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.
Wednesday, November 29, 2023
/ 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal Project created work groups during the 1930s Great Depression Era, such as the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The WPA built public…
Wednesday, November 29, 2023
/ 2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Join Park Interpreter Mystina to play a fun game of nature bingo. As we play, we will discover more about the natural things found at Lake Fort Smith State Park.
Thursday, November 30, 2023
/ 10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Join Park Interpreter Mystina to put your sense of sight, touch, smell, and hearing to the test as you try to guess what some of the natural things are found in Lake Fort Smith State Park.
Thursday, November 30, 2023
/ 2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Did you know opossums don't carry rabies? Join Park Interpreter Mystina to discover the many misconceptions of these fascinating critters.
Friday, December 01, 2023
/ 10 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Join Park Interpreter Mystina for a hike to explore an Ozark mountain trail and take in your surroundings. We will search for and discover more about the native Ozark plants, animals, and…
Heart Healthy
Friday, December 01, 2023
/ 2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Plants and animals that live here in the park can be categorized into different groups. Join Park Interpreter Mystina to play a fun activity to see what belongs in certain groups and what…
Saturday, December 02, 2023
/ 10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Lake Fort Smith State Park is home to many kinds of birds from waterfowl to warblers. Meet Park Interpreter Mystina to go on a birding stroll to look for the many birds in the park. Binoculars are…
Saturday, December 02, 2023
/ 2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Meet Park Interpreter Mystina to guess which mammal the furs, skulls, tracks, and scat belong to and discover more about the furry critters of Lake Fort Smith State Park.
Sunday, December 03, 2023
/ 10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Did you know some of the animals seen in Disney's animated movies can be found at Lake Fort Smith State Park? Join Park Interpreter Mystina to find out which of your favorite Disney animals live here…
Sunday, December 03, 2023
/ 2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
One of the many wild animals that makes Lake Fort Smith State Park its home is the Eastern cottontail rabbit. Did you know there are also rabbits that live in the sky? Meet Park Interpreter…
Wednesday, December 06, 2023
/ 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal Project created work groups during the 1930s Great Depression Era, such as the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The WPA built public…
Wednesday, December 06, 2023
/ 2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Join Park Interpreter Mystina to play a fun game of nature bingo. As we play, we will discover more about the natural things found at Lake Fort Smith State Park.
Thursday, December 07, 2023
/ 10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Join Park Interpreter Mystina to put your sense of sight, touch, smell, and hearing to the test as you try to guess what some of the natural things are found in Lake Fort Smith State Park.
Thursday, December 07, 2023
/ 2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Did you know opossums don't carry rabies? Join Park Interpreter Mystina to discover the many misconceptions of these fascinating critters.
Friday, December 08, 2023
/ 10 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Join Park Interpreter Mystina for a hike to explore an Ozark mountain trail and take in your surroundings. We will search for and discover more about the native Ozark plants, animals, and…
Heart Healthy
Friday, December 08, 2023
/ 2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Plants and animals that live here in the park can be categorized into different groups. Join Park Interpreter Mystina to play a fun activity to see what belongs in certain groups and what…
Saturday, December 09, 2023
/ 10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Lake Fort Smith State Park is home to many kinds of birds from waterfowl to warblers. Meet Park Interpreter Mystina to go on a birding stroll to look for the many birds in the park. Binoculars are…
Saturday, December 09, 2023
/ 2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Meet Park Interpreter Mystina to guess which mammal the furs, skulls, tracks, and scat belong to and discover more about the furry critters of Lake Fort Smith State Park.
Saturday, December 16, 2023
Holiday traditions in the 1800s pioneer days
had many similarities and differences from our modern traditions. Partake in
these past and modern traditions during our Holiday Open…
Monday, January 01, 2024
/ 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Join Park Interpreter Mystina for a hike to explore an Ozark Mountain trail and take in your surroundings. We will discover more about the native Ozark plants, animals, geography, and history. We will…
Heart Healthy