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July 4th - Parade Setup
Friday, July 04, 2025
/ 8:30 a.m. - 9 a.m.
Bring your bike to the amphitheater and decorate it for the bicycle parade! Pre-decorated bikes are fine, too.
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July 4th - Bicycle Parade
Friday, July 04, 2025
/ 9 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
The parade route will begin and pass through all the campgrounds. Small children riding in the parade must be accompanied by an adult.
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July 4th - Snail's Pace Bike Race
Friday, July 04, 2025
/ 9:30 a.m. - 10 a.m.
Meet back at the amphitheater parking area for a competition to see who can ride their bike the slowest!
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July 4th - Foot Race
Friday, July 04, 2025
/ 10 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Meet near the statue and chimney for a 60-meter foot race!
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July 4th - Wheel Barrow Race
Friday, July 04, 2025
/ 10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Partner up and be prepared to walk on your hands!
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July 4th - Three-Legged Race
Friday, July 04, 2025
/ 10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Partner up for this traditional race that demands cooperation.
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July 4th - Hula Hoop Contest
Friday, July 04, 2025
/ 10:45 a.m. - 11 a.m.
See who can keep a hula hoop going the longest!
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July 4th - Petit Jean Kick Ball Game
Friday, July 04, 2025
/ 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Join the park staff for a fun, family game of kick ball – Petit Jean style.
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Color Scavenger Hunt
Friday, July 04, 2025
/ 12:15 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Discover nature’s colorful side! Meet a park interpreter at the Lake Center to search for what colors can be found around Woolly Hollow. This program is great for kids of any age and…
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Pollinators and their ‘Buds’
Friday, July 04, 2025
/ 1 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Join a park interpreter at the Lake Center to learn about the wildflowers and pollinators of Woolly Hollow State Park, then create a paper flower souvenir. This program is fun for the whole…
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Red, White, and Blue Animals
Friday, July 04, 2025
/ 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Join a park interpreter to learn about the red, white, and blue animals found at Lake Sylvia in celebration of the 4th of July!
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July 4th - Watermelon Eating Contest
Friday, July 04, 2025
/ 1:30 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Join the park staff to see how fast you can eat a big slice of watermelon!
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Pine Needle Painting
Friday, July 04, 2025
/ 2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Join a park interpreter at the West Summit Playground for an afternoon of creating art, developing self expression, and connecting with nature using eco-friendly art materials!
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Discovering Nature Journals
Friday, July 04, 2025
/ 2 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Preserve your memories and experiences in the great outdoors in a journal. Meet a park interpreter outside the Lake Center to make your own journal and learn some outdoor journaling…
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July 4th - Water Balloon Volleyball
Friday, July 04, 2025
/ 2:30 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Come to the volleyball court prepared to get wet!
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July 4th - Water Balloon Toss
Friday, July 04, 2025
/ 3 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Partner up and be prepared to win or get wet!
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Legends of Petit Jean
Saturday, July 05, 2025
/ 9 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Petit Jean, a strange and fascinating mountain with many natural wonders, but that isn’t all that is fascinating. Meet a park interpreter to discover some stories surrounding the naming of this…
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Archeological Site Tram Tour
Saturday, July 05, 2025
/ 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
The Plum Bayou Mounds site is
one of the largest and most impressive archeological sites in the Lower Mississippi River
Valley. Occupied
by American
Indians from about 650 to 1050 AD, this site is…
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