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.
Friday, April 16, 2021
/ 9 a.m. - 10 a.m.
Visit the Weapons Museum, the Print Museum, and the 1836
Courthouse, the
remaining businesses from the Business District of Washington. This tour will
focus on the types of…
Friday, April 16, 2021
/ 10 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Meet a park interpreter in the Diamond Discovery Center to learn the tricks of the trade at this demonstration of diamond searching methods!
Friday, April 16, 2021 - Saturday, April 17, 2021
/ 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
The Museum will be offering twice daily interpretive guided tours. Guests will join interpretive staff for a stroll around the museum grounds. Entry inside exhibits will be self guided while staff…
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Friday, April 16, 2021
/ 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Visit the Crouch House, the Royston Log House, and the
Presbyterian Church. The lives of black
citizens in Washington and their significant contributions to the community,
and the…
Friday, April 16, 2021
/ 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Visit the Print Museum, Morrison Tavern
Taproom, and the Sanders House. This tour will focus on three socioeconomic stations available to women during the 19th century
by visiting…
Friday, April 16, 2021
/ 11 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Spies played an important role for both the Federal and Confederate armies during the Civil War. Through covert operations, both male and female spies gathered intelligence about troop…
Friday, April 16, 2021
/ 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Visit the Weapons Museum, the Print Museum, and the 1836
Courthouse, the
remaining businesses from the Business District of Washington. This tour will
focus on the types of…
Friday, April 16, 2021
/ 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Visit the Crouch House, the Royston Log House, and the
Presbyterian Church. The lives of black
citizens in Washington and their significant contributions to the community,
and the…
Friday, April 16, 2021
/ 2 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
"Who" likes owls? Join a park interpreter at the
amphitheater to discover the owls that live in DeGray Lake Resort State
Park. Discover how owls survive and thrive under the cover…
Friday, April 16, 2021
/ 2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Are you a fan of Crime Scene Investigation (CSI)? If you are, you’ll love Game Scene Investigation (GSI). Use your expert tracking and investigative skills to determine what happened in a field on a…
Friday, April 16, 2021
/ 3 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Visit the Print Museum, Morrison Tavern
Taproom, and the Sanders House. This tour will focus on three socioeconomic stations available to women during the 19th century
by visiting…
Friday, April 16, 2021 - Saturday, April 17, 2021
/ 3 p.m. - 4 p.m.
The Museum will be offering twice daily interpretive guided tours. Guests will join interpretive staff for a stroll around the museum grounds. Entry inside exhibits will be self guided while staff…
Heart Healthy
Friday, April 16, 2021 - Saturday, April 17, 2021
/ 3 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Join a park interpreter for a guided tour of one of the nation's most intact Civil War battlefields! Lasting approximately one hour, visitors will explore battle lines across the eastern portion of…
Friday, April 16, 2021
/ 5:30 p.m. - 6 p.m.
The citizens of Jacksonport had bright and optimistic hopes for the Civil War, but they proved to be far different from the grim reality. Join a park interpreter to learn about the dramatic changes…
Friday, April 16, 2021
/ 6 p.m. - 6:45 p.m.
There are many creatures that call Lake Dardanelle home. Join a park interpreter at the amphitheater to discover who they are and what clues they leave behind as they move about. Seating will be…
Friday, April 16, 2021
/ 7:45 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Meet Park Interpreter Carrie for a special night-hiking experience along a short section of the Seven Hollows Trail. This dark vision hike will allow you to encounter the wild things that come out…
Heart Healthy
Friday, April 16, 2021
/ 8 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Test your knowledge
with an exciting game around the campfire! Perfect for all ages, this program
is a great way to kick off your stay at Daisy State…
Saturday, April 17, 2021
/ 5:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Here is a chance for you and your family to be in the “hot seat!” Bring your whole family to this fun game and challenge your brain on every aspect of the nature of Arkansas. Meet a park interpreter…
Saturday, April 17, 2021
/ 9 a.m. - 10 a.m.
Visit the Trimble House, Royston Townhouse, and the Sanders
Home and Farmstead. There will be
concentration on fine houses, showing their furnishings and their size, as well
as…
Saturday, April 17, 2021
/ 9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
The watershed surrounding Lake Dardanelle is the backbone for the Arkansas River as the river journeys through the lake creating opportunities for people like you. Join a park interpreter at the…