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.
Thursday, May 26, 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
Thursday, May 26, 2022 - Saturday, June 04, 2022
/ 9 a.m. - 9:15 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, May 26, 2022 - Saturday, June 04, 2022
/ 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, May 26, 2022
/ 10:15 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Join 10x fiddle champion Mary Parker & Friends for a lively
variety of bluegrass and classic country songs featuring mandolin, upright
bass, guitar, and fiddle!
Daytime music…
Thursday, May 26, 2022
/ 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, May 26, 2022
/ 9 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
The natural resources at Bull Shoals-White River State Park are being threatened by an army of silent invaders. Learn what it is that could potentially impact our park and how you can help protect…
Thursday, May 26, 2022
/ 10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
How well do you know
the special creatures and features of Lake Ouachita State Park? Meet a park interpreter to take the "creature challenge." We see how good you at are at identifying photos,…
Thursday, May 26, 2022
/ 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, May 26, 2022
/ 11 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
A park interpreter will be roving the diamond search area to answer your questions and offer tips on diamond searching and rock and mineral collecting.
Thursday, May 26, 2022
/ 11 a.m. - 12 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…
Thursday, May 26, 2022
/ 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, May 26, 2022
/ 2 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Join
a park interpreter at the Exploration Station in Camp Area A to learn about the
local animals that call Lake Ouachita State Park home. Park interpreters will
have pelts, skulls, and tracks and…
Thursday, May 26, 2022
/ 2 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…
Thursday, May 26, 2022
/ 3 p.m. - 4 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…
Thursday, May 26, 2022
/ 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Lake Greeson is a beautiful place to make memories. Join a park interpreter for a tour of Lake Greeson by boat to learn about the history and natural features of this lake. Don’t…
Thursday, May 26, 2022
/ 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Join a park interpreter for a scenic kayak tour on Bull Shoals Lake as we spend time exploring the shoreline and hopefully spot some wildlife. All gear is provided. Wear clothing that can get wet…
Heart Healthy
Thursday, May 26, 2022
/ 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…
Thursday, May 26, 2022
/ 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Throughout
history, every generation has battled different diseases that have plagued
their daily lives. In nineteenth-century America, one disease became a regular
concern every…
Friday, May 27, 2022
/ 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Come celebrate Memorial Day at the Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View. You're sure to enjoy a variety of artisan demonstrations, live Ozark mountain music,
herbs and…
Friday, May 27, 2022
/ 10:15 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Join singer
& songwriter Carolyn Sue Carter as she performs timeless American
folk and gospel songs from the distant but not forgotten past.
Daytime
music performances at the…