Pinnacle Mountain State Park, located just west of Little Rock, was set aside in 1977 as the first state park in Arkansas adjoining a major metropolitan area.

Operating as a day-use only park, Pinnacle Mountain is dedicated to preservation, recreation and environmental education. Park interpreters and volunteers help visitors and students understand man’s relationship to the environment in the 2,000-acre park.
Instrumental to environmental education is Partners for Pinnacle Inc., a non-profit, volunteer support organization that assists the park staff, providing materials for educational programs, labor, and tools and equipment. The organization has served as a model for developing similar support groups for other state parks, and its success has resulted in Pinnacle Mountain being the only Arkansas state park with a paid volunteer coordinator.
Volunteers from Partners for Pinnacle often assist the park’s full-time interpreters with special events such as 4.5-mile, guided canoe trips on the Little Maumelle, workshops on backpacking basics and birdfeeder construction, star parties, guided hikes and bird counts.
Perhaps the largest undertaking by this group is the Pinnacle Mountain Rendezvous, the park’s signature event held each October. The festival features an encampment of mountain men re-enactors, a Native American village with demonstrations of dancing and drumming, a pioneer village, and arts and crafts vendors.
So, if you are looking to combine a day in the park with some volunteerism in the 501, Pinnacle can provide numerous opportunities. From exhibit guides and park research, to trail maintenance, special event support and clerical assistance, and trail and arboretum guides, there is something for everyone.