▁and ▁offers ▁gu ided ▁back pack ing ▁tri ps ▁and ▁natural ▁history ▁educational ▁programs . ▁ ▁Ann ual ▁events ▁open ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁include ▁Her pet ology ▁Week end ▁each ▁May , ▁Natural ▁Arch es ▁Week end ▁each ▁February , ▁and ▁the ▁Kentucky ▁Native ▁Plant ▁Society ' s ▁Wild flow er ▁Week end ▁each ▁April . ▁ ▁The ▁Kentucky ▁N atives ▁Society ' s ▁Wild flow er ▁Week end ▁in ▁April ▁consists ▁of ▁Kentucky ▁plants ▁and ▁how ▁they ▁are ▁essential ▁to ▁the ▁well - be ing ▁of ▁our ▁natural ▁e cos ystem s ▁common wealth . ▁" ▁We ▁incorpor ate ▁research ▁and ▁support ▁efforts ▁to ▁identify ▁and ▁protect ▁end anger ed , ▁threatened , ▁and ▁rare ▁native ▁plant ▁species ," ▁says ▁K N PS . OR G . ▁ ▁The ▁State ▁Park ▁is ▁also ▁famous ▁for ▁hosting ▁traditional ▁App al ach ian ▁square ▁d ances . ▁The ▁traditional ▁App al ach ian ▁style ▁d ances ▁are ▁held ▁on ▁Friday ▁and ▁Saturday ▁even ings ▁throughout ▁the ▁warm ▁star lit ▁Ky ▁sum mers ▁on ▁the ▁open - air ▁dance ▁floor . ▁ ▁The ▁dance ▁draw s ▁hundreds ▁of ▁participants ▁and ▁spect ators , ▁show c asing ▁dance ▁groups ▁and ▁singer / perform er ▁tal ents ▁from ▁all ▁over . ▁ ▁Gallery ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁S lade , ▁Kentucky — un in cor por ated ