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 - Sunday, March 31, 2024
Join Lake Catherine State Park staff in welcoming spring! This weekend-long event will include programs and hikes that are free to the public. Please reach out to the park for details.
Friday, March 29, 2024 - Sunday, March 31, 2024
/ 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Celebrate spring and the great outdoors at our Great Escape Weekend! Enjoy free nature-related and family-oriented activities. The celebration concludes with an Easter egg scramble for about…
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Saturday, March 30, 2024
/ 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Join us for our Annual Easter Egg Hunt! Hundreds
of candy-filled Easter eggs will be hidden throughout the park for kids
ages 12 and under to find. Don't forget to
arrive early for…
Saturday, March 30, 2024
/ 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Join us for our Annual Spring River Lions Club Easter Egg Scramble at Mammoth Spring State Park. With over 5000 Easter Eggs, this promises to be an epic event. There are 4 different age brackets and…
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Saturday, March 30, 2024
/ 4 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Join Park Interpreter Jake for a fun game of Petit Jean Animal
Bingo. As we play the game, we will learn more about the animals that call Petit Jean
State Park home.
Sunday, March 31, 2024
/ 2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
For well over 30 years, Lake Catherine State Park has hosted an annual Easter egg hunt. Youngsters 12 years of age and younger are welcome to join the fastest program of the season! The event is held…
Sunday, March 31, 2024
/ 2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Join the park interpreters near the public swimming pool parking lot for an Easter Egg Scramble to look for about 2000 Easter eggs. Be sure to show up early – the eggs go fast! The Easter…
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Saturday, April 06, 2024
/ 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Professional Flintknappers will demonstrate their skills at Mammoth Spring State Park. Learn how to make your own arrowhead from these masters of the art. For more information contact the park.
Saturday, April 06, 2024
/ 10 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
When you experience the 2024 solar eclipse from an Arkansas State Park, you have an opportunity to make irreplaceable memories. Meet Assistant Superintendent Ellen Starnes at the amphitheater across…
Saturday, April 06, 2024
/ 10:45 a.m. - 11:15 p.m.
When you view the total eclipse at the Ozark Folk Center State Park on April 8, 2024, you have an opportunity to make irreplaceable memories. Meet Park Interpreter Keith Symanowitz at the White Oak…
Saturday, April 06, 2024
/ 12:45 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
When you view the total eclipse at the Ozark Folk Center State Park on April 8, 2024, you have an opportunity to make irreplaceable memories. Meet Park Interpreter Keith Symanowitz at the White Oak…
Saturday, April 06, 2024
/ 2:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
When you view the total eclipse at the Ozark Folk Center State Park on April 8, 2024, you have an opportunity to make irreplaceable memories. Meet Park Interpreter Keith Symanowitz at the White Oak…
Sunday, April 07, 2024
/ 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Professional Flintknappers will demonstrate their skills at Mammoth Spring State Park. Learn how to make your own arrowhead from these masters of the art. For more information contact the park.
Sunday, April 07, 2024
/ 10:45 a.m. - 11:15 p.m.
When you view the total eclipse at the Ozark Folk Center State Park on April 8, 2024, you have an opportunity to make irreplaceable memories. Meet Park Interpreter Keith Symanowitz at the White Oak…
Sunday, April 07, 2024
/ 12:45 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
When you view the total eclipse at the Ozark Folk Center State Park on April 8, 2024, you have an opportunity to make irreplaceable memories. Meet Park Interpreter Keith Symanowitz at the White Oak…
Sunday, April 07, 2024
/ 2:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
When you view the total eclipse at the Ozark Folk Center State Park on April 8, 2024, you have an opportunity to make irreplaceable memories. Meet Park Interpreter Keith Symanowitz at the White Oak…
Monday, April 08, 2024
/ 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Professional Flintknappers will demonstrate their skills at Mammoth Spring State Park. Learn how to make your own arrowhead from these masters of the art. For more information contact the park.
Friday, April 12, 2024 - Sunday, April 14, 2024
/ 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Discover the colorful symbols of spring at Arkansas’ first state park! Wildflower-related programs, guided walks, and other programs are offered. These weekend programs are great for the…
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Saturday, April 13, 2024
/ 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Join park staff in keeping this special place beautiful. We will be working in the park gardens and doing trash pick-up around the park. Check in at the visitor center to get supplies, an area to…
Saturday, April 13, 2024
/ 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Join the staff of Lake Chicot State Park for a day full of
fishing fun and friendly competition to catch the biggest fish at Lake
Chicot State Park. It is recommended that you bring your own equipment…