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Petit Jean State Parks
Arkansas State Parks Calendar of Events
Bird Call Bingo
Friday, October 10, 2025
/ 6 p.m. - 6:45 p.m.
The birds of Daisy State Park each have their own unique vocal stylings. Join us for a game of bird call bingo to test your memory of some of the commonly heard bird calls.
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Owl Pellet Dissection: The Leftovers Lab
Friday, October 10, 2025
/ 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Many meat-eating birds, like owls, have an interesting way of dealing with unwanted parts of their food. Join a park interpreter for a closer look at owl pellets, nature’s version of a mystery puzzle.…
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The Moth Stop
Friday, October 10, 2025
/ 6:30 p.m. - 7 p.m.
When the sun sets, Mount Magazine State Park comes alive with fluttering wings! Join a park interpreter at a glowing moth cloth to meet the hidden pollinators of the night and discover their…
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Campfire Trivia and S'mores
Friday, October 10, 2025
/ 7 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.
Ready to test your state park knowledge and enjoy campfire s'mores? Join a park interpreter at the amphitheater for a night of trivia and s'mores. Bring your brain and your appetite for this exciting…
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Frog Calls
Friday, October 10, 2025
/ 8 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Do you hear the frogs call? Have you ever seen a frog call? Join a park interpreter to listen to the frogs and discover what kinds of frogs are at Cane Creek State Park. Bring insect repellent and…
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Great Arkansas Clean Up at Mount Nebo
Saturday, October 11, 2025
Mount Nebo State Park welcomes participants to help with trash and debris removal. We will focus on removing glass from behind the Large Pavilion, along 3C trail from Sunset Point to Sunrise Point,…
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Paint The Prairie
Saturday, October 11, 2025
Join museum staff for a creative art-filled hour of painting
the prairie landscape. Study the wide-open sky of the Arkansas Grand Prairie,
vistas of brilliant blue sky, waves of emerald-green grasses…
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Daybreak Diamond Tour
Saturday, October 11, 2025
/ 8:30 a.m. - 9 a.m.
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…
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Sandbar Beautification - Great Arkansas Cleanup
Saturday, October 11, 2025
/ 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Spend the morning with park interpreters at Sandbar Campground to remove litter and debris from this high-use area of the park. This volunteer event is a part of the Great Arkansas Cleanup through…
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Monarch Health Hike
Saturday, October 11, 2025
/ 9 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Every year, monarch butterflies migrate through Arkansas in mid-October to return to their breeding grounds in Mexico. These lively bursts of color are always a delight to see on a hike or in your…
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Great Arkansas Cleanup
Saturday, October 11, 2025
/ 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Take the lead to help keep our community clean! Join us from 9 a.m. to noon for the Great Arkansas Cleanup at Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park. Volunteers will help clean up and beautify the park…
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Think Like a Fish
Saturday, October 11, 2025
/ 9 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Want to catch more fish? Want to know more about what fish eat and where they live? Meet a park interpreter to think like a fish and discover more about the fish that live in Lake Fort Smith.
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Great Arkansas Cleanup at Lake Charles
Saturday, October 11, 2025
/ 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
It’s cleanup time! Volunteers are needed to participate in this year’s Great Arkansas Cleanup at Lake Charles State Park. Each year the Great Arkansas Cleanup welcomes participants to join park staff…
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Nature Photography with TIm Johnson
Saturday, October 11, 2025
/ 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Learn how to take a more compelling photo that
you want to print and hang on the wall. Tim Johnson will discuss various
aspects of nature photography, including equipment and techniques that…
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Make A Fish Fossil to Take Home
Saturday, October 11, 2025
/ 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Sometimes small fossils of ancient creatures can be found in the rocks along the White River here at Jacksonport State Park, and they are protected. Meet a park interpreter today and make a fish…
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Naturally Nocturnal
Saturday, October 11, 2025
/ 10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Although the dark may seem kind of scary to some people, there are many animals that depend on the cover of night for survival. Learn how the animals of Logoly State Park use their senses to get…
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Great Arkansas Cleanup
Saturday, October 11, 2025
/ 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Come to the museum and make a difference! Volunteer
for the Great Arkansas Cleanup and help keep your Arkansas State Park spotless.
Participate in a trash pickup as you walk around the park on your…
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Keep Lake Poinsett on Point, Part of the Great Arkansas Cleanup
Saturday, October 11, 2025
/ 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Join members of the local community and Lake Poinsett State Park staff to help keep Arkansas Beautiful a little at a time! Volunteers are needed to help pick up litter near the park entrance and along…
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Diamond Mining 101
Saturday, October 11, 2025
/ 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!
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Keep Arkansas Beautiful Cleanup
Saturday, October 11, 2025
/ 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Help Keep Arkansas Beautiful by volunteering at Mount
Magazine State Park! Projects include, but are not limited to, litter pickup
along roadsides and trails, trail beautification and improvement,…
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