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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May 16
9:00am - 3:00pm

Harness and Driving Workshop

103 Franklin Street Washington, AR 71862 United States
This course covers the basics of safe harnessing and driving with horse teams. If you like hands-on learning opportunities and want to experience the fun of wagon and carriage transportation, this class is for you! Registration is required. Minimum...
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May 16
9:00am - 11:00am

Making Art, Driving Exploration: Sun Prints

100 State Park Drive Russellville, AR 72802 United States
The landscapes and wildlife of Lake Dardanelle State Park offer endless opportunities for inspiration. Join Lake Dardanelle State Park staff for M.A.D.E. (Making Art, Driving Exploration), a program series designed to help you connect with the...
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May 16
9:00am - 10:30am

Camp Ouachita Walkers Hiking Group

Hwy. 324 Perryville, AR 72126 United States
The first Camp Ouachita Walkers hike will be guided by a park interpreter. The hiking group will meet at Lake Sylvia once monthly to share community in the outdoors. To kick off our first month, we will trek on the 0.8-mile Lake Sylvia Loop Trail...
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May 16
9:00am - 11:00am

Morning Kayak Tour

50 State Park Road Star City, AR 71667 United States
Join a park interpreter for a guided kayak tour along this 1,675‑acre lake, a timbered Delta lake with rolling terrain, cypress stands, and abundant wildlife. This tour is designed for both casual paddlers and those seeking a more immersive nature...
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May 16
9:00am - 10:00am

Birding 101 Walk

1285 Petit Jean Mountain Road Morrilton, AR 72110 United States
Interested in birding but not sure where to start? Join a park interpreter for an introduction to birding basics at the visitor center breezeway. We will take an easy walk around the visitor center lawn and Lake Bailey, and you will learn to spot and...
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May 16
9:00am - 9:30am

Cast-A-Line

5451 Mountain Pine Rd Mountain Pine, AR 71956 United States
Try your skills at casting for the “big one”. This fun casting game lets you compete with friends and family to see who has what it takes to bring in the “big one”. Be careful, sometimes you may not catch what you’re expecting! This program is fun...
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May 16
9:30am - 11:00am

Herping Hike

9600 Highway 300 Roland, AR 72135 United States
Join a Park Interpreter for a Herping Hike along the Little Maumelle River. A herping hike in this bottomland hardwood swamp is a slow-paced, sensory-rich, and often challenging expedition focused on finding reptiles and amphibians a.k.a. "herps"...
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May 16
9:50am - 10:05am

American Alligator

563 Hwy. 387 Bluff City, AR 71722 United States
Join us every Saturday at the park visitor center for a close-up observation of an American alligator. During this observation you will be given educational points of this alligator's life and their natural habitat. At the end of the observation, you...
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May 16
10:00am - 10:30am

A Simple Stick

15458 Sheperd Springs Road Mountainburg, AR 72946-0004 United States
Meet a park interpreter and discover how a hiking stick can make your hike safer, enjoyable, and more memorable. We will discuss proper sizing, primary and secondary uses for a hiking stick, and how to personalize your stick for comfort and safety.
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May 16
10:00am - 11:00am

Historic Townsite Tour

8047 Hwy. 166 South Pocahontas, AR 72455 United States
Come to Davidsonville Historic State Park to walk the historic townsite with a park interpreter, see the "ghost structures" which provide scale and context for how the town looked when it was here, and hear stories of the people who lived at...
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May 16
10:00am - 11:00am

Breakfast in the Den: A Dutch Oven Outdoor Cooking Demonstration

11333 West Arkansas Hwy. 74 West Fork, AR 72774 United States
Join a park interpreter for a morning of flavorful exploration as we showcase the art of crafting delicious breakfast treats in Arkansas' official state cooking vessel, the cast iron Dutch oven. We will cover the basics of temperature control, proper...
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May 16
10:00am - 11:00am

Nature Hike

5752 State Park Lane Harrisburg, AR 72432 United States
Join a park interpreter for a fun and informative hike along the 1.1-mile Great Blue Heron Trail. We'll see what nature has in in store for us along the way using all of our senses. Please wear tennis shoes or hiking boots.
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May 16
11:00am - 12:00pm

Kingfisher Trail Hike: Wonderful Wetlands Weekend

9600 Highway 300 Roland, AR 72135 United States
Celebrate Wonderful Wetlands Weekend by exploring a wetland firsthand! This walk travels a 0.5-mile paved loop, where we will meander along the shoreline of the Little Maumelle River and discover why our wetlands are so important to the local ecology...
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May 16
11:00am - 11:45am

Nature Journaling

5451 Mountain Pine Rd Mountain Pine, AR 71956 United States
Join a park interpreter to make your very own nature journal. Take this keepsake with you and use it to record your future experiences in nature. All materials provided. Appropriate for all ages.
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May 16
11:00am - 11:30am

Arboretum Trail Stroll

201 County Road 754 Wynne, AR 72396 United States
Join a park interpreter to take a relaxing stroll on the Arboretum Trail. We will talk about the trees and other plants that make up the unique landscape of Village Creek State Park. This is a 0.5-mile, relatively easy walk.
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