Arkansas State Parks Calendar of Events
Are you looking for fun activities during your visit to an Arkansas State Park? Our park interpreters routinely schedule fun, family-friendly programs that are designed to help you have a more meaningful park experience and make memories of a lifetime. We offer more than 50,000 activities each year, including guided hikes, lake tours on park boats, birding adventures, kayak tours, living history demonstrations, nature games, historic site tours, bald eagle watches, spring wildflower walks, campfires, outdoor skills workshops, A.D.E.-accredited teacher professional development, and much more — there’s something going on all the time.
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The dates, details, and admission prices in this calendar of events were submitted to the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism and are accurate to the best of our knowledge. We recommend that you check with local sponsors before making a trip to any event.
Saturday, September 07, 2024
/ 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Take a deep look at the importance of how to harvest and
store seeds properly. In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn
harvesting, drying, and storage techniques to preserve their seeds for…
Saturday, September 07, 2024
/ 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
What is that cool thing in the woods? Join a park interpreter to hike the beginning of the Delta View Trail and make neat discoveries along the way! The hike is 1-mile in length, bring water and wear…
Heart Healthy
Saturday, September 07, 2024
/ 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Join members of the local community and Lake Poinsett State Park staff to help keep Arkansas Beautiful a little at a time! Volunteers are needed to help pick up litter near the park entrance and along…
Saturday, September 07, 2024
/ 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…
Heart Healthy
Saturday, September 07, 2024
/ 10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
You might just be surprised to learn how much you and a bat have in common. Join Park Interpreter Brandi to see if you can be as quick and nimble as our local Arkansas bats.
Heart Healthy
Saturday, September 07, 2024
/ 10 a.m. - 11 a.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…
Heart Healthy
Saturday, September 07, 2024
/ 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!
Saturday, September 07, 2024
/ 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Cannons are an iconic part of the Civil War battlefield. Join a park interpreter to learn more about these explosive weapons of war, and go through the same drill soldiers would have learned in order…
Saturday, September 07, 2024
/ 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
The Toltec Mounds site is
one of the largest and most impressive archeological sites in the Lower Mississippi River
Valley. Occupied
by American
Indian from about 650 to 1050 AD, this site is home to…
Saturday, September 07, 2024
/ 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Join us as we learn about the history of the Old Military Road Trail and the Trail of Tears. This program will last an hour and will consist of hiking 1.5-miles. Please bring water and wear…
Heart Healthy
Saturday, September 07, 2024
/ 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Join a park interpreter for a guided tour of the historic site of Casqui and the Sawdust Hill Community to learn about the everyday lives of ancient and modern people that lived on this site. The…
Heart Healthy
Saturday, September 07, 2024
/ 10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Have you ever felt the fur of a fox? How about a bobcat? Join Park Interpreter Mystina to touch some real furs and find out about the furry mammals of Lake Fort Smith State Park.
Saturday, September 07, 2024
/ 10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Join a park interpreter on our front porch for National Hummingbird Day as we observe the hummingbirds at our feeding stations and learn more about these amazing birds as they prepare to…
Saturday, September 07, 2024
/ 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
How can you tell an animal has been in the area without having seen it yourself? You can often find hints left behind. Stop by the park interpreter’s Look & Learn Table at the visitor center to…
Saturday, September 07, 2024
/ 11 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Join a park interpreter on our front porch for National Hummingbird Day as we observe the hummingbirds at our feeding stations and learn more about these amazing birds as they prepare to…
Saturday, September 07, 2024
/ 11:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
We have 8,000 gallons of aquariums, filled with many of the fish species found in Lake Dardanelle. Join park staff in the visitor center as they feed the fish live food. See for yourself, what’s for…
Saturday, September 07, 2024
/ 11:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Join a park interpreter on our front porch for National Hummingbird Day as we observe the hummingbirds at our feeding stations and learn more about these amazing birds as they prepare to…
Saturday, September 07, 2024
/ 11:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Dr. T.W. Hardison, the founder of Petit Jean State Park, was also a gifted writer and storyteller. Meet Park Interpreter BT to hear a few of Hardison’s most entertaining stories…
Saturday, September 07, 2024
/ 12 p.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Join a park interpreter on our front porch for National Hummingbird Day as we observe the hummingbirds at our feeding stations and learn more about these amazing birds as they prepare to…
Saturday, September 07, 2024
/ 12:30 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Join a park interpreter on our front porch for National Hummingbird Day as we observe the hummingbirds at our feeding stations and learn more about these amazing birds as they prepare to…