Especially For Kids

You might find that several of the ranger programs will appeal to kids. Yellowstone has a Junior Ranger Program for kids ages 5 to 12. For $3, you get a special activity paper, Yellowstone's Nature. (Sign up at any visitor center.) Kids get a Junior Ranger badge for completing certain activities.

There's also a unique residential-education program for kids in fourth through eighth grades at Yellowstone called Expedition: Yellowstone! This residential program takes place in the spring and fall, with sessions lasting 4 to 5 days. For more information, write: Expedition: Yellowstone! Coordinator, P.O. Box 168, Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190-0168 (www.nps.gov/yell/planvisit/todo/education/expeditionyell.htm).