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.
Friday, January 24, 2020 - Sunday, January 26, 2020
Join us for the 41st annual Eagles Et Cetera event where we will celebrate our nation's symbol and many of its counterparts, calling to light some of today's most pressing conservation efforts. Enjoy…
Friday, January 24, 2020
/ 7 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Join Park Interpreter Melissa to make a pinecone bird feeder. This fun-filled craft will make your backyard birds sing with delight as they chow down on their homemade birdie buffet!
Friday, January 24, 2020
/ 3 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Do you know the symbols of Arkansas? Join Park Interpreter Melissa and find out our state drink, cooking vessel, bird and much more!
Friday, January 24, 2020
/ 4 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Which bird eats what? Join Park Interpreter Mystina to play a fun
activity while discovering how different birds use their specialized beaks to
eat certain foods.
Friday, January 24, 2020
/ 2:30 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Lake Ouachita provides remarkable habitat for wintering bald eagles. Each year, juvenile and mature birds can be seen among the trees along the shoreline or flying high above the lake during our lake…
Saturday, January 25, 2020
/ 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Each year, over 350 bird species travel hundreds and sometimes thousands of miles to find the food they need to survive. Lake Dardanelle State Park makes a perfect place for them…
Saturday, January 25, 2020
/ 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Rodney Paul, a certified raptor rehabilitator, has live, rehabilitated birds for a glimpse into the challenges of healing injured raptors. Rodney is the owner of Raptor Rehab of Central Arkansas, one…
Saturday, January 25, 2020
/ 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Celebrate backyard birds at Logoly State Park by making your very own tweet treat. Learn how to make these bird treats in this mini-workshop.
Saturday, January 25, 2020
/ 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Once only for the rich and powerful, the art of falconry persists today. Rusty Scarborough, master falconer, has live birds on hand as he introduces you to the world of falconry—an art rooted in…
Saturday, January 25, 2020
/ 4 p.m. - 5 p.m.
The cornerstone of this event! The Little Rock Zoo once again brings out a full array of birds including hawks, falcons, vultures and a bald eagle. Be prepared for “oohs and ahs” and many photo…
Saturday, January 25, 2020
/ 4 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Birds come in all shapes
and sizes. Each species’ beak is specially adapted to help it eat. Join a park
interpreter in the Lakeview Room for some experiments to learn how…
Saturday, January 25, 2020
/ 5 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.
Miss any of your favorite birds today? Here's your chance to see them again in an informal and up close setting. Handlers from the Little Rock Zoo bring back several of your favorite birds including…
Saturday, January 25, 2020
/ 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Embrace your inner birder and join Park Interpreter Heather for a stroll around the park as we observe the many winter song birds of the area. This easy hike covers a distance of about 1 mile.
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Saturday, January 25, 2020
/ 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Lake Dardanelle State Park is proud to offer free winter lake cruises for the best chance of seeing our national symbol, the Bald Eagle. Many other spectacular birds will be in the area for viewing…
Saturday, January 25, 2020
/ 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Join a park interpreter for a cruise
on Lake Maumelle to seek wintering bald eagles and other migratory waterfowl. We often see several eagles and
migratory birds such as…
Saturday, January 25, 2020
/ 1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Join a park interpreter for a cruise
on Lake Maumelle to seek wintering bald eagles and other migratory waterfowl. We often see several eagles and
migratory birds such as…
Saturday, January 25, 2020
/ 2:30 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Lake Ouachita provides remarkable habitat for wintering bald eagles. Each year, juvenile and mature birds can be seen among the trees along the shoreline or flying high above the lake during our lake…
Sunday, January 26, 2020
/ 10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Devil’s Den State Park is home to many different kinds of birds, from
vultures to warblers. Meet Park Interpreter Mystina to go on a birding stroll
to look for the many birds in the…
Sunday, January 26, 2020
/ 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Join a park interpreter for a cruise
on Lake Maumelle to seek wintering bald eagles and other migratory waterfowl. We often see several eagles and
migratory birds such as…
Sunday, January 26, 2020
/ 1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Join a park interpreter for a cruise
on Lake Maumelle to seek wintering bald eagles and other migratory waterfowl. We often see several eagles and
migratory birds such as…