Join us for the Keep Arkansas Beautiful 2025 Great Arkansas Cleanup and help protect our valuable park resources with a day of park litter removal! Please check in on the day of the event at the…

Made up of the best young men of Jackson County, the Jackson Guards, Company G, left Jacksonport with great fanfare May 5th, 1861, the day before Arkansas seceded from the Union. Young and…

Join a park interpreter on a hike to look for some local feathered flyers. Discover fun facts about these park residents and weary travelers as we identify them. Bring water and binoculars if you have…

Sometimes we don't see the animals that live at Lake Poinsett State Park because they're nocturnal or good at hiding. How else can we see signs of these critters at the park? Join a park interpreter…

Join us to explore the anatomy of fish and the unique species found in Lake Frierson. Learn about where these fish live, how their features help them survive, and discover the diverse aquatic world…

Come join us for Camping Skills Weekend to learn some campground basics! Join a park interpreter to gather a packing list, learn how to pitch a tent, and remember some Leave No Trace principles to top…

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…

Join the park interpreter for a game of furs and riddles and see if you can answer one of Lake Frierson State Park's most exciting questions: "What is that?"

Join a park interpreter for a chance to examine the unseen life that resides beneath the surface of Lake Bailey. We will learn about the unique ecosystem our lake supports, and the aquatic…

Create a fun craft while enjoying the beauty of Lake Sylvia Recreation Area! At this program, you'll learn about the trees here at Lake Sylvia while painting a small pottery bowl stamped with leaf…

Camping is a lot of fun! But it can sometimes get a little messy. The Seven Principles of Leave No Trace provide an easily understood framework of minimum impact practices for anyone visiting the…

Visit with a park interpreter to learn about the beautiful, but smelly striped skunks that call Arkansas home. What do they eat? How long do they live? Other than their odor, what makes them special?…

How much do you know, or think you know, about the critters that make Jacksonport State Park their home? From mammals to birds to reptiles, this is a chance to hone your cognitive skills with other…

Cotton plants grow fluffy white bolls, but you can’t just pick them and turn them into cloth. Join a park interpreter to learn how one important machine built an entire industry in the past…

What is pollution? How does it affect our waterways? Join a park interpreter for an interactive demo of what can happen when we dump things into waterways and lakes. How can we keep the fish in Lake…

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…

Join the park interpreter to learn about some of the local furbearing residents that call the park home. You will have the opportunity to feel the furs of various mammals as we discuss their…

Have you ever pulled out a sleeping bag on a fall camping trip, only for it to not keep you as warm overnight as you remembered? Or discovered too late that your tent isn't as waterproof as it was…

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…

What does the fur of a black bear feel like? Meet a park interpreter in the historic CCC Room at Mather Lodge to discover some interesting features about the mammals of Petit Jean State Park. You…