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.
Saturday, April 20, 2024
/ 1:30 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Lake Chicot is the largest oxbow lake in North America and the largest natural lake in Arkansas. Join the park interpreter to learn more about how oxbow lakes are formed and take a short walk…
Saturday, April 20, 2024
/ 7:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Join Park Interpreter Brandi for stories told around the campfire. Warm clothes, camp chairs, and insect repellent are recommended.
Saturday, April 20, 2024
/ 8:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Surrounded by the fields of the Mississippi Delta and the open water of Lake Chicot, Lake Chicot State Park offers great night views with less light pollution than even the smallest of towns.…
Saturday, April 27, 2024
/ 1:30 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Lake Chicot is the largest oxbow lake in North America and the largest natural lake in Arkansas. Join the park interpreter to learn more about how oxbow lakes are formed and take a short walk…
Saturday, April 27, 2024
/ 7:30 p.m. - 8:15 p.m.
Join Park Interpreter Brandi for stories told around the campfire. Warm clothes, camp chairs, and insect repellent are recommended.
Sunday, April 28, 2024
/ 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
The Mississippi Delta is crawling with insects and many of them serve unique roles in their ecosystems. Enjoy a short hike with a park interpreter and collect different specimens to identify.…
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Sunday, April 28, 2024
/ 2 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Lake
Chicot State Park is home to several wild American Alligator’s and our resident
alligator. Come meet this ambassador animal and learn about the important role that
alligators play in their native…
Saturday, May 25, 2024
/ 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.
People have been fishing at Lake Chicot for hundreds of years, join Park Interpreter Brandi to learn about the different methods used throughout time for recreation and survival. Then test your skills…
Thursday, June 20, 2024
/ 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Many plants are designed specifically for hummingbird pollination. Learn what kinds of native flowers will attract hummingbirds to your yard and join the park interpreter in planting a few populations…
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Thursday, June 20, 2024
/ 2 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Having plants that hummingbirds like to eat will have them visiting your yard, but having nest supplies may make them live in your yard. Build your own hummingbird helper to take home and see if your…
Friday, June 21, 2024
/ 10 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
You might just be surprised to learn how much you and a bat have in common. Join Park Interpreter Brandi to see if you can be as quick and nimble as our local Arkansas bats.
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Friday, June 21, 2024
/ 1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
While more and more bat habitat disappears every year in Arkansas, we can provide the perfect roosting spot for many of our mosquito-eating friends. Build your own bat house to take home or donate to…
Saturday, June 22, 2024
/ 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Join an expert to learn what goes into keeping your own beehives. What you need, when to start, and how to keep them thriving. Lunch time is scheduled from 12 – 1 p.m. This workshop is free to attend.…
Saturday, June 22, 2024
/ 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Would you like to invite bees into your backyard to improve your gardens’ productivity? Join Park Interpreter Brandi to build your own bee house and learn about the fuzzy little critters that make our…
Sunday, June 23, 2024
/ 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Join Park Interpreter Brandi in establishing native wildflowers that butterflies love throughout the park! We will discover the different plants that will be planted and how they attract butterflies.…
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Sunday, June 23, 2024
/ 2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Do you have what it takes to run the butterfly life cycle race? Progress through the different stages of a butterfly’s life as you and your friends compete to see who the fastest flyer is.
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Saturday, November 09, 2024
/ 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Discover the fungus among us at Lake Chicot State Park with the Gulf South Mycological Society. The morning will comprise a presentation on mushroom anatomy and common species found for the season.…
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