Reaching the highpoint provides more than just bragging rights- it provides a sense of home and habitat! Join a park interpreter for a hike to the highest point in Arkansas. Seasonally appropriate…

Join a park interpreter on a buggy scavenger hunt around Lake Frierson State Park. Discover where bugs hide, how they help the forest, and why they’re more awesome than you think! This hands-on…

Join a park interpreter for a mildly strenuous hike up and down Crowley’s Ridge. We will look at the different layers of sediment that form the ridge and explore how two mighty rivers helped carve…

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…

Can you tell the difference between the tracks of a squirrel and an opossum? Become an outdoor wildlife detective and find out who has been walking around Lake Frierson State Park! Join a park…

Join a park interpreter to learn all about the basics of hiking, what gear you might need, and how to get started hiking all over Arkansas and beyond. Bring water, wear closed-toe shoes, and make…

We’ve all heard that the Lorax speaks for the trees, but what if the trees could speak for themselves? Imagine the stories they would share about this beautiful land that we now call our…

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…

The Ouachita National Forest provides a protective zone for wildlife around the lake. Meet a park interpreter at the Dogwood trailhead to take a guided 1/2-mile hike and discover the…

Join a park interpreter in the Diamond Discovery Center, lower level to walk through the search area and learn about the best places to search for diamonds. Along the way, you’ll hear stories of past…

These commonly overlooked pollinators shine at night. Enjoy a day of activities with the family; building, exploring, and discovering the habitat and adaptations that allow moths to perform these…

Join a park interpreter in the Diamond Discovery Center, lower level to walk through the search area and learn about the best places to search for diamonds. Along the way, you’ll hear stories of past…

Perseverance of life at Mount Magazine State Park should be music to your ears! Let a park interpreter share some original ukulele songs on the way up to Arkansas' highpoint that highlight…

Explore a few different habitats with a park interpreter as we hike along the southern terminus of the moderate 2.2-mile (total) Devil’s Racetrack Monument Trail. We recommend wearing comfortable…

Have you ever imagined the world from the perspective of a bug? Join park interpreters as we slow down and observe the smaller elements in the landscape– you never know what you might find! This…

Soldiers’ written observations and drawings provide historians with first-hand descriptions of what the landscape, people, and community looked like in 1862. Today, we will use our senses to describe…

Join a park interpreter for this easy, 3/4-mile guided walk along the Green Heron Trail. Feel free to bring binoculars if you have some; this is a great trail for nature watching!

Join a park interpreter for a 0.5-mile stroll to become acquainted with some of the birds, trees, and wildflowers that live at Village Creek State Park. Wear sturdy shoes and bring water, a…

Bring your binoculars, if you have them, and join a park interpreter at the breezeway of historic Mather Lodge. We are making a short hike to the Cedar Falls Overlook, looking for spring wildflowers…

Join a park interpreter to take a hike and see if you can find everything on a scavenger hunt list. Keep your eyes open, you never know what you’ll spot! The park interpreter will provide…