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.
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…
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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…
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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…
Before text messages and phone calls,
letters were the primary means of communication for families and friends. Join
us to experience the power in these messages and craft your own using
19th-century…
Soldiers and their loved ones often wrote
heartfelt letters describing the hardships of battle and the yearning for home
so many felt during the Civil War. Historians study these hand-written…
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
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…
Learn about the uniforms and equipment of Civil War soldiers from the Union and Confederacy. Using reproduction clothing, volunteers will be outfitted while the park interpreter…
Camp life for soldiers of the Civil War lacked
many of the comforts of home. Join us this evening and explore life in a
soldier’s tent. See if you have what it takes to survive in a soldier’s…
Historic artifacts help illustrate the many stories of Prairie Grove Battlefield. Here’s your chance to get a first-hand look at items from the park’s collection so you can discover…
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…
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
Music helped lift spirits in times of war. Join
Park Interpreter Mattison as we listen to songs that were heard in camps and on
the streets back home. Meet at the Bandstand Pavilion.
Join us for a night of music and fun as we learn four popular dances from the 1800s during our dance. Ages 13 and up are welcome, no dancing experience required. Call ahead to reserve your…
Want a fun and meaningful way to lend a hand at your local park? Our Fall Cleanup is part of two state and national volunteer events: The Great Arkansas Cleanup sponsored by Keep Arkansas Beautiful…
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Join us this afternoon as we get to try some tasty
homemade foods using apples grown in our historic apple orchard. While trying
some of these tasty treats, learn about the history of the orchard, and…
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…
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
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
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…