Park Ranger Law Enforcement Academy, Flagstaff, Arizona
Training academy for natural resource law enforcement rangers
The Park Ranger Law Enforcement Academy is now Accepting Applications for Fall 2024 and spring 2025!
Academy Overview
This Park Ranger Law Enforcement Academy (PRLEA) prepares students to become seasonal law enforcement rangers and carry out their duties in areas administered by the National Park Service (NPS).
NEW Fall 2024:
Students seeking credit for the PRLEA are now able to receive a Minor in Natural Resource Law Enforcement through Northern Arizona University
Grand Canyon National Park
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
Petrified Forest National Park
“If a trail is to be blazed, “send a ranger.” If an animal is floundering in the snow, “send a ranger.” If a bear is in the hotel, if a fire threatens a forest, if someone is to be saved, “send a ranger.”
— Stephen T. Mather, 1st Director of the National Park Service
Contact
19 W. McConnell Drive- PO Box 15016 Building 70, SBS West Room 201
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
Michael O’Connor, Director: (928)-523-8242
Park Ranger Law Enforcement Academy, Flagstaff, Arizona 