HOBBS STATE PARK NEWS
Day camp offered
Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area’s Outdoor Adventure Camp is a new day camp designed for 13to 15-year-olds to explore the Park on land and in water for three action-packed days. Campers will learn to kayak and snorkel on Beaver Lake.
Outdoor Adventure Day campers will have unique hands-on learning experiences like re-living the history of the Park through Dutch oven cooking and using a two-man cross cut saw. Campers will also learn how to discover and identify some of the natural resources found along the park’s trails.
Where: Pick-up and drop-off at the visitor center located on Ark. Hwy. 12 just east of the Ark. Hwy. 12/War Eagle Road intersection
When: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. July 11 - July 13
Cost: $50 each
For information and to register, call 479-789-5000.
Hobbs State Park offers Introduction to Backpacking Clinic
Have you ever had the urge to visit places that not everyone is able to experience? Backpacking offers the opportunity for new adventure into to the great outdoors. Hobbs State Park is prepared to help the beginning backpacker get started through our Introduction to Backpacking Clinic.
This hands-on, overnight trip is designed for people with little or no backpacking experience to try out backpacking and learn some tricks so that they have a positive experience on the trail. The clinic is led by a Park interpreter and experienced backpacker along the 8.5-mile long Pigeon Roost Trail. Participants will be able to try out their own equipment in a safe environment with expert guidance. Topics covered during the clinic include: packing, cooking, safety, leave no trace, and navigation.
If you are ready for a new kind of adventure, then contact Hobbs State Park to register. You will need to bring your own food, water, and equipment to camp overnight. Are you ready to answer the call of the wild?
When: 2 p.m. Saturday, June 9, through noon Sunday, June 10
Where: Pigeon Roost Trail Head located 6/10 miles east of the Hobbs State Park visitor center.
Ages: 8 years and older. All minors must be accompanied by an adult. Cost: $10/person
For information and to register, call: 479-789-5000
No pets, alcohol or weapons.
To learn more about upcoming Friends of Hobbs speakers and other park programs, go to: friendsofhobbs.com and ArkansasStateParks.com/ hobbs state park conservation area.