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, February 29, 2020
/ 12 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area is home to a diverse group of animals. Join Park Interpreter Kiara to meet some residents of the park and get a chance to feed the critters yourself!
Saturday, February 29, 2020
/ 12:30 p.m. - 1 p.m.
Do you know the difference between a toad and frog? Meet Park Interpreter Terry and play a fun mix and match game as you discover the similarities and differences between these crazy amphibians.
Saturday, February 29, 2020
/ 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Tim Johnson, nature photographer with the Photographic Society of Northwest Arkansas, starts this event at 1:30 p.m. with a short lecture at the visitor center. Here you will learn…
Saturday, February 29, 2020
/ 1:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
See our aquarium exhibit! 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…
Saturday, February 29, 2020
/ 1:45 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Lake Dardanelle State Park’s diverse habitats provide homes for many creatures large and small. Join a park interpreter as she tells you about some of the smaller creatures that she is also feeding.…
Saturday, February 29, 2020
/ 2 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Take a walk through Mount Nebo State Park's history with a park interpreter! Learn about the luxurious Summit Park Hotel that burned down in 1918 and explore the Civilian Conservation Corps role in…
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Saturday, February 29, 2020
/ 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
As the Arkansas River journeys through Lake Dardanelle, it continually shapes the land and creates opportunities for people like you. We have to be careful when enjoying these opportunities that we…
Saturday, February 29, 2020
/ 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Discover the history that happened here during a guided tour of Prairie Grove
Battlefield State Park. These 1-hour tours with park interpreters are offered
on select dates. Tours depart from Hindman…
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Saturday, February 29, 2020
/ 2 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Park interpreters are all about connecting visitors to the resources the park has to offer. Today our park interpreter will have some furs and skulls from some of our native mammals for you to check…
Saturday, February 29, 2020
/ 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Spending your entire life outdoors can be
difficult. Join Park Interpreter Alex to discover some of the unique ways
Arkansas animals survive.
Saturday, February 29, 2020
/ 2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Have you ever wondered what the difference between a toad and a frog is?
Join Park Interpreter Kiara to learn the answer to this question and about the
types of frogs that inhabit our…
Saturday, February 29, 2020
/ 2 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Calling all adventure seeking kiddos! Do you like to go on adventures and explore the natural world? Why not become an official Arkansas State Park Explorer while you’re at it? Arkansas State Park…
Saturday, February 29, 2020
/ 2:30 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Archeologists tell us that all Native American peoples made clay pinch pots to use as storage containers. Join a park interpreter at the picnic area to make and decorate your own authentic pinch pot…
Saturday, February 29, 2020
/ 2:30 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Before video games and the internet, fun was found in simpler things. Join the park interpreter to learn about the toys and games from when Crowley's Ridge was settled and get the chance to try out a…
Saturday, February 29, 2020
/ 3 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Every four years we add an extra day to our calendars, but why? Join Park Interpreter Heather to better understand how the need for an extra day on our calendar came
to be. This…
Saturday, February 29, 2020
/ 3 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Join Park Interpreter Terry for a belly laughing fun game of ‘Mad Libs’ with a nature twist.
Saturday, February 29, 2020
/ 4 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
There’s quite a few critters out there which have a reputation, but maybe they are just a little misunderstood. Come meet a park interpreter as we uncover the secrets of a few of the critters in our…
Saturday, February 29, 2020
/ 4 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
At Mount Nebo State Park, you are never far from a tree. Do you know how to identify the trees you see? Join a park interpreter to discover some methods for identifying them!
Saturday, February 29, 2020
/ 4 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Exploration, opportunity, and progress forged the culture you find here today. Meet a park interpreter in the Orientation Room to hear some stories of the past that create the wonderful and unique…
Saturday, February 29, 2020
/ 9 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Join
Park Interpreter BT for an
enlightening hike down and around the picturesque Cedar Creek Trail (Note: this
trail does not lead to the waterfall). This
moderately strenuous…
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