Arkansas State Parks Calendar of Events
Are you looking for fun activities during your visit to an Arkansas State Park? Our park interpreters routinely schedule fun, family-friendly programs that are designed to help you have a more meaningful park experience and make memories of a lifetime. We offer more than 50,000 activities each year, including guided hikes, lake tours on park boats, birding adventures, kayak tours, living history demonstrations, nature games, historic site tours, bald eagle watches, spring wildflower walks, campfires, outdoor skills workshops, A.D.E.-accredited teacher professional development, and much more — there’s something going on all the time.
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The dates, details, and admission prices in this calendar of events were submitted to the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism and are accurate to the best of our knowledge. We recommend that you check with local sponsors before making a trip to any event.
Saturday, June 15, 2024 - Tuesday, December 31, 2024
/ 9 a.m. - 10 a.m.
On this guided tour, you will be taken to three historic sites based on the tour’s theme. Various themed tours are available, and the topic will be chosen on a first-come, first-served basis. Tours…
Saturday, June 15, 2024 - Tuesday, December 31, 2024
/ 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
On this guided tour, you will be taken to three historic sites based on the tour’s theme. Various themed tours are available, and the topic will be chosen on a first-come, first-served basis. Tours…
Saturday, June 15, 2024 - Tuesday, December 31, 2024
/ 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
On this guided tour, you will be taken to three historic sites based on the tour’s theme. Various themed tours are available, and the topic will be chosen on a first-come, first-served basis. Tours…
Saturday, June 15, 2024 - Tuesday, December 31, 2024
/ 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
On this guided tour, you will be taken to three historic sites based on the tour’s theme. Various themed tours are available, and the topic will be chosen on a first-come, first-served basis. Tours…
Saturday, June 22, 2024 - Saturday, May 24, 2025
/ 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
The town of Washington was established in 1824 when Arkansas
was still a territory. Located on the Southwest Trail that connected St. Louis
to Texas it witnessed many people of all backgrounds go…
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
/ 9 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
You don't have to be an ornithologist to enjoy the birds at Lake Ouachita State Park! Learn some basics of finding our feathered friends. Bring binoculars and field guides if you have them. This basic…
Heart Healthy
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
/ 10:30 a.m. - 11 a.m.
The “healing” waters of Three Sisters Springs had an impact on many people from the past as they continue to be important to us today. Join a park interpreter for a trip back in time to rediscover the…
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
/ 11:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
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…
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
/ 2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Lake Ouachita's immense size, pristine shoreline, and numerous islands offer breathtaking scenery that is unparalleled in the state. Enjoy a tour with a park interpreter as you explore the wildlife,…
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
/ 10 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Meet a park interpreter in the Diamond Discovery Center to learn the tricks of the trade at this demonstration of diamond searching methods!
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
/ 10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Have you ever felt the fur of a fox? How about a bobcat? Join Park Interpreter Mystina to touch some real furs and discover the furry mammals of Lake Fort Smith State Park.
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
/ 2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Join Park Interpreter Mystina to play a fun game of nature bingo. As we play, we will discover more about the natural things found at Lake Fort Smith State Park.
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
/ 3 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Ladies, are you looking for someone to go hiking with? Join the Pinnacle Mountain Wild Women and a park interpreter for a hike on one of the Pinnacle Mountain State Park's gorgeous trails or a…
Heart Healthy
Thursday, October 31, 2024
/ 8:30 a.m. - 9 a.m.
Join a park interpreter in the Diamond Discovery Center, lower level 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…
Heart Healthy
Thursday, October 31, 2024
/ 10 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Meet a park interpreter in the Diamond Discovery Center to learn the tricks of the trade at this demonstration of diamond searching methods!
Thursday, October 31, 2024
/ 11 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Put on your detective caps and figure out what the animals have been up to in Lake Ouachita State Park. Animal signs can be found all around us here in the park, and they tell us the stories of the…
Thursday, October 31, 2024
/ 2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Lake Ouachita's immense size, pristine shoreline, and numerous islands offer breathtaking scenery that is unparalleled in the state. Enjoy a tour with a park interpreter as you explore the wildlife,…
Thursday, October 31, 2024
/ 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
The families who settled here long before the Civil War share many of the same values and traditions we hold today. Explore the similarities and differences between our ways of life…
Thursday, October 31, 2024
/ 3 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Lives were forever changed here on December 7, 1862. Join us for a 1-mile walk along the ridgeline where the heaviest fighting occurred during the Civil War Battle of Prairie Grove. Meet…
Heart Healthy
Thursday, October 31, 2024
/ 5 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.
Join
us and the community by the Borden Orchard for a night of candy and fun.