Alapark Events
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
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: 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
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!
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: DeSoto
Wings on the Wind: Monarch Migration East and West
When: 06/26/2026 at 08:00 PMLearn how Monarchs grow, how they travel so far, and where they go to survive the winter.
Park: Bucks Pocket
Junior Ranger 101
When: 06/26/2026 at 05:30 PMMultiple dates and times available.
Meeting Place: Sauty Pavilion
Join the Naturalist to learn what it takes to become an Alabama State Parks Junior Ranger!
Park: Wind Creek
Nature Trivia Night!
When: 06/26/2026 at 05:00 PMMultiple dates and times available.
Meeting Place: Clubhouse
Do you know a lot about nature? Show us what you got!
Fees may apply.
Park: Joe Wheeler
Let's Go Fishing - Joe Wheeler State Park
When: 06/26/2026 at 09:00 AMMultiple dates and times available.
Meeting Place: Marina
Let's go Fishing
Park: Blue Springs
Fairy Houses
When: 06/27/2026 at 02:00 PMMultiple dates and times available.
Meeting Place: Pavilion 3
Unleash your creativity and come build natural fairy houses!
Fees may apply.
Park: Lakepoint
Paint and Sip
When: 06/27/2026 at 05:00 PMMultiple dates and times available.
Meeting Place: Lakepoint State Park Lodge
Join us for a paint and sip at Lakepoint State Park, where you can grab a drink and get creative.