Arkansas State Park Events

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Our interpretive guides routinely schedule fun, family-friendly adventures that are designed to help you have a more meaningful park experience and make memories of a lifetime. We offer more than 15,000 activities each year, including outdoor recreation skills demonstrations and workshops, guided hikes, lake tours on park boats, birding walks, kayak tours, living history activities, nature games, bald eagle watches, spring wildflower walks, campfires, school field trips, and much more — there’s something going on all the time! Use the search filters to view specific parks, dates, or topics.

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Sep 6
2:30pm - 3:00pm

Spear and Atlatl Demonstration

Plum Bayou Mounds Archeological State Park, 490 Toltec Mounds Road, Scott, AR 72142 United States
Have you ever wanted to try your hand at throwing a spear? Join a park interpreter to learn how to throw a spear with the help of a little-known Native American tool called an atlatl. Through this fun experience, gain an understanding of a tool...
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Sep 6
2:30pm - 3:00pm

Cotton Ginning Demonstration

Plantation Agriculture Museum, 4815 AR Hwy 161 South, Scott, AR 72142 United States
The cotton gin is a simple tool with a complex story. Discover more about this story as park staff gins cotton on the museum's demonstration gin. Feel the difference in cotton before and after it has been ginned and learn how much work it takes to...
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Sep 6
2:30pm - 3:00pm

Bubbles from Petrochemicals?

Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources, 4087 Smackover Hwy., Smackover, AR 71762 United States
Do bubbles come from petrochemicals? How did children in the 1920s get bubble solution? Join a park interpreter as we discover the answer to those questions and also make our own bubble wands (which might involve petrochemicals also). And of course...
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Sep 6
2:30pm - 3:30pm

Donkey Power in the Ozarks

Ozark Folk Center State Park, 1032 Park Avenue, Mountain View, AR 72560 United States
Join interpreter Cody Daniel for a lively look at how donkeys supported everyday life in the rugged Ozark Mountains. Discover why these sure‑footed animals were essential partners for early settlers—helping haul supplies, work small homesteads, and...
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Sep 6
3:00pm - 4:00pm

Spider Craft and Story

Parkin Archeological State Park, 60 State Hwy 184, Parkin, AR 72373 United States
Kids, join park staff for a Native American spider story and craft. We will be making our own take-home spiders.
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Sep 6
3:00pm - 4:00pm

Legacy of the Spring Hike

Mammoth Spring State Park, 17 Highway 63 North, Mammoth Spring, AR 72554 United States
Join a park interpreter for a 6/10th-mile hike around Spring Lake and learn about the 10th largest spring in the world and the unique history of this area.
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Sep 6
3:00pm - 3:30pm

Fish Whisperer

Devil's Den State Park, 11333 West Arkansas Hwy. 74, West Fork, AR 72774 United States
Become a fish whisperer by discovering about how the fish survive at Devil's Den State Park and use that knowledge to find the best fishing spots. We’ll also use that knowledge to design your own 3D paper fish.
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Sep 6
3:00pm - 3:30pm

Cameron Bluff Stroll

Mount Magazine State Park, 16878 AR-309 , Paris, AR 72855 United States
Stroll with a park interpreter into some intriguing history of early settlers on Mount Magazine State Park. Guests will also see some of Arkansas’ most scenic landscapes from Cameron’s Bluff. This hike includes mostly paved surfaces, some uneven...
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Sep 6
3:00pm - 3:30pm

Snake Feeding

Cossatot River State Park-Natural Area, 1980 Hwy. 278 West, Wickes, AR 71973 United States
Stop by the visitor center to join a park interpreter in feeding our resident education snakes and explore the various native snake species of Arkansas.
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Sep 6
3:00pm - 3:30pm

Sunfish Safari

Lake Dardanelle State Park, 100 State Park Drive, Russellville, AR 72802 United States
Join park staff for a “safari” around the aquariums in the visitor center. Learn about the wide variety of sunfish living in Lake Dardanelle.
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Sep 6
3:00pm - 3:45pm

Outdoor Safety on Monument Trails Hike

Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area, 20201 East Hwy. 12, Rogers, AR 72756 United States
There are several potential dangers you could encounter when exploring the trails at Hobbs State Park or elsewhere. Hike along the 0.25-mile, A.D.A. accessible Ozark Plateau Trail and spin the “wheel of misfortune” as we discover more about these...
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Sep 6
3:30pm - 4:00pm

Native American Storytelling

Plum Bayou Mounds Archeological State Park, 490 Toltec Mounds Road, Scott, AR 72142 United States
Storytelling is a tool that connects past, present, and future generations. Even though we don’t know what stories these prehistoric people told, we can be sure they were sharing stories and connecting generations. Join a park interpreter to hear and...
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Sep 6
3:30pm - 4:00pm

Critter Crunch

Lake Catherine State Park, 1200 Catherine Park Road, Hot Springs, AR 71913 United States
Have you ever seen a snake strike for its food? Or a turtle swim for a snack? Join a park interpreter at the Nature Cabin to learn about what snakes and turtles love to eat, then watch them chow down.
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Sep 6
3:30pm - 4:15pm

Let's Go Fly a Kite

Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources, 4087 Smackover Hwy., Smackover, AR 71762 United States
Join us for some summertime fun, 1920s style, as we make our own paper sled kites and then go outside to fly them. Bring your creativity and be ready to decorate your kite to make it uniquely yours.
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Sep 6
3:30pm - 4:00pm

Weather the Weather

Plantation Agriculture Museum, 4815 AR Hwy 161 South, Scott, AR 72142 United States
The weather impacts almost everything around us from what we choose to wear to the farms that grow our food. Join park staff to learn about the weather that cotton needs to grow. Together, we'll create our own personal weather journals and discover...
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