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.
Sunday, October 20, 2019 - Friday, October 25, 2019
/ 4 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Which bird eats what? Join Park Interpreter Mystina to play a fun
activity while discovering how different birds use their specialized beaks to
eat certain foods.
Sunday, October 20, 2019 - Saturday, October 26, 2019
Calling all explorers! If you
love playing outside and visiting your state parks, learn how you can be
an official Arkansas State Park Explorer. Bring your family to this…
Sunday, October 20, 2019 - Saturday, October 26, 2019
/ 2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Daisy State
Park provides a diverse habitat for species large and small. Join
us as we discover some of the smaller creatures and feed lunch to our
co-interpreters, our…
Sunday, October 20, 2019
/ 8:30 a.m. - 9 a.m.
How did this strip of land known as Crowley’s Ridge come to exist? Join the park interpreter to find out the truth as we explore several myths that have been passed down through the years about this…
Sunday, October 20, 2019
/ 9 a.m. - 10 a.m.
Have
you ever seen something you wanted to take from the park, but knew you weren’t
supposed to? Nature journals are a great way to take something with you
when you go, while…
Sunday, October 20, 2019
/ 9 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Grasshopper! Ladybug! Caterpillar! BINGO! Are you feeling lucky? Join a park interpreter in the shade for a few rounds of Bug Bingo!
Sunday, October 20, 2019
/ 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Bats pay an important role in our ecosystem. Join a park interpreter to learn why these misunderstood critters are essential to our lives, what is threatening their existence and why we should care.…
Sunday, October 20, 2019
/ 10:30 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Birds eat a variety of things, from worms to
fish, to seeds and insects. Join a park interpreter to learn all about the diet
of birds while we make an all-natural bird feeder for you…
Sunday, October 20, 2019
/ 10:30 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Do you ever wonder what the Wonder House is about? Join Park Interpreter Melissa and step back in history to see one of the first vacation homes built in the 1930s.
Sunday, October 20, 2019
/ 10:30 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Ladybug! Butterfly! Grasshopper! Bingo! Play for prizes and learn about the bugs of Village Creek State Park during this family-friendly game.
Sunday, October 20, 2019
/ 11 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Have a love of learning? Have a love for the outdoors? Why not combine the two? Join a park interpreter to create your own nature field guides that will help you identify that tree or that animal…
Sunday, October 20, 2019
/ 11 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Do you know the
destination of a trail? And just what is
“hidden diversity?” Join Park Interpreter
Steve to learn more about your State Park.
Sunday, October 20, 2019
/ 11:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
What has eight legs and eats bugs? Discover some of the fascinating things spiders do. How they make their homes, find food, and even which ones are dangerous to us. Join a park interpreter at the…
Sunday, October 20, 2019
/ 11:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Meet a park interpreter by the sidewalk to the search area to learn the tricks
of the trade at this demonstration of diamond searching methods!
Sunday, October 20, 2019
/ 12 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.
People all over the world consume insects on a daily basis. Think bugs could ever be part of your diet? Members of the "I Ate a Bug Club" are bringing awareness to this tasty source of protein. They…
Sunday, October 20, 2019
/ 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Nothing brings a family
together like a little friendly competition! Join Park Interpreter Terry for a favorite game with a natural twist.
Sunday, October 20, 2019
/ 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
A pleasant day at the lake with
feathered friends, what could be better?
Join a park interpreter and begin a lifelong hobby with free materials
provided.
Sunday, October 20, 2019
/ 1 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
How do animals survive on limited resources?
Join a park interpreter on an exploration of the secret lives of animals at
Cane Creek State Park by playing a game of animal…
Sunday, October 20, 2019
/ 1:30 p.m. - 2 p.m.
The owls of Arkansas have special adaptations for hunting prey at night. Join the park interpreter to learn what they are and what kinds of owls live in Village Creek State Park.
Sunday, October 20, 2019
/ 1:30 p.m. - 2 p.m.
What tiny creatures are hiding in the waters of Lake Frierson? This is your chance to find out and discuss the role of these elusive wonders. Meet a park interpreter for this hands-on activity and see…