VILLAGE CREEK — Village Creek State Park is planning another full weekend of outdoor activities.
Things will begin with a Picture Perfect program at 11 a.m. Friday, starting outside the visitor center. Bring a camera or a phone with a camera, insect repellent and water. A Shaped By Water: Watercolor Painting program will follow at 2 p.m., also starting outside the visitor center. All materials will be provided.
Saturday kicks off with an Echoing Footsteps Hike at 8:30 a.m., starting from the Lake Austell boat ramp parking lot. It is a 1.5-mile moderate hike. Wear hiking shoes and bring plenty of water. An Outdoor Skills: Knot Tying workshop will follow at 11 a.m., starting outside the visitor center. The day concludes with a Trash to Treasure: Recycled Bracelet Workshop at 2 p.m. in the visitor center meeting room. The activity will show how to transform paper scraps into wearable jewelry using handcrafted paper beads.
Sunday will begin with a Big Ben Trail Guided Hike at 9 a.m., starting outside the visitor center. It is a half-mile moderate hike. Wear sturdy shoes, insect repellent and bring drinking water. That will be followed by an Old As a Tree program at 11 a.m. at the amphitheater. The weekend will wrap up with The Hidden Hunt at 2 p.m. at the Lake Austell playground area.
Village Creek State Park is located six miles south of Wynne on Arkansas Highway 284. For more information, visit www.arkansasstateparks.com/parks/village-creek-state-park or call 870-238-9406.
