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.
Monday, December 05, 2022 - Wednesday, December 07, 2022
In honor of the 160th anniversary of the Battle of Prairie Grove, this year we are hosting a 125-Mile Challenge from January 1st-December 7th. Leading up to the battle, Federal troops marched 125…
Heart Healthy
Monday, December 05, 2022 - 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…
Monday, December 05, 2022 - 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…
Monday, December 05, 2022 - 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…
Monday, December 05, 2022
/ 9 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…
Monday, December 05, 2022
/ 9 a.m. - 11 a.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…
Monday, December 05, 2022
/ 9 a.m. - 11 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…
Monday, December 05, 2022
/ 1 p.m. - 3 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…
Monday, December 05, 2022
/ 1 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…
Monday, December 05, 2022
/ 1 p.m. - 3 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…
Monday, December 05, 2022
/ 3 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Are you feeling energized? Join Park Interpreter Alex and explore how energy flows through the food web at Lake Chicot State Park. First through fourth grade age participants will enjoy a fun art…
Tuesday, December 06, 2022
/ 9 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…
Tuesday, December 06, 2022
/ 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
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…
Tuesday, December 06, 2022
/ 9 a.m. - 11 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…
Tuesday, December 06, 2022
/ 1 p.m. - 3 p.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…
Tuesday, December 06, 2022
/ 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
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…
Tuesday, December 06, 2022
/ 1 p.m. - 3 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…
Tuesday, December 06, 2022
/ 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…
Wednesday, December 07, 2022
/ 9 a.m. - 11 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, December 07, 2022
/ 9 a.m. - 11 a.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…