Begin your archer journey by attending a hands-on workshop this summer! Take a step back in time and join Missouri State Parks for the Learn2 Aim event. This is a great opportunity to learn new skills with joint instruction on the basics of archery and atlatl throwing. The program is free and available to ages 10 and up. Missouri State Parks provides the equipment and expertise in a safe environment – you bring your enthusiasm to learn a skill that ties back to Missouri history.

This summer, staff will be offering kayaking instruction at select Missouri state parks. This will be a great opportunity to try something new and experience some of Missouri's lakes. We supply the equipment and the expertise; you supply the enthusiasm and an eagerness to discover nature and a new skill. Missouri State Parks Provides: Kayaks. Paddle. Life jackets. Instructors. You Provide: A good attitude and willingness to learn. Appropriate swimwear and footwear.

The Learn2 Paddle Series is a culmination of three Learn2 Paddle courses established to teach participants the skills needed to get out and hit the water on their own! The first session establishes kayaking fundamentals on flat water to get the basics down. Next comes the second session where participants will learn advanced kayaking principles on moving water to gain more confidence and knowledge on the subject. Finally, participants will reach the capstone of the series which is a guided interpretive paddle that will put the skills that they have learned to use while learning about the waterways of our state and the creatures that call them home. The courses are held a month apart to allow for participants to practice what they have learned and come back to the next session with questions as well as additional confidence in the realm of paddling.