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 13
2:00pm - 2:45pm

Nature Connections Hike

Hikes
Woolly Hollow State Park, 82 Woolly Hollow Road, Greenbrier, AR 72058 United States
Join a park interpreter for an easy, short hike along Gold Creek to use different senses to make meaningful connections with the native flora and fauna found at Woolly Hollow State Park. Please be sure to wear sturdy shoes.
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Oct 13
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Legacy of the WPA

Programs
Lake Fort Smith State Park, 15458 Shepherd Springs Road, Mountainburg, AR 72946-0004 United States
President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal Project created work groups during the 1930s Great Depression Era such as the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The WPA built public infrastructure like highways, public buildings, dams and more. The...
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Oct 13
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 13
3:30pm - 4:00pm

Earth Science Week: Rock Cycle Game

Programs
Crater of Diamonds State Park, 209 State Park Rd, Murfreesboro, AR 71958 United States
You’ve heard of the water cycle, but what about the rock cycle? Join us in the Diamond Discovery Center classroom and celebrate Earth Science Week to learn about this amazing continuous process in a fun rock cycle game.
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Oct 13
4:00pm - 4:30pm

Ozark Chinquapins

Programs
Bull Shoals-White River State Park, 153 Dam Overlook Lane, Bull Shoals, AR 72619 United States
The Ozark chinquapin was once a common tree in the Ozarks. Join a park interpreter to learn more about the story of this tree and the reintroduction efforts here at Bull Shoals-White River State Park.
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Oct 14
8:30am - 9:30am

Earth Science Week: Geocaching Hike

Hikes
Crater of Diamonds State Park, 209 State Park Rd, Murfreesboro, AR 71958 United States
Celebrate Earth Science Week and join a park interpreter at the base of the Little Missouri River trailhead to learn about the hidden world of geocaching and get the chance to find a few of your own. The portion of the trail we will be walking is...
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Oct 14
8:30am - 9:30am

Birding Basics Hike

Hikes
Lake Dardanelle State Park, 100 State Park Drive, Russellville, AR 72802 United States
Bird watching is a hobby for all ages. To get started you only need the 3 B’s: Binoculars, a Bird book, and Birds. Lake Dardanelle State Park has plenty of birds, so come out and meet a park interpreter at the visitor center and learn just how easy...
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Oct 14
9:00am - 9:45am

Hiking with Nature Sense

Hikes
Lake Fort Smith State Park, 15458 Shepherd Springs Road, Mountainburg, AR 72946-0004 United States
Join a park interpreter for a ¾-mile hike to put your sense of sight, touch, smell, and hearing to the test as you explore some of the natural wonders of Lake Fort Smith State Park. Comfortable walking shoes, water, and a hiking stick are recommended...
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Oct 14
10:00am - 10:15am

Diamond Mining 101

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Crater of Diamonds State Park, 209 State Park Rd, Murfreesboro, AR 71958 United States
Meet in the upper level of the Diamond Discovery Center to learn the tips and tricks of diamond searching techniques.
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Oct 14
10:00am - 11:30am

Bull Shoals Lake Cruise

Lake Tours
Bull Shoals-White River State Park, 153 Dam Overlook Lane, Bull Shoals, AR 72619 United States
Enjoy a relaxing cruise on Bull Shoals Lake. Sit back and enjoy the breeze as we explore the fascinating Ozark region and learn how the construction of the Bull Shoals Dam on the White River shaped both the landscape and history of the area. Sign up...
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Oct 14
1:30pm - 1:45pm

Diamond Mining 101

Programs
Crater of Diamonds State Park, 209 State Park Rd, Murfreesboro, AR 71958 United States
Meet in the upper level of the Diamond Discovery Center to learn the tips and tricks of diamond searching techniques.
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Oct 14
2:00pm - 2:45pm

Life in a Covered Wagon

Programs
Lake Fort Smith State Park, 15458 Shepherd Springs Road, Mountainburg, AR 72946-0004 United States
Discover how the use of a covered wagon enabled pioneers to settle the area now known as Lake Fort Smith State Park. Daily life was full of hard choices of what to pack for the westward expansion. Meet a park interpreter and try your hand at...
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Oct 15

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 15
8:30am - 9:00am

Daybreak Diamond Tour

Programs
Crater of Diamonds State Park, 209 State Park Rd, Murfreesboro, AR 71958 United States
Join a park interpreter in the lower level of the Diamond Discovery Center to walk through the search area and learn about the best places to search for diamonds. Along the way, you’ll hear stories of past diamond finds to help in your own search.
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Oct 15
9:00am - 10:00am

Crowley's Ridge Adventure School-Fall Colors Hike

Hikes
Crowley's Ridge State Park, 2092 Hwy. 168 North, Paragould, AR 72450 United States
Fall into fall as we go for a short hike on the Spider Creek Trail. As we hike, we will talk about the reason we have fall colors and what it means to our environment and wildlife. These events are geared towards homeschoolers; however, we are not...
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