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Petit Jean State Parks
Arkansas State Parks Calendar of Events
Color Wheel Hike
Thursday, May 29, 2025
/ 4 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Join a park interpreter and pick a color! Take time to enjoy the great outdoors at Bull Shoals-White River State Park, and try to find your chosen color on this moderately difficult trail…
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Beginner Mothing Hike
Thursday, May 29, 2025
/ 7:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.
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…
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Daybreak Diamond Tour
Friday, May 30, 2025
/ 8:30 a.m. - 9 a.m.
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…
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Nature Journaling
Friday, May 30, 2025
/ 9 a.m. - 10 a.m.
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…
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Music to Your Ears: A Ukulele Highpoint Hike
Friday, May 30, 2025
/ 10 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
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…
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Creek Critter Hike
Friday, May 30, 2025
/ 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
A park interpreter will lead an exploration of Little Clifty Creek along the Van Winkle Trail. We’ll catch crawdads, aquatic insects, and other creatures! Learn how they can tell us if the water…
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Wildflower Walk
Friday, May 30, 2025
/ 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Join the park interpreter for a leisurely walk to view some of Lake Frierson State Park's native wildflowers. Discover how important these flowers are to the park and learn how you can enjoy them for…
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Wildflower Walk: Towering Pines Trail
Friday, May 30, 2025
/ 2 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Spring is the time to see pink spring beauties, yellow creeping lady’s sorrel, and purple spiderwort. Join a park interpreter to search for these and other colorful splashes of spring during an easy…
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Cedar Falls Overlook Stroll
Friday, May 30, 2025
/ 2 p.m. - 2:30 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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Delta Woodlands Trail Hike
Friday, May 30, 2025
/ 5 p.m. - 6 p.m.
At Lake Chicot State Park, explore a remnant of nature that was once a much bigger part of the greater Arkansas Delta region by hiking the Delta Woodlands Trail. This short, paved, 1-mile…
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Huckleberry Nature Hike
Saturday, May 31, 2025
/ 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Join a park interpreter for a 3.5-mile guided hike that loops around Lake Bennet. This is a moderate hike and is expected to last about two hours. Make
sure to wear appropriate footwear and bring…
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Kayak'n & Klean'n
Saturday, May 31, 2025
/ 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Arkansas volunteers are invited to assist in the spring-cleaning effort during Keep America Beautiful: Great American Cleanup on Cane Creek Lake. Help Keep Arkansas Beautiful by helping reduce litter…
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Women in Nature (W.I.N.)
Saturday, May 31, 2025
/ 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Bull
Shoals-White River State Park is excited to offer Women in Nature (W.I.N.)!
During this summer series, women are encouraged to join park staff to explore different
aspects of the park and enjoy…
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Birding 101
Saturday, May 31, 2025
/ 9 a.m. - 10 a.m.
Interested in birding but not sure where to start? Join a park interpreter for an introduction to birding basics. We will walk a relatively easy 1/2-mile section of the Seven Hollows Trail, and you…
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Overlook Hike
Saturday, May 31, 2025
/ 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Join a park interpreter for a hike along the Caddo Bend Trail to the park's scenic Point 50 overlook. Along the way, we will talk about the environment that surrounds us and also get great lake and…
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Geocaching 101
Saturday, May 31, 2025
/ 9 a.m. - 10 a.m.
A state-wide treasure hunt? Count me in! Join a park interpreter to learn the basics of geocaching and then embark on a journey to find a hidden cache in the park. Our treasure hunt will take us on a…
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Cossatot Falls Shoreline Beautification
Saturday, May 31, 2025
/ 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
The cascading clear water of the Cossatot River serves people and wildlife alike! Join park interpreters to give back and create a lasting impact on the shoreline of the Falls. This beautification…
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Archeological Excavation: Guided Walking Tour
Saturday, May 31, 2025
/ 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Plum Bayou Mounds Archeological State Park will host an archeological excavation during the first two weeks of June, and you’re invited! This is one of the largest and most impressive archeological…
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A Beneficial Benefield Hike
Saturday, May 31, 2025
/ 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Experience the benefits of hiking outdoors on historic Benefield Trail. Breathtaking views can be expected on this hike. Seasonally appropriate attire, drinking water, sturdy hiking shoes,…
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Who Needs a Tree?
Saturday, May 31, 2025
/ 10 a.m. - 11 a.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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