Five Wild Places Adventure Sheet!
🌎 Five Wild Places Adventure Sheet!
Explore Abiquiu Lake • High Schells Wilderness • San Bernardino National Forest • Dakota Prairie Grasslands • Gee Creek Wilderness
🦉 Fun Facts From Each Park
Abiquiu Lake (New Mexico)
- A big, bright‑blue lake created by a dam on the Rio Chama
- You can see the famous flat‑topped mountain Cerro Pedernal
- Fossils over 200 million years old were found nearby
High Schells Wilderness (Nevada)
- Home to Nevada’s largest elk herd
- North Schell Peak rises to 11,883 feet
- Glaciers long ago carved deep canyons and cliffs
San Bernardino National Forest (California)
- Covers more than 823,000 acres of mountains and forests
- You can explore snowy peaks and warm desert in the same day
- Home to black bears, bobcats, and soaring hawks
Dakota Prairie Grasslands (ND & SD)
- Over 1.2 million acres of rolling grasslands
- Bison, prairie dogs, and pronghorn roam the open plains
Some areas look like the colorful Badlands
Gee Creek Wilderness (Tennessee)
- The smallest wilderness in the Cherokee National Forest
- The Gee Creek Trail leads to the splashy Twin Falls
- Forests, rocks, and creeks make it a natural playground
🔍 Scavenger Hunt (Circle what you might find!)
- A smooth rock
- A tall tree
- A bird feather
- A wildflower
- A creek or river
- An animal track
- A patch of tall grass
🧠 Match the Park to the Clue
Draw a line from each clue to the correct park.
Clues:
- Has the tallest mountains
- Has bison and prairie dogs
- Has a famous flat‑topped mountain
- Has waterfalls on a short trail
- Has four different mountain ranges
Parks: A. Abiquiu Lake B. High Schells Wilderness C. San Bernardino National Forest D. Dakota Prairie Grasslands E. Gee Creek Wilderness
🎨 Draw Your Favorite Park
(Leave a big blank box when printing)
✏️ Think About It
Which park would YOU want to explore first, and why?
