For Kids

5th Grade Adventure Pass

The Nevada State Parks 5th Grade Adventure Pass provides 5th graders with a free annual entrance permit to all Nevada State parks, historic sites and recreation areas.

Passes may be picked up from school district offices throughout Nevada and are good for the 5th Grader and everyone in the vehicle.

Design next year's Adventure Pass!

Nevada State Parks invites all current 5th graders (2024-2025 school year) to design next year's Adventure Pass! Download this entry form, design your pass, and send it in using the address provided at the bottom of the form.

Entry Forms should be submitted no later than May 31, 2025 to be considered in this year's design competition. The winner will be chosen and contacted by June 30th. The winning art work will be used on next year's pass and the winner will recieve a copy of their designed pass to be used as a 6th grader!

Teachers: it may be easier to collect all works of art and mail them in together. 

Parents: If you are unable to mail, or email, your child's artwork, you can contact us using the contact information found at the bottom of the entry form. 

Junior Ranger Programs

Junior Ranger programs are a fun and popular way for youth to learn about and uniquely explore park lands, while instilling a sense of stewardship.

Children of all ages are invited to earn Junior Ranger badges by completing a free activity book during a visit to any or all of Nevada’s beautiful state parks. Some activities include: creating a sound map, interviewing a park ranger, identifying scat and animal tracks, and much more!

The activity book is available at each state park or can be downloaded here. The Junior Ranger program is a great way to discover a new state park or re-discover an old favorite while becoming a steward of Nevada’s state parks!

Activity Pages

Find downloadable activity pages that invite youth and their families to have fun and learn more about Nevada’s state parks. 

Arts & Crafts
Make Your Own Covered Wagon

Word Games
Nevada State Parks Wordsearch
Valley of Fire Word Search

Scavenger Hunts
Spring Mountain Ranch Autumn Photo Scavenger Hunt
Spring Mountain Ranch Spring Photo Scavenger Hunt

Nature Observation
Spring Mountain Ranch Birding Checklist
Fort Churchill/Lahontan Birding Checklist
Valley of Fire Birding Checklist
Valley of Fire Wildflower Guide
Valley of Fire Wildlife Guide
Washoe Lake Wildflower Guide

Geocaches

Echo Caynon

• Rocky  N 37 54.509      W 114 16.509
• Juniper Berries N 37 55.250    W 114 16.089
• Echo Canyon N 37 54.706       W 114 15.276
• ​Next time N 37 53.950        W 114 15.271

Spring Valley

• Eagle Valley Point N 38 01.153   W 114 12.235
• Up the Canyon  N 38 01.666    W 114 12.695
• Not So Tuff    N 38 02.176    W 114 11.109
• E.V. Fourpoint Overview N 38 02.681   W  114 10.867
• Wildlife Viewing Area N 38 02.845   W 114 10.569