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Cape Cod National Seashore For Kids
Children age 5 and up are welcome to participate in Cape Cod National Seashore's Junior Ranger Program. This program encourages children to explore our park and investigate some of its unique resources.
To participate in the program, stop by one of the visitor centers. Families with children 8 years and over will need to purchase a Junior Ranger Activity Book ($2.05) and request a list of requirements. After completing the requirements, each youngster will receive a Junior Ranger Patch at one of the visitor centers.
Children ages 5 to 7 can earn a special Junior Ranger souvenir by picking up and completing a list of requirements for their age group at a visitor center
Maine ocean islands provide the only nesting sites for Atlantic puffins in the United States. Eastern Egg Rock in the midcoast region, Seal Island and Matinicus Rock at the mouth of Penobscot Bay, and Machias Seal Island and Petit Manan Island off the downeast coast provide habitat for more than 4,000 puffins each summer.