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Arkansas State Parks Calendar of Events
Ceremonial Site Tour
Saturday, November 01, 2025
/ 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
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…
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Nature Scavenger Hunt Hike
Saturday, November 01, 2025
/ 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Start November off on the right foot with a hike and hunt! Cane Creek State Park trails offer plenty of items for a nature scavenger hunt. Take a trek through our woods where the West Gulf Coastal…
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Music to Your Ears: A Ukulele Highpoint Hike
Saturday, November 01, 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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Nightshift Hike
Saturday, November 01, 2025
/ 6:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.
When the sun goes down, the forest wakes up in a whole new way at Mount Magazine State Park. Join a park interpreter on a guided night hike to meet the wild creatures who rule the dark, from stealthy…
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Morning Hike on the Coachwhip Trail
Sunday, November 02, 2025
/ 7:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Join us for an early morning hike on the Coachwhip Trail and see what we can discover while circumnavigating Middle Mountain at the heart of our park. This hike is 3-miles in length and lightly…
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Daybreak Diamond Tour
Sunday, November 02, 2025
/ 7:30 a.m. - 8 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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Early Birder Hike
Sunday, November 02, 2025
/ 8 a.m. - 9 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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Echoing Footsteps Hike
Sunday, November 02, 2025
/ 8 a.m. - 9 a.m.
As you walk the Military Road Trail, your footsteps echo the footsteps of the past and the future. Meet a park interpreter to learn the stories, history, and hardships of those who walked the Military…
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The Big Five Hike
Sunday, November 02, 2025
/ 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Join a park interpreter for a big, 5-mile hike on Mount Magazine! Hiking in some of the same steps of people dating as far back as the 1800s, participants will experience the pure mountain…
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Who Needs A Tree?
Sunday, November 02, 2025
/ 12 p.m. - 1 p.m.
Did you know that Pinnacle Mountain State Park used to be surrounded by logging camps? Or that some of our trees act like mega-skyscrapers, playing host to a multitude of wildlife? Who uses our trees,…
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Ceremonial Site Tour
Sunday, November 02, 2025
/ 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
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…
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Fall Discovery Series - Colors of the Canyon
Sunday, November 02, 2025
/ 1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Join a park interpreter for a guided hike along the Boy Scout Trail to learn why the forest puts on its spectacular autumn show. We will meet at the Rock House Cave parking area. This 2-mile…
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Delta Heritage Trail Guided Hike Elaine Trailhead
Sunday, November 02, 2025
/ 1 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Join a park interpreter for a 1-mile guided hike lasting about 45 minutes on a gravel surface trail. Meet at the Elaine trailhead as we discover the rich natural heritage of the area and history of…
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Rock House Cave Hike
Sunday, November 02, 2025
/ 3 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
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…
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Wild Women Wednesday Hiking Group
Wednesday, November 05, 2025
/ 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Ladies, are you looking for someone to go hiking with? Join the Pinnacle Mountain Wild Women and a park interpreter for a hike on one of the Pinnacle Mountain State Park's gorgeous trails or a…
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Discovery Hike
Friday, November 07, 2025
/ 8:30 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
Join a park interpreter on the Slunger Creek Nature Trail to explore the sights and sounds Lake Catherine State Park has to offer. This stroll takes about 30 minutes and is about 3/4-mile long. Be…
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Women in the Woods Campout
Friday, November 07, 2025 - Sunday, November 09, 2025
/ 11 p.m. - 10:59 p.m.
“Keep close to nature’s heart…and break clear away, once in a while, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean.” – John Muir Ladies, renew your spirit with time…
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Terrain of Thought Hike
Saturday, November 08, 2025
/ 7:30 a.m. - 9 a.m.
Enrich your experiences here at Lake Catherine State Park through nature journaling! Join a park interpreter at the trailhead for a hike along the Falls Branch Trail. We will take the easy 1/2-mile…
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