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National Public Lands Day
Saturday, September 27, 2025
/ 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Join Lake Dardanelle State Park for National Public Lands Day and the annual Great Arkansas Cleanup. National Public Lands Day (NPLD) is the nation's largest single-day volunteer effort for public…
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Fall Fest Down in the Den
Saturday, October 11, 2025
/ 1 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Join us at Devil's Den State Park to celebrate the fall season like it's the 1930s! Much like the families that lived during the Great Depression, the era that our park was built by the Civilian…
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Fall Fest in the Den: Old Timey Costumes and Crafts
Saturday, October 11, 2025
/ 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
During the Great Depression—when the park was first being built—families had to get creative with their celebrations. Costumes were often handmade, and decorations crafted from whatever materials were…
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Fall Fest in the Den: Mother Nature's Trick or Treat Walkabout
Saturday, October 11, 2025
/ 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Dress up as your favorite animal and roam Camp Area E with Mother Nature! As you pass each campsite, stay alert for sightings of the park’s native wildlife and learn why candy—though delicious for…
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Living Forest 2025: The Wizard of Hobbs
Saturday, October 25, 2025
/ 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Our most popular event of the year
returns as you will experience the forest at Hobbs State Park like never before – with
costumed animals and some “wicked” as well as “good” humans as you “follow…
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A Mountainous Event
Saturday, November 22, 2025
Layer upon layer, Mount Magazine State Park is stacked with special things that keep visitors coming back year after year! Enjoy a day full of enriching themed programs and self-guided activities that…
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Opt Outside Battlefield Tour
Friday, November 28, 2025
/ 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Lives were forever changed here on December 7, 1862. Join us for a 1-mile walk along the ridgeline where the heaviest fighting occurred during the Civil War Battle of Prairie Grove. Meet at the Borden…
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Opt Outside Historic House Tour
Friday, November 28, 2025
/ 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
The families who settled here long before the Civil War share many of the same values and traditions we hold today. Explore the similarities and differences between our ways of life on this guided…
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Opt Outside Battlefield Tour
Friday, November 28, 2025
/ 4 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Lives were forever changed here on December 7, 1862. Join us for a 1-mile walk along the ridgeline where the heaviest fighting occurred during the Civil War Battle of Prairie Grove. Meet at the Borden…
Heart Healthy
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