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.
Saturday, May 04, 2024
/ 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Get hands-on archeology experience in this Public Lab Day hosted by park staff and Dr. Scott of the Arkansas Archeological Survey. Participants will have the opportunity to wash, sort, and identify…
Saturday, May 04, 2024
/ 10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Join the park interpreter for a chance to see the interior of the 1882 Woolly Cabin. We will step back in time for an intimate view of the challenges and hardships faced by the Woolly Family. We will…
Saturday, May 04, 2024
/ 10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Lake Chicot is the largest oxbow lake in North America and the largest natural lake in Arkansas. Join the park interpreter to learn more about how oxbow lakes are formed and take a short walk…
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
/ 10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
How many of us have heard of the cotton gin? You might even know the name of the man credited with inventing the machine. But do you actually know what a cotton gin does and how it works? Join park…
Saturday, May 04, 2024
/ 10 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Imagine you are lost and stranded in the wilderness without food or gear. What will it take to survive? Join a park interpreter to learn the basics of survival while making your own survival keychain…
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
/ 1 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Herbs and their healing properties are an important part of Ozark life. Learn how weeds like
dandelion, plantain, chickweed, and henbit have been used by Ozark peoples down
through the generations to…
Saturday, May 04, 2024
/ 1:30 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Join the park interpreter to learn about some of the local furbearing residents that call the park home. You will have the opportunity to feel the furs of various mammals as we discuss their…
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
/ 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.
How many of us have heard of the cotton gin? You might even know the name of the man credited with inventing the machine. But do you actually know what a cotton gin does and how it works? Join park…
Saturday, May 04, 2024
/ 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Are you ready to discover the wild side of Cossatot River State Park? Stop by the falls to investigate the diverse wildlife of the area with a park interpreter!
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
/ 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
/ 3 p.m. - 4 p.m.
As the days get longer in spring, it allows us a wonderful opportunity to look for wildflowers, butterflies, and other bits of nature that we don’t see during the short, cold days of winter. Join Park…
Heart Healthy
Saturday, May 04, 2024
/ 4 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Imagine living 13 years or even 17 years underground in the dark and when you finally emerge into the light, you only live a few more weeks. Join the park interpreter to be introduced to this critter…
Saturday, May 04, 2024
/ 5 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
This is a special year for the cicadas. Meet Ada the Cicada at the Nature Cabin to learn more about the year of the cicada here in Arkansas. This program will include a small craft that is fun for all…