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Gourd Birdhouse Making

Join a park interpreter to create and decorate your own birdhouse made from a gourd. During this program, you will learn more about the rich history of gourd birdhouse making and how some native birds... Join a park interpreter to create and decorate your own birdhouse made from a gourd. During this program, you will learn more about the rich history of gourd birdhouse making and how some native birds...
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Living Forest 2025: The Wizard of Hobbs

Our most popular event of the year returns as you will experience the forest at Hobbs State Park like never before – with costumed animals and some “wicked” as well as “good” humans as you “follow the... Our most popular event of the year returns as you will experience the forest at Hobbs State Park like never before – with costumed animals and some “wicked” as well as “good” humans as you “follow the...
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Great Arkansas Cleanup at White Oak Lake

We invite you to join park staff as we do our part to keep Arkansas beautiful. This year we will be focusing on trash removal in the campground and day use area following our Halloween event. The clea... We invite you to join park staff as we do our part to keep Arkansas beautiful. This year we will be focusing on trash removal in the campground and day use area following our Halloween event. The clea...
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Great Arkansas Cleanup

vJoin Withrow Springs State Park for the Great Arkansas Cleanup. This is a drop-in volunteer effort. You can stop by the visitor center any day during the three day period to get supplies and suggesti... vJoin Withrow Springs State Park for the Great Arkansas Cleanup. This is a drop-in volunteer effort. You can stop by the visitor center any day during the three day period to get supplies and suggesti...
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Winter Workshop Series - Stargazing 101

Join a park interpreter for a special evening under the stars at Petit Jean State Park. November is one of the best months for stargazing, with crisp air and longer nights revealing some of the bright... Join a park interpreter for a special evening under the stars at Petit Jean State Park. November is one of the best months for stargazing, with crisp air and longer nights revealing some of the bright...
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Winter Workshop Series: Campfire Cooking Basics

Join a park interpreter at the amphitheater for a class in campfire cooking basics. We will use multiple mechanisms to cook outdoors – including cast iron over a campfire, Dutch ovens, and foil packet... Join a park interpreter at the amphitheater for a class in campfire cooking basics. We will use multiple mechanisms to cook outdoors – including cast iron over a campfire, Dutch ovens, and foil packet...
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Ghost Walks

Powhatan and Northeast Arkansas have a long, rich history. Century-old buildings, the Black River, and old cemeteries play host to Powhatan’s ghost stories, folktales, and legends. What makes the ratt... Powhatan and Northeast Arkansas have a long, rich history. Century-old buildings, the Black River, and old cemeteries play host to Powhatan’s ghost stories, folktales, and legends. What makes the ratt...
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Great Arkansas Cleanup at Lake Charles

It’s cleanup time! Volunteers are needed to participate in this year’s Great Arkansas Cleanup at Lake Charles State Park. Each year the Great Arkansas Cleanup welcomes participants to join park staff ... It’s cleanup time! Volunteers are needed to participate in this year’s Great Arkansas Cleanup at Lake Charles State Park. Each year the Great Arkansas Cleanup welcomes participants to join park staff ...
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Salamander Search Hike

Join a park interpreter on a section of the River Corridor Trail as we search for salamanders by a waterfall! Be ready to get your hands dirty as we search under logs, rocks, and near the water. This ... Join a park interpreter on a section of the River Corridor Trail as we search for salamanders by a waterfall! Be ready to get your hands dirty as we search under logs, rocks, and near the water. This ...
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27th Annual Mountain Rendezvous

Experience a primitive camp, as well as some of the survival skills used by Arkansas pioneers. Watch a variety of demonstrations including muzzleloading rifles, tomahawk throwing and more! C... Experience a primitive camp, as well as some of the survival skills used by Arkansas pioneers. Watch a variety of demonstrations including muzzleloading rifles, tomahawk throwing and more! C...