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Petit Jean State Parks
Arkansas State Parks Calendar of Events
Explore the Ridge!
Saturday, June 21, 2025
/ 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
How did this big hill get out here in the middle of the Delta anyways? Answer this question and more as you join the park interpreter for a time-traveling adventure on Crowley's Ridge. We will be…
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Pollinator Walk
Saturday, June 21, 2025
/ 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Queen Wilhelmina State Park is teeming with winged pollinators. Take a 2-mile hike along the Spring Trail and Spring Loop with a park interpreter to observe pollinators in action and learn how to…
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Reader's Theater Hike: A Brief History of Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area
Saturday, June 21, 2025
/ 2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Join a park interpreter for this reader’s
theater-style program where you – the audience members – help tell the interesting
story of this place right where it happened! We’ll hike the ADA accessible…
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Insect Bingo
Saturday, June 21, 2025
/ 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Interested in learning about native insects? Join a park interpreter on a guided hike along the Kingfisher Trail to search for insects while trying your luck at a game of Bug Bingo.
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Music to Your Ears: A Ukulele Highpoint Hike
Saturday, June 21, 2025
/ 5 p.m. - 6:15 p.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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Arboretum Trail Stroll
Sunday, June 22, 2025
/ 9 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Join a park interpreter for a relaxing stroll on the Arboretum Trail. We will talk about the trees and other plants that make up the unique landscape of Village Creek State Park This is a…
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Early Birder Hike
Sunday, June 22, 2025
/ 9 a.m. - 10 a.m.
It's early, but the birds are already up. Join a park interpreter for this leisurely hike down the Great Blue Heron Trail to try and spot some local birds and other wildlife. Bring binoculars if you…
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Pioneer Cemetery Tour
Sunday, June 22, 2025
/ 9:30 a.m. - 10 a.m.
The Pioneer Cemetery is the resting place for the first settlers on Rich Mountain. Join a park interpreter at the Pioneer Cemetery to hear about life for settlers in the 1860s and the history of the…
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Pollinator Week: Benefield's Butterflies Hike
Sunday, June 22, 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, and, in celebration of Pollinator Week, watch for beautiful butterflies!…
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Hiking 101
Sunday, June 22, 2025
/ 12 p.m. - 1 p.m.
Join us for a Hiking 101 training session. Learn how to plan for your hiking trip, pack your bag, and exercise your body to meet your future hiking goals. Then join us as we hit the 1.5-mile boundary…
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National Pollinator Week Scavenger Hunt
Sunday, June 22, 2025
/ 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Do you love scavenger hunts? How about bugs, plants, and all things to do with pollinators? Come out to Pinnacle Mountain State Park to explore the natural world and see what you can find!
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Trees: Stories From the Past Guided Hike
Sunday, June 22, 2025
/ 2 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Trees line the long path of Delta Heritage Trail State Park and have a story to tell. Here is your chance hear this story of how people used them in the past. Meet at the visitor center to join a park…
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Creepy Crawlies Night Hike
Sunday, June 22, 2025
/ 9 p.m. - 10 p.m.
What creatures can be found lurking around DeGray Lake Resort State Park at night? Join a park interpreter to find out! After diving into the world of creepy crawlies, we will embark on a journey to…
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Highpoint Hike
Monday, June 23, 2025
/ 10 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
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…
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Gold Creek Hike
Monday, June 23, 2025
/ 10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Join a park interpreter at the Gold Creek trailhead for a 1/5th-mile
hike to become acquainted with some of the birds, trees, and wildflowers that
live in Woolly Hollow State Park. Wear sturdy shoes…
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Woodland Birding Hike
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
/ 10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
The forests of Lake Fort Smith State Park offer the perfect habitat for tree birds like nuthatches, woodpeckers, vireos, and warblers. Join a park interpreter for a short hike to search for these…
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Prospector Trail Guided Hike
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
/ 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Join a park interpreter at the Prospector trailhead, on the northwest side of the diamond search area, and experience Crater of Diamonds State Park like miners and geologists of the past!…
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Daybreak Diamond Tour
Thursday, June 26, 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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Morning Bird Walk
Thursday, June 26, 2025
/ 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Join a park interpreter at the visitor center to take a walk through the area in search of our visiting birds. Even if you’ve never birded before, you can enjoy these creatures in a whole new way!
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