A topographic map is one of the best tools to have in your backpack on all your adventures, but especially at Petit Jean State Park. Join a park interpreter at the<br />
Palisades Overlook to learn how to read this style of map and venture onto a short hike to truly understand what the lines mean. This
Want to learn how to build a fire? Join a park interpreter at the amphitheater to learn how to build your own! This program will last around 30 minutes.
The Cossatot River is lined with sand, pebbles and large boulders. Have you ever wondered what kind of rocks and minerals they were made of? Join park interpreters on a snorkeling adventure and identify the various rocks and minerals in the Cossatot River!
Explore the non-vascular life forms that surround us on the trail and debunk common misconceptions. This walk is a 0.75-mile loop rated easy.
Capture the beauty of wildflowers blooming in the park with a watercolor painting! Join park interpreters to observe types of wildflowers, study flower shapes and parts and create your own art to take home. No registration required. All supplies provided.
<p>Whether or not you intend to stay out overnight, shelter is important to
have. Meet a park interpreter in the grassy area across from the visitor center
to talk about tent set up and primitive shelter building. So no matter where
you are, have no fear shelter is near. </p>
Join a park
interpreter on the Dardanelle side of the park in the grassy area near the
playground so you can discover what pioneer kids did to pass the time while the
exploration and progress of their parents forged the culture you find here
today.
<p>From instincts to experience, animals at Lake Dardanelle State Park learn what it takes to survive. Meet a park interpreter in the grassy area across from the visitor center to discover how local wildlife uses a mix of built-in knowledge and learned experience to survive.</p>
<p>Ready to put your camping skills to the test? Join
us at the weigh-in pavilion for the Camping Challenge! Race to set up part of a
campsite in our tent relay, learn how long trash really sticks around in
nature, and practice building the perfect campfire structure – no flames
needed, just creativity</p>
<p>Think you’re ready to hit the trail? Drop by the weigh-in pavilion for
the Hiking Challenge! Test your hiking smarts at three fun drop-in stations
where you’ll figure out the 10 Essentials every hiker should know, identify
animal tracks from common trail companions, and use a simple dichotomous key</p>