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 20
2:00pm - 2:45pm

Build-a-Bird

Crater of Diamonds State Park, 209 State Park Rd Murfreesboro, AR 71958 United States
Learn how to take an ordinary object, like a toilet paper roll, and turn it into a feathered friend. As we build our bird, we will learn how each part of a bird functions. Meet in the Diamond Discovery Center classroom. Supplies are provided.
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May 20
2:00pm - 2:45pm

Bear Buffet Hike

Mount Magazine State Park, 16878 AR-309 Paris, AR 72855 United States
What’s on the menu for a black bear? Join a park interpreter on a hike to discover the foods that black bears find on Mount Magazine and how they survive. Learn how you can help keep bears safe by keeping their buffet natural.
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May 20
3:00pm - 3:30pm

SNAKESKIN BOOKMARKS

Discover why snakes shed their skin and make your own snakeskin bookmark with a park interpreter. All ages welcome.
May 20
3:00pm - 4:00pm

Woolly Cabin Tour and Hike

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 local history while touring the 143-year-old Woolly Cabin. The cabin tour will be preceded by an optional easy, 0.5-mile hike on the Cabin Trail.
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May 20
6:00pm - 8:00pm

Wild Women Wednesday Hiking Group

Pinnacle Mountain State Park, 9600 Highway 300 Roland, AR 72135 United States
The Pinnacle Mountain Wild Women Wednesday hiking group is a free, weekly guided hiking group for women of all ages at Pinnacle Mountain State Park, designed to build confidence, community, and foster a connection with nature . Led by a park...
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May 21
9:00am - 10:00am

Ouachita Wonders Hike: Falls Branch Trail

Lake Catherine State Park, 1200 Catherine Park Road Hot Springs, AR 71913 United States
Join a park interpreter on the Falls Branch Trail to explore the Ouachita Mountains. This 1-mile hike is known for its seasonal waterfall. Bring water and wear comfortable hiking shoes. Cameras and binoculars are welcome while we enjoy the lake and...
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May 21
9:00am - 9:45am

A River Ran Wild

Lake Ouachita State Park, 5451 Mountain Pine Rd Mountain Pine, AR 71956 United States
Join us for an interactive story time featuring A River Ran Wild. Through questions, discussion, and audience participation, we’ll explore how a once-beautiful river became polluted—and how people worked together to restore it. We’ll also connect the...
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May 21
10:00am - 11:30am

Leaf What You Find, Remember What You See

Mount Magazine State Park, 16878 AR-309 Paris, AR 72855 United States
Ever wanted to take a piece of nature home without picking it up? Join a park interpreter to explore the textures of leaves, trees, rocks, and more as we create art along Dripping Springs Trail. It is art, exploration, and it is a wild way to make a...
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May 21
11:00am - 11:30am

Feel the Furs

Lake Catherine State Park, 1200 Catherine Park Road Hot Springs, AR 71913 United States
Have you ever wondered what a deer feels like? How about a bear? Come explore the world of animal furs with a park interpreter at the trailhead.
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May 21
11:00am - 11:30am

Mighty Morphers

Devil's Den State Park, 11333 West Arkansas Hwy. 74 West Fork, AR 72774 United States
Join a park interpreter to discover what metamorphosis is and what animals go through it while acting out the life cycle of a butterfly.
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May 21
2:00pm - 3:30pm

Oh I Am On A Mountain! : The Dripping Springs Hike

Mount Magazine State Park, 16878 AR-309 Paris, AR 72855 United States
Mount Magazine is quite a big mountain plateau with beautiful wooded areas everywhere you look. While it’s great to immerse yourself in these ecologically rich trees, it can be easy to forget one is on Arkansas’ tallest mountain. A hike down Dripping...
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May 21
2:00pm - 2:30pm

Wild Weather

Devil's Den State Park, 11333 West Arkansas Hwy. 74 West Fork, AR 72774 United States
Discover the natural signs that hint at storms, sunshine or seasonal shifts. From the way animals behave to the shape of clouds, nature offers subtle forecasts that anyone can learn to read.
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May 21
3:30pm - 4:00pm

Butterflies vs. Moths

Lake Catherine State Park, 1200 Catherine Park Road Hot Springs, AR 71913 United States
Butterfly or moth? What's the difference? Meet a park interpreter at the Nature Cabin to find out. Participants will have the opportunity to craft their very own butterfly or moth to take home.
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May 21
4:00pm - 4:30pm

Nocturnal Navigation

Devil's Den State Park, 11333 West Arkansas Hwy. 74 West Fork, AR 72774 United States
Did you know there are animals that use the moon and stars to navigate at night? Learn about how our animals use nocturnal navigation and what you can to do to help.
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May 22 - 23

Homecoming Hootenanny

Ozark Folk Center State Park, 1032 Park Avenue Mountain View, AR 72560 United States
Enjoy two nights of old-time mountain music and dance at our acclaimed 1,000-seat indoor music venue, Ozark Highlands Theater, during Memorial Day weekend. You'll enjoy performances by Ozark Folk Center favorites including award-winning vocalists...
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