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Devil's Den State Park's Annual Birder Weekend
Friday, May 02, 2025 - Sunday, May 04, 2025
Join us for a weekend of family fun as we celebrate our special feathered friends! There will be bird-themed programs, birder walks, and guest speakers for you to enjoy! Whether you’re an expert or a…
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Daybreak Diamond Tour
Friday, May 02, 2025
/ 8:30 a.m. - 9 a.m.
Join a park interpreter in the Diamond Discovery Center, lower level to walk through the search area and learn about the best places to search for diamonds. Along the way, you’ll hear stories of past…
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Nature Journaling
Friday, May 02, 2025
/ 9 a.m. - 10 a.m.
Soldiers’ written observations and drawings provide historians with first-hand descriptions of what the landscape, people, and community looked like in 1862. Today, we will use our senses to describe…
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Overlook Hike
Friday, May 02, 2025
/ 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Join a park interpreter for a hike along the Caddo Bend Trail to the park's scenic Point 50 overlook. Along the way, we will talk about the environment that surrounds us and also get great lake and…
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Bird Beaks
Friday, May 02, 2025
/ 10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Join a park interpreter to discover what some of the birds of Devil’s Den State Park eat based on the shape of their beak!
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Diamond Mining 101
Friday, May 02, 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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Wildflower ID Hike
Friday, May 02, 2025
/ 10 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
What’s blooming out on the trails? Join a park interpreter on a section of the River Corridor Trail to look for and identify wildflowers. We'll be hiking 1-mile southbound from Cossatot Falls towards…
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Music to Your Ears: A Ukulele Highpoint Hike
Friday, May 02, 2025
/ 10 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Perseverance of life at Mount Magazine State Park should be music to your ears! Let a park interpreter share some original ukulele songs on the way up to Arkansas' highpoint that highlight…
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Time Travelers
Friday, May 02, 2025
/ 12 p.m. - 1 p.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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Operation Eurycea
Friday, May 02, 2025
/ 1 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Join Park Interpreter Carrie on an adventure like no other. There are unique discoveries to make along the Slunger Creek Trail at Lake Catherine State Park. See if you have what it takes to solve the…
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Geocaching Hike (Green Heron)
Friday, May 02, 2025
/ 1 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Join the 21st century and discover what geocaching is all about. We’ll take a crash course on one of the fastest-growing activities in America. Then we will hit the trail in search…
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Diamond Mining 101
Friday, May 02, 2025
/ 1:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.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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Historic House Tour
Friday, May 02, 2025
/ 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
The families who settled here long before the Civil War share many of the same values and traditions we hold today. Explore the similarities and differences between our ways of life…
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Animal Mythbusters
Friday, May 02, 2025
/ 2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Can you really catch warts from a toad? Join Park Interpreter Mystina to “bust” the myths and misconceptions
about certain animals that we may have heard all our lives.
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Tracker Training
Friday, May 02, 2025
/ 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Can you tell the difference between the tracks of a squirrel and an opossum? Become an outdoor wildlife detective and find out who has been walking around Lake Frierson State Park! Join a park…
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Arboretum Trail Stroll
Friday, May 02, 2025
/ 2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Join a park interpreter for a relaxing stroll on the Arboretum Trail. We will talk about the trees and other plants that make up the unique landscape of Village Creek State Park This is a…
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Exploration Station: Skins, Skulls, and Scat
Friday, May 02, 2025
/ 2 p.m. - 2:45 p.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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Scenic Lake Cruise
Friday, May 02, 2025
/ 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Enjoy a relaxing and scenic cruise on DeGray Lake! Discover the history of the lake, wildlife, view rock outcrops and unique islands. Seating is limited; reservations can be made beginning…
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Design a Bird
Friday, May 02, 2025
/ 3 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Birds come in all shapes and sizes. Some also have some unique features. Join Park Interpreter Kara and let your imagination run wild as you create and name your own special bird!
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Battlefield Tour
Friday, May 02, 2025
/ 3 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Lives were forever changed here on December 7, 1862. Join us for a 1-mile walk along the ridgeline where the heaviest fighting occurred during the Civil War Battle of Prairie Grove. Meet…
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