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, December 21, 2019
/ 3 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
American black bears are an important part of
Mount Magazine’s heritage. Learn about their natural history and hear stories
of encounters through images and video taken here on the mountain.
Saturday, January 04, 2020
/ 9 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Who is at the feeders? Here’s an introduction to
birding while watching wildlife visiting feeders from inside the viewing room. Pick
up tips for attracting wildlife to your yard. Hear about unexpected…
Saturday, January 04, 2020
/ 2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Mount Magazine State Park provides habitats for a variety of birds. This program shows some of their beauty with images,
sounds, and rare sightings. Pick up tips to identify birds by ear. Meet in…
Saturday, February 15, 2020
/ 9 a.m. - 10 a.m.
Birds are an important natural resource at Mount Magazine State Park. Bird feeders attract more wildlife than birds! Who is visiting the feeders today? This program is an introduction to
birding while…
Saturday, February 15, 2020
/ 2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Mount Magazine State Park provides habitat for a variety of birds. This program shows some of their beauty with images,
sounds, and rare sightings. Pick up tips to identify birds by ear. Meet in…
Saturday, March 14, 2020
Did you know March 14 is National Learn about Butterflies Day?
Mount Magazine State Park is a butterfly "hot spot," providing habitat
for a multitude of butterflies throughout the year. With spring…
Saturday, May 09, 2020
/ 9 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Who is at the feeders? Here’s an introduction to
birding while watching wildlife visiting feeders from inside the viewing room. Pick
up tips for attracting wildlife to your yard. Hear about unexpected…
Saturday, May 09, 2020
/ 2 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Mount Magazine State Park provides various
habitats for a variety of birds. This program shows some of their beauty with images,
sounds, and rare sightings. Pick up tips to identify birds by ear. Meet…
Saturday, August 08, 2020
American black bears are an
important part of Arkansas’s heritage. Arkansas was once known as the Bear
State due to the high population. Unbelievably, they were also almost
extirpated in the last…
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Thursday, September 24, 2020 - Sunday, September 27, 2020
Many animals migrate southward over Mount
Magazine in September. Join a park interpreter and other bird enthusiasts to
watch from high cliffs of Cameron Bluff for birds of prey flying by, sometimes
at…
Thursday, September 24, 2020
/ 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Hawk
Watch: Join a park
interpreter and other bird enthusiasts to watch from high cliffs of Cameron
Bluff for birds of prey flying by, sometimes at eye level. Help identify and
tally hawks, falcons,…
Friday, September 25, 2020 - Saturday, September 26, 2020
/ 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Hawk
Watch: Join a park
interpreter and other bird enthusiasts to watch from high cliffs of Cameron
Bluff for birds of prey flying by, sometimes at eye level. Help identify and
tally hawks, falcons,…
Sunday, September 27, 2020
/ 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Hawk
Watch: Join a park
interpreter and other bird enthusiasts to watch from high cliffs of Cameron
Bluff for birds of prey flying by, sometimes at eye level. Help identify and
tally hawks, falcons,…
Sunday, September 27, 2020
/ 5 p.m. - 6 p.m.
At the end of a long day gliding forever southward,
migrating hawks begin to seek places to spend the night. Sometimes they come
down one at a time, sometimes in impressive groups. Meet at the…
Thursday, October 01, 2020 - Sunday, October 04, 2020
/ 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
For millennia, valleys around
Mount Magazine have been natural corridors used by transient wildlife. For some
species passing through Arkansas, southward migration peaks in late September
and early…