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Petit Jean State Parks
Arkansas State Parks Calendar of Events
Scavenger Hunt
Saturday, November 29, 2025
/ 3:30 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Are you up for the Scavenger Hunt Challenge? Join a park interpreter for a hike and game combined. Along the trail we’ll be on the lookout for many different items, animals, and colors found in…
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The Story of the Jackson Guards
Sunday, November 30, 2025
/ 9 a.m. - 9:45 a.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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Preserving the Legacy
Sunday, November 30, 2025
/ 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Join a park interpreter for a special 2-hour open self-guided tour of the 1872 Courthouse Museum! Learn how Jacksonport became the county seat, what the building was used for after the county seat…
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Preserving the Legacy
Sunday, December 07, 2025
/ 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Join a park interpreter for a special 2-hour open self-guided tour of the 1872 Courthouse Museum! Learn how Jacksonport became the county seat, what the building was used for after the county seat…
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Preserving the Legacy
Sunday, December 14, 2025
/ 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Join a park interpreter for a special 2-hour open self-guided tour of the 1872 Courthouse Museum! Learn how Jacksonport became the county seat, what the building was used for after the county seat…
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Preserving the Legacy
Sunday, December 21, 2025
/ 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Join a park interpreter for a special 2-hour open self-guided tour of the 1872 Courthouse Museum! Learn how Jacksonport became the county seat, what the building was used for after the county seat…
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Preserving the Legacy
Sunday, December 28, 2025
/ 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Join a park interpreter for a special 2-hour open self-guided tour of the 1872 Courthouse Museum! Learn how Jacksonport became the county seat, what the building was used for after the county seat…
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