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.
Sunday, May 12, 2024
/ 3 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Is a cloud just a cloud? Clouds can tell us things. Clouds can do things. Do you know what thunder really is? Why do tornadoes form in clouds? Join Park Interpreter Steve to learn about our…
Saturday, May 18, 2024
/ 11 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Join Park Interpreter Steve and our live box turtle ambassador while you
learn about these reptile friends. Why are there five toes on a three-toed box
turtle? There is an easy way to tell the…
Sunday, May 19, 2024
/ 12:30 p.m. - 1 p.m.
Sit awhile with Park Interpreter Steve to learn
more about how and when this area became a state park, why we are designated as
a Conservation Area, and other interesting history related to Hobbs…
Sunday, May 19, 2024
/ 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Butterflies, with their spectacular colors and
impressive migrations, have long captured the imagination of people from a wide
range of backgrounds and ages. In this program, Dr. Erica Westerman from…
Saturday, May 25, 2024
/ 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Join Park Interpreter Steve on an easy 0.5-mile hike on an ADA accessible trail through the Historic Van Winkle Hollow and learn about the Van Winkle family and their mill, the largest…
Heart Healthy
Saturday, May 25, 2024
/ 2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Lost in the woods for a few days? No water to drink? Yes, there is. No food to eat? Yes, there is. Join Park Interpreter Steve and learn a few survival ideas right under your feet and in the…
Sunday, May 26, 2024
/ 1 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Look at some mysterious objects found in the forests around Hobbs State Park, see if you can identify them, then learn more about them from Park Interpreter Steve.
Sunday, May 26, 2024
/ 3 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Everyone who lives in or visits Arkansas should be aware of what venomous snakes we have and what they look like. This short program led by Park Interpreter Steve identifies the six venomous snakes…