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, December 08, 2023
/ 3 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Meet 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…
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Friday, December 08, 2023
/ 4:30 p.m. - 5 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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Saturday, December 09, 2023
/ 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
To know Petit Jean State Park, you have to know Cedar Falls. Meet the park interpreters to hike down to the foot of this landmark waterfall! The Cedar Falls hike is 2-miles round trip and…
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Saturday, December 09, 2023
/ 2:30 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Join a park interpreter 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 along…
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Saturday, December 09, 2023
/ 4:30 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Meet a park interpreter 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.…
Sunday, December 10, 2023
/ 10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Join a park interpreter for a competition for only the most devoted visitors. This scavenger hunt is guaranteed to stimulate the senses and get you thinking about all the wonders of nature…
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Sunday, December 10, 2023
/ 2 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Join Park Interpreter Jake for an interesting walk among the giant sandstone boulders and slot canyons of the Bear Cave area. This is a relatively easy ¼-mile hike that is great for the…
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Sunday, December 10, 2023
/ 4 p.m. - 4:30 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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Friday, December 15, 2023
/ 2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Join a park interpreter 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 along…
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Friday, December 15, 2023
/ 4 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Petit Jean, a strange and fascinating mountain with many natural wonders, but that isn’t all that is fascinating. Meet a park interpreter to discover some stories surrounding the naming of…
Saturday, December 16, 2023
/ 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Join park staff for a Centennial Day of Service at the place where the Arkansas State Park System all began. For 100 years Petit Jean State Park has relied upon volunteers to help the park…
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Sunday, December 17, 2023
/ 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Meet a park interpreter for a
special hiking treat. We will be going to see the Natural Bridge. On the way we will stop to
explore unique caves and talk about the beautiful formations that fill…
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Sunday, December 17, 2023
/ 2:30 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Meet Park Interpreter Jake to learn about some of the birds we have this time of year at Petit Jean State Park, and why they are important to our ecosystem.
Friday, December 29, 2023
/ 3 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Join Park Interpreter Jake to play a fun, family-friendly game of Petit Jean Animal Bingo. As we play, we will learn more about the animals found at Petit Jean State Park.
Saturday, December 30, 2023
/ 2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Join a park interpreter for a competition for only the most devoted visitors. This scavenger hunt is guaranteed to stimulate the senses and get you thinking about all the wonders of nature…
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Saturday, December 30, 2023
/ 4:30 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Join Park Interpreter Jake for a fascinating walk among the giant sandstone boulders and slot canyons of the Bear Cave area. This is a relatively easy ½-mile hike that is great for the…
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Sunday, December 31, 2023
/ 10 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…
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Sunday, December 31, 2023
/ 3 p.m. - 3:30 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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Monday, January 01, 2024
/ 9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Start the year off right and join Park Interpreters BT and Jake at the Bear Cave parking lot for an interesting walk among the giant sandstone boulders and slot canyons of the Bear Cave…
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Monday, January 01, 2024
/ 11:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Join Park Interpreters BT and Jake at the Cedar Falls Overlook parking area for this easy, handicap accessible, ¼-mile stroll. We will talk about some of the things that make Petit Jean…
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