Ray Roberts Lake - Johnson Branch Unit
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- Kid Fish Trout Derby.pdf
- Kids Fish Derby
- Join Rangers at the Kid Fishpond for a day of fishing.
- Junior Ranger Games
- Play games to earn your Junior Ranger Badge.
- Nature Journaling
- Learn how to use your 5 senses to observe the world around you and how to put those observations into a fun creative journal.
- Birding 101
- Join rangers as we take you through the "does and don'ts" of basic birding.
- Nature Journaling
- Learn how to use your 5 senses to observe the world around you and how to put those observations into a fun creative journal.
- Junior Ranger Games
- Join rangers for a morning of adventures on the path to getting your Junior Ranger Badge.
- Birding 101
- Join rangers as we take you through the "does and don'ts" of basic birding.
- Colors of Nature
- Relax and paint with Ranger Izzy as we explore the different colors that nature provides. We will provide the paint, you provide the creativity.
- Seed Bombing
- Join rangers at the Nature Center as you learn how to make seed bombs out of Native Texas wildflower seeds.
- Fall Arts & Crafts
- Celebrate the beginning of fall with your creative side.
- Spooky Wildlife
- Join rangers for a spooky wildlife talk focused on the creepy wildlife that we have around our State Park.
- Spooky Stories, S'mores, and Stars
- Tis the season for spooky camp stories, campfires, s'mores, and stargazing.
- Mask Making
- Don't have your Halloween mask yet? Join us for a spooky day of mask making in our Nature Center.
- Let's Talk Turkey
- Thanksgiving time! Let's talk about turkeys!
- Walk Off the Stuffing
- Join Ranger Brett as we walk off the stuffing from Thanksgiving.
- 9/11 Hike
- Join rangers and local fire fighters as we remember those lost 22 years ago.
- Oh (rein)Deer!
- Join Ranger Izzy as she talks about the six different deer species you could see in Texas.
- Reading and Hot Cocoa with Santa
- Join Santa for his morning hot cocoa and coffee.
- Reading and Hot Cocoa with Santa
- Join Santa as he reads "The Night Before Christmas" and enjoy some hot cocoa and coffee.
- Woodland Ornaments
- Make woodland ornaments with a ranger!
- Process of Prescribed Burns
- Learn about prescribed burns from park rangers and local firefighters.
- Sounds of Night
- Learn what animals might be around your campsite at night.
- Trunk or Treat
- Come collect candy from rangers and other park groups.
- The Stars at Night
- The stars at night are big and bright...
- State Park Spook-Tacular
- Join rangers all day and celebrate Halloween!
- Mistletoe: Pucker-up for a Parasite
- Pretty holiday decoration or destructive parasite? Join Ranger Izzy and discover the dark truths about a beloved holiday tradition.
- Campsite Decorating Competition and Trick or Treating
- Join us for our nighttime spook-tacular event: Campsite Decorating and Trick or Treating!
- 100 Trees for 100 Years
- Join us in celebrating 100 years of Texas State Parks by Planting 100 trees in our park!
- Winter Wildlife
- Come learn about what our wildlife is doing during the wintertime at the state park.
- Christmas Card Making
- Make your Christmas cards while learning about what State Parks do during the wintertime.
- Hot Cocoa with a Ranger
- Join rangers for some hot cocoa and coffee on a chilly December morning.
- Santa's Workshop Showdown
- Feeling Competitive? Compete for the best Christmas lights in the North Poll aka Juniper and Walnut camping loops.
- Ray Roberts First Day Tri-Park-A-Thon
- Start the New Year off right by hitting the trail and participating in our first Tri-Park-A-Thon.
- Kids Trout Derby
- Join rangers for our annual Kids Trout Derby
- Hot Cocoa with a Ranger
- Come enjoy a hot cup of cocoa while rangers teach about campfire building.
- Take a Hike
- Celebrate "Take a walk outside day" with state park rangers.
- Nature Journaling
- Learn how to use your 5 senses to observe the world around you and how to put those observations into a fun creative journal.
- Spring Fling
- Join rangers as we celebrate the beginning of spring with games, activities, and more!
- Skins and Skulls
- Ever touch beaver fur? Come feel and learn about some of our native wildlife at Ray Roberts.
- Solar Eclipse Prep
- Are you ready for the Solar Eclipse? Join rangers as we talk about the does and don'ts when it comes to viewing the eclipse.
- Oh Deer!
- Come learn about our 6 deer species that call Texas there home.
- Colors of Nature
- Learn about the changing colors of the season with watercolor.
- Nature Journaling
- Learn about the 5 senses we use to observe the world around us and create your very own nature journal.
- Seed Bombing
- Learn about Native Texas wildflowers and the pollinators they help.
- Fun in the Sun
- Ever seen sunspots through a telescope?
- Ham Radio- Texas State Parks on the Air
- One-day ham radio event hosted by Metrocrest Amateur Society (MARS).
- S'more House Building Competition
- Test your building skills in our S'more House Building Competition.
- Yoga and Forest Bathing
- Need to relax after a stressful week? Join yoga instructor Sandra for morning yoga and forest bathing.