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, March 30, 2024
/ 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
What is the difference between a wildflower and a weed? Join Park Interpreter Chris on this easy 0.5-mile hike as we discover the beautiful wildflowers in Van Winkle Hollow. This is a great way…
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Saturday, March 30, 2024
/ 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Join Park Interpreter Chris on National Take a
Walk in the Park Day for this easy hike on the .5-mile Sinking Stream Trail. Each
participant will use their senses to experience all the forest has to…
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Saturday, March 30, 2024
/ 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Join Park Interpreter Steve on an easy 0.5-mile hike on an ADA accessible trail through the Historic Van Winkle Hollow and learn about the Van Winkle family and their mill, the largest…
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Sunday, March 31, 2024
/ 1 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Join Park Interpreter Steve while you learn some interesting facts about these reptile friends. Why are there five toes on a three-toed box turtle? There is an easy way to tell…
Sunday, March 31, 2024
/ 3 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Everyone who lives in or visits Arkansas should be aware of what venomous snakes we have and what they look like. This short program led by Park Interpreter Steve identifies the six venomous snakes…
Thursday, April 04, 2024
/ 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
This collaboration between the Schmieding Center
for Senior Health and Education and Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area occurs
on the first Thursday of every month at 10 a.m. Meet at the visitor…
Heart Healthy
Saturday, April 06, 2024
/ 10 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Thousands of people will be watching the eclipse
on Monday, but they won’t be the only ones! Learn how wildlife great and small
react to this phenomenon. Get ready to experience this historic event by…
Saturday, April 06, 2024
/ 1 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Thousands of people will be watching the eclipse
on Monday, but they won’t be the only ones! Learn how wildlife great and small
react to this phenomenon. Get ready to experience this historic event by…
Saturday, April 06, 2024
/ 2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
When you experience the 2024 solar eclipse from
an Arkansas State Park, you have an opportunity to make irreplaceable memories.
Meet a park interpreter for a discussion about ways to make the most of…
Sunday, April 07, 2024
/ 10 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Thousands of people will be watching the eclipse
on Monday, but they won’t be the only ones! Learn how wildlife great and small
react to this phenomenon. Get ready to experience this historic event by…
Sunday, April 07, 2024
/ 1 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Thousands of people will be watching the eclipse
on Monday, but they won’t be the only ones! Learn how wildlife great and small
react to this phenomenon. Get ready to experience this historic event by…
Sunday, April 07, 2024
/ 2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
When you experience the 2024 solar eclipse from
an Arkansas State Park, you have an opportunity to make irreplaceable memories.
Meet a park interpreter for a discussion about ways to make the most of…
Saturday, April 13, 2024
/ 10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Gather
around the “reading rocker” at the visitor center to learn about some
fascinating bugs! It’s that time of year when the “bugs” come
out and some of them can be really noisy. There’s a reason…
Saturday, April 13, 2024
/ 11 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Did you know plants are sugar factories that feed us and all sorts of other animals? Take a look at the energy your body uses and where it comes from with Park Interpreter Steve.
Sunday, April 14, 2024
/ 1 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Do you know the destination of a trail? What about the
purpose of “anting?” Join Park Interpreter Steve to learn more about YOUR park
during this easy .25-mile hike on the ADA accessible Ozark Plateau…
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Sunday, April 14, 2024
/ 3 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Learn from Park Interpreter Steve why this rare tree, once
common in the Ozarks, is so important and what we are doing at Hobbs State
Park-Conservation Area to try and save it.
Saturday, April 20, 2024
/ 9 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
See live songbirds captured in the park by ornithologists and then help them release the birds after learning more about them. Breakfast snacks, juice and coffee provided. Come and go as you…
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
/ 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!
Saturday, April 20, 2024
/ 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Join Park Interpreter Chris to help determine the fate of the accused, Mr. Speck L. Kingsnake! During a mock trial in which participants will play various roles, we’ll hear the evidence for…