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.
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
/ 10:15 a.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Join 16 year-old 9 x State Fiddle Champion Mary Parker
and her band the White River Ramblers for a lively variety of bluegrass,
Celtic, country, and bluegrass songs featuring…
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
/ 9 a.m. - 10 a.m.
Visit the Print Museum, Morrison Tavern
Taproom, and the Sanders House. This tour will focus on three socioeconomic stations available to women during the 19th century
by visiting…
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
/ 10 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Meet a park interpreter in the Diamond Discovery Center to learn the tricks of the trade at this demonstration of diamond searching methods!
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
/ 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Visit the Crouch House, Purdom Home, and the Royston Townhouse to see where the people of common occupations lived
and worked in 19th century Washington. This will cover the…
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
/ 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Visit the Royston Log House and the Morrison Inn Kitchen. This tour will focus on the types of houses and the
lifestyles of early Arkansas settlers and the variety of chores done to…
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
/ 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Visit the Print Museum, Morrison Tavern
Taproom, and the Sanders House. This tour will focus on three socioeconomic stations available to women during the 19th century
by visiting…
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
/ 1:30 p.m. - 2 p.m.
What do you know about the white-tailed deer?
Join Park Interpreter Kara to learn how this amazing animal survives here in
the park. COVID-19 SAFETY GUIDELINES ARE IN EFFECT FOR GUEST…
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
/ 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Visit the Crouch House, Purdom Home, and the Royston Townhouse to see where the people of common occupations lived
and worked in 19th century Washington. This will cover the…
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
/ 3 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Visit the Royston Log House and the Morrison Inn Kitchen. This tour will focus on the types of houses and the
lifestyles of early Arkansas settlers and the variety of chores done to…
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
/ 7 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
The Eastern cotton -ailed rabbit is an amazing
animal that you can see in the park. But did you know that you can also see one
in the sky? Join Park Interpreter Kara as we discuss how…
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
/ 10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Join Park Interpreter Mystina for a hike to put your sense of sight, touch, smell, and hearing to the test as you explore some of the natural things found in Lake Fort Smith State Park.
Heart Healthy
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
/ 2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Enjoy a leisurely boat ride with a park interpreter as you explore the wildlife, history, and geology found on Lake Ouachita. Seating is limited, so make sure to make reservations and pay at the…
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
/ 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Spend the evening paddling on Beaver Lake while guided by Park Interpreter
Chris. We will learn the basics of paddling and take in the showstopper, the
setting sun, followed by the…
Heart Healthy
Thursday, October 21, 2021
/ 10:15 a.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Join the Front Porch Pickers for a variety of lively
old-time fiddle tunes and bluegrass/country inspired songs featuring
flat-picking guitar, fiddle, three-finger style banjo, and…
Thursday, October 21, 2021
/ 9 a.m. - 10 a.m.
Visit the Trimble House, Royston Townhouse, and the Sanders
Home and Farmstead. There will be
concentration on fine houses, showing their furnishings and their size, as well
as…
Thursday, October 21, 2021
/ 10 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Meet a park interpreter in the Diamond Discovery Center to learn the tricks of the trade at this demonstration of diamond searching methods!
Thursday, October 21, 2021
/ 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Visit the Crouch House, the Royston Log House, and the
Presbyterian Church. The lives of black
citizens in Washington and their significant contributions to the community,
and the…
Thursday, October 21, 2021
Visit the Weapons Museum, the Print Museum, and the 1836
Courthouse, the
remaining businesses from the Business District of Washington. This tour will
focus on the types of…
Thursday, October 21, 2021
/ 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Visit the Trimble House, Royston Townhouse, and the Sanders
Home and Farmstead. There will be
concentration on fine houses, showing their furnishings and their size, as well
as…
Thursday, October 21, 2021
/ 1:30 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Did you know that the shape of fish's tail can affect how fast it swims? Join Park Interpreter Kara to learn about how the fish survive here at Devil's Den State Park and make your own fish!
COVID-19…