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.
Friday, January 27, 2023 - Tuesday, February 28, 2023
You are invited to visit the museum and view our new temporary exhibit, DISCOVERY! 100th Anniversary of the Smackover Field." The exhibit features archival photographs and newspaper articles…
Friday, January 27, 2023 - Saturday, January 28, 2023
/ 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
James Black (1800-1872) was one of the early settlers to Washington, Hempstead County, Arkansas, moving to the area by the early 1820s. Black is famous for forging the legendary “Bowie Knife” for…
Friday, January 27, 2023 - Saturday, September 16, 2023
/ 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Throughout history, every generation has had traditions of how they lay their loved ones to rest after they have died. The way people laid their loved ones to rest in the 19th century…
Friday, January 27, 2023 - Saturday, January 28, 2023
Guests will join interpretive staff for a guided tour around the museum grounds and exhibits. Take a look into the world of early Arkansas settlers and lives they lived.
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Thursday, January 26, 2023 | Friday, January 27, 2023
Students will learn the Tiffany method of stained glass which uses copper foil instead of lead. You will learn how to make a pattern, cut and grind glass, apply copper foil, solder and finish an 8”…
Friday, January 27, 2023 - Sunday, January 29, 2023
Join us for the annual Eagles Et Cetera event where we will celebrate our nation's symbol and many of its counterparts, calling to light some of today's most pressing conservation efforts. Enjoy up…
Friday, January 27, 2023
/ 6 p.m. - 7 p.m.
The Little Rock Zoo shows off its
collection of owls during this unique program. Zoo staff will teach you all
about the amazing adaptations of these predators of the night while giving you
the chance…
Friday, January 27, 2023
/ 10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Join Park Interpreter Mystina to play a fun game of nature bingo. As we play, we will discover more about the natural things found at Lake Fort Smith State Park.
Friday, January 27, 2023
/ 10:30 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Just as humans live in different types of houses, birds live in
different types of nests! Join Park Interpreter Kara to find out which birds
live in what nests, where you might find…
Friday, January 27, 2023
/ 1 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Can you remember learning strange things about creatures in the animal world? But were these things true facts or were they only fiction? Join Park Interpreter Terry for a fun game and learn whether…
Friday, January 27, 2023
/ 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
It is winter, and our feathered friends need some help to survive. Join a park interpreter to make bird feeders for your wintering birds.
Friday, January 27, 2023
/ 2 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Join Park Interpreter BT for a tour of this architectural park gem. Discover some secrets of the past and gain
insight into the undergone changes of one of Arkansas’s most treasured…
Friday, January 27, 2023
/ 2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
What are the different types of spider webs you can find in the park? Find out by joining Park Interpreter Kara and play a game in which you build your own web to catch bugs.
Friday, January 27, 2023
/ 4 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
If you look around, you might be surprised at what you’re missing by not "looking" during a hike or walk. Join Park Interpreter Terry to take a look at some things in nature that we often overlook on…
Friday, January 27, 2023
/ 5:15 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.
Meet Park Interpreter BT for a special night-hiking experience along a short section of the Seven Hollows Trail. We will be looking and listening for nocturnal wildlife. Please bring water, sturdy…
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Friday, January 27, 2023
/ 7 p.m. - 8 p.m.
"Who" likes owls? If you do, meet a park interpreter tonight to find out more about owls that live here at Cossatot River State Park. We’ll take a short walk into the woods to try calling…
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Friday, January 27, 2023
/ 7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Sign up early for this one-of-a-kind
adventure. We’ll take golf carts out on the golf course in search of owls
and other nocturnal creatures. Must be 18 to drive, limit two persons…
Friday, January 27, 2023
/ 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Join master falconer Rusty Scarborough on an actual hunt using live hawks. We’ll take a short boat ride to a nearby island where Rusty will turn loose a couple trained hawks in search…
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Friday, January 27, 2023
/ 7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Now that you’ve learned all about owls at the
owl show, this is a chance to encounter them in the wild. This prowl focuses
more on the encounter and less on facts as your guide takes…
Friday, January 27, 2023
/ 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Throughout history, every generation has had traditions of how they lay their loved ones to rest after they have died. The way people laid their loved ones to rest in the 19th century…