STEAM Nature Activities for Kids

• Plant Exploration by Growing Wheatgrass on Water Beads || Left Brain Craft Brain
• Tree Rings and Dendochronology Science Project for Kids || Edventures with Kids
• Nature Raft Craft || Figment Creative Labs
• Fractals in Nature: A Mathematical Suncatcher || Share It! Science
• Animals in Winter Craft || The Natural Homeschool
• 8 Rain Science Activities for Kids || iGameMom
• Making Recycled Paper with Nature Accents || Gift of Curiosity
• Sky Science – Why Does the Sky Change Colors? || STEAM Powered Family
• One Square Foot Backyard STEM Project || Little Bins for Little Hands
• Rock Balancing Stone Stacking Art || Rhythms of Play
• Find North Using the Sun || True Aim Education
• Build a Stone Maze || Pink Stripey Socks
• Growing Your Own Mushrooms || Teach Beside Me
• Watercolor Houses || Left Brain Craft Brain
• DIY Gliding Foam Airplanes || Adventure in a Box
• Valentine Volcano Printable Cards || Edventures with Kids
• Hands-On Coding Games for Preschoolers || Preschool STEAM
• Algorithm Coding Game || Little Bins for Little Hands
• Fox and Goose Game || What Do We Do All Day?
• 5 Crucial Coding Skills You Can Teach Kids at Home || iGameMom
• Advanced Patterns Worksheets || Gift of Curiosity
• Coding Puzzle Crackers – ASCII Binary Code Puzzle Game || STEAM Powered Family
• Valentine Pattern Block Challenge Cards || You Clever Monkey
• Animals in Winter: Migration, Hibernation & Adaptation in Spanish || The Natural Homeschool
• Speed Racer STEM Activity || Living Life and Learning
• Lock and Key Addition Puzzles for Kids || Teach Beside Me
• Unicorn Magic: A Screen-free Coding Game || Preschool Powol Packets
• Constellation Sun Prints (inspired by There’s No Place Like Space) || Figment Creative Labs
• Simple Braille Slate and Stylus (inspired by Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille) || Pink Stripey Socks
• STEAM / STEM Challenge (Inspired by Giraffes Can’t Dance) || Preschool Powol Packets
• Fantasy Structures (Inspired by Iggy Peck, Architect) || Flash Bugs Studio
• Fun with Color Mixing (Inspired by Mix It Up) || Gift of 
• Plant Exploration by Growing Wheatgrass on Water Beads || Brain Craft Brain
• Tree Rings and Dendochronology Science Project for Kids || Edventures with Kids
• Nature Raft Craft || Figment Creative Labs
• Fractals in Nature: A Mathematical Suncatcher || Share It! Science
• Animals in Winter Craft || The Natural Homeschool
• 8 Rain Science Activities for Kids || iGameMom
• Making Recycled Paper with Nature Accents || Gift of Curiosity
• Sky Science – Why Does the Sky Change Colors? || STEAM Powered Family
• One Square Foot Backyard STEM Project || Little Bins for Little Hands
• Find North Using the Sun || True Aim Education
• Build a Stone Maze || Pink Stripey Socks
• Growing Mushrooms with Kids || Teach Beside Me

Ozark-St. Francis National Forests - Spring Lake Recreation Area

Ozark-St. Francis National Forests - Spring Lake Recreation Area

Spring Lake Recreation Area

Area Status: Open

The Magazine Ranger District is located in the Arkansas River Valley on the western edge of the Ozark National Forest. This area is known for its beautiful, natural scenery, sandstone bluffs, flowing steams, lakes and pristine landscapes. Open from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend, 82-acre Spring Lake is a favorite area for water sports such as swimming and fishing. Camping and picnicking are also popular pastimes. The beautiful hardwood forest surrounding the lake provides the backdrop for wildflowers that bloom year-round. 13 family campsite units. 19 family picnic units. Pavilions. Swimming Beach. Camping trailers are allowed, but no special facilities are available. All campsites have a picnic table, tent pad, fire ring, and lantern pole. Areas of interest include Cove Lake, Mt. Magazine State Park, Mt. Nebo State Park, Sorghum Hollow Horse Camp, Mt. Magazine Scenic Byway, Huckleberry Horse Trail, and Petit Jean River. Medical services and camping supplies are available sixteen miles away in Dardanelle.

The campground and lake is open for the season; the bathhouse is open and water is available. No reservations. Sites available on a first-come/first-based only. The Spring Lake Dam pedestrian walkway is closed to pedestrian traffic for safety reasons until repairs can be made. The dam itself is not affected. Recreation Are open from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Contact the Mt. Magazine Ranger District at 479-963-3076 for more information
Reservations:	All campsites are available on a first-come, first-served basis. No reservations.
Fees:	No electric or water hookups available. Campground - $15/site/day. Day Use - $4/vehicle/day. Day Use Boat Ramp- $4.00/day (Boat ramp free on west side of lake).Two pavilions available for rent. Contact the ranger district at 479-963-3076. Current forest recreation fees and schedule
Restrictions:	Boating- "no wake" restrictions at all times.
Closest Towns:	Dardanelle, Belleville
Water:	drinking
Restroom:	Flush central restrooms
Operated By:	Mount Magazine Ranger District (479)963-3076

General Information

Directions: Take Arkansas 27 (paved) southwest from Dardanelle for 9 miles, then right (west) on Arkansas 307 (paved) 3 miles to Forest Service Road 1602 (gravel) continuing 4 miles to Spring Lake, OR take Arkansas 307 (paved) north from Belleville for 4 miles to Forest Service Road 1602 (gravel), continue on 1602 for 3 miles. Negotiable by camping trailer rigs.

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