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Wild Women Wednesday Hiking Group
                                    Wednesday, November 05, 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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        Fall Colors Hike
                                    Saturday, November 08, 2025
                                            / 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
                                                
            
                                                                            Join a park interpreter to hike the Lake Sylvia Loop Trail. Enjoy the beautiful fall colors and discuss why this change occurs. This hike is 0.8-mile long, moderate with a slight incline, and will be…
                            
                        
            
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        Ceremonial Site Tour
                                    Saturday, November 08, 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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        Ceremonial Site Tour
                                    Saturday, November 08, 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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        Ceremonial Site Tour
                                    Sunday, November 09, 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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        Wild Women Wednesday Hiking Group
                                    Wednesday, November 12, 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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        Cedar Falls Overlook Stroll
                                    Friday, November 14, 2025
                                            / 3 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
                                                
            
                                                                            Join a park interpreter for this easy, handicap accessible, 1/4-mile stroll. We will talk about some of the things that make Petit Jean State Park a special place, as well as enjoy the view of Cedar…
                            
                        
            
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        Natural Observations
                                    Saturday, November 15, 2025
                                            / 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
                                                
            
                                                                            Join a park interpreter to create your very own observations book! Connect with nature through this crafty, 30-minute program along the 1/2-mile Arkansas Arboretum Trail. Bring sturdy shoes, water,…
                            
                        
            
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        Keys to the Kingfisher Hike
                                    Saturday, November 15, 2025
                                            / 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
                                                
            
                                                                             Meet a park interpreter as we meander along the shore of the Little Maumelle River along the Kingfisher Trail, learning about the local flora and fauna that make up this unique wetland habitat as we…
                            
                        
            
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        Rock House Cave Hike
                                    Saturday, November 15, 2025
                                            / 2 p.m. - 2:45 p.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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        Ceremonial Site Tour
                                    Saturday, November 15, 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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        Sunrise Hike and Stretch
                                    Sunday, November 16, 2025
                                            / 9 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
                                                
            
                                                                            Start your morning
with movement and mountain views! Meet a park interpreter at Richter
Overlook and take a short, refreshing walk along Red Bluff Drive to the CCC
Overlook, where we’ll pause for…
                            
                        
            
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        Fall Foliage Hike on the Rocky Valley Trail
                                    Sunday, November 16, 2025
                                            / 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
                                                
            
                                                                            Join a park interpreter for a guided hike on the Rocky Valley Trail to explore and admire the fall foliage! The hike will emphasize both the science of leaf color change and the ecological importance…
                            
                        
            
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        Autumn Discovery Series - Wildlife in Autumn
                                    Sunday, November 16, 2025
                                            / 11 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
                                                
            
                                                                            From deer and squirrels to migrating birds, animals are preparing for winter. We’ll uncover the survival strategies that keep Petit Jean State Park’s wildlife thriving through…
                            
                        
            
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        Who Needs a Tree?
                                    Sunday, November 16, 2025
                                            / 12 p.m. - 1 p.m.
                                                
            
                                                                            Did you know Pinnacle Mountain State Park used to be surrounded by logging camps? Or that some of our trees act like mega-skyscrapers, playing a host to a multitude of wildlife? Who uses our trees,…
                            
                        
            
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        Bear Cave Hike
                                    Sunday, November 16, 2025
                                            / 1 p.m. - 1:45 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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        Ceremonial Site Tour
                                    Sunday, November 16, 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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        Wild Women Wednesday Hiking Group
                                    Wednesday, November 19, 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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        Boy Scout Trail Adventure
                                    Friday, November 21, 2025
                                            / 1 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
                                                
            
                                                                            Join a park interpreter for a hike to one of the most scenic and hidden overlooks in the park. Along the way we will explore a rock glade, identify different plants, and admire the beauty of Cedar…
                            
                        
            
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        Early Morning Hike on the Kingfisher Trail
                                    Saturday, November 22, 2025
                                            / 7 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
                                                
            
                                                                            Join a park interpreter for an exclusive early morning guided hike along the Kingfisher Trail to look for a variety of critters that call Pinnacle Mountain State Park home. Please bring a flashlight…
                            
                        
            
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