Arkansas State Parks Calendar of Events
Are you looking for fun activities during your visit to an Arkansas State Park? Our park interpreters routinely schedule fun, family-friendly programs that are designed to help you have a more meaningful park experience and make memories of a lifetime. We offer more than 50,000 activities each year, including guided hikes, lake tours on park boats, birding adventures, kayak tours, living history demonstrations, nature games, historic site tours, bald eagle watches, spring wildflower walks, campfires, outdoor skills workshops, A.D.E.-accredited teacher professional development, and much more — there’s something going on all the time.
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The dates, details, and admission prices in this calendar of events were submitted to the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism and are accurate to the best of our knowledge. We recommend that you check with local sponsors before making a trip to any event.
Sunday, April 28, 2024
/ 9 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Join a park interpreter for this easy, handicap accessible, 1/4-mile stroll. We will talk about some of the things that make Petit Jean State Park a special place, as well as enjoy the view of Cedar…
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Sunday, April 28, 2024
/ 9 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Join the park interpreter for a chance to see the interior of the 1882 Woolly Cabin. We will step back in time for an intimate view of the challenges and hardships faced by the Woolly Family. We will…
Sunday, April 28, 2024
/ 11 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Meet a park interpreter to hike to the park’s archeology site, Rock House Cave. We will view American Indian rock art and discover more about the windows into the past that these images provide. This…
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Sunday, April 28, 2024
/ 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
While many people are familiar with the stories of the
internment of Japanese Americans during the Second World War, most likely don’t
give much thought to what happened to the people after the war’s…
Sunday, April 28, 2024
/ 2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
How many of us have heard of the cotton gin? You might even know the name of the man credited with inventing the machine. But do you actually know what a cotton gin does and how it works? Join park…
Sunday, April 28, 2024
/ 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
The Plum Bayou Mounds site is one of the largest and most impressive archeological sites in the Lower Mississippi River Valley. Occupied by American Indians from about 650 to 1050 AD, this site is…
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Sunday, April 28, 2024
/ 2:30 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Meet a park interpreter to learn about some of
the birds we have here at Petit Jean State Park and why they are important to
our ecosystem. Bring a bird guidebook if you have one…
Wednesday, May 01, 2024
/ 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
While many people are familiar with the stories of the
internment of Japanese Americans during the Second World War, most likely don’t
give much thought to what happened to the people after the war’s…
Thursday, May 02, 2024
/ 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
While many people are familiar with the stories of the
internment of Japanese Americans during the Second World War, most likely don’t
give much thought to what happened to the people after the war’s…
Friday, May 03, 2024
/ 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
While many people are familiar with the stories of the
internment of Japanese Americans during the Second World War, most likely don’t
give much thought to what happened to the people after the war’s…
Friday, May 03, 2024
/ 1 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Meet a park interpreter to hike to the park’s archeology site, Rock House Cave. We will view American Indian rock art and discover more about the windows into the past that these images provide. This…
Heart Healthy
Saturday, May 04, 2024
/ 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
While many people are familiar with the stories of the
internment of Japanese Americans during the Second World War, most likely don’t
give much thought to what happened to the people after the war’s…
Saturday, May 04, 2024
/ 10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
How many of us have heard of the cotton gin? You might even know the name of the man credited with inventing the machine. But do you actually know what a cotton gin does and how it works? Join park…
Saturday, May 04, 2024
/ 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
The Plum Bayou Mounds site is one of the largest and most impressive archeological sites in the Lower Mississippi River Valley. Occupied by American Indians from about 650 to 1050 AD, this site is…
Heart Healthy
Saturday, May 04, 2024
/ 10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Join the park interpreter for a chance to see the interior of the 1882 Woolly Cabin. We will step back in time for an intimate view of the challenges and hardships faced by the Woolly Family. We will…
Saturday, May 04, 2024
/ 1:30 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Join the park interpreter to learn about some of the local furbearing residents that call the park home. You will have the opportunity to feel the furs of various mammals as we discuss their…
Saturday, May 04, 2024
/ 2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
How many of us have heard of the cotton gin? You might even know the name of the man credited with inventing the machine. But do you actually know what a cotton gin does and how it works? Join park…
Sunday, May 05, 2024
/ 10:30 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Accompany a park interpreter on an enlightening exploration of Arkansas' diverse snake species and their significance in our ecosystem. Acquire the skills to differentiate between venomous and…
Sunday, May 05, 2024
/ 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
While many people are familiar with the stories of the
internment of Japanese Americans during the Second World War, most likely don’t
give much thought to what happened to the people after the war’s…
Sunday, May 05, 2024
/ 2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
How many of us have heard of the cotton gin? You might even know the name of the man credited with inventing the machine. But do you actually know what a cotton gin does and how it works? Join park…