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Eagle Awareness Weekend
Saturday, January 18, 2025 - Sunday, January 19, 2025
Join us as we spend two days devoted to our national symbol, the bald eagle. A variety of programs are planned, including field trips to nearby Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge to…
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Eagle Awareness Weekend - Discover the Bald Eagle
Saturday, January 18, 2025
/ 8:30 a.m. - 9 a.m.
Our national symbol – its
status has changed over time: endangered, threatened, and finally de-listed. Join
the Park Interpreters to learn about the status of eagles in Arkansas, ask
questions, and…
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Eagle Awareness Weekend - Car Caravan to Holla Bend
Saturday, January 18, 2025
/ 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Meet the park interpreters prior to our departure to Holla Bend, a national wildlife refuge located just west of
Petit Jean State Park (driving distance approximately 15 miles, driving time about…
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Eagle Awareness Weekend - Live Birds of Prey and Conservation
Saturday, January 18, 2025
/ 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Lynn Sciumbato, naturalist and veteran raptor rehabilitator from Northwest Arkansas, will be giving an exhibition of some of the birds of prey in her care. Join us to meet this amazing…
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Eagle Awareness Weekend - Car Caravan to Holla Bend
Saturday, January 18, 2025
/ 3 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Meet the park interpreters prior to our departure to Holla Bend, a national wildlife refuge located just west of
Petit Jean State Park (driving distance approximately 15 miles, driving time about…
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Birding 101: Beginners
Sunday, January 19, 2025
/ 9 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Interested in birding but not sure where to start? Join Park Interpreter Emiley for an introduction to birding basics. We will walk a relatively easy 1/2-mile section of the Seven Hollows Trail, and…
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Eagle Awareness Weekend - Car Caravan to Holla Bend
Sunday, January 19, 2025
/ 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Meet the park interpreters prior to our departure to Holla Bend, a national wildlife refuge located just west of
Petit Jean State Park (driving distance approximately 15 miles, driving time about…
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Birding 101: Beginners
Friday, January 24, 2025
/ 2 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Interested in birding but not sure where to start? Join Park Interpreter Emiley for an introduction to birding basics. We will walk a relatively easy 1/2-mile section of the Seven Hollows Trail, and…
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Night Hike on the Seven Hollows Trail
Friday, January 24, 2025
/ 5 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Meet Park Interpreter Jake for a special night-hiking experience along a short section of the Seven Hollows Trail. We will be looking and listening for nocturnal wildlife. Please bring water, sturdy…
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Bear Cave Hike
Saturday, January 25, 2025
/ 11 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Join a park interpreter for an interesting walk among the giant sandstone boulders and slot canyons of the Bear Cave area. This is a relatively easy 1/4-mile hike that is great for the whole…
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CCC Stroll
Saturday, January 25, 2025
/ 2 p.m. - 2:45 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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Mammal Animals of Petit Jean
Sunday, January 26, 2025
/ 3 p.m. - 3:45 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.
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A River Valley Sunset
Sunday, January 26, 2025
/ 5:15 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.
Meet Park Interpreter Emiley to watch the sunset from one of the most scenic sites in the park. The rustic shelter at Red Bluff has stood as part of the park since the CCC built it in the 1930s. Many…
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Cedar Falls Overlook Stroll
Friday, January 31, 2025
/ 11 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Join a park interpreter for this easy, handicap accessible, ¼-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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Rim Trail Hike
Friday, January 31, 2025
/ 2:30 p.m. - 4 p.m.
A beautiful, scenic
section of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Boy Scout Trail comes alive with
wildflowers each spring. Join Park Interpreter Jake for a beautiful hike along the Rim Trail. This hike is…
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Cedar Falls Overlook Stroll
Saturday, February 01, 2025
/ 2:30 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Join a park interpreter for this easy, handicap accessible, ¼-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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Mammal Animals of Petit Jean
Saturday, February 01, 2025
/ 4:30 p.m. - 5 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.
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Cedar Falls Hike
Sunday, February 02, 2025
/ 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
To know Petit Jean State Park, you have to know Cedar Falls. Meet a park interpreter to hike down to the foot of this landmark waterfall! The Cedar Falls hike is 2-miles round trip and strenuous,…
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Sunset Stroll
Friday, February 07, 2025
/ 5:15 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Meet Park Interpreter Jake to take a short stroll to the CCC Overlook where you can watch the winter sunset from one of the most scenic locations in the park. Bring a flashlight for the walk…
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Rock House Cave Hike
Saturday, February 08, 2025
/ 2 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Join a park interpreter to hike to the park's archeology site, Rock House Cave. We will view American Indian rock art and discover more about the windows into the past that these images provide. This…
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