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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Oct 3

Guided Cavern Tours

Programs
Blanchard Springs Caverns, 704 Blanchard Springs Road, Fifty-Six, AR 72533 United States
Blanchard Springs Caverns is one of the most spectacular and carefully developed caves found anywhere in the world. It is located in the Ozark National Forest and is believed to have been formed, and continually changed, by an ongoing mountain spring...
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Oct 3 - 4
6:00am - 5:00pm

35th Annual Arkansas Traveler 100 Run

Special Events
Lake Sylvia Recreation Area, Hwy. 324, Perryville, AR 72126 United States
Welcome all past and future Arkansas Travellers! The Arkansas Traveller is one of the oldest 100 miles races there is, already having 34 runnings under our belt (buckle). What makes the AT100 so unique among the many ultras today is the combination...
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Oct 3
8:00am - 4:00pm

Great Arkansas Cleanup

Volunteer
Pinnacle Mountain State Park, 9600 Highway 300, Roland, AR 72135 United States
Get involved and give back to your community for Arkansas. Join us at Pinnacle Mountain State Park for a hands-on Great Arkansas Cleanup focused on protecting and restoring one of our state’s most treasured natural places. Volunteers will tackle...
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Oct 3
8:00am - 5:00pm

Great Arkansas Cleanup

Volunteer
Withrow Springs State Park, 33424 Spur 23, Huntsville, AR 72740 United States
Withrow Springs State Park is holding its annual fall cleanup on October 3rd. This is a drop in event; stop by the visitor center anytime between 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. for supplies and to find an area that could use help. There are many options to choose...
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Oct 3 - 4
9:30am - 12:00pm

Women in the Woods: Backpacking

Hikes
Lake Frierson State Park, 7904 Hwy. 141, Jonesboro, AR 72401 United States
Lake Frierson State Park’s Women in the Woods crew hits the trail for a backpacking trip at Village Creek State Park. We will be hiking 2 miles in and out (4 miles over 2 days) along the moderately strenuous Austell Trail and Military Road Trail to...
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Oct 3
1:00pm - 2:30pm

Live Birds of Prey Demonstration

Programs
Mammoth Spring State Park, 17 Highway 63 North, Mammoth Spring, AR 72554 United States
Join a park interpreter and our friends from the Raptor Rehab Center of Central Arkansas as we explore some of the Birds of Prey (live birds) that call Arkansas home. Event is free to the public, but donations are appreciated and go to fund the...
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Oct 3
1:00pm - 3:00pm

ROCK STARS OF THE MONUMENT: GEOLOGY Hike

Hikes
Devil's Den State Park, 11333 West Arkansas Hwy. 74, West Fork, AR 72774 United States
Join a park interpreter for a geology focused hike along the monument trails. This 2-mile, mildly strenuous hike will uncover the geologic story of Devil's Den State Park and geologic events that shaped the landscape over time. We'll discover how the...
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Oct 3
1:00pm - 3:30pm

Hobbs Hiking Club for Adults

Hikes
Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area, 20201 East Hwy. 12, Rogers, AR 72756 United States
Join us 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...
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Oct 3
2:00pm - 2:30pm

Woolly Cabin Tour

Programs
Woolly Hollow State Park, 82 Woolly Hollow Road, Greenbrier, AR 72058 United States
Do you love history? Join a park interpreter to learn more about our park's story while touring the 143-year-old Woolly Cabin.
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Oct 3
2:00pm - 3:30pm

Photography Hike

Hikes
Logoly State Park, 131 Columbia Road 459, Magnolia, AR 71753 United States
Learn to see the park in a new way. Bring your camera and join the park interpreter to take pictures of the beautiful things we see as we hike the Crane's Fly Trail and pick up some tips for nature photography. Tennis shoes or hiking boots are...
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Oct 3
2:00pm - 3:30pm

Scenic Lake Tour

Lake Tours
Lake Ouachita State Park, 5451 Mountain Pine Rd, Mountain Pine, AR 71956 United States
Lake Ouachita's immense size, pristine shoreline, and numerous islands offer breathtaking scenery that is unparalleled in the state. Enjoy a cruise aboard our tour boat with a park interpreter as your guide. Explore the wildlife, history, and geology...
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Oct 3
2:00pm - 4:00pm

Go Outside and Play

Programs
Davidsonville Historic State Park, 8047 Hwy. 166 South, Pocahontas, AR 72455 United States
Children in historic Davidsonville did not have the same toys we have today, but the fun they had was timeless. Join a park interpreter during this come-and-go program to play the Game of Graces, Ninepins, Clothespins in the Jar, and more. The next...
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Oct 3
2:00pm - 2:45pm

Rock House Cave Hike

Hikes
Petit Jean State Park, 1285 Petit Jean Mountain Road, Morrilton, AR 72110 United States
Meet a park interpreter at the Rock House Cave trailhead to hike to the park's archeology site, Rock House Cave. We will view American Indian rock art and discover more about the windows into the past that these images provide. This hike is 1/4-mile...
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Oct 3
2:00pm - 2:30pm

Mammals of Village Creek

Programs
Village Creek State Park, 201 County Road 754, Wynne, AR 72396 United States
Have you ever felt the fur of a bobcat? Meet a park interpreter to learn about many of the diverse mammal species that call Village Creek State Park home in this hands-on fur experience.
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Oct 3
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Native Games

Programs
Hampson Archeological Museum State Park, 33 Park Avenue, Wilson, AR 72395 United States
Games are played all around the world. Have you ever thought about what American Indians who lived in this area more than 1000 years ago did in their spare time? Join the park interpreter to explore one American Indian pastime and how it was used -...
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