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, December 14, 2018
Join us at Village Creek State Park for the annual Christmas Bird Count. This count is part of a volunteer-led, nationwide data collection event that helps scientists to monitor bird populations. This…
Friday, December 14, 2018
/ 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Looking for an adventure? Join a park interpreter for a guided eagle-watching tour on DeGray Lake. We’ll search for wintering bald eagles, ospreys, loons, herons, grebes, ducks, and more. Bring…
Friday, December 14, 2018
/ 10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Devil’s Den State Park is home to many different kinds of birds, from Carolina wrens to red-bellied woodpeckers. Meet Park Interpreter Mystina to go on a birding stroll to see the many winter birds in…
Friday, December 14, 2018
/ 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!
Friday, December 14, 2018
/ 12 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Join Park Interpreter Terry for a fun game of trying to figure out what letters and descriptions make up a certain critter’s name.
Friday, December 14, 2018
/ 1:30 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Join park staff to discover the exciting world of snakes! We’ll explore the different types you might encounter here in Arkansas, as well as how to identify them. Visitors receive a free snake…
Friday, December 14, 2018
/ 2 p.m. - 2:45 p.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 Devil’s Den State Park.
Friday, December 14, 2018
/ 2 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Meet a park interpreter in the Diamond Discovery Center to learn the tricks of the trade at this demonstration of diamond searching methods!
Friday, December 14, 2018
/ 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Join Park Interpreter Heather for a hike through our mountainsides to see our park’s giants – the trees. Together, we read some of the stories that these trees are telling - stories of pain, of hope,…
Friday, December 14, 2018
/ 4 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Plants and animals that live here in the park can be categorized into different groups. Join Park Interpreter Mystina to play a fun activity to see what belongs in certain groups and what doesn’t…
Friday, December 14, 2018
/ 4 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Join Park Interpreter Courtney for a fun game of Fish Bingo. While we play, we discover all sorts of interesting things about the fish that make Lake Fort Smith their home. This activity is great for…
Friday, December 14, 2018
/ 5:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.
You better watch out! You better not cry! You better not pout! I'm telling you why - The Holiday Light Extravaganza is coming to town! The Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources' Oil Field Park comes…
Friday, December 14, 2018
/ 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
The Arkansas River creates many recreational opportunities for us to enjoy. Join Lake Dardanelle State Park staff for O.W.L.S. (Outdoor Women Learning Skills), a program series designed to give ladies…
Friday, December 14, 2018
/ 8 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Take time for reflection at this busy time of year. The dark night skies of Woolly Hollow are the backdrop for one of the most spectacular meteor showers of the year at its peak - 90 to 120 meteors…
Friday, December 14, 2018
/ 8 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Mount Magazine State Park is located far from big cities, giving it some of Arkansas’s best night sky viewing. Weather permitting; explore the night sky with a park interpreter for an excellent…
Saturday, December 15, 2018
Join us for the 119th annual Christmas Bird Count. Volunteers and staff will scatter across the park and lake in order to count and observe bird populations. Individuals of all levels of birding…
Saturday, December 15, 2018
/ 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Join us at Historic Washington State Park’s Candle Shop and be part of a hands-on experience making candles and learning the history of candle making. Not only will you make your own creations, but…
Saturday, December 15, 2018
/ 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
No Christmas?! What a horrible thought! Come learn why Christmas wasn’t celebrated during (the town of) Davidsonville’s time. Then join park staff in making a few fun simple holiday crafts…
Saturday, December 15, 2018
/ 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Nineteenth-century Christmas ornaments were handmade from natural items, cards, doilies, ribbons, and lace. Make three different historically authentic Victorian style Christmas ornaments to help make…
Saturday, December 15, 2018
/ 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
There is something about weaving a basket that takes you back to a simpler time and place. With today’s busy lifestyle, we all need to find a relaxing and enjoyable hobby. Join us at Powhatan…