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, August 24, 2019
/ 11 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Learn more about our turtle
resident and join in for a short tale on turtles. Children of all ages are welcome,
but story is best suited for children 3-6 years of age.
Saturday, August 24, 2019
/ 1:30 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Did you know that more than 2 billion people worldwide eat
insects every day? Join Park Interpreter Kiara as we learn more about the
history of eating bugs, some of the cultures…
Sunday, August 25, 2019
/ 9:30 a.m. - 10 a.m.
Learn more about our turtle
resident and join in for a short tale on turtles. Children of all ages are welcome,
but story is best suited for children 3-6 years of age.
Sunday, August 25, 2019
/ 11 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Learn more about our turtle
residents and join in for a short tale on turtles. Children of all ages are welcome,
but the story is best suited for children 3-6 years of age.
Sunday, August 25, 2019
/ 1 p.m. - 1:30 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…
Sunday, August 25, 2019
/ 3 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Learn from Park Interpreter Steve why this rare tree, once common in the
Ozarks, is so important and what we are doing at Hobbs State Park to try and
save it.
Tuesday, August 27, 2019
/ 7 p.m. - 10 p.m.
Spend an evening on Beaver
Lake while paddling your own kayak guided by a park interpreter. We will learn
the basics of paddling as we explore a calm area of Beaver Lake and take in…
Saturday, August 31, 2019
/ 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Dutch oven cooking is a longstanding tradition in many Arkansas
state parks. Join us for our inaugural cook-off and sample some delicious food cooked
by our volunteers and…
Saturday, August 31, 2019
/ 3:30 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Did you know that more than 2 billion people worldwide eat
insects every day? Join Park Interpreter Kiara as we learn more about the
history of eating bugs, some of the cultures…
Saturday, August 31, 2019
/ 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Park Interpreter Chris will lead an exploration of Little Clifty Creek
along the Historic Van Winkle Trail. We’ll catch insects, snails, crawdads and
other aquatic macroinvertebrates,…
Sunday, September 01, 2019
/ 11 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Join Park Interpreter Steve while you learn some interesting facts about
our reptile friends. Why are there five toes on a three-toed box turtle? There is an
easy way to tell the…
Sunday, September 01, 2019
/ 1 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Listen in as Park Interpreter Steve reads The Lorax. Do you know what the
Lorax was? He wasn’t just that “orange-colored dude.” Do you know who the most
important character in the…
Sunday, September 01, 2019
/ 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
If you’ve ever worried that you’ll
run out of energy on a long hike, you’ll want to attend this session. Jim
Warnock will share strategies for completing long hiking trips while remaining
healthy and…
Sunday, September 01, 2019
/ 3 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
The choices you make when you are outside make a big difference. This is a great program for all ages, but
especially for young girls and boys who are just beginning to…
Sunday, September 15, 2019
/ 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Caven Clark will provide the history and current profile of the
looting problem as well as other things resulting in damage or degradation of
prehistoric and historic archeological…
Sunday, September 22, 2019
/ 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
In this program, we will
explore the natural history of one of the world’s most important tree
species. Did you know that white oaks
have acorns every year and red oaks have acorns…
Sunday, October 20, 2019
/ 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Humorous Abby Burnett will show photos and artwork found on
human’s grave markers, pets that had unusual lives and their tombstone portraits,
as well as material on Alabama’s coon…