Alapark Events
Park: Gulf
Constellations
When: 06/30/2026 at 01:00 PMMultiple dates and times available.
Meeting Place: Gulf State Park Nature Center
Find your way through the night sky by learning how to locate constellations!
Park: Gulf
Snake Encounters
When: 06/30/2026 at 10:00 AMMultiple dates and times available.
Meeting Place: Gulf State Park Nature Center
Visit the Nature Center to learn all about our native snakes!
Park: Gulf
Seine Net Experience
When: 07/01/2026 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: Gulf
Raptor Recess
When: 07/01/2026 at 02:00 PMMultiple dates and times available.
Meeting Place: Gulf State Park Nature Center
Come meet some of our raptor animal ambassadors!
Park: Monte Sano
Windows to Nature: Fairy Houses and the Art of Noticing
When: 07/01/2026 at 01:00 PMMeeting Place: Monte Sano Amphitheater
“Build them and the fairies will come… but first, we must learn to see as they do.”
Park: Oak Mountain
Turtle Thursdays
When: 07/02/2026 at 02:00 PMMultiple dates and times available.
Meeting Place: Oak Mountain Interpretive Center
MEET SOME TOTALLY AWESOME TURTLES!
Fees may apply.
Park: Gulf
Little Park Pals: Tortoise Trackers
When: 07/02/2026 at 02:00 PMMeeting Place: Gulf State Park Nature Center
Grab your smallest nature lover and step into the shoes of a naturalist who tracks tortoises in Gulf State Park!
Park: Chewacla
Firefly Fiesta
When: 07/03/2026 at 08:00 PMMultiple dates and times available.
Join us at Chewacla to learn more about our fireflies and watch them glow in the dark!
Fees may apply.
Park: DeSoto
DeSoto State Park's Annual Independence Day Events
When: 07/03/2026 at 06:30 PMParticipate in the flag making contest & eat ice cream at the annual ice cream social
Park: Lake Guntersville
Junior Ranger 101
When: 07/03/2026 at 05:30 PMMultiple dates and times available.
Meeting Place: Outdoor Classroom
Join the Naturalist to learn what it takes to become an Alabama State Parks Junior Ranger! Fees may apply.
Park: Gulf
Little Park Pals: SHARKS!
When: 07/03/2026 at 02:00 PMMeeting Place: Gulf State Park Nature Center
Grab your young water lover and come learn about the world of Sharks!
Park: Monte Sano
Botany with Bartram: Junior Ranger Edition
When: 07/03/2026 at 03:00 PMMultiple dates and times available.
Meeting Place: Meet at Amphitheater
Calling All Junior Rangers!
Park: Gulf
Guided Pier Walk
When: 07/03/2026 at 09:00 AMMultiple dates and times available.
Meeting Place: Gulf State Park Saltwater Pier
Join our Naturalists as they guide you on an exclusive tour of the Pier!
Park: Joe Wheeler
Let's Go Fishing - Joe Wheeler State Park
When: 07/03/2026 at 10:00 AMMultiple dates and times available.
Meeting Place: Marina
Let's go Fishing
Park: Monte Sano
Silent Fireworks: Guided Glow Night Hike
When: 07/03/2026 at 08:00 PMMultiple dates and times available.
Meeting Place: Meet at Main Hikers Parking Lot
Glow sticks and UV lights for each group!
