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 23
10:00am - 10:30am

Oil Field Park Tour

Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources, 4087 Smackover Hwy. Smackover, AR 71762 United States
Walk with us on a guided tour of our oil field park. Find multiple styles of oil pumps from wooden to modern as well as a few styles of oil derricks.
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May 23
10:00am - 11:00am

Plant I.D. Hike

Lake Poinsett State Park, 5752 State Park Lane Harrisburg, AR 72432 United States
What's that cool plant on the trail? Join a park interpreter and learn about the unique plants we have here at Lake Poinsett State Park. If you have guides or a favorite I.D. app, bring it and we can compare it to the guides and apps the park...
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May 23
10:00am - 12:00pm

Keep Arkansas Beautiful: Mount Magazine State Park

Mount Magazine State Park, 16878 AR-309 Paris, AR 72855 United States
Help Keep Arkansas Beautiful by volunteering at Mount Magazine State Park! This project will involve litter pickup on trails and roadsides. Volunteers are encouraged to carry water, sunscreen, bug spray, as well as dress in seasonally appropriate...
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May 23
10:00am - 10:30am

Cotton Ginning Demonstration

Plantation Agriculture Museum, 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 23
10:30am - 12:00pm

Battlefield Hike

Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park, 506 East Douglas Street Prairie Grove, AR 72753 United States
Join a park interpreter for a hike across the entire Prairie Grove Battlefield! This will be a 4 mile hike that will cover the entire scope of the Battle of Prairie Grove, from the beginning at the Morrow House, the fight at the Borden Orchard, and...
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May 23
10:30am - 11:30am

Fishing Information Station

Cossatot River State Park-Natural Area, 1980 Hwy. 278 West Wickes, AR 71973 United States
Stop by Cossatot Falls to practice your knots, learn about the fish of Cossatot River, and pick up a fishing guide! This is a come and go station.
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May 23
10:30am - 11:00am

Ride a Historic Donkey Powered Picnic Swing

Ozark Folk Center State Park, 1032 Park Avenue Mountain View, AR 72560 United States
Take a ride on an historic donkey powered picnic swing pulled by one of our donkeys Whiskey and Tango. Learn the history of the swing, about Ozark community gatherings, and how donkey power helped people in the Ozarks during this half-hour program...
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May 23
11:00am - 11:45am

The Fish Name Game

Village Creek State Park, 201 County Road 754 Wynne, AR 72396 United States
Want to brush up on your fish identification skills? Join a park interpreter to play the Fish Name Game. We will learn what features can help you identify different fish, then put our new ID skills to the test.
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May 23
11:00am - 11:30am

Arkansas Rocks: How Stone Sharpens Steel

Lake Fort Smith State Park, 15458 Sheperd Springs Road Mountainburg, AR 72946-0004 United States
The geological landscape of Arkansas provides many stones that are used in our daily life. Among these stones is novaculite, highly prized as a premier sharpening stone. Meet a park interpreter and try your hand at sharpening your own knife on this...
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May 23
11:00am - 11:45pm

"Becoming A Wildlife Watcher" Walk

Petit Jean State Park, 1285 Petit Jean Mountain Road Morrilton, AR 72110 United States
Meet a park interpreter at the pool parking area to begin your nature observation adventure. We will learn some helpful habits for observing wildlife and shortly embark on a seasonal nature walk to put our skills to the test. Please remember to wear...
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May 23
11:00am - 12:00pm

BASELINE SURVEY TRAIL Hike

Join a park interpreter tracing the 1815 Louisiana Purchase baseline. Use maps/compasses to demo the rectangular survey system; discuss gum tree markers. This is an easy 1.5-mile walk with history. This hike is great for all ages.
May 23
11:30am - 12:00pm

What's for Lunch?

Lake Dardanelle State Park, 100 State Park Drive Russellville, AR 72802 United States
We have 8,000 gallons of aquariums, filled with many of the fish species found in Lake Dardanelle. Join park staff in the visitor center as they feed the fish live food. See for yourself what's for lunch.
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May 23
1:00pm - 2:00pm

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 23
1:00pm - 4:00pm

Karst Loop Monument Trail Hike

Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area, 20201 East Hwy. 12 Rogers, AR 72756 United States
What is karst and why is it found here? Find out the answers on this moderately strenuous 4-mile hike. We’ll explore a section of the multi-use Karst Trail on this out-and-back hike on top of a rocky bluff overlooking Beaver Lake, stopping to peek...
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May 23
1:00pm - 1:30pm

Herbs, History & Healing Hike

Ozark Folk Center State Park, 1032 Park Avenue Mountain View, AR 72560 United States
Take a walk through the Heritage Herb Garden and learn how people and plants connect in the Ozarks. Meet next to the waterfall in front of the Apothecary Shop for this guided hike led by herbalist Linda Odom to see, feel and smell the plants as you...
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