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Arkansas State Parks Calendar of Events
Senior American Special at Petit Jean State Park
Tuesday, October 21, 2025 - Thursday, October 23, 2025
/ 12 a.m. - 11:59 p.m.
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, and entertainment. Although…
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Senior American Special at Petit Jean State Park
Wednesday, October 22, 2025 - Thursday, October 23, 2025
/ 12 a.m. - 11:59 p.m.
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, and entertainment. Although…
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Senior American Special at Petit Jean State Park
Thursday, October 23, 2025
/ 12 a.m. - 11:59 p.m.
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, and entertainment. Although…
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Senior American Special: Dutch Oven Country Breakfast Sampler
Thursday, October 23, 2025
/ 9 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Join the park interpreters at the visitor center meeting room to sample a 5-layer Dutch oven country breakfast. If you are allergic to Dutch ovens, sausage, hash browns, eggs, cheddar…
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Senior American Special: Tour of the WRI Arkansas Archeological Station
Thursday, October 23, 2025
/ 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
The
Arkansas Archeological Survey's research station at the Winthrop Rockefeller
Institute is a place where Arkansas history is studied, preserved, and shared
with the public. Join the survey staff…
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Woolly Cabin Tour
Thursday, October 23, 2025
/ 11 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Love history? Join a park interpreter to learn more about our local history while touring the 143-year-old Woolly Cabin! The inside of the cabin can only be viewed during tours, so don’t…
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Senior American Special: Windows of the Past
Thursday, October 23, 2025
/ 12:30 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Join a park interpreter at the visitor center meeting room to watch a slide show
showcasing some of the rock art of Petit Jean Mountain and discuss possible
meanings and interpretations. This program…
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Lake Bennett Kayak Tour
Thursday, October 23, 2025
/ 2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Explore what makes Lake Bennett unique with the park interpreter! During this kayak tour we will paddle to various areas of interest around the lake and stop for discussion at a few iconic spots. No…
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Feeding Frenzy
Thursday, October 23, 2025
/ 3 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Have you ever wondered what our resident reptiles like to eat or how we prepare their meals? Join the park interpreter for a behind-the-scenes look at feeding time as we explore the unique diets and…
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Senior American Special: Baking Demonstration at the CCC Room of Mather Lodge
Thursday, October 23, 2025
/ 3 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Join
park staff in the CCC Room of Mather Lodge to watch a demonstration of good
eats! This demonstration will last about 45 minutes.
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Senior American Special: Concert with Flint Ridge
Thursday, October 23, 2025
/ 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Join us for the fun of our final evening as we enjoy live music performed by the talented Flint Ridge Folk Group.
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Microscope Magic
Friday, October 24, 2025
/ 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
View Lake Sylvia through the lens of a microscope! Learn how to use a microscope and look at items found around the park!
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Legends of Petit Jean
Friday, October 24, 2025
/ 3 p.m. - 3:30 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 this…
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Sunset Stroll
Friday, October 24, 2025
/ 5:30 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.
Meet a park interpreter 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 back to…
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Frog Calls
Friday, October 24, 2025
/ 8 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Do you hear the frogs call? Have you ever seen a frog call? Join a park interpreter to listen to the frogs and discover what kinds of frogs are at Cane Creek State Park. Bring insect repellent and…
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Cotton Ginning Demonstration
Saturday, October 25, 2025
/ 5 a.m. - 5:30 a.m.
How many of us have heard of the cotton gin? You might even know the name of the man credited with inventing the machine. But do you actually know what a cotton gin does and how it works? Join…
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Fall Foliage Hike
Saturday, October 25, 2025
/ 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Join a park interpreter for a guided 3-mile hike on the Base Trail to explore and admire the fall foliage! The hike will emphasize both the science of leaf color change and the ecological importance…
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Pedal Paddle Tour
Saturday, October 25, 2025
/ 8:45 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Here is your chance to immerse yourself into the natural landscape and discover the rich heritage of the Delta region on a guided bike and kayak tour led by a park interpreter. We will meet at the…
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Build-A-Bat House Workshop
Saturday, October 25, 2025
/ 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
While more and more bat habitat disappears every year in Arkansas, we can provide the perfect roosting spot for many of our mosquito-eating friends. Join the park interpreter to learn what…
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Fall Foliage Hike along the Rim
Saturday, October 25, 2025
/ 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Join a park interpreter at the Rock House Cave trailhead for a special fall foliage hike on a section of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Boy Scout Trail known as the Rim Trail. The walk offers…
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