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 20
2:00pm - 3:30pm

Scenic Lake Tour

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 20
2:00pm - 4:00pm

Senior American Special: Registration and Refreshments

Petit Jean State Park, 1285 Petit Jean Mountain Road, Morrilton, AR 72110 United States
This afternoon of fellowship begins the Senior American Special and features snacks provided by the Petit Jean Women’s EH Club in the CCC Room and the historic lobby area of Mather Lodge.
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Oct 20
6:00pm - 7:00pm

Senior American Special: A Warm Welcome

Petit Jean State Park, 1285 Petit Jean Mountain Road, Morrilton, AR 72110 United States
Join the park interpreters in the visitor center meeting room. We will call it the Meeting Room from now on, and it’s on the right, if you’re facing the front of the building. Get reacquainted with friends from past years, get to know first time...
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Oct 20
6:30pm - 8:30pm

Moonlight Kayak Tour

Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area, 20201 East Hwy. 12, Rogers, AR 72756 United States
Spend the evening paddling on Beaver Lake under the moon guided by a park interpreter. Learn the basics of kayaking, see what’s visible in the night sky, weather permitting, and enjoy the sounds of the night. Meet at the visitor center and then...
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Oct 21
9:00am - 10:00am

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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Oct 21
10:00am - 10:15am

Diamond Mining 101

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 21
10:00am - 11:00am

Tinkering for Tots

Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources, 4087 Smackover Hwy., Smackover, AR 71762 United States
Our littlest museum visitors can participate in a hands-on, interactive tinkering activity designed for preschool ages. Contact the park for more information.
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Oct 21
11:00am - 12:00pm

Rock House Cave Hike

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 21
2:00pm - 2:30pm

Legends of Petit Jean

Petit Jean State Park, 1285 Petit Jean Mountain Road, Morrilton, AR 72110 United States
Petit Jean is a strange mountain with many natural wonders, but that isn’t all that is fascinating. Meet a park interpreter to discover some stories surrounding the naming of this mountain during the early days of exploration.
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Oct 21
2:00pm - 2:30pm

Diamonds: A Symbol of Arkansas

Crater of Diamonds State Park, 209 State Park Rd, Murfreesboro, AR 71958 United States
Learn how the history and symbolism of Crater of Diamonds State Park is woven into the fabric of Arkansas while creating your own flag. Meet a park interpreter in the Diamond Discovery Center classroom. Materials are provided. This is a come and go...
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Oct 21
6:00pm - 7:00pm

Senior American Special: River Valley Watercolor Tutorial

Petit Jean State Park, 1285 Petit Jean Mountain Road, Morrilton, AR 72110 United States
Paint along with Park Interpreter Baron at the CCC Overlook this evening to create a one-of-a-kind post card of the Arkansas River Valley from a bird’s eye view! This beginner friendly watercolor tutorial will be about an hour long, and all supplies...
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Oct 21
7:30pm - 8:30pm

Senior American Special: BINGO

Petit Jean State Park, 1285 Petit Jean Mountain Road, Morrilton, AR 72110 United States
Another year, another BINGO game. Park interpreters will be awaiting your arrival for this fun evening of BINGO, a little joking, and prizes. Bingo will be held in the Meeting Room and last about one hour.
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Oct 21
9:00pm - 10:00pm

Comet Connection: Orionids Meteor Shower Viewing

Mount Magazine State Park, 16878 AR-309, Paris, AR 72855 United States
From late October through part of November, meteor showers can sometimes be viewed in the foreground of the Orion constellation. These are remnants of Halley’s comet, which passes through our inner solar system every 76 years. Take advantage of Mount...
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Oct 22

Guided Cavern Tours

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 22
9:00am - 10:00am

Flintknapping Demonstration

Petit Jean State Park, 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 one of mankind’s oldest innovations and make connections to our distant past...
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