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 17, 2021 - Monday, May 31, 2021
Washington, Arkansas was founded in 1824 as a community in
southwest Arkansas when Arkansas was still a territory. Arkansas Territory had an influx of settlers who
established small communities and…
Saturday, April 17, 2021 - Sunday, April 18, 2021
/ 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Arkansas was the edge of the American frontier in the early 1800s. Witness the rugged life of explorers and trappers of this time, as reenactors dress in traditional period attire and camp in…
Saturday, April 17, 2021
/ 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
The Museum will be offering twice daily interpretive guided tours. Guests will join interpretive staff for a stroll around the museum grounds. Entry inside exhibits will be self guided while staff…
Heart Healthy
Saturday, April 17, 2021
/ 3 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Join a park interpreter for a guided tour of one of the nation's most intact Civil War battlefields! Lasting approximately one hour, visitors will explore battle lines across the eastern portion of…
Saturday, April 17, 2021
/ 3 p.m. - 4 p.m.
The Museum will be offering twice daily interpretive guided tours. Guests will join interpretive staff for a stroll around the museum grounds. Entry inside exhibits will be self guided while staff…
Heart Healthy
Saturday, April 17, 2021
/ 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Village Creek State Park will host a fishing derby for kids 15 and under with the help of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. We have a small pond with easy access that will be stocked with plenty…
Saturday, April 17, 2021
/ 5:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Here is a chance for you and your family to be in the “hot seat!” Bring your whole family to this fun game and challenge your brain on every aspect of the nature of Arkansas. Meet a park interpreter…
Saturday, April 17, 2021
/ 9 a.m. - 10 a.m.
Visit the Trimble House, Royston Townhouse, and the Sanders
Home and Farmstead. There will be
concentration on fine houses, showing their furnishings and their size, as well
as…
Saturday, April 17, 2021
/ 9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
The watershed surrounding Lake Dardanelle is the backbone for the Arkansas River as the river journeys through the lake creating opportunities for people like you. Join a park interpreter at the…
Saturday, April 17, 2021
/ 10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
The natural resources at Bull Shoals-White River State Park are being threatened by an army of silent invaders. Learn what it is that could potentially impact our park and how you can help protect…
Saturday, April 17, 2021
/ 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Let Park Interpreter Matthew share all the weird and wonderful things about our native bats. COVID-19 SAFETY GUIDELINES ARE IN EFFECT FOR GUEST AND STAFF SAFETY. SPACE MAY BE LIMITED.
Saturday, April 17, 2021
/ 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Visit the Royston Log House and the Morrison Inn Kitchen. This tour will focus on the types of houses and the
lifestyles of early Arkansas settlers and the variety of chores done to…
Saturday, April 17, 2021
/ 10:30 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Many myths and misconceptions surround our local wildlife. Are you really as blind as a bat? Do you take advice from a groundhog that predicts seasons? Still think that wart came from that frog or…
Saturday, April 17, 2021
/ 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
The men of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) helped to build the park you enjoy today. Join a park interpreter for an easy guided walk to hear their story and examine some of
their…
Saturday, April 17, 2021
/ 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Visit the Weapons Museum, the Print Museum, and the 1836
Courthouse, the
remaining businesses from the Business District of Washington. This tour will
focus on the types of…
Saturday, April 17, 2021
/ 11 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Whether you are new to the camping scene and a fledgling
fire builder, or you are a seasoned outdoors person looking to add some new,
old-school survival skills to your toolbox,…
Saturday, April 17, 2021
/ 11 a.m. - 11:30 p.m.
April 17 is National Bat Appreciation day! Come join Park Interpreter Alex to learn about bats at Pinnacle Mountain State Park by comparing them to the feathery day fliers, birds! COVID-19…
Saturday, April 17, 2021
/ 12:30 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Join a park interpreter at the amphitheater to learn about some of our tiny friends in nature. Discover how they help us and why we shouldn’t let them bug us. COVID-19 SAFETY GUIDELINES ARE IN…
Saturday, April 17, 2021
/ 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Visit the Trimble House, Royston Townhouse, and the Sanders
Home and Farmstead. There will be
concentration on fine houses, showing their furnishings and their size, as well
as…
Saturday, April 17, 2021
/ 1 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Mammals have different types of fur to help them survive in
various environments. Let a park interpreter introduce you to some of the
local critters who have developed very special,…