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 27
1:00pm - 2:00pm

In-Seine Adventure

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Lake Dardanelle State Park, 100 State Park Drive, Russellville, AR 72802 United States
The Arkansas River creates many opportunities for enjoyment as it journeys through Lake Dardanelle. What lives in the lake besides fish and turtles? We will meet at the kayak beach and seine for macro-invertebrates and see who is living in the lake...
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Oct 27
1:30pm - 1:45pm

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 27
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Legacy of the WPA

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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 27
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 28
8:00am - 8:30am

Wellness Wednesday Hike: Delta Heritage Trail Elaine Trailhead

Hikes
Delta Heritage Trail State Park, 5539 Hwy 49, Helena-West Helena, AR 72390 United States
Traversing through the community of Elaine, Delta Heritage Trail is an ideal place to get moving in the great outdoors. Meet and join a park interpreter for a leisurely paced hike on an easy gravel surface trail lasting 30 minutes. Along the way, we...
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Oct 28
9:00am - 9:30am

Wellness Wednesday Hike at Delta Heritage Trail Arkansas City

Hikes
Delta Heritage Trail State Park, 5539 Hwy 49, Helena-West Helena, AR 72390 United States
Delta Heritage Trail is an easy place to get moving and enjoy the outdoors with others. Meet at the Arkansas City Trailhead Office before heading out with a park interpreter for a relaxed 30‑minute walk along an easy, paved 1‑mile stretch of trail...
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Oct 28
9:00am - 9:45am

Benefield West Trek

Hikes
Mount Magazine State Park, 16878 AR-309, Paris, AR 72855 United States
With a park interpreter as your guide, trek along this beautiful, wooded trail that reveals some Arkansas’ best scenery and Mount Magazine State Park’s unique story. Seasonally appropriate attire, drinking water, sturdy hiking shoes, insect repellent...
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Oct 28
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 28
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 28
1:00pm - 1:45pm

Finding Footprints Bingo

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Mount Magazine State Park, 16878 AR-309, Paris, AR 72855 United States
Ever wonder who’s wandering through the woods when you’re not looking? Join a park interpreter to learn about Mount Magazine State Park’s wildlife by identifying their tracks and uncovering their hidden stories through a game of bingo. Become a...
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Oct 28
2:00pm - 2:45pm

Life in a Covered Wagon

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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 28
3:00pm - 3:30pm

Wellness Wednesday Walk

Hikes
Delta Heritage Trail State Park, 5539 Hwy 49, Helena-West Helena, AR 72390 United States
Delta Heritage Trail is an ideal place for joining others to experience the outdoors and getting some exercise. The trail is soon to be a full 85 miles in length but you can enjoy it by walking or cycling in segments. At this fun community engagement...
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Oct 28
3:00pm - 4:30pm

"Hidden In Plain Sight" Hike

Hikes
Mount Magazine State Park, 16878 AR-309, Paris, AR 72855 United States
Every trail tells a story, but it is not always obvious. On this guided hike of Signal Hill Loop, we’ll search for hidden clues in the natural and cultural landmarks – and connect with the land along the way. Seasonally appropriate attire, drinking...
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Oct 29

Guided Cavern Tours

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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 29
9:00am - 9:30am

B.A.R.K. Ranger Hike in Campground

Hikes
Devil's Den State Park, 11333 West Arkansas Hwy. 74, West Fork, AR 72774 United States
Calling all dog parents; join a park interpreter in learning what it takes to be a B.A.R.K Ranger on this guided 1-mile hike. Then stick around to get your fur-baby certified as a Devil's Den State Park B.A.R.K Ranger. Please bring leashes, water...
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