Alapark Events
Park: Cathedral Caverns
Seeing the Solstice
When: 12/21/2025 at 01:30 PMMeeting Place: Gift Shop Patio
On the shortest day of the year, come learn about the winter solstice!
Park: Cheaha
Learning on the Mountain
When: 12/21/2025 at 12:00 PMMultiple dates and times available.
Meeting Place: Mountain Store
Join us for a swing-by science lesson, game, craft, story, or more! New activities each week!
Park: Cheaha
Ancestral Knowledge: Stone Cooking
When: 12/21/2025 at 11:00 AMMultiple dates and times available.
Meeting Place: Bunker Tower
Have you ever wondered how folks cooked before they had a microwave, stove, or oven?
Fees may apply.
Park: Lakepoint
Art in the Park
When: 12/21/2025 at 10:00 AMMultiple dates and times available.
Meeting Place: Lakepoint State Park Nature Center
Join us for an exciting hour of creativity and fun at our Arts in the Park program, designed especially for little ones.
Park: Lakepoint
Hot Cocoa and Holiday Tales
When: 12/21/2025 at 04:00 PMMultiple dates and times available.
Meeting Place: Lakepoint State Park Lodge
Gather round for cozy stories, warm cocoa and festive fun! Perfect for families looking to make magical holiday memories
Park: Gulf
Pendergrass Trail Holiday Event Sunday December 21
When: 12/21/2025 at 05:00 PMFamily Friend Holiday Trail Event
Park: Bucks Pocket
Crafting with Nature: Christmas
When: 12/21/2025 at 01:00 PMMeeting Place: Sauty Pavilion
Join the Naturalist to get crafty with natural materials in celebration of Christmas! Fees may apply.
Park: Oak Mountain
Winter Solstice Crafting
When: 12/21/2025 at 01:00 PMMultiple dates and times available.
Meeting Place: Oak Mountain Interpretive Center
Winter Solstice
Park: Bucks Pocket
Creekside Birding Walk
When: 12/21/2025 at 10:00 AMMultiple dates and times available.
Meeting Place: ORV Trail West (Old Primitive Road)
Join the Naturalist on a creekside walk to look for birds! Fees may apply.
Park: Joe Wheeler
Let's Go Fishing Sunday- Joe Wheeler State Park
When: 12/21/2025 at 01:00 PMMultiple dates and times available.
Meeting Place: Marina
Let's go Fishing Sunday
Park: Oak Mountain
Winter Solstice Lore
When: 12/21/2025 at 05:00 PMMultiple dates and times available.
Meeting Place: Oak Mountain Interpretive Center
Winter Solstice Lore
Park: Gulf
Reading with Raptors: The Christmas Owl
When: 12/22/2025 at 10:00 AMMultiple dates and times available.
Meeting Place: Gulf State Park Nature Center
Don't miss our fun and interactive story time, Reading with Raptors!
Park: Rickwood Caverns
Winter Wonderland Cheer!
When: 12/22/2025 at 04:00 PMMeeting Place: Nature Center/Santas Workshop
Enjoy hot coco and the cheery atmosphere of the nature center and chat with the park Naturalist too!
Fees may apply.
Park: Gulf
Star of Bethlehem Constellation Special
When: 12/23/2025 at 01:00 PMMultiple dates and times available.
Meeting Place: Gulf State Park Nature Center
Special Christmas Constellation Program:
Star of Bethlehem - Dec. 23 only
Park: Gulf
Native Animal Meet & Greet
When: 12/23/2025 at 10:00 AMMultiple dates and times available.
Meeting Place: Gulf State Park Nature Center
Stop by the Nature Center to meet one of the animals!
