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Nature Scavenger Hike
Friday, May 02, 2025
/ 4 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
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…
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Morning Hike
Saturday, May 03, 2025
/ 9 a.m. - 10 a.m.
Are you looking for a healthy way to start your morning? Join a park
interpreter on a leisurely morning stroll on the Heritage & Habitat Trail
to enjoy the nature that Bull Shoals-White River…
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"Sense"-able Hike
Friday, May 09, 2025
/ 4 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
When is the last time you stopped to watch a bird land in a tree? What about stopped to smell a cedar tree? Join a park interpreter to spend time outdoors and use all of your senses on…
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Wildflower Walk
Saturday, May 10, 2025
/ 4 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Bull Shoals-White River State Park is home to a multitude of wildflowers that are lots of different shapes, sizes, and colors that bloom for a short time before giving way to the next…
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Discovery Hike on the Big Bluff Trail
Saturday, May 10, 2025
/ 7 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Join the park interpreter for a 1.75-mile hike on the Big Bluff Trail. We will look to see what’s blooming and what’s
happening in the forest now that summer is here. The trail is…
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Color Wheel Hike
Sunday, May 11, 2025
/ 2 p.m. - 2:30 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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Discovery Hike along Bull Shoals Lake
Saturday, May 17, 2025
/ 7 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Join a park interpreter for a 1-mile hike on the Lakeside Trail. We will be looking to see what’s blooming and what’s happening in the forest now that spring is here. The trail is moderately easy, so…
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Nature Scavenger Hike
Friday, May 23, 2025
/ 3 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
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…
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"Sense"-able Hike
Sunday, May 25, 2025
/ 2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
When is the last time you stopped to watch a bird land in a tree? What about stopped to smell a cedar tree? Join a park interpreter to spend time outdoors and use all of your senses on…
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Hike to the Big Bluff Overlook
Monday, May 26, 2025
/ 9 a.m. - 10 a.m.
Enjoy the sights, sounds, and scenery of Bull Shoals-White River State Park on a guided hike to the Big Bluff overlook. This hike will be moderately strenuous. Bring water and wear sturdy…
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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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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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Evening Hike
Thursday, June 05, 2025
/ 7 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.
Experience the sights and sounds of Bull Shoals-White River State Park on an evening hike on the Big Bluff Trail. The hike will take participants to the Big
Bluff Overlook and back on a 1-mile…
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Nature Scavenger Hike
Friday, June 06, 2025
/ 2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
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…
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Wild Herbal Field Trip & Medicinal Plant Symposium
The Ozark Folk Center State Park will host the annual Wild Herbal Field Trip & Medicinal Plant Symposium for students, practitioners and teachers of the herbal arts. The symposium takes place…
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Wild Herbal Field Trip & Medicinal Plant Symposium
The Ozark Folk Center State Park will host the annual Wild Herbal Field Trip & Medicinal Plant Symposium for students, practitioners and teachers of the herbal arts. The symposium takes place…
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Wild Herbal Field Trip & Medicinal Plant Symposium
The Ozark Folk Center State Park will host the annual Wild Herbal Field Trip & Medicinal Plant Symposium for students, practitioners and teachers of the herbal arts. The symposium takes place…
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A Railroad Christmas Celebration
Saturday, December 13, 2025
/ 5 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Come get into the holiday spirit with the staff at the Mammoth Spring State Park. Meet at the state park office at 5 p.m. where you'll be greeted by a park interpreter. There will be a guided hike…
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