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Petit Jean State Parks
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: Sunrise and Snacks
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
/ 7 a.m. - 7:45 a.m.
Join
the park interpreters at Petit Jean’s Gravesite for a beautiful sunrise with a
few snacks. We will do the classic telling of the legends of Petit Jean while
here and enjoy each other’s company.…
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Wander to the Point Hike
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
/ 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Enjoy an easy, scenic 2-mile walk along the service road on the Caddo Bend Trail, ideal for strollers or anyone looking for a gentle outing along a gravel road. Keep an eye out for local wildlife as…
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Senior American Special: Legacy of Mather Lodge Tour
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
/ 10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Join a park interpreter in the breezeway of Mather Lodge for a tour of this
architectural park gem. Discover some secrets of the past and gain insight into
the undergone changes of one of Arkansas’…
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Guess That Creature
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
/ 2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
How well do you know
the special creatures and features of Lake Ouachita State Park? Meet a park interpreter to take the "creature challenge." We see how good you at are at identifying photos,…
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Senior American Special: Fly Fishing 101
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
/ 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Join Arkansas Game and Fish Educator Trent Whitehead at the pool parking lot for a lesson on how to fly
fish! This program is a 1-hour long introduction to fly fishing that will inspire
you to pick up…
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Wild Women Wednesday Hiking Group
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
/ 3 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Ladies, are you looking for someone to go hiking with? Join the Pinnacle Mountain Wild Women and a park interpreter for a hike on one of the Pinnacle Mountain State Park's gorgeous trails or a…
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Senior American Special: Build Like the CCC
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
/ 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Join a park interpreter at the historic CCC ball field to see more of how the
CCC men lived and worked during their time at Petit Jean State Park. A live
demonstration will be included with some of…
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Senior American Special: BINGO!
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
/ 7 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Another year, another BINGO game! The park interpreters will be awaiting your arrival for this fun evening of BINGO, a little joking, and prizes! Bingo will be at the visitor center…
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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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Cleaning Up the Falls
Thursday, October 23, 2025
/ 8:30 a.m. - 10 a.m.
Join a park interpreter on a guided hike on the Falls Branch Trail. On the hike, we will work together and practice good stewardship of the park by picking up litter seen on the trail.
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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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Ouachita Watercolors
Thursday, October 23, 2025
/ 10 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Throughout time, water holds power at Lake Ouachita State Park! Discover the history and importance of Lake Ouachita and its powerful water by joining a park interpreter during this lakeside…
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Diamond Mining 101
Thursday, October 23, 2025
/ 10 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Meet a park interpreter in the Diamond Discovery Center to learn the tricks of the trade at this demonstration of diamond searching methods!
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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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Feel the Furs
Thursday, October 23, 2025
/ 11 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Have you ever wondered what a deer feels like? What about a bear? Explore the world of animal furs with a park interpreter at the trailhead.
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Exploration Station: Skins, Skulls, and Scat
Thursday, October 23, 2025
/ 11 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Join
a park interpreter at the Exploration Station in Camp Area A to learn about the
local animals that call Lake Ouachita State Park home. Park interpreters will
have pelts, skulls, and tracks and…
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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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