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 - 17

Wonderful Wetlands Weekend

Pinnacle Mountain State Park, 9600 Highway 300 Roland, AR 72135 United States
Join guides from Arkansas State Parks and Arkansas Game and Fish Commission as we explore the wonders of our wetland habitats here at Pinnacle Mountain State Park. Visit with the AGFC stream team, join park staff for guided hikes, floats, games and...
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May 16

Planting Day

Arkansas Post Museum, 5530 Hwy. 165 South Gillett, AR 72055 United States
Clean up and plant an herb garden. We will sow seeds from the past as we recreate a “kitchen garden” near our summer kitchen exhibit. Children will also be given their own special biodegradable planting pots to take home with soil and planted seeds...
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May 16
8:00am - 5:00pm

International Museum Day: Stuffed Animal Sleepover

Plantation Agriculture Museum, 4815 AR Hwy 161 South Scott, AR 72142 United States
Plantation Agriculture Museum is inviting stuffed animals and plushies for a sleepover at the museum. The toys might just get up to a bit of exploring and find out what really happens during a night at the museum. Visitors who drop off their stuffed...
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May 16
9:00am - 10:00am

Birding 101 Walk

Petit Jean State Park, 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 - 11:00am

Morning Kayak Tour

Cane Creek State Park, 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 - 9:30am

Introduction To Geocaching

Daisy State Park, 103 East Park Kirby, AR 71950 United States
Do you enjoy awesome puzzles and spending time outdoors? If so, bring your snack and join the park superintendent to find out how you can start geocaching today! Learn the basics and try your luck locating the geocaches hidden here at Daisy State...
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May 16
9:00am - 11:00am

Making Art, Driving Exploration: Sun Prints

Lake Dardanelle State Park, 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 - 9:30am

Cast-A-Line

Lake Ouachita State Park, 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
9:00am - 10:30am

Camp Ouachita Walkers Hiking Group

Lake Sylvia Recreation Area, 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 - 3:00pm

Harness and Driving Workshop

Historic Washington State Park, 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
9:30am - 11:00am

Herping Hike

Pinnacle Mountain State Park, 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

White Oak Lake State Park, 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

Lake Fort Smith State Park, 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

Davidsonville Historic State Park, 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

Nature Hike

Lake Poinsett State Park, 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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