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Girl Scouts Love State Parks 2025: Secrets of the Forest Scavenger Hunt
Saturday, September 13, 2025
/ 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Discover the hidden wonders of Lake Frierson State Park at your own pace with a self-led scavenger hunt! Use fun clues to uncover how plants, animals, and the environment work together to create a…
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Girl Scouts Love State Parks 2025: A Food Chain Card Game Adventure!
Saturday, September 13, 2025 - Sunday, September 14, 2025
/ 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Test your knowledge of nature with Phases of the Forest, a fun, interactive card game inspired by the classic Phase 10! In this special version, players complete ecosystem-themed “Phases” by…
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Girl Scouts Love State Parks 2025: Scales, Tails, and Survival Tools
Saturday, September 13, 2025 - Sunday, September 14, 2025
/ 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Slither into the world of snakes at your own pace with this self-guided craft! Learn how these legless reptiles survive in the wild with a fun, hands-on activity designed for scouts of all ages. Pick…
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Rockin' Art
Saturday, September 13, 2025
/ 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
There are so many ways of expressing yourself through art, but did you know American Indians also used art to express themselves? Join a park interpreter to learn how American Indians used art. Call…
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Girl Scouts Love State Parks 2025: Leaving No Trace
Saturday, September 13, 2025
/ 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Join a park interpreter to discuss and learn the 7 principles of Leave No Trace and how each principle is important to current and future generations. There will be multiple activities to help meet…
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Girl Scouts Love State Parks: Paracord Bracelets
Saturday, September 13, 2025
/ 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Join us as we make paracord bracelets. You will learn some basic weaving and knot tying. Your bracelet will also be helpful for traveling our beautiful state park trails with its compass in the…
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Go Outside and Play!
Saturday, September 13, 2025
/ 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Ball and cup, buzz saw, graces, and rolling hoops are just some of the toys that were used by pioneer children. Try your hand with these toys and learn about the life of a pioneer child. Even…
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Rockin' Art
Saturday, September 13, 2025
/ 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
There are so many ways of expressing yourself through art, but did you know American Indians also used art to express themselves? Join a park interpreter to learn how American Indians used art. Call…
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Kayak Tour
Saturday, September 13, 2025
/ 2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Join a park interpreter at the fishing pier next to the boat ramp (within the park) for a kayak tour (weather permitting). Your guide will discuss kayaking basics, and you will get to experience Lake…
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Girl Scouts Love State Parks: Nature Journaling
Saturday, September 13, 2025
/ 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Nature journaling isn't just about drawing! Girl Scouts can join a park interpreter to learn a few different ways to nature journal and start your own journal about your time at Lake Poinsett State…
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You've Got Mail
Saturday, September 13, 2025
/ 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Join a park interpreter and journey back in time before the days of cell phones, e-mail, typewriters, and ink pens to learn how messages would have been written and sent in Davidsonville’s time. Make…
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Girl Scouts Love State Parks: Gourd Painting
Saturday, September 13, 2025
/ 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Join in the fun of painting your own gourd to take home and enjoy while learning about their versatility and historic use. All materials will be provided. #GSLoveStateParks
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Guess That Critter!
Saturday, September 13, 2025
/ 3 p.m. - 4 p.m.
How much do you know, or think you know, about the critters that make Jacksonport State Park their home? From mammals to birds to reptiles, this is a chance to hone your cognitive skills with other…
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Girl Scouts Love State Parks 2025: Turning Trash into Treasure
Saturday, September 13, 2025
/ 4 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Grab your scraps! Getting rid of
litter is a great way to Leave No Trace at Village Creek State Park. Join a
park interpreter to learn how you can transform your paper scraps into a
wearable jewelry…
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The Story of the Jackson Guards
Saturday, September 13, 2025
/ 5 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.
Made up of the best young men of Jackson County, the Jackson Guards, Company G, left Jacksonport with great fanfare May 5th, 1861, the day before Arkansas seceded from the Union. Young and…
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What's that Smell?
Saturday, September 13, 2025
/ 6 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Visit with a park interpreter to learn about the beautiful, but smelly striped skunks that call Arkansas home. What do they eat? How long do they live? Other than their odor, what makes them special?…
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Girl Scouts Love State Parks 2025: Fired Up for State Parks
Saturday, September 13, 2025
/ 7 p.m. - 8 p.m.
What’s a Girl Scouts camping trip
without a campfire? From making s’mores to sharing campfire stories, sitting around
a campfire can spark lifelong memories. Join a park interpreter to learn…
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Girl Scouts Love State Parks 2025: The Guides Above Us
Saturday, September 13, 2025
/ 8:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
In the dark skies of Village Creek
State Park, you find eternal guides. Join a park interpreter at the
amphitheater to hear stories about the guides in the sky, lessons these guides
have taught…
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Girl Scouts Love State Parks 2025: Secrets of the Forest Scavenger Hunt
Sunday, September 14, 2025
/ 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Discover the hidden wonders of Lake Frierson State Park at your own pace with a self-led scavenger hunt! Use fun clues to uncover how plants, animals, and the environment work together to create a…
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