Calendar of Events

Campfire Gatherings

August 2025

Aug 30
10:00a
End Date

Cowboy Coffee and Dutch Oven Cooking

Copper Breaks State Park
Join a park ranger to learn how homesteaders and cowboys would brew coffee and make breakfast while out on the range. Most importantly, you get to taste the results!
Aug 31
8:00p
End Date

Cowboy Campfire -Stories, Poetry and Songs

Lake Mineral Wells State Park & Trailway
Listening to Cowboy stories and learning about our cowboy heritage can be fun!”

September 2025

Sep 12
6:00p
End Date

Campfire Chat: The Complete History of Inks Lake State Park

Inks Lake State Park
Join Ranger and Park Volunteers to discuss the full history of Inks Lake State Park.
Sep 13
6:00p
End Date

Girl Scouts Love State Parks

Ray Roberts Lake State Park - Johnson Branch Unit
Join us for several nature activities after dark!
Sep 19
7:00p
End Date

Campfire Talk: Migration Nation

Cedar Hill State Park
Join a ranger around the campfire and learn all about animal migration.
Sep 19
7:30p
End Date

Campfire 101

Tyler State Park
Let's gather around a campfire.
Sep 20
6:00p
End Date

Campfire Basics

Inks Lake State Park
Learn the ins and outs of a perfect campfire
Sep 20
7:00p
End Date

Cowboy Campfire - Poetry, Stories and Songs

Lake Mineral Wells State Park & Trailway
“Learning about our cowboy heritage can be fun!”
Sep 26
7:30p
End Date

Moth Madness Campfire Chat

Enchanted Rock State Natural Area
Join Ranger Clair and her trusty bug sheet around the campfire for an exploration on the insect offerings of Erock.
Sep 28
10:00a
End Date

Campfire 101: Making Camping S’more Fun

Lockhart State Park
Join us for a fire-building demonstration!

October 2025

Oct 24
7:30p
End Date

Moth Madness Campfire Chat

Enchanted Rock State Natural Area
Join Ranger Clair and her trusty bug sheet around the campfire for an exploration on the insect offerings of Erock.

November 2025

Nov 28
7:30p
End Date

Moth Madness Campfire Chat

Enchanted Rock State Natural Area
Join Ranger Clair and her trusty bug sheet around the campfire for an exploration on the insect offerings of Erock.

December 2025

Dec 6
7:00p
End Date

Christmas Campfire Story and S'mores

Government Canyon State Natural Area
Bring a blanket and settle in for a festive story read by a ranger, then make s'mores over our campfire.
Dec 31
9:30p
End Date

Black Light Hike & Scavenger Hunt at Midnight!

Fort Parker State Park
Take a New Year’s hike at midnight with a Fort Parker State Park ranger! Visit the 1/2-mile Bur Oak Nature Trail and see what you might with an awesome black light! Continue the New Year's fun with a "Riddle-Me-This" scavenger hunt by moonlight. Can you answer the riddles to ring in the New Year?

December 2026

Dec 31
9:30p
End Date

Black Light Hike & Scavenger Hunt at Midnight!

Fort Parker State Park
Take a New Year’s hike at midnight with a Fort Parker State Park ranger! Visit the 1/2-mile Bur Oak Nature Trail and see what you might with an awesome black light! Continue the New Year's fun with a "Riddle-Me-This" scavenger hunt by moonlight. Can you answer the riddles to ring in the New Year?

December 2027

Dec 31
9:30p
End Date

Black Light Hike & Scavenger Hunt at Midnight!

Fort Parker State Park
Take a New Year’s hike at midnight with a Fort Parker State Park ranger! Visit the 1/2-mile Bur Oak Nature Trail and see what you might with an awesome black light! Continue the New Year's fun with a "Riddle-Me-This" scavenger hunt by moonlight. Can you answer the riddles to ring in the New Year?

December 2028

Dec 31
9:30p
End Date

Black Light Hike & Scavenger Hunt at Midnight!

Fort Parker State Park
Take a New Year’s hike at midnight with a Fort Parker State Park ranger! Visit the 1/2-mile Bur Oak Nature Trail and see what you might with an awesome black light! Continue the New Year's fun with a "Riddle-Me-This" scavenger hunt by moonlight. Can you answer the riddles to ring in the New Year?

December 2029

Dec 31
9:30p
End Date

Black Light Hike & Scavenger Hunt at Midnight!

Fort Parker State Park
Take a New Year’s hike at midnight with a Fort Parker State Park ranger! Visit the 1/2-mile Bur Oak Nature Trail and see what you might with an awesome black light! Continue the New Year's fun with a "Riddle-Me-This" scavenger hunt by moonlight. Can you answer the riddles to ring in the New Year?