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, January 28, 2023
/ 10 a.m. - 10:45 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 ½-mile hike that is great for…
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Saturday, January 28, 2023
/ 2 p.m. - 2:45 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, January 28, 2023
/ 5 p.m. - 5:45 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, January 29, 2023
/ 11 a.m. - 11:30 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.
Sunday, January 29, 2023
/ 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Escape the chilly weather by joining a Park Interpreter to play a fun, family-friendly
game of Petit Jean Animal Bingo. As we play, we will learn more about the
animals that call…
Friday, February 03, 2023
/ 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…
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Saturday, February 04, 2023
/ 2:30 p.m. - 3:15 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…
Heart Healthy
Sunday, February 05, 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.
Sunday, February 05, 2023
/ 11 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Join a park interpreter for an interesting walk amongst the giant sandstone boulders and slot
canyons of the Bear Cave area. This is a relatively easy ½-mile hike that is
great for…
Heart Healthy
Friday, February 10, 2023 - Sunday, February 12, 2023
/ 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Enjoy historic Mather Lodge on Petit Jean Mountain and be treated to a romantic weekend. Activities such as guided trail hikes and interpretive programs are geared toward couples. Contact the park for…
Friday, February 10, 2023
/ 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Meet the park interpreters to set off on a leisurely walk along some of the most scenic, and overlooked, areas in Petit Jean State Park. This section of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Boy Scout…
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Saturday, February 11, 2023
/ 5:30 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.
Meet Park Interpreter Jake for a short stroll to the CCC Overlook where you can watch the sunset with your sweetheart from one of the most scenic locations in the park. Please bring a…
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Sunday, February 12, 2023
/ 11 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Meet Park Interpreter Jake to delve into what we know of the culture that created Petit Jean State Park’s rock art and ponder questions shrouded in mystery by time. What was love like in the…
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Friday, February 17, 2023
/ 5:30 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.
Meet Park Interpreter Jake to 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…
Heart Healthy
Saturday, February 18, 2023
/ 9 a.m. - 9:30 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…
Heart Healthy
Saturday, February 18, 2023
/ 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…
Heart Healthy
Sunday, February 19, 2023
/ 10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Join Park Interpreter Jake for a competition for only the most devoted visitors. We will be taking photos of what makes Petit Jean State Park so special. We will also learn what you can do…
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Sunday, February 19, 2023
/ 2 p.m. - 2:30 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, February 19, 2023
/ 3:30 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Join Park Interpreter Jake for an enlightening hike down and around the upper canyon of picturesque Cedar Creek. (Note: this trail does not lead to the waterfall.) This moderately-strenuous…
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Saturday, February 25, 2023
/ 2:30 p.m. - 3:15 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…
Heart Healthy