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Petit Jean State Parks
Arkansas State Parks Calendar of Events
Archeological Excavation: Guided Walking Tour
Friday, June 13, 2025
/ 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Plum Bayou Mounds Archeological State Park will host an archeological excavation during the first two weeks of June, and you’re invited! This is one of the largest and most impressive archeological…
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Pollinators and their ‘Buds’
Friday, June 13, 2025
/ 12:30 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Join a park interpreter at the Lake Center to learn about the
wildflowers and pollinators of Woolly Hollow State Park, then create a paper flower souvenir. This program is fun for the whole family and…
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Archeological Excavation: Guided Tram Tour
Friday, June 13, 2025
/ 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Plum Bayou Mounds Archeological State Park will host an archeological excavation during the first two weeks of June, and you’re invited! This is one of the largest and most impressive archeological…
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How's It Growing?
Friday, June 13, 2025
/ 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
How is a plant like a person? The answer might surprise you. We have more in common than you might think. Join park staff to learn the ways that all the parts of a plant work together to help it…
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Mountain Fishin' Derby at Petit Jean State Park
Saturday, June 14, 2025
/ 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.
The 2023 Mountain Fishin' Derby is here for Arkansas's free fishing weekend! Join park staff alongside Lake Bailey near the Boathouse to register your child and fish the morning…
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Huckleberry Nature Hike
Saturday, June 14, 2025
/ 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Join a park interpreter for a 3.5-mile guided hike that loops around Lake Bennet. This is a moderate hike and is expected to last about two hours. Make
sure to wear appropriate footwear and bring…
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Summer Plant Survey
Saturday, June 14, 2025
/ 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Help Plantation Agriculture Museum to better understand the environment of the park by helping us document the plants that live here. Visitors are invited to join park staff and identify the plants…
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Flat Hat Chat: Monument Trails
Saturday, June 14, 2025
/ 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Join a park interpreter at the Coachwhip trailhead and discover the unique network of trails here at Pinnacle Mountain State Park. Plan your path to adventure as we delve into the different routes,…
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Stick Mule Races
Saturday, June 14, 2025
/ 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
All work and no play makes mules just as bored as it would people! Join museum staff to have some fun with the most agreeable mules around as we race wooden stick mules and celebrate these farm MVPs.
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Archeological Excavation: Guided Tram Tour
Saturday, June 14, 2025
/ 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Plum Bayou Mounds Archeological State Park will host an archeological excavation during the first two weeks of June, and you’re invited! This is one of the largest and most impressive archeological…
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Woolly Cabin Tour
Saturday, June 14, 2025
/ 3 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Join a park interpreter at the Woolly Cabin to explore the history of the parks first settlers and what life was like in the 1800s.
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Rocky Valley Trail to the East Quarry
Sunday, June 15, 2025
/ 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Join a park interpreter as we depart on the Rocky Valley Trail. We'll descend through the valley between the Fulk Mountains and ascend the other side up to the Dickinson Overlook at the East Quarry,…
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Woolly Cabin Tour
Sunday, June 15, 2025
/ 12 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Join a park interpreter at the Woolly Cabin to explore the history of the parks first settlers and what life was like in the 1800s.
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Sensory Sunday
Sunday, June 15, 2025
/ 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Plantation Agriculture Museum is committed to creating an inclusive and educational experience for all visitors, including those with autism and other sensory sensitivities, for whom a typical trip to…
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Cottonseed Sensory Walk
Sunday, June 15, 2025
/ 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Join park staff at the museum for a walk through some of the buildings on park grounds. Over the course of the walk, we will use our senses to explore the journey of cotton seeds, from plant to plate.…
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Flat Hat Chat: Monument Trails
Sunday, June 15, 2025
/ 3 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Join a park interpreter at the Coachwhip trailhead and discover the unique network of trails here at Pinnacle Mountain State Park. Plan your path to adventure as we delve into the different routes,…
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Pollinators and their ‘Buds’
Thursday, June 19, 2025
/ 2 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Join a park interpreter at the Lake Center to learn about the
wildflowers and pollinators of Woolly Hollow State Park, then create a paper flower souvenir. This program is fun for the whole family and…
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What's the Catch?
Friday, June 20, 2025
/ 1 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Do fish have a sixth sense? Meet Park Interpreter Hannah at
the Lake Center to discover how fish use their senses to navigate their
underwater world. We will make a paper fish craft, all while…
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Huckleberry Nature Hike
Saturday, June 21, 2025
/ 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Join a park interpreter for a 3.5-mile guided hike that loops around Lake Bennet. This is a moderate hike and is expected to last about two hours. Make
sure to wear appropriate footwear and bring…
Heart Healthy
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Butterfly or Moth
Saturday, June 21, 2025
/ 1:30 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Is it a butterfly? A moth? Or is it a skipper? Join a park interpreter for a time of discovery and find out together, then perhaps tour the gardens to find some flying around it!
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