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The Big Five Hike
                                    Sunday, November 30, 2025
                                            / 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
                                                
            
                                                                            Join a park interpreter for a big, 5-mile hike on Mount Magazine! Hiking in some of the same steps of people dating as far back as the 1800s, participants will experience the pure mountain…
                            
                        
            
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        The 10 Essentials Look and Learn Table
                                    Sunday, November 30, 2025
                                            / 10 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
                                                
            
                                                                            Ever been caught unprepared on an outdoor adventure? Stop by the park interpreter's Look and Learn Table at the visitor center to learn about the ten essentials every adventurer should have. Discover…
                            
                        
            
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        The Story of the Jackson Guards
                                    Sunday, November 30, 2025
                                            / 10 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
                                                
            
                                                                            Made up of the best young men of Jackson County, the Jackson Guards, Company G, left Jacksonport with great fanfare May 5th, 1861, the day before Arkansas seceded from the Union. Young and…
                            
                        
            
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        "Got Water?" Monument Trail Tabletop
                                    Sunday, November 30, 2025
                                            / 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
                                                
            
                                                                            Water is essential to have available on
your outdoor adventures, whether hiking or biking the trails. Learn how to
figure out how much water you need to take on hikes or rides to avoid
dehydration.…
                            
                        
            
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        What's the Catch?
                                    Sunday, November 30, 2025
                                            / 11 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
                                                
            
                                                                            Do fish have a sixth sense? Meet a park interpreter to discover how fish use their senses to navigate their underwater world. We will make a paper fish craft, all while uncovering the secret…
                            
                        
            
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        Pedal and Picnic - Fall Bike Ride
                                    Sunday, November 30, 2025
                                            / 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
                                                
            
                                                                            Join a park interpreter for a family-friendly bike ride along the CCC Hike and Bike Trail. We’ll start at the Old Visitor Center trailhead, ride to Mather Lodge with a stop at the Lower…
                            
                        
            
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        Camp Ouachita Historic Tour
                                    Sunday, November 30, 2025
                                            / 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
                                                
            
                                                                            Join a park interpreter to learn about the rich history of Lake Sylvia and Camp Ouachita. Glimpse into the past by touring the old Girl Scouts cabins. Look into the future while exploring our newly…
                            
                        
            
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        Boy Scout Trail Adventure
                                    Sunday, November 30, 2025
                                            / 1 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
                                                
            
                                                                            Join a park interpreter for a hike to one of the most scenic and hidden overlooks in the park. Along the way we will explore a rock glade, identify different plants, and admire the beauty of Cedar…
                            
                        
            
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        Opt Outside: Who Needs a Tree
                                    Sunday, November 30, 2025
                                            / 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
                                                
            
                                                                            Did you know Pinnacle Mountain State Park used to be surrounded by logging camps? Or that some of our trees act like mega-skyscrapers, playing a host to a multitude of wildlife? Who uses our trees,…
                            
                        
            
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        Ceremonial Site Tour
                                    Sunday, November 30, 2025
                                            / 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
                                                
            
                                                                            The Plum Bayou Mounds site is one of the largest and most impressive archeological sites in the Lower Mississippi River Valley. Occupied by American Indians from about 650 to 1050 AD, this site is…
                            
                        
            
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        Eagle Watch Cruise
                                    Sunday, November 30, 2025
                                            / 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
                                                
            
                                                                            Looking for an adventure? Join a park interpreter for a guided eagle-watching cruise on DeGray Lake. We will spend the hour searching for wintering bald eagles, ospreys, loons, herons, grebes, ducks,…
                            
                        
            
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        Birding 101
                                    Sunday, November 30, 2025
                                            / 2 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
                                                
            
                                                                            Meet a park interpreter to learn the basics of birding then
put your new skills to the test. We will look and listen for birds during a 0.5-mile walk on the Arboretum Trail. Wear sturdy shoes, bring…
                            
                        
            
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        Saving an American Treasure: The Ozark Chinquapin Tree
                                    Sunday, November 30, 2025
                                            / 2 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
                                                
            
                                                                            Learn from a park interpreter why this rare tree once
common in the Ozarks is so important and what we are doing at Hobbs State
Park-Conservation Area to try and save it.  
                            
                        
            
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        Preserving the Legacy
                                    Sunday, November 30, 2025
                                            / 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
                                                
            
                                                                            Join a park interpreter for a special 2-hour open self-guided tour of the 1872 Courthouse Museum! Learn how Jacksonport became the county seat, what the building was used for after the county seat…
                            
                        
            
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        Crafty Tracks
                                    Sunday, November 30, 2025
                                            / 3 p.m. - 4 p.m.
                                                
            
                                                                            Join a park interpreter to create your own animal track soap! We'll discuss different tracks you may find in the park and how to identify them. All supplies provided. No registration required. 
                            
                        
            
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        Pelican Party
                                    Sunday, November 30, 2025
                                            / 3 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
                                                
            
                                                                            Join a park interpreter in the grassy area across from the visitor center for a celebration of one of Lake Dardanelle State Park's most surprising seasonal visitors - the American white pelican!…
                            
                        
            
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        Rock House Cave Hike
                                    Sunday, November 30, 2025
                                            / 3 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
                                                
            
                                                                            Meet a park interpreter to hike to the park's archeology site, Rock House Cave. We will view American Indian rock art and discover more about the windows into the past that these images provide. This…
                            
                        
            
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        Mountain Songs in the Hearth Area
                                    Sunday, November 30, 2025
                                            / 5 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
                                                
            
                                                                            The hearth is where the heart is! Join a park interpreter and enjoy a few original guitar songs that highlight some of the wonderful natural and cultural resources of Mount Magazine State Park. 
                            
                        
            
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        What's for Lunch
                                    Tuesday, December 02, 2025
                                            / 5:30 a.m. - 6 a.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…
                            
                        
            
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        Game Scene Investigation: GSI
                                    Tuesday, December 02, 2025
                                            / 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
                                                
            
                                                                            When you walk around in nature and you see a track, do you take the track at face value as just a footprint or do you look around to see what the big picture holds? Join a park interpreter in the…
                            
                        
            
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