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, March 29, 2024
/ 11 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
You can draw some memories at Mount Magazine State Park! Try to guess native animals based on clues given by Park Interpreter Alex. All materials included. Suggested for children ages 5-12.…
Friday, March 29, 2024
/ 5 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Join a park interpreter and enjoy one of the most beautiful views in Arkansas, as well as a few original guitar songs that highlight some of the wonderful natural and cultural resources of…
Thursday, April 04, 2024
/ 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Dive into the wonders of Arkansas’ threatened state butterfly: The Diana fritillary. Special guest Ms. Shawn Hunter, co-founder of The Diana Project, shares a 45-minute exploration of The Diana’s…
Friday, April 05, 2024
/ 3 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Join special
guest Ned Skoog of Arkansas Natural Sky Association and explore the detrimental
effects of light pollution. On the flip side, guests will learn how to improve outdoor lighting through…
Friday, April 05, 2024
/ 6 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Join a park interpreter and enjoy a few original guitar
songs that highlight some of the wonderful natural and cultural resources of
Magazine State Park, including an ode to Totality!
Saturday, April 06, 2024
/ 11 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Discover the seven principles of Leave No Trace and how they help everyone enjoy Mount Magazine State Park during Total Eclipse Weekend, and for years to come. All are welcome to this program that is…
Saturday, April 06, 2024 - Sunday, April 07, 2024
/ 1 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
When you experience the 2024 solar eclipse from Mount Magazine State Park, you have an opportunity to make irreplaceable memories. Meet a park interpreter for a discussion about ways to make the most…
Saturday, April 06, 2024
/ 3 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Special guest Tori Carson reveals a very rare tree that makes its home at Mount Magazine State Park, that once spanned the entirety of the Ozarks region– the Ozark Chinquapin tree. Learn this tree’s…
Sunday, April 07, 2024
/ 11 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
A big web of energy connects plants and animals at Mount Magazine State Park, and all that energy comes from one particular star which will soon be eclipsed by our moon—the sun! Join a park…
Sunday, April 07, 2024
/ 3 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Join special guest Payton Leach for an illuminating program on the phases of Earth's one and only natural satellite, the moon! The moon is one of many celestial bodies viewable from Mount Magazine…
Friday, July 05, 2024
/ 9 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Mount Magazine’s exceptionally dark skies make for
exceptionally bright stars. Witness stunning light that has taken an
unfathomably long journey to be enjoyed by you from Cameron Bluff Overlook!
Feel…
Saturday, August 03, 2024
/ 8:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Mount Magazine’s exceptionally dark skies make for
exceptionally bright stars. Witness stunning light that has taken an
unfathomably long journey to be enjoyed by you from Cameron Bluff Overlook!
Feel…
Monday, August 12, 2024
/ 12 a.m. - 1 a.m.
In 1992, the comet known as Swift-Tuttle passed relatively nearby earth as it circled around the sun. The comet Swift-Tuttle left behind remnants of ice and rock that, during some years, appear as…
Sunday, October 20, 2024
/ 12 a.m. - 1 a.m.
From
late October through part of November, meteor showers can sometimes be viewed
in the foreground of the Orion constellation. These are remnants of Halley’s comet, which passes through our…
Friday, November 01, 2024
/ 8 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Mount Magazine’s exceptionally dark skies make for
exceptionally bright stars. Witness stunning light that has taken an
unfathomably long journey to be enjoyed by you from Cameron Bluff Overlook!
Feel…
Monday, November 18, 2024
/ 12 a.m. - 1 a.m.
Witness pieces of the comet 55P/Temple Tuttle streak
beautifully across Mount Magazine State Park’s boundless dark skies. Join a
park interpreter at Cameron Bluff Overlook, and feel free to bring…