Alapark Events

Desoto State Park

Think Like a Naturalist-iNaturalist Walk
Desoto State Park
July 19, 2024 - 10:00 am until July 19, 2024 - 12:00 pm
Campfire Talk: Alabama Paleontology
Desoto State Park
July 19, 2024 - 8:00 pm until July 19, 2024 - 9:00 pm
CCC History Hike: Trail Shelter along Little River
Desoto State Park
July 20, 2024 - 12:00 pm until July 20, 2024 - 2:30 pm
Insect Pinning Workshop
Desoto State Park
July 20, 2024 - 1:30 pm until July 20, 2024 - 3:30 pm
Third Saturday Sunset Cruise-In
Desoto State Park
July 20, 2024 - 5:00 pm until July 20, 2024 - 9:00 pm
Meandering Moonlight Guided Paddle
Desoto State Park
July 20, 2024 - 7:00 pm until July 20, 2024 - 10:00 pm
Park After Dark-Night Walk
Desoto State Park
July 20, 2024 - 9:00 pm until July 20, 2024 - 10:00 pm
Forest Tales Outdoor Storytime Hike
Desoto State Park
July 24, 2024 - 10:00 am until July 24, 2024 - 11:00 am
Environmental Education Excursions: Fossils & Geology of Lookout Mtn.
Desoto State Park
July 24, 2024 - 11:00 am until July 24, 2024 - 12:00 pm
Hike with a Naturalist Series
Desoto State Park
July 25, 2024 - 10:30 am until July 25, 2024 - 12:30 pm
Windows to Nature: Fairy Houses
Desoto State Park
July 26, 2024 - 10:00 am until July 26, 2024 - 12:00 pm
Plant Discovery Walk-July Blooms
Desoto State Park
July 26, 2024 - 4:00 pm until July 26, 2024 - 6:00 pm
Winged Wonders: Moths
Desoto State Park
July 26, 2024 - 8:00 pm until July 26, 2024 - 10:00 pm
Sensory Hike For Kids
Desoto State Park
July 26, 2024 - 10:30 pm until July 26, 2024 - 11:30 am
‘Creek Kids’ Watershed Workshop
Desoto State Park
July 27, 2024 - 10:00 am until July 27, 2024 - 3:00 pm
Alabama Paleontology
Desoto State Park
July 27, 2024 - 10:30 am until July 27, 2024 - 11:30 pm
Winged Wonders: Moths
Desoto State Park
July 27, 2024 - 8:00 pm until July 27, 2024 - 10:00 pm
Cherokee Ways of Knowing Ancestral Walk
Desoto State Park
July 28, 2024 - 2:00 pm until July 28, 2024 - 4:00 pm
Birding 101 Hike
Desoto State Park
August 3, 2024 - 6:30 am until August 3, 2024 - 7:30 am
Beginner 101 Hike: Guide for Newbies
Desoto State Park
August 3, 2024 - 4:00 pm until August 3, 2024 - 6:00 pm
Forest Tales Outdoor Storytime Hike
Desoto State Park
August 7, 2024 - 10:00 am until August 7, 2024 - 11:00 am
Nature Journey Journal Hike
Desoto State Park
August 7, 2024 - 11:00 am until August 7, 2024 - 2:00 pm
Cherokees: The Way We Were
Desoto State Park
August 9, 2024 - 8:00 pm until August 9, 2024 - 9:00 pm
Junior Ranger Adventure Series: Tree Discovery
Desoto State Park
August 10, 2024 - 11:00 am until August 10, 2024 - 2:00 pm
Enjoy the Moment: Hike & Hammock
Desoto State Park
August 10, 2024 - 2:00 pm until August 10, 2024 - 4:00 pm
Sunset Simmer-Down Paddle Trip
Desoto State Park
August 10, 2024 - 4:00 pm until August 10, 2024 - 8:00 pm
MUSIC FOR THE PEOPLE: Henri’s Notions
Desoto State Park
August 10, 2024 - 6:00 pm until August 10, 2024 - 9:00 pm
