For Kids
Become a WebRanger at home and then become a Gila Cliff Dwellings Junior Ranger when you come here!

Join us at the Visitor Center on holiday weekends for art activities. Fourth of July weekend (July 1 & 2) from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., and Labor Day weekend (September 2 & 3) from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Junior Ranger Program
Children age 6-12 can pick up a Junior Ranger booklet at the Visitor Center or Contact Station. Upon completion of the program, the Jr. Ranger is awarded a certificate of completion as well as a Junior Ranger badge incorporating a design showing two birds from the classic black and white pottery of the Mimbres branch of the Mogollon people.

Special Junior Ranger Events
Would you like a special guided tour of Cliff Dweller Canyon that ends with a Junior Ranger Ceremony? Join us on the second weekend of each month this summer from 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. to have fun learning about nature and history. This tour is designed for families with children age 6-12.

When?
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.; July 8, July 9, August 12, August 13

Where?
Gila Cliff Dwellings Trailhead and Contact Station

Call the Gila Visitor Center for reservations and more information 505-536-9461

Calling All Young Artists
We need your drawings of anything that calls the Gila home, or has in the past, for our new Junior Ranger Program. Call the Visitor Center, 505-536-9461, to request a contest entry form.