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Arkansas State Parks Calendar of Events
Mr. Whitney’s Cotton Gin
Sunday, July 20, 2025
/ 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Cotton plants grow fluffy white bolls, but you can’t just pick them and turn them into cloth. Join a park interpreter to learn how one important machine built an entire industry in the past…
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Archeological Site Tram Tour
Sunday, July 20, 2025
/ 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
The Plum Bayou Mounds site is
one of the largest and most impressive archeological sites in the Lower Mississippi River
Valley. Occupied
by American
Indians from about 650 to 1050 AD, this site is…
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Secrets of the Forest: Scavenger Hunt
Sunday, July 20, 2025
/ 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Join us for a guided scavenger hunt at Lake Frierson State Park to explore the forest’s hidden secrets. Use clues to uncover how plants, animals, and the environment all work together to create a…
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Ancient Jewelry
Wednesday, July 23, 2025
/ 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Join the park interpreter and discover different types of jewelry the Mississippians wore, where the raw material came from, and methods used to make jewelry. Make your own animal bone…
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Ancient Jewelry
Wednesday, July 23, 2025
/ 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Join the park interpreter and discover different types of jewelry the Mississippians wore, where the raw material came from, and methods used to make jewelry. Make your own animal bone…
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Discovery Hour at Jacksonport
Thursday, July 24, 2025
/ 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Join the fun every Thursday at Jacksonport State Park! Park interpreters will help you explore and understand the history and nature of Jacksonport State Park through action-packed games, crafts,…
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Story and Craft: Canoes
Thursday, July 24, 2025
/ 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Thursdays are story and craft hour during summer break from school. Join us as we learn about the travel and trade along the river and carve our own dugout canoes from bars of soap.
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The Sound of Silence
Friday, July 25, 2025
/ 7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
A silent walk on the trail reveals a world full of
music. Get your ears ready and join the park
interpreter on the 1-mile Boundary Trail to
see how the music of the woods changes along
Crowley's…
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From Scraps to Quilt: A Beginner's Quilting Workshop
Saturday, July 26, 2025
/ 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Quilting,
a popular pastime, joined together not only pieces of fabric, but people’s lives. Join us at Powhatan Historic State Park to learn this time-honored and beloved tradition. Participants…
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Time Travelers
Saturday, July 26, 2025
/ 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Let's go back in time at Lake Frierson State Park! Join the park interpreter to become time travelers on Crowley's Ridge and see how the park has changed through time with a hike on the 1-mile…
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Archeological Site Tram Tour
Saturday, July 26, 2025
/ 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
The Plum Bayou Mounds site is
one of the largest and most impressive archeological sites in the Lower Mississippi River
Valley. Occupied
by American
Indians from about 650 to 1050 AD, this site is…
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You've Got Mail
Saturday, July 26, 2025
/ 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Join a park interpreter and journey back in time before the days of cell phones, e-mail, typewriters, and ink pens to learn how messages would have been written and sent in Davidsonville’s time. Make…
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Archeological Site Tram Tour
Saturday, July 26, 2025
/ 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
The Plum Bayou Mounds site is
one of the largest and most impressive archeological sites in the Lower Mississippi River
Valley. Occupied
by American
Indians from about 650 to 1050 AD, this site is…
Read more
Sssnake Sleuths
Saturday, July 26, 2025
/ 3:30 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Snakes share the trails with hikers at Lake Frierson State Park. Join the park interpreter (and scaly friend) to discover the importance of snakes to the park. Become a snake detective and sleuth out…
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Carapace Capers
Saturday, July 26, 2025
/ 4:15 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Turtles wear their life stories on their sleeve (and on their shell). Put your detective skills to the test and join the park interpreter and their shelled friend in exploring some of the stories…
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Spinning Demonstration
Sunday, July 27, 2025
/ 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Far from just being a prop in the story of Sleeping Beauty, a spinning wheel was a common and useful piece of furniture in the homes of Territorial Arkansans. Join a park interpreter to learn how to…
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Archeological Site Tram Tour
Sunday, July 27, 2025
/ 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
The Plum Bayou Mounds site is
one of the largest and most impressive archeological sites in the Lower Mississippi River
Valley. Occupied
by American
Indians from about 650 to 1050 AD, this site is…
Read more
Bird Names and Bird Games
Sunday, July 27, 2025
/ 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Do you think you could name all 424 bird species that we find in Arkansas? Beginning birders may be intimidated by the vast number of birds to be remembered. Thankfully, the names of birds often help…
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Explore the Ridge!
Sunday, July 27, 2025
/ 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
How did this big hill get out here in the middle of the Delta anyways? Answer this question and more as you join the park interpreter for a time-traveling adventure on Crowley's Ridge. We will be…
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Discovery Hour at Jacksonport
Thursday, July 31, 2025
/ 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Join the fun every Thursday at Jacksonport State Park! Park interpreters will help you explore and understand the history and nature of Jacksonport State Park through action-packed games, crafts,…
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