Nature Journaling 101

Access your inner artist through the process of nature journaling. Historically kept by naturalists exploring new areas, nature journals are a fun, creative way to connect with your surroundings. Join Park Interpreter Haley to create your own nature journal and get sketching!

Hiking through the Legacy of the CCC

Join a park
interpreter to walk in the footsteps of the Civilian Conservation Corps, where
hard work and craftsmanship created a park that is seamless with the landscape.
This is an easy 1/4-mile hike that features remnants of the 1934-1942 CCC camp.<br> <br>
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Acorns to Oak Trees

Join a park interpreter&nbsp;as we discuss how the humble acorn can grow into the mighty oak tree, and the importance of having these trees in the park.&nbsp;

Hobbs Hiking Club for Adults

<p>Join a park interpreter for our monthly hike for adults on
the first Saturday of each month. Each hike will include healthy outdoor
recreation, sharing some of nature’s secrets, and the opportunity to socialize.
Bring a friend and meet some new ones! Dogs are welcome if they are leashed and
not</p>

Bald Eagle Tabletop

Celebrate our nation’s birthday while discovering
more about our national symbol and a resident of Beaver Lake, the bald eagle!
Step into an “eagle nest” for a selfie and make an eagle craft! A 15-minute program begins every half hour. Come and go as you please.

Venomous Snake and Tick Safety Monument Trail Tabletop

These 2 groups of creatures are the most dangerous that you could encounter when hiking or biking at Hobbs. Discover more about these creatures and how to avoid them. A 15-minute program begins every half hour. Meet at the Monument trailhead near the visitor center. Come and go as you please.

Black Bear Hike on Sinking Stream Trail

Black bears were once so plentiful in Arkansas that our state was known as the Bear State. Join a park interpreter on this family-friendly 0.5-mile hike along Sinking Stream Trail to discover more about the black bear, how to live safely in bear country, and other “bear” necessities. Meet at the

Shelter Me

<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>

Pioneer Play (Dardanelle Area)

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.

Nature vs. Nurture

<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>

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