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Rock House Cave Hike
                                    Sunday, November 23, 2025
                                            / 9 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
                                                
            
                                                                            Meet a park interpreter to hike to the park's archeology site, Rock House Cave. We will view American Indian rock art and discover more about the windows into the past that these images provide. This…
                            
                        
            
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        Autumn Discovery Series - Nature's Recyclers
                                    Sunday, November 23, 2025
                                            / 11 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
                                                
            
                                                                            Falling leaves don’t
just disappear, they fuel the forest. Join us to uncover how soil, fungi,
insects, and other recyclers turn autumn’s leaf litter into next spring’s
growth. Join a park interpreter…
                            
                        
            
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        Turkey Trottin'
                                    Sunday, November 23, 2025
                                            / 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
                                                
            
                                                                            Wild turkeys are an important part of Arkansas' heritage and history. Join a park interpreter as we learn about our feathered friends! Stick around and craft your very own turkey wreath!
                            
                        
            
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        Forest Floor Friends
                                    Sunday, November 23, 2025
                                            / 1 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
                                                
            
                                                                            Nestled under rocks, leaves and logs, the forest floor in Petit Jean State Park is a thriving community waiting to be discovered if you take the time to look closely. Join a park interpreter to do…
                            
                        
            
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        Ceremonial Site Tour
                                    Sunday, November 23, 2025
                                            / 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
                                                
            
                                                                            The Plum Bayou Mounds site is one of the largest and most impressive archeological sites in the Lower Mississippi River Valley. Occupied by American Indians from about 650 to 1050 AD, this site is…
                            
                        
            
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        All about Turkey!
                                    Sunday, November 23, 2025
                                            / 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
                                                
            
                                                                            Learn all about the animal commonly associated with Thanksgiving: the turkey! Learn about this bird's habitat, diet, and behavior! Then, make a fun turkey-themed craft!
                            
                        
            
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        Bear Cave Hike
                                    Sunday, November 23, 2025
                                            / 3 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
                                                
            
                                                                            Join a park interpreter for an interesting walk among the giant sandstone boulders and slot canyons of the Bear Cave area. This is a relatively easy 1/4-mile hike that is great for the whole…
                            
                        
            
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        Wild Women Wednesday Hiking Group
                                    Wednesday, November 26, 2025
                                            / 3 p.m. - 5 p.m.
                                                
            
                                                                            Ladies, are you looking for someone to go hiking with? Join the Pinnacle Mountain Wild Women and a park interpreter for a hike on one of the Pinnacle Mountain State Park's gorgeous trails or a…
                            
                        
            
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        27th Annual Mountain Rendezvous
                                    Thursday, November 27, 2025 - Saturday, November 29, 2025
                                            / 12 a.m. - 11:59 p.m.
                                                
            
                                                                            Experience a primitive camp, as well as some of the survival skills used by Arkansas pioneers. Watch a variety of demonstrations including muzzleloading rifles, tomahawk throwing and more!…
                            
                        
            
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        27th Annual Mountain Rendezvous
                                    Friday, November 28, 2025 - Saturday, November 29, 2025
                                            / 12 a.m. - 11:59 p.m.
                                                
            
                                                                            Experience a primitive camp, as well as some of the survival skills used by Arkansas pioneers. Watch a variety of demonstrations including muzzleloading rifles, tomahawk throwing and more!…
                            
                        
            
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        Annual Opt Outside Sunrise Summit Hike
                                    Friday, November 28, 2025
                                            / 6 a.m. - 8 a.m.
                                                
            
                                                                            Join the thousands of people across the United States that every year choose to avoid the holiday shopping and instead #OptOutside to hit the trails! Embark with a park interpreter as we hike to the…
                            
                        
            
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        Opt-Outside Green Friday Hike
                                    Friday, November 28, 2025
                                            / 9 a.m. - 10 a.m.
                                                
            
                                                                            Get outdoors instead of going to stores in celebration of Green Friday! Take a guided hike along the Lake Sylvia Loop Trail to get active after the holiday week. This hike is 0.8-mile, moderate with…
                            
                        
            
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        Opt Outside Canoe Float
                                    Friday, November 28, 2025
                                            / 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
                                                
            
                                                                            Opt outside this year! Rather than going shopping or seeing a movie after the Thanksgiving holiday, opt outside this year with the ones you love for a blissful float along the Maumelle River. A Park…
                            
                        
            
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        Opt Outside: Keys to the Kingfisher
                                    Friday, November 28, 2025
                                            / 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
                                                
            
                                                                            Join the thousands of people across the country that every year choose to avoid the holiday shopping and instead #OptOutside on Green Friday to hit the trails! Meet a park interpreter as we meander…
                            
                        
            
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        Bear-ly Believable!
                                    Friday, November 28, 2025
                                            / 1 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
                                                
            
                                                                            Throughout the spring and summer seasons, Arkansas' black bear populations have been eating everything they can find to prepare for hibernation in the winter months. Join a park interpreter to learn…
                            
                        
            
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        27th Annual Mountain Rendezvous
                                    Saturday, November 29, 2025
                                            / 12 a.m. - 11:59 p.m.
                                                
            
                                                                            Experience a primitive camp, as well as some of the survival skills used by Arkansas pioneers. Watch a variety of demonstrations including muzzleloading rifles, tomahawk throwing and more!…
                            
                        
            
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        Survival Skills Weekend
                                                                            Start or add to your knowledge of surviving in the great outdoors. This weekend will be filled with survival skills workshops and bush craft such as map and compass, fire starting, shelter building,…
                            
                        
            
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        Eco-Artistry: Leaf Printed Coasters
                                    Saturday, November 29, 2025
                                            / 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
                                                
            
                                                                            Take time to enjoy the beautiful nature that surrounds Camp Ouachita while creating a craft. At this program, you will learn the trees that are above us by looking at their leaves. Then, you will…
                            
                        
            
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        Opt Outside: Migrating Birds of Pinnacle Mountain State Park
                                    Saturday, November 29, 2025
                                            / 10 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
                                                
            
                                                                            Each fall, millions of birds journey across Arkansas as they migrate along the Great Flyway. Why do they travel such incredible distances, and what challenges do they face along the way? Join a park…
                            
                        
            
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        Ceremonial Site Tour
                                    Saturday, November 29, 2025
                                            / 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
                                                
            
                                                                            The Plum Bayou Mounds site is one of the largest and most impressive archeological sites in the Lower Mississippi River Valley. Occupied by American Indians from about 650 to 1050 AD, this site is…
                            
                        
            
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