Alapark Events
Park: Cheaha
Learning by the Lake
When: 06/14/2026 at 12:00 PMMultiple dates and times available.
Meeting Place: Interpretive Center
Join us by the lake for a swing-by science lesson, game, craft, story, or more! A new activity every week!
Fees may apply.
Park: Oak Mountain
Wildlife Encounter
When: 06/14/2026 at 01:00 PMMultiple dates and times available.
Meeting Place: Oak Mountain Interpretive Center
Meet a teacher creature!
Fees may apply.
Park: Joe Wheeler
Wheeler Lake and Forest School 2026
When: 06/18/2026 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: Rickwood Caverns
Rickwood Caverns & Forest School: Glow-in-the-Dark
When: 06/18/2026 at 02:00 PMMeeting Place: Nature Center
Learn about how and why some things glow in the dark in this month's homeschool class!
Fees may apply.
Park: Cheaha
Animal Dads
When: 06/20/2026 at 10:00 AMMeeting Place: Interpretive Center
Happy Father's Day Weekend! Come celebrate and learn about the coolest dads of the creature world!
Fees may apply.
Park: DeSoto
Serious Skills Series: Folded Bark Baskets
When: 06/20/2026 at 09:00 AMStudents will learn how bark is removed from trees, folded, and crafted into usable containers.
Park: Oak Mountain
Summer Nature Scavenger Hunt
When: 06/20/2026 at 08:00 AMMultiple dates and times available.
Meeting Place: Park wide
Summer Nature Scavenger Hunt
Fees may apply.
Park: Rickwood Caverns
Cloud Gazing Social
When: 06/20/2026 at 01:00 PMMeeting Place: Nature Center
Join us under an open sky as we admire the clouds passing by!
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: 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: Cheaha
Learning by the Lake
When: 06/21/2026 at 12:00 PMMultiple dates and times available.
Meeting Place: Interpretive Center
Join us by the lake for a swing-by science lesson, game, craft, story, or more! A new activity every week!
Fees may apply.
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: 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: Oak Mountain
Summer Nature Scavenger Hunt
When: 06/21/2026 at 08:00 AMMultiple dates and times available.
Meeting Place: Park wide
Summer Nature Scavenger Hunt
Fees may apply.
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.
