 12 pm | Ranger Talk — All About Bugs! (15 min)
meet outside the Welcome Center - 1 pm | Bear Walk (1 hr)
meet outside the Welcome Center - 2 pm | Ranger Talk — Peregrine Falcons! (15 min)
meet outside the Welcome Center
Activity Tables — in front of the Exploration Center, unless otherwise noted:
- Climbing Rangers | 10 am – 4:30 pm
Learn about what a climbing ranger does in Yosemite! - Parks in Focus | 10 am – 4 pm
Pick up your photo scavenger hunt to earn a small prize! - Yosemite Wildlife Team | 10 am – 4:30 pm
Learn about bear management in the park! - Yosemite Interpretation | 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Join a ranger to learn about the history of fire in the park! - Yosemite Hospitality | 10:30 am – 4 pm
Join a naturalist to discover isopod impacts on wildland fire! - Yosemite Geology | 12:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Discover Yosemite’s geologic story with rock samples! - Yosemite Interpetation | 12:45 – 2:45 pm
Join a ranger to learn about the role fire plays in the life of a giant sequoia! - Indian Cultural Program | 1 pm – 3:30 pm
Discover how people have used fire in Yosemite! - Yosemite Interpretation | 2:30 – 3:30 (outside Welcome Center)
Join a ranger to learn about the benefits of fire and the different methods of fighting fires. - Yosemite Interpretation | 3 pm – 4 pm
Learn with a ranger!