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 9
2:00pm - 2:30pm

Grab Bag Adventures

201 County Road 754 Wynne, AR 72396 United States
Are you brave enough to reach your hand into a nature grab bag without knowing what's hidden inside? Meet a park interpreter for this hilarious audience participation adventure where we will learn more about what you might find around the park all...
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May 9
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Pollinator Power

50 State Park Road Star City, AR 71667 United States
Find out what it is like to be a pollinator traveling hundreds of miles through cities and meadows, working to make it to safety in this interactive game with a park interpreter. Learn all the challenges pollinators must overcome and how you can help...
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May 9
2:00pm - 3:30pm

"What's On The Menu?" Hike

16878 AR-309 Paris, AR 72855 United States
Pollinators like bees and butterflies are picky eaters - and every flower on the trail is a dish waiting to be served. On this guided hike, we’ll explore what’s blooming, who’s buzzing, and how plants and pollinators work together to keep our...
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May 9
2:30pm - 3:30pm

Mammals and Their Habits

3705 Hwy. 25 Powhatan, AR 72458 United States
Join the park interpreter to learn about some of the local furbearing residents that call the park home. You will have the opportunity to feel the furs of various mammals as we discuss their relationships to each other as well as their roles in the...
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May 9
2:30pm - 3:00pm

Cotton Ginning Demonstration

4815 AR Hwy 161 South Scott, AR 72142 United States
Join park staff to learn more about this machine that changed history. This program provides an up-close look at how a ten-saw gin functions and the chance to feel the difference between cotton before and after ginning.
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May 9
3:00pm - 4:00pm

BIRDING STORM CREEK LAKE

Join a park interpreter to see what birds are hanging around in the forest and on the water of Storm Creek Lake. Binoculars will be available.
May 9
3:00pm - 3:30pm

Skull Sleuth

11333 West Arkansas Hwy. 74 West Fork, AR 72774 United States
What does the shape of an animal’s skull tell you about that animal? Solve the mystery as we become skull sleuths!
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May 9
3:00pm - 4:30pm

Lake Bennett Kayak Tour

82 Woolly Hollow Road Greenbrier, AR 72058 United States
Join a park interpreter at the boat ramp to enjoy a guided kayak tour of Lake Bennett. No paddling experience is required! Tours are limited, so please sign up at the visitor center. Individuals with their own kayaks are still required to register.
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May 9
3:00pm - 4:30pm

Mother's Day Quiet Hour Hike

20201 East Hwy. 12 Rogers, AR 72756 United States
Life can often be hectic, especially for mothers, and what she needs is the time to slow down and relax. Join a park interpreter who will lead you and your wife, mother or daughter on an easy, 1/2-mile hike through the forest. Along the way we’ll use...
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May 9
3:00pm - 3:45pm

Fishing Knots

100 State Park Drive Russellville, AR 72802 United States
Join a park interpreter in the grassy area across from the visitor center to learn some essential fishing knots every angler should know. Whether you're a beginner or looking to improve your skills, you'll leave confident in your knot-tying abilities...
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May 9
3:00pm - 4:00pm

Birding 101

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 9
4:00pm - 5:30pm

Dardanelle Adventures

100 State Park Drive Russellville, AR 72802 United States
Join park staff for a fun-filled fishing excursion on Lake Dardanelle! On this exciting hour and a half adventure you will be able to fish, learn a bit more about the area, and hopefully discover some of the native residents of the lake. Be sure to...
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May 9
5:00pm - 6:00pm

Tree Maze

100 State Park Drive Russellville, AR 72802 United States
Lake Dardanelle State Park has a diverse ecosystem that supports a wide variety of life. Race through this life-sized tree maze to discover some of the trees found here and what makes them stand out from the others. We will meet in the grassy area...
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May 9
5:00pm - 5:45pm

Benefield West Trek

16878 AR-309 Paris, AR 72855 United States
With an interpreter as your guide, trek along this beautiful, wooded trail that reveals some Arkansas’ best scenery and Mount Magazine State Park’s unique story. Seasonally appropriate attire, drinking water, sturdy hiking shoes, bug spray, and...
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May 9
6:00pm - 6:45pm

Flintknapping Demonstration

1285 Petit Jean Mountain Road Morrilton, AR 72110 United States
Ever wonder how ancient Archaic and Mississippian people made stone tools like arrowheads, axes and knives? Join a park interpreter at the demonstration area to learn about of mankind’s oldest innovations and make connections to our distant past...
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