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 23
6:30pm - 7:30pm

Stories and S'mores

Village Creek State Park, 201 County Road 754, Wynne, AR 72396 United States
Village Creek State Park’s natural beauty sets the stage for us to enjoy the perfect camping combo: stories and s'mores. Join a park interpreter to build a campfire and enjoy a s'more while listening to some of the stories of Village Creek State Park...
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Oct 23
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Creepy Crawlies Night Hike

DeGray Lake Resort State Park, 2027 State Park Entrance Road, Bismarck, AR 71929 United States
What creatures can be found lurking around DeGray Lake Resort State Park at night? Join a park interpreter to find out. After diving into the world of creepy crawlies, we will embark on a journey to search for them along the Towering Pines Trail. Be...
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Oct 23
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Sunset Social

Mount Nebo State Park, 16728 West State Hwy. 155, Dardanelle, AR 72834 United States
Join us at Sunset Point and witness the breathtaking sunset of the Arkansas River Valley. Meet other guests and learn what our park has to offer.
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Oct 23
7:30pm - 9:00pm

Shakespeare in the Park

Historic Washington State Park, 103 Franklin Street, Washington, AR 71862 United States
Enjoy an evening performance of Shakespeare in the Park. Performances begin at 7:30 p.m. in the 1940 WPA Gym. A play by William Shakespeare will be performed by the Texas Shakespeare Festival of Kilgore, Texas. Call ahead for ticket reservations....
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Oct 24

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 24
8:30am - 9:00am

Daybreak Diamond Tour

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 24
8:30am - 9:30am

Morning Bird Walk

Lake Dardanelle State Park, 100 State Park Drive, Russellville, AR 72802 United States
Join a park interpreter in front of the visitor center to take a walk through the area in search of our visiting birds. Even if you’ve never birded before, you can enjoy these creatures in a whole new way.
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Oct 24
9:00am - 11:00am

Fall Foliage Hike Along the Rim

Petit Jean State Park, 1285 Petit Jean Mountain Road, Morrilton, AR 72110 United States
Join a park interpreter at the Rock House Cave Trailhead to set off on a section of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Boy Scout Trail known as the Rim Trail. The walk offers scenic views of Cedar Creek’s lower canyon as well as woodland trails along clear...
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Oct 24
9:00am - 1:00pm

Great Arkansas Cleanup

Village Creek State Park, 201 County Road 754, Wynne, AR 72396 United States
Help us keep our park clean by volunteering at our semi-annual cleanup. Meet at the visitor center anytime today for cleanup supplies, an area assignment, and your free t-shirt (while supplies last). You can go at your own pace, so stop by and...
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Oct 24
9:01am - 11:00am

Herbs and Herb Uses

Arkansas Post Museum, 5530 Hwy. 165 South, Gillett, AR 72055 United States
The settlers of the Arkansas Grand Prairie had many uses for wild and domesticated herbs. Join museum staff in the kitchen garden to learn about garden herbs that grow in the Delta and what uses they had in the households of the southern Grand...
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Oct 24
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 24
10:00am - 10:30am

Arkansas Rocks: How Stone Sharpens Steel

Lake Fort Smith State Park, 15458 Shepherd 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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Oct 24
10:00am - 11:00am

"Historic Townsite Tour" Hike

Davidsonville Historic State Park, 8047 Hwy. 166 South, Pocahontas, AR 72455 United States
Come to Davidsonville Historic State Park to walk the historic townsite with a park interpreter, see the "ghost structures" which provide scale and context for how the town looked when it was here, and hear stories of the people who lived at...
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Oct 24
10:00am - 11:00am

Tunstall Trail Hike

Jacksonport State Park, 111 Avenue St., Newport, AR 72112 United States
Join a park interpreter at the Tunstall trailhead, on the boat launch side, as we “step back in time” along the 1.5-mile trail. Along the way we will learn what made Jacksonport so special, enjoy some scenery along the banks of the White River, and...
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Oct 24
10:00am - 11:00am

Backyard Bass

Cane Creek State Park, 50 State Park Road, Star City, AR 71667 United States
Join a park interpreter for a game of Backyard Bass for beginning anglers of all ages . Learn some basic fishing skills and practice your casting or challenge your family and friends for bragging rights.
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