Alapark Events
Park: Rickwood Caverns
Turtle Time & Junior Rangers
When: 05/23/2026 at 01:00 PMMeeting Place: Nature Center
Learn about turtles and our Junior Ranger Program!
Park: Gulf
Turtles of the Gulf Coast
When: 05/23/2026 at 01:00 PMMultiple dates and times available.
Meeting Place: Gulf State Park Nature Center
Celebrate World Turtle Day by joining us to learn about the wide variety of turtles found along the Gulf Coast!
Park: Lakepoint
Plant Hike and Press
When: 05/23/2026 at 02:00 PMMultiple dates and times available.
Meeting Place: Lakepoint State Park Nature Center
Enjoy a relaxed nature hike, gather beautiful leaves, and create your own pressed-leaf journal to take home.
Park: Cheaha
Jr. Ranger Guided Program: Crazy Cheaha Constructors
When: 05/23/2026 at 11:00 AMMeeting Place: Bunker Tower
Calling all Junior Rangers! Come nature build with us!
Fees may apply.
Park: Lake Guntersville
Saturday Cast & Catch
When: 05/23/2026 at 09:00 AMMultiple dates and times available.
Meeting Place: T-Pier (34.40281N, 86.20611W)
Grab your fishing pole and join the Naturalist for a morning of fishing! Fees may apply.
Park: Oak Mountain
Alabama Lore: Legends & Mysterious Tales
When: 05/23/2026 at 01:00 PMMultiple dates and times available.
Meeting Place: Oak Mountain Interpretive Center
Alabama Lore and Legends!
Fees may apply.
Park: DeSoto
Windows to Nature: Fairy Houses & the Art of Noticing
When: 05/23/2026 at 01:00 PMJoin Renee S. Raney for a workshop filled with fairy stories and “leave in the woods” natural fairy house building.
Park: DeSoto
Campfire Talk: Park After Dark Trivia
When: 05/23/2026 at 08:00 PMDive into the mysteries of the DeSoto State Park after dark with a trivia game!
Park: DeSoto
Daybreak Flatwater Paddle Trip
When: 05/23/2026 at 07:00 AMMultiple dates and times available.
Enjoy the peace and quiet of nature as we paddle upstream on the ‘coke bottle clear’ waters
Fees may apply.
Park: Wind Creek
Wind Creek Nature Lab: Clever Critters!
When: 05/23/2026 at 02:00 PMMultiple dates and times available.
Meeting Place: Clubhouse
Come learn about cool animal adaptations!
Fees may apply.
Park: Joe Wheeler
The Journey at Joe Wheeler State Park
When: 05/23/2026 at 09:00 AMMultiple dates and times available.
Meeting Place: Lodge Lobby
The Journey at Joe Wheeler State Park
Park: Wind Creek
Weekly Birdwatching Adventure
When: 05/23/2026 at 08:00 AMMultiple dates and times available.
Meeting Place: Clubhouse
Join our park naturalist at the Clubhouse and set off on a birding adventure!
Fees may apply.
Park: Chewacla
Nature Journaling Club
When: 05/23/2026 at 10:00 AMMultiple dates and times available.
Meeting Place: Nature Center
Join us every month to enjoy nature out at Chewacla with a group of like-minded creatives!
Fees may apply.
Park: Lakepoint
Weekly Hike
When: 05/23/2026 at 11:00 AMMultiple dates and times available.
Meeting Place: Lakepoint State Park Nature Center
Explore nature, stay active, and meet new friends on our weekly guided hike—great for all fitness levels!
Park: Cheaha
Painting in Plein Air
When: 05/23/2026 at 02:00 PMMultiple dates and times available.
Meeting Place: Cheaha Lake
What is Plein Air painting? It just means we're painting outside!
Fees may apply.
