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, November 08, 2024
/ 3 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Meet Park Interpreter Emiley for a short walk to explore
some highlights of the point’s history, starting during the early days of
exploration on the mountain. This area was home to the YMCA “College…
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Friday, November 08, 2024
/ 4:45 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Meet Park Interpreter Jake to make a short stroll to the CCC Overlook where you can watch the sunset from one of the most scenic locations in the park. Bring a flashlight for the walk back…
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Saturday, November 09, 2024
/ 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Join Park Interpreter Jake for an adventure down one of the most scenic
sections of the B.S.A Trail. This hike will take us along Cedar Creek to where
Cedar Falls spills 95 feet down into the lower…
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Saturday, November 09, 2024
/ 2:30 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Meet a park interpreter to guess which mammal the furs and skulls belong to. You will also discover some interesting features about these animals that call Petit Jean State Park home.
Saturday, November 09, 2024
/ 5 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.
Meet a park interpreter for this night hike down to the park’s archeology site: Rock House Cave. We will view ancient, mysterious rock art and imagine what life was like for the American…
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Sunday, November 10, 2024
/ 9 a.m. - 9:45 p.m.
Join a park interpreter at the Bear Cave parking area for an interesting walk among the giant sandstone boulders and slot canyons of the Bear Cave area. This is a relatively easy ½-mile hike…
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Sunday, November 10, 2024
/ 11 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Join Park Interpreter Emiley to investigate nature’s hidden side. We will do a shadow scavenger hunt to gain a new perspective on what there is to discover within the park. This program…
Sunday, November 10, 2024
/ 3:30 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Join a park interpreter for a hike down a small section of the Boy Scout Trail. This hike will lead us up along the canyon for a spectacular view of the Cedar Creek canyon. Be sure to wear sturdy…
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Friday, November 15, 2024
/ 2:30 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Meet a park interpreter for a stroll through historic CCC structures. Along the way, we will talk about what life was like for the Civilian Conservation Corps workers and how their hard work is still…
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Saturday, November 16, 2024
/ 9:30 a.m. - 10 a.m.
Join Park Interpreter Jake for a hike down the Boy Scout Trail. This hike will lead us up along the canyon for a spectacular view of the Cedar Creek Canyon. Be sure to wear sturdy shoes and bring…
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Saturday, November 16, 2024
/ 11:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Join a park interpreter for this easy, handicap accessible, 1/4-mile stroll. We will talk about some of the things that make Petit Jean State Park a special place, as well as enjoy the view of Cedar…
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Friday, November 22, 2024
/ 2:30 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Meet a park interpreter to guess which mammal the furs and skulls belong to. You will also discover some interesting features about these animals who live at Petit Jean State Park.
Saturday, November 23, 2024
/ 3 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Join a park interpreter for this easy, handicap accessible, 1/4-mile stroll. We will talk about some of the things that make Petit Jean State Park a special place, as well as enjoy the view of Cedar…
Heart Healthy
Saturday, November 23, 2024
/ 5 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.
Meet a park interpreter for this night hike down to the park’s archeology site: Rock House Cave. We will view ancient, mysterious rock art and imagine what life was like for the American…
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Friday, November 29, 2024 - Saturday, November 30, 2024
/ 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Experience a
primitive camp and learn some of the survival skills used by Arkansas pioneers.
Watch a variety of demonstrations including muzzle loading rifles, tomahawk
throwing,…
Saturday, December 07, 2024
/ 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Join us to celebrate the beginning of the Christmas
season on top of beautiful Petit Jean Mountain. There will be live holiday music, crafts available for the whole family
to make in…