Third Saturday Sunset Cruise-In
Desoto State Park
August 17, 2024 - 5:00 pm until August 17, 2024 - 9:00 pm
Park After Dark-Night Walk
Desoto State Park
August 17, 2024 - 9:00 pm until August 17, 2024 - 10:00 pm
Meandering Moonlight Guided Paddle
Desoto State Park
August 20, 2024 - 7:00 pm until August 20, 2024 - 10:00 pm
Forest Tales Outdoor Storytime Hike
Desoto State Park
August 21, 2024 - 10:00 am until August 21, 2024 - 11:00 am
Cherokee Ways of Knowing Ancestral Walk
Desoto State Park
August 30, 2024 - 2:00 pm until August 30, 2024 - 4:00 pm
Poisonous & Venomous Organisms
Desoto State Park
August 30, 2024 - 8:00 pm until August 30, 2024 - 9:00 pm
Follow Your Art!
Desoto State Park
August 31, 2024 - 10:00 am until August 31, 2024 - 3:00 pm
Environmental Education Excursions: (Animal Clues)
Desoto State Park
August 31, 2024 - 11:00 am until August 31, 2024 - 2:00 pm
From Egg to Frog, What a Leap!
Desoto State Park
August 31, 2024 - 8:00 pm until August 31, 2024 - 9:00 pm
Campfire Talk: Gardening for Wildlife
Desoto State Park
September 6, 2024 - 8:00 pm until September 6, 2024 - 9:00 pm
Sandstone Glade Hike
Desoto State Park
September 7, 2024 - 10:00 am until September 7, 2024 - 12:30 pm
Fierce Flyers: The World of Loggerhead Shrikes
Desoto State Park
September 7, 2024 - 8:00 pm until September 7, 2024 - 9:00 pm
Enjoy the Moment: Hike & Hammock
Desoto State Park
September 9, 2024 - 2:00 pm until September 9, 2024 - 4:00 pm
Environmental Education Excursions: Nature as Art (land art, & natural pigment painting)
Desoto State Park
September 11, 2024 - 12:30 am until September 11, 2024 - 2:30 pm
Forest Tales Outdoor Storytime Hike
Desoto State Park
September 11, 2024 - 10:00 am until September 11, 2024 - 11:00 am
Cherokee Ways of Knowing Ancestral Walk
Desoto State Park
September 11, 2024 - 3:00 pm until September 18, 2024 - 4:00 pm
Girl Scouts Love State Parks Weekend
Desoto State Park
September 13, 2024 - 8:00 am until September 15, 2024 - 5:00 pm
Campfire Talk: Plants & Natural History
Desoto State Park
September 13, 2024 - 7:00 pm until September 13, 2024 - 8:00 pm
Outdoor Observations Hike
Desoto State Park
September 14, 2024 - 10:00 am until September 14, 2024 - 12:30 pm
Junior Ranger Adventure Series: Carnivorous Plants
Desoto State Park
September 14, 2024 - 2:00 pm until September 14, 2024 - 4:00 pm
Natural History of the Appalachian Fiddle
Desoto State Park
September 14, 2024 - 7:00 pm until September 14, 2024 - 8:00 pm
Meandering Moonlight Guided Paddle
Desoto State Park
September 18, 2024 - 7:00 pm until September 18, 2024 - 10:00 pm
Boom Days Heritage Celebration
Desoto State Park
September 20, 2024 - 5:00 pm until September 21, 2024 - 10:00 pm
Falconry in Alabama
Desoto State Park
September 21, 2024 - 7:00 pm until September 21, 2024 - 8:00 pm
Forest Tales Outdoor Storytime Hike
Desoto State Park
September 25, 2024 - 10:00 am until September 25, 2024 - 11:00 am
Nature Journey Journal Hike
Desoto State Park
September 26, 2024 - 11:00 am until September 26, 2024 - 2:00 pm
Plant Discovery Hike-Fall Blooms
Desoto State Park
September 27, 2024 - 4:00 pm until September 27, 2024 - 6:00 pm
National Public Lands Day: DeSoto Scout Trail 
Desoto State Park
September 28, 2024 - 10:00 am until September 28, 2024 - 4:00 pm
Campfire Talk: Cherokee Trail of Tears
Desoto State Park
October 4, 2024 - 7:00 pm until October 4, 2024 - 8:00 pm
History Hike: The CCC Quarry
Desoto State Park
October 5, 2024 - 1:00 pm until October 5, 2024 - 3:00 pm
Dutch Oven Campfire Cooking Demo
Desoto State Park
October 5, 2024 - 4:00 pm until October 5, 2024 - 6:00 pm
Campfire Talk: History of Moonshine
Desoto State Park
October 5, 2024 - 7:00 pm until October 5, 2024 - 8:00 pm
Campfire Talk: Hernando DeSoto
Desoto State Park
October 11, 2024 - 7:00 pm until October 11, 2024 - 8:00 pm
Canyon Half Marathon
Desoto State Park
October 12, 2024 - 8:00 am until October 12, 2024 - 12:00 pm
Trail Trekker: Gilliam Loop Trail
Desoto State Park
October 12, 2024 - 1:00 pm until October 12, 2024 - 5:00 pm
Discover Archeology: Bain’s Gap Native American Village Site
Desoto State Park
October 12, 2024 - 7:00 pm until October 12, 2024 - 8:00 pm
Campfire Talk: Backyard Habitat for Wildlife
Desoto State Park
October 18, 2024 - 7:00 pm until October 18, 2024 - 8:00 pm
Third Saturday Sunset Cruise-In
Desoto State Park
October 19, 2024 - 5:00 pm until October 19, 2024 - 9:00 pm
Campfire Talk: Golden Eagles
Desoto State Park
October 19, 2024 - 7:00 pm until October 19, 2024 - 8:00 pm
Spookapalooza Pumpkin Carving Contest
Desoto State Park
October 21, 2024 - 8:00 am until October 27, 2024 - 12:00 pm
Spookapalooza Spooktacular Campsite Contest
Desoto State Park
October 24, 2024 - 8:00 am until October 27, 2024 - 9:00 pm
BATS ALIVE!
Desoto State Park
October 26, 2024 - 10:00 am until October 26, 2024 - 11:00 pm
CanyonFest
Desoto State Park
November 2, 2024 - 10:00 am until November 2, 2024 - 3:00 pm
Outdoor Observations Hike
Desoto State Park
November 2, 2024 - 11:00 am until November 2, 2024 - 2:00 pm
Creative Spirit Market
Desoto State Park
November 9, 2024 - 10:00 am until November 10, 2024 - 3:00 pm
Discovery Hike: Unveiling the Geological Wonders
Desoto State Park
November 23, 2024 - 10:00 am until November 23, 2024 - 1:00 pm
CCC History Hike: Morris Branch Bridge
Desoto State Park
December 7, 2024 - 10:00 am until December 7, 2024 - 12:30 pm
Adventure Hike-DeSoto Falls Basin
Desoto State Park
December 14, 2024 - 10:00 am until December 14, 2024 - 12:30 pm
Annual Independence Day events atop Lookout Mountain
Desoto State Park
July 4, 2025 - 6:30 pm until July 5, 2025 - 5:00 pm

Gulf State Park

Guided Hike on Gulf Oak Ridge
Gulf State Park
June 7, 2024 - 9:00 am until August 2, 2024 - 10:30 am

Oak Mountain State Park

STOMP Muni Fest 2024
Oak Mountain State Park
October 17, 2024 - 12:00 pm until October 20, 2024 - 3:00 pm