Explorer Campaigns
The Explorer Campaign is an initiative implemented by Agents of Discovery across different regions of North America, where organizations have bound together with the common goal of getting youth outdoors, active, and exploring their cities, states, or provinces.
To play, kids become Secret Agents on a Mission to visit participating parks, museums, zoos, and cultural sites. With every Mission completed, kids earn exclusive digital and real-world rewards. The more Missions completed, the more rewards earned!
Look below to find the Explorer Campaign closest to you!
SoCal Explorer 2.0 Winners!
1st Place
Agent Peacock representing LA Arboretum
2nd Place
Agent Wood Rat representing Eaton Canyon Nature Center
3rd Place
Agent Coyote representing Griffith Park
Honourable Mention
Refuge Battle Royale
July 1st – September 2nd, 2019
The results are in and the winners have been announced! The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Wildlife Refuges launched a nationwide campaign featuring location-based Augmented Reality games or “Missions” to encourage visitors to learn about fish, wildlife, plants and their habitats.
Participating Sites
Alaska Maritime Wildlife Refuge
Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge
Sacramento Wildlife Refuge
Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge
Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge
Lake Champlain National Wildlife Refuge
Valle De Oro National Wildlife Refuge
Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge
D.C. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery
Detroit River International Refuge
John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge
Northern New Mexico Wildlife Refuge
Patuxent Research Refuge
Seney National Wildlife Refuge
Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge Mission
Winners of the Refuge Battle Royale
1st Place
D.C. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery
2nd Place
3rd Place
Seney National Wildlife Refuge
Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge
Lake Champlain National Wildlife Refuge
Winners of the Parks Make Life Better Campaign!
City of San Ramon Staff Champion poses with the 3rd place Nature Bag prize!
1st Place
Livermore Area Recreation and Park District
2nd Place
3rd Place
Completing multiple Missions?
Earn a Secret Agent kit for completing multiple Missions! These kits are filled with fun nature items and activities that will help you master your new Secret Agent skills.
D.C. Explorer
Alberta Explorer
Puget Sound Explorer
July 1 – October 20, 2019
Participating Sites
Pier 57 Miner’s Landing
Great Gold Rush Adventure at Pier 57
Tacoma Nature Center
Heather Meadows
Iron Goat Trial
Swan Creek
Titlow Park
Want to be a Forest Ranger?
Rainforest Exploration
Olympic Discovery Trail
Mt. Walker Viewpoint and Smokey Bear
REI Seattle Flagship Store
Big Four Ice Caves
Become a Puget Sound Explorer!
Complete 3 Missions to become a Puget Sound Sockeye. Complete 6 Missions to become a Puget Sound Grizzly Bear. Complete 9 Missions to become a Puget Sound Orca.
Earn Rewards and Prizes!
Become a Puget Sound Orca and win one ticket to the Seattle Great Wheel plus a souvenir photo in the Great Wheel photo booth.
Looking to start an Explorer Campaign of your own?
Bay Area Explorer
Participating Sites
Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge
Martial Cottle
Vasona Lake
Blue Rock Springs Park
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
Seacliff State Park
Hyde Street Pier
#BAYAREAEXPLORER
Become a SoCal Explorer!
Complete three Missions to earn your Explorer badge. Complete six or more Missions to become an Advanced Explorer. Complete twelve or more Missions to become a Super SoCal Explorer! The more Missions you complete, the more rewards* you will receive!
Earn Rewards and Prizes!
Win a free pass for two to Universal Studios Hollywood by completing the Advanced Explorer or Super SoCal Explorer levels!
A skilled SoCal Explorer describes her experience completing California State Park’s Lake Perris Recreation Area Missions.
D.C. Explorer 2.0 Campaign Launch
June 27th 2019
The D.C. Explorer 2.0 Campaign launched at USDA’s headquarters on June 27th, 2019. Dozens of enthusiastic youth played USDA’s Urban Forest Mission in the Gardens around the USDA building. Agents were excited to explore despite the D.C. heat! Afterward, the partners joined for a brief program and photo op at the Whitten Patio. See photos below.
Kristin Metropoulos, representing NASA Goddard Visitor Center with an Agent playing USDA’s Urban Forest Mission at USDA headquarters.
D.C. Explorer Campaign partners pose for a group photo at the Whitten Patio.
Agents of Discovery CEO Mary Clark playing the USDA’s Urban Forest Mission with Lillian, a D.C Explorer champion.
D.C. Explorer 2.0
June 27th – November 1, 2019
Participating Sites
NASA Goddard Visitor Center
National Arboretum
USDA Urban Forest
Watkins Regional Park
World War II Memorial
Korean War Veterans Memorial
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Patuxent Research Refuge
Patuxent Research Refuge – North Tract
Anacostia Park
Potomac Overlook Regional Park
Temple Hall Farm Regional Park
Meadowlark Regional Park
Become a DMV Explorer!
Complete three Missions on the National Mall to earn your National Mall Explorer badge. Complete 6 Missions to earn your D.C. Traveler badge. Complete 9 or more Missions to earn your DMV Explorer badge.
Pursuit Banff Gondola
Alberta Explorer Campaign
July 22, 2019
Calling all #AlbertaExplorers ! Pursuit Banff Gondola has launched their Banff Gondola Mission today! The Banff Gondola is an incredible place to #Explore, check out these Alberta Explorer Agents completing the Mission!
Photos by Ben Waugh courtesy of Pursuit
Alberta Explorer
June 10 – October 1, 2019
Participating Sites
Pursuit Banff Gondola
TELUS World of Science Edmonton
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Edmonton Valley Zoo
Cypress Hills Provincial Park
Dinosaur Provincial Park
English Bay Provincial Recreation Area
Miquelon Lake Provincial Park
Sir Winston Churchill Provincial Park
Lesser Slave Lake Provincial Park
Become an Alberta Explorer!
Complete 3 Missions to earn your Alberta Traveler button. Complete 5 or more Missions to earn your Alberta Explorer button!
Earn Rewards and Prizes!
Win a free ticket to the Banff Gondola by completing the Alberta Traveler or Alberta Explorer levels!
Bay Area Explorer
Soft Launch coming soon
Participating Sites
Pursuit Banff Gondola
TELUS World of Science Edmonton
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Edmonton Valley Zoo
Cypress Hills Provincial Park
Dinosaur Provincial Park
English Bay Provincial Recreation Area
Miquelon Lake Provincial Park
Sir Winston Churchill Provincial Park
Lesser Slave Lake Provincial Park
Become an Alberta Explorer!
Complete 3 Missions to earn your Alberta Traveler button. Complete 5 or more Missions to earn your Alberta Explorer button!
Earn Rewards and Prizes!
Win a free ticket to the Banff Gondola by completing the Alberta Traveler or Alberta Explorer levels!
#SoCalExplorer 2.0 Wrap Up Event
Saturday, August 10th 2019
Saturday the 10th of August marked the wrap up of our 9 month #SoCalExplorer 2.0 Campaign. Big thanks to the California State Parks PORTS program and LA State Historic Park for making this possible!
Photos courtesy of California State Parks
SoCal Explorer 2.0
Participating Sites
MacArthur Park
Griffith Park
LA State Historic Park
LA City Hall
Lake Perris State Recreation Area
Sonny Bono Salton Sea
El Cariso Nature Trail
San Juan Loop Trail
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
El Pueblo
Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument
Chilao Visitor Center
Grassy Hollow Visitor Center
Vogel Flat Picnic Area
Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area
Eaton Canyon
Stoneview Nature Center
Ken Malloy Harbor Regional Park
South LA Wetlands Park
Echo Park Lake
Reseda Park
Hansen Dam Recreation Area
City of Carson – Dolphin Park
White Point Nature Preserve
LA County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
Whittier Narrows Nature Center
Willow Springs
DeForest Wetlands
Eastvale Trail
Become a SoCal Explorer!
Complete three Missions to earn your Explorer badge. Complete six or more Missions to become an Advanced Explorer. Complete twelve or more Missions to become a Super SoCal Explorer! The more Missions you complete, the more rewards* you will receive!
Earn Rewards and Prizes!
Win a free pass for two to Universal Studios Hollywood by completing the Advanced Explorer or Super SoCal Explorer levels!
Let us know about your Missions
#MissionMaker
#Movetoplay
#DiveIn
#ExploreYourWorld
#PlayYourWay
#DiscoverTheUnknown
#Aod
#AgentsofDiscovery
#Awholenewworld
#Challenge
#FindYourMission
#Mission
Upcoming Explorer Campaigns
Central California
- Pismo State Beach
- Morro Bay State Park
- Hearst Castle
- La Purisima State Historic Park
- Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park
- Hungry Valley State Vehicular Recreation Area
- Piedras Blancas Lighthouse
Alaska
- Mission 49: Journey to Alaska’s Past
- Tongass National Forest – Mendenhall Glacier
- Tongass National Forest – Southeast Alaska Discovery Center
- Chugach National Forest – Portage Valley
- Haystack Trail
- The territory of the Áak’w People
- Chugach School District
- Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge
- Kenai Wildlife Refuge
- Campbell Creek Science Center
Central California Explorer Partners
Alaska Explorer Partners
Bay Area Explorer Partners
Alaska Explorer- Coming Soon, Spring 2020!
Find out more about Agents of Discovery
Become an Alberta Explorer!
Complete three Missions in Alberta and get your Traveler* reward. Complete five or more Missions to become an Explorer*! The more Missions you complete, the more rewards* you will receive! You can win other great prizes too.
Become a DMV Explorer!
Complete three Missions located on the National Mall (plus one outside the Mall) to earn your Traveler* badge. Complete ALL Missions to become an Explorer*! The more Missions you complete, the more rewards* you will receive!
Past Badges
