Special Events on Mount Magazine

 

Mt. Magazine Special Event Schedule
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Always bring water and wear comfortable shoes when hiking!

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Petals & Wings

June 18 - 19, 2005

Always bring water and wear comfortable shoes when hiking!

Saturday, June 18

 

8 AM Bird Walk

Meet Don Simons at the Visitor Center, bring binoculars.

1 Hour - Easy

10 AM Signal Hill Hike

Meet at the Signal Hill trailhead for a hike to the highpoint in search of butterflies and wildflowers.

1.5 Hours - Moderate to Strenuous - 1.5 miles

1 PM Bug Bonanza

Meet at the Visitors Center back patio to see several bugs up close and personal, as well as other activities.

30 minutes

2 PM Mt. Magazine Butterflies

Enjoy a colorful introduction to butterflies in the Visitor Center A/V room.

30 minutes

3 PM Garden Tour

Meet Lori Spencer in front of the Visitors Center for a closer look at plants in the VIC garden.

30 minutes - Easy

Sunday, June 19  
10 AM Benefield Nature Walk

Meet at the Benefield Picnic Area for a guided hike through different habitats in search of wildflowers and butterflies.

2 hours - Easy to Moderate - 1.5 miles

1 PM Bug Bonanza

Meet at the Visitors Center back patio to see weveral bugs up close and personal, as well as other activities.

30 minutes.

2 PM Dianas

Meet at the Visitor Center A/V room to learn about our famous butterfly.

30 minutes

3 PM Garden Tour

Meet Lori Spencer in front of the Visitors Center for a closer look at plants in the VIC garden.

30 minutes - Easy

The Diana on Mount Magazine

In the end, we will only conserve what we love . . . 

Natural Beauty abounds on Mount Magazine

. . . we will love only what we understand . . .

Natural beauty abounds on Mount Magazine

. . . and we will understand only
what we are taught.
- Baba Dioum

 

Forth of July Weekend

July 1 - 3, 2005

Always bring water and wear comfortable shoes when hiking!

Friday, July 1

 

8 PM Campground Bears

Meet at the Campground Bathhouse. Learn more about our favorite mammal.

Approximately 1 hour

Saturday, July 2  
10 AM Highpoint Hike

A guided nature walk to the highest point in Arkansas.  Meet at the Highpoint Trailhead.

2 hours - Moderate - 1.5 miles

1 PM Garden Tour

Meet Lori Spencer in front of the Visitors Center for a closer look at plants in the VIC garden.

30 minutes - Easy

2 PM Nature Games

Meet at the Campground Bathhouse for nature games and crafts.

30 minutes

3 PM Bear Encounters

Meet in the Visitor Center to hear bear stories.

45 minutes

4 PM Junior Naturalists

Meet at the Visitor Center for a fun service project to become a Junior Naturalist.

20 minutes

8 PM Camping - 1820 Style

See what real camping was like 185 years ago.  Meet at the Campground Bathhouse.

1 hour

Sunday, July 3  
10 AM Benefield Hike

Meet at the Benefield Picnic Area for a guided hike through different habitats.

1 hours - Easy - 1 mile

2 PM Eras of Change

Join Don Simons in the Visitor Center A/V room for a program about the history of the CCC and WPA on Mt. Magazine.

45 minutes

3 PM Junior Naturalists

Meet at the Visitor Center for a fun service project to become a Junior Naturalist.

20 minutes

8 PM Twilight Walk

Meet at the Campground Bathhouse for an easy walk along Overlook Drive

1 hours - Easy - 1 mile