Heritage Herb Spring Extravaganza  May 1 through May 3, 2025 Mark Your Calendar! May 1st---A Lavish May Day Reception hosted by the Herb Society of America—Ozark Unit heralds in the Heritage Herb…

Join us for a weekend of family fun as we celebrate our special feathered friends! There will be bird-themed programs, birder walks, and guest speakers for you to enjoy! Whether you’re an expert or a…

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…

Soldiers’ written observations and drawings provide historians with first-hand descriptions of what the landscape, people, and community looked like in 1862. Today, we will use our senses to describe…

Join a park interpreter to discover what some of the birds of Devil’s Den State Park eat based on the shape of their beak!

Meet a park interpreter in the Diamond Discovery Center to learn the tricks of the trade at this demonstration of diamond searching methods!

Come see the fish feast! It is very entertaining and quite interesting to watch the feeding habits of fish, like a bass striking at a worm or minnow. Gather around the fish tanks and enjoy the show.

Join Park Interpreter Carrie on an adventure like no other. There are unique discoveries to make along the Slunger Creek Trail at Lake Catherine State Park. See if you have what it takes to solve the…

Meet a park interpreter in the Diamond Discovery Center to learn the tricks of the trade at this demonstration of diamond searching methods!

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…

Can you really catch warts from a toad? Join Park Interpreter Mystina to “bust” the myths and misconceptions about certain animals that we may have heard all our lives.

Can you tell the difference between the tracks of a squirrel and an opossum? Become an outdoor wildlife detective and find out who has been walking around Lake Frierson State Park! Join a park…

Join a park interpreter at the Exploration Station in Camp Area A to learn about the local animals that call Lake Ouachita State Park home. Park interpreters will have pelts, skulls, and tracks and…

Birds come in all shapes and sizes. Some also have some unique features. Join Park Interpreter Kara and let your imagination run wild as you create and name your own special bird!

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…

Campfires sit at the heart of camp outs literally and figuratively. If it weren't for them, where would we cook our s'mores, tell our stories, or simply grow closer to our family and friends? Join the…

Humans aren’t the only ones that build. Discover how birds at Mount Magazine State Park are quite the builders! This program includes a fun hands-on activity that is best suited for ages 7-12.

Join Park Interpreter Carrie at the Slunger Creek Nature Trail to explore the wonderful wildflowers of the Ouachita Mountains. This stroll will take about 45 minutes and is about ¾-mile long. Be…

Throughout time, water holds power at Lake Ouachita State Park! Discover the history and importance of Lake Ouachita and its powerful water by joining a park interpreter during this lakeside…

Want to know how you can make good connections while fishing at Lake Fort Smith State Park? Join a park interpreter for a hands-on knot tying demonstration where you will discover how to make some of…