Alapark Events
Park: Joe Wheeler
Scavenger Hunt- Joe Wheeler State Park
When: 06/21/2026 at 09:00 AMMultiple dates and times available.
Meeting Place: lodge lobby
Scavenger Hunt- Joe Wheeler State Park
Park: Wind Creek
Painting in the Park: Sunrise over Lake Martin
When: 06/21/2026 at 06:30 AMMultiple dates and times available.
Meeting Place: Historic Silo
Join our park naturalist and make your own painting of a Lake Martin sunrise!
Fees may apply.
Park: Gulf
Fathers Day Craft - Building a Birdhouse
When: 06/21/2026 at 10:00 AMMeeting Place: Gulf State Park Nature Center
Celebrate Father’s Day with a fun, hands-on activity—building a birdhouse!
Park: Joe Wheeler
Junior Ranger Journey: Fishing at Joe Wheeler State Park
When: 06/21/2026 at 01:00 PMMeeting Place: Marina Pavilion
Junior Ranger Journey: Fishing at Joe Wheeler State Park
Park: Cathedral Caverns
Fantastic Fathers
When: 06/21/2026 at 10:15 AMMeeting Place: Gift Shop Patio
Celebrate Father's Day by discovering some of earth's most amazing animal dads!
Park: Cathedral Caverns
Seeing the Solstice
When: 06/21/2026 at 02:15 PMMeeting Place: Gift Shop Patio
Uncover some of the science and folklore behind the summer solstice!
Park: Gulf
Guided Beach Walk - Beach Pavilion
When: 06/22/2026 at 09:00 AMMultiple dates and times available.
Meeting Place: Gulf State Park Beach Pavilion
Meet our Naturalist at the Gulf State Park Beach Pavilion for a guided Beach Walk!
Park: Gulf
Junior Rangers - Wetlands
When: 06/23/2026 at 10:00 AMMeeting Place: Gulf State Park Nature Center
Join our naturalist to learn all about wetlands, their importance, and what lives there!
Fees may apply.
Park: Gulf
Our Marvelous Moon
When: 06/23/2026 at 01:00 PMMultiple dates and times available.
Meeting Place: Gulf State Park Nature Center
Join our local astronomer as he shares this educational program that explores the mysteries of our Moon.
Park: Gulf
Native Animal Meet & Greet
When: 06/24/2026 at 02:00 PMMultiple dates and times available.
Meeting Place: Gulf State Park Nature Center
Stop by the Nature Center to meet one of the animals!
Park: Gulf
Seine Net Experience
When: 06/24/2026 at 09:00 AMMultiple dates and times available.
Meeting Place: Lake Shelby Picnic Pavilion
Learn how to use a seine net in our brackish water lakes, you never know what we might discover!
Park: Oak Mountain
Turtle Thursdays
When: 06/25/2026 at 02:00 PMMultiple dates and times available.
Meeting Place: Oak Mountain Interpretive Center
MEET SOME TOTALLY AWESOME TURTLES!
Fees may apply.
Park: Cathedral Caverns
Caverns & Forest School: Glow-in-the-Dark 6/25/26
When: 06/25/2026 at 02:00 PMMeeting Place: Gift Shop Patio
Learn about how and why some things glow in the dark in this month's homeschool class!
Fees may apply.
Park: Joe Wheeler
Wheeler Lake and Forest School 2026
When: 06/25/2026 at 10:00 AMMultiple dates and times available.
Meeting Place: Day Use Area
Join Park Naturalist, Jennings Earnest, for this week's Wheeler Lake & Forest School
Park: Gulf
History of Gulf Pirates
When: 06/25/2026 at 11:00 AMMultiple dates and times available.
Meeting Place: Gulf State Park Nature Center
Come to the Nature Center to hear exciting tales of the local pirates who traversed the Gulf!
