http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park_ranger


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at the federal level, you have:
- U.S. Park Police, charged with law enforcement at the national parks in Washington DC (The Mall, Washington Monument, etc.) as well as in New York City and San Francisco. They are the closest thing the federal governement has to municipal patrol officers.
- Fish & Wildlife Service Officers, charged with enforcing federal laws regarding fish and wildlife protection.
- National Park Rangers, who fall into two categories. One is comprised of the interpretative staff that gives talks and tours at National Parks; no LE powers. The other is made up of law enforcement personnel that enforce federal as well as state laws on National Park property.

In our state, we have:
- Conservation Wardens, which are often referred to as 'Rangers'. In fact, I was visiting a state park this summer and saw the park's CW driving a squad car marked 'RANGER'. They have state-wide law enforcement status, though they spend most of their efforts enforcing game and state laws at state parks, forest, and other state-owned natural areas.
- State Park Rangers, who are the ones that typically check people into campgrounds at state parks. Little to no legal authority.

Locally, many municpalities employ Park Rangers. In our city, the municipal park rangers do everything from running summer programs to doing maintenance to cleaning bathrooms at municipal parks. About all they can do is write parking tickets and other minor citations.
ninfan77 Reviewed by ninfan77 on . Park Rangers I'd be lying if I didn't admit that the majority of the time I smoke are in the woods of the beautiful parks I have in my area. 1 of the 3 never, ever have park rangers or even cops stop by. But the other 2, that I use less frequently, have park rangers on staff at all times. They never seem to hike the trails I smoke on anyway, but I'm curious about something. Do these park rangers have any actual power? I'm very familar with how to handle real cops, but do park rangers have any rights to Rating: 5