Arkansas State Parks Calendar of Events
Are you looking for fun activities during your visit to an Arkansas State Park? Our park interpreters routinely schedule fun, family-friendly programs that are designed to help you have a more meaningful park experience and make memories of a lifetime. We offer more than 50,000 activities each year, including guided hikes, lake tours on park boats, birding adventures, kayak tours, living history demonstrations, nature games, historic site tours, bald eagle watches, spring wildflower walks, campfires, outdoor skills workshops, A.D.E.-accredited teacher professional development, and much more — there’s something going on all the time.
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The dates, details, and admission prices in this calendar of events were submitted to the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism and are accurate to the best of our knowledge. We recommend that you check with local sponsors before making a trip to any event.
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
/ 3:30 p.m. - 4 p.m.
We have 8,000 gallons of aquariums, filled with many of the fish species found in Lake Dardanelle. Join park staff in the visitor center as they feed the fish live food. See for yourself, what’s for…
Wednesday, May 01, 2024
/ 6:15 p.m. - 8:15 p.m.
Enjoy Lake Fort Smith's history, scenery, geology, wildlife, and possible waterfalls and sunset on this boating adventure! Meet Park Interpreter Mystina at the marina dock. Binoculars and life vests…
Thursday, May 02, 2024
/ 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
This collaboration between the Schmieding Center
for Senior Health and Education and Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area occurs
on the first Thursday of every month at 10 a.m. Meet at the visitor…
Heart Healthy
Thursday, May 02, 2024
/ 10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal Project created work groups during the 1930s Great Depression Era, such as the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The WPA built public…
Thursday, May 02, 2024
/ 2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Are you prepared for your hike at Lake Fort Smith State Park? Do you have the equipment and skills necessary for a fun and safe hike? Meet Park Interpreter Mystina to discover more…
Friday, May 03, 2024
/ 10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Lake Fort Smith State Park is home to many kinds of birds from vultures to warblers. Meet Park Interpreter Mystina to go on a birding stroll to look for the many birds in the park. Binoculars are…
Friday, May 03, 2024
/ 2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Lake Fort Smith is a life source that has transformed over the years. Each transformation brought life and challenges to the wildlife and people of the area. Join Park Interpreter Mystina to…
Friday, May 03, 2024
/ 3 p.m. - 4 p.m.
The families who settled here long before the Civil War share many of the same values and traditions we hold today. Explore the similarities and differences between our ways of life…
Saturday, May 04, 2024
/ 9 a.m. - 10 a.m.
The families who settled here long before the Civil War share many of the same values and traditions we hold today. Explore the similarities and differences between our ways of life…
Saturday, May 04, 2024
/ 10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Water
is essential to life on Earth. Join us at the Latta Kitchen to learn more
about water and why it’s important for our heritage herb garden. Afterwards, take a journey through the water cycle…
Saturday, May 04, 2024
/ 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Insects
and other invertebrates are very important but are often misunderstood. Join
Park Interpreter Chris on a bug hunt around the visitor center grounds as we
discover their diversity and learn how…
Heart Healthy
Saturday, May 04, 2024
/ 11:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
We have 8,000 gallons of aquariums, filled with many of the fish species found in Lake Dardanelle. Join park staff in the visitor center as they feed the fish live food. See for yourself, what’s for…
Saturday, May 04, 2024
/ 1 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
The telegraph changed the course of the Civil War and dramatically impacted the Battle of Prairie Grove. Explore wartime communications and learn to decipher Morse Code. Do you think you’ll be able to…
Saturday, May 04, 2024
/ 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Park Interpreter Chris will lead an exploration of Little Clifty Creek along the Historic Van Winkle Trail. We’ll catch aquatic insects, crawdads, and other creatures! Learn how they can tell us…
Heart Healthy
Saturday, May 04, 2024
/ 2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Have you ever felt the fur of a fox? How about a bobcat? Join Park Interpreter Mystina to touch some real furs and find out about the furry mammals of Lake Fort Smith State Park.
Saturday, May 04, 2024
/ 2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Effective communication on a Civil War battlefield was crucial to a soldier’s survival. Join us as we explore the art of communicating with signal flags. Meet at Hindman Hall.
Saturday, May 04, 2024
/ 3 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Lives were forever changed here on December 7, 1862. Join us for a 1-mile walk along the ridgeline where the heaviest fighting occurred during the Civil War Battle of Prairie Grove. Meet…
Heart Healthy
Saturday, May 04, 2024
/ 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Enjoy Lake Fort Smith's history, scenery, geology, wildlife, and possible waterfalls and sunset on this boating adventure! Meet Park Interpreter Mystina at the marina dock. Binoculars and life vests…
Sunday, May 05, 2024
/ 10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Did you know some of the animals seen in Disney's animated movies can be found at Lake Fort Smith State Park? Join Park Interpreter Mystina to find out which of your favorite Disney animals live here…
Sunday, May 05, 2024
/ 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Imagine a world without trees! Join us for a family-friendly tree hike
led by Park Interpreter Steve to learn more about the trees of Hobbs! The hike
will be on the 0.25-mile Ozark Plateau Trail,…
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