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.
Saturday, April 20, 2024
/ 10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
How many of us have heard of the cotton gin? You might even know the name of the man credited with inventing the machine. But do you actually know what a cotton gin does and how it works? Join park…
Saturday, April 20, 2024
/ 10 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Manufactured toys and goods were scarce on the Ozark frontier, so kids had fun with the resources available to them in their natural environment. Join us for this fun historic activity that was passed…
Saturday, April 20, 2024
/ 10 a.m. - 11 a.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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Saturday, April 20, 2024
/ 10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Are we there yet? If you were hiking a trail or blazing your own path without the luxury of modern GPS technology, how would you know how far you had traveled or how far you had left to go to reach…
Saturday, April 20, 2024
/ 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Join us as we learn about the history of the Old Military Road Trail and the Trail of Tears. This program will last an hour and will consist of hiking 1.5-miles. Please bring water and wear…
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Saturday, April 20, 2024
/ 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Get hands-on archeology experience in this Public Lab Day hosted by park staff and Dr. Scott of the Arkansas Archeological Survey. Participants will have the opportunity to wash, sort, and identify…
Saturday, April 20, 2024
/ 10 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
To often we don’t stop and smell the roses and notice
out beautiful surroundings. So that is exactly what we are going to do along
this Nature Scavenger Hike! Join Park Interpreter Chloe at the…
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Saturday, April 20, 2024
/ 10 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Join Park Superintendent Nathan Fort on a 3/4-mile guided hike along the Daisy Creek Trail to learn more about Daisy State Park's tree community. Participants will discover some common Arkansas tree…
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Saturday, April 20, 2024
/ 10:30 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Planning a hike? Go safely and with confidence. Build your outdoor knowledge with a lesson in map and compass then test your skills on a hidden item search.
Saturday, April 20, 2024
/ 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Learn a new skill and eat some great food during this Dutch oven workshop. There is a fee and registration is required.
The fee covers food for two
people plus a Dutch oven to take home. Participants…
Saturday, April 20, 2024
/ 10:30 a.m. - 11 a.m.
The “healing” waters of Three Sisters Springs had an impact on many people from the past as they continue to be important to us today. Join a park interpreter for a trip back in time to rediscover the…
Saturday, April 20, 2024
/ 11 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
There
are amazing creatures right in our own backyards! Take a trip through our most
diverse habitats and discover wildlife that is found right here in the Ozarks!
Saturday, April 20, 2024
/ 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Bull Shoals-White River State Park is home to a multitude of wildflowers that are lots of
different shapes, sizes, and colors that bloom for a short time before giving
way to the next lineup of…
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Saturday, April 20, 2024
/ 11 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Reaching the highpoint provides more than just bragging rights- it provides a sense of home and habitat! Join a park interpreter for a hike to the highest point in Arkansas. Seasonally appropriate…
Saturday, April 20, 2024
/ 11 a.m. - 11:45 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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Saturday, April 20, 2024
/ 11:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Accompany a park interpreter on an enlightening exploration of Arkansas's diverse snake species and their significance in our ecosystem. Acquire the skills to differentiate between venomous and…
Saturday, April 20, 2024
/ 11:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Children during the 1860s had to use their imagination and what they found in nature when playing outdoors. Join us as we use items found around the park and turn them into…
Saturday, April 20, 2024
/ 11:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
We have 8,000 gallons of aquariums, filled with many of the fish species found in Lake Dardanelle. Join park staff in the visitor center as they feed the fish live food. See for yourself, what’s for…
Saturday, April 20, 2024
/ 11:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Join the park interpreter for a chance to see the interior of the 1882 Woolly Cabin. We will step back in time for an intimate view of the challenges and hardships faced by the Woolly Family. We will…
Saturday, April 20, 2024
/ 1 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
There
are amazing creatures right in our own backyards! Take a trip through our most
diverse habitats and discover wildlife that is found right here in the Ozarks!