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, September 30, 2022
/ 2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Join Park Interpreter Reana to discover the woodpeckers
that inhabit Petit Jean State Park and some of the roles they play here. We
will take a short walk to see some of these birds…
Friday, September 30, 2022
/ 7 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.
Meet Park Interpreter BT to discover more about the nocturnal birds of prey called owls that make Petit Jean State Park their home. Before the evening is over, we will invite a few owls to come…
Saturday, October 01, 2022
/ 2 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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Saturday, October 01, 2022
/ 6:30 p.m. - 7:15 p.m.
Meet Park Interpreter Reana and take a short stroll to the CCC Overlook where you can watch the sunset from one of the most scenic and picturesque locations in the park. Bring a flashlight for the…
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Sunday, October 02, 2022
/ 9 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
What creatures spend their lives in and on the edge of Lake Bailey? Why are they important to the overall ecosystem of Petit Jean State Park? Meet a park interpreter for a short,…
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Sunday, October 02, 2022
/ 11 a.m. - 11:30 a.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.…
Sunday, October 02, 2022
/ 4 p.m. - 4:45 p.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 ¼-mile hike that is great for the whole family.…
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Sunday, October 02, 2022
/ 6:15 p.m. - 7:15 p.m.
During the time of westward expansion, Petit Jean Mountain was a place of opportunity for settlers. As they came across the wilderness, these settlers would have relied on their Dutch ovens…
Friday, October 07, 2022
/ 9 a.m. - 9:45 a.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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Saturday, October 08, 2022
/ 6:30 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Join Park Interpreter Reana at the Palisades Overlook to see a magnificent Petit Jean State Park fall sunset and to learn about the planetary movement that gives us
the seasons of the year. The sun…
Sunday, October 09, 2022
/ 4 p.m. - 4:30 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.…
Sunday, October 09, 2022
/ 9 a.m. - 9:45 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 ¼-mile hike that is great for the whole family.…
Heart Healthy
Sunday, October 09, 2022
/ 11 a.m. - 11:45 a.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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Tuesday, October 11, 2022 - Thursday, October 13, 2022
Experience the
scenic beauty of Petit Jean State Park while enjoying the hospitality of the
friendly park staff! Join us for free guided walks, talks, demonstrations,…
Friday, October 14, 2022
/ 2:30 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Meet Park Interpreter Jake to learn about some of the birds we have here at Petit Jean State Park and why they are important to our ecosystem. Bring a bird guidebook if you have one and join in the…
Saturday, October 15, 2022
/ 9 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Join Park Interpreter Jake for an enlightening hike down and around the picturesque Cedar Creek Trail (Note: this trail does not lead to the waterfall). This moderately strenuous trail…
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Sunday, October 16, 2022
/ 6 p.m. - 6:45 p.m.
Join Park Interpreter Jake 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, October 21, 2022
/ 4 p.m. - 5 p.m.
During the time of westward expansion, Petit Jean Mountain was a place of opportunity for settlers. As they came across the wilderness, these settlers would have relied on their Dutch ovens…
Saturday, October 22, 2022
/ 6 p.m. - 6:45 p.m.
Meet a park interpreter and take 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 to…
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Sunday, October 23, 2022
/ 9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Join Park Interpreter Reana for a hike down the Cedar Creek Trail (Note: this hike does not lead to the waterfall). This hike will lead us up along Cedar Creek for a spectacular view of the…
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