The Parks headquarters Information Center is moving from its current location in Tumwater to the Department of Ecology building at 300 Desmond Drive SE in Lacey. Our customer service team is located at the front desk, just inside the main entrance.
Be a Junior Ranger
Calling all kids ages 4 and up! Do you like exploring parks with your family? Do you want to learn more about nature?
Become a Washington State Parks Junior Ranger!
The Junior Ranger program is a fun way for youth and families to explore Washington's state parks. This self-guided program encourages families to discover the natural and cultural wonders of Washington through fun exploration, games and creative activities.
To become a Junior Ranger, ask for the free Junior Ranger Booklet at one of our participating state parks. Kids can then complete the booklet to be sworn in as an official Junior Ranger. Then, completing acts of service will earn our Junior Rangers more pins and fun items.
Parks listed below participate in the Junior Ranger Program. Park names marked with an asterisk (*) have the booklet in English and Spanish.:
- Alta Lake
- Battle Ground
- Bay View
- Birch Bay
- Bottle Beach
- Bridgeport
- Brooks Memorial
- Cama Beach
- Camano Island
- Columbia Hills
- Crawford
- Dash Point
- Deception Pass*
- Dosewallips
- Federation Forest
- Fields Spring
- Fort Casey
- Fort Ebey
- Fort Flagler
- Fort Townsend
- Fort Worden
- Ginkgo Petrified Forest
- Goldendale Observatory*
- Grayland Beach
- Ike Kinswa
- Illahee
- Jarrell Cove
- Joemma Beach
- Kanaksat-Palmer
- Kopachuck
- Lake Chelan*
- Lake Sammamish
- Lake Sylvia
- Lake Wenatchee*
- Larrabee
- Lewis and Clark
- Lewis & Clark Trail*
- Lime Kiln Point
- Lincoln Rock*
- Lyons Ferry*
- Manchester
- Maryhill
- Millersylvania
- Moran
- Mount Spokane
- Ocean City
- Olmstead Place
- Pacific Beach
- Palouse Falls
- Peace Arch
- Pearrygin Lake
- Rainbow Falls
- Penrose Point
- Potholes
- Rasar
- Riverside
- Rockport
- Sacajawea*
- Saint Edward
- Scenic Beach
- Schafer
- Seaquest / Mount St. Helens Visitor Center
- Spencer Spit
- Steamboat Rock
- Sun Lakes-Dry Falls*
- Tolmie
- Twanoh
- Twenty-Five Mile Creek
- Twin Harbors
- Wenatchee Confluence
- Yakima Sportsman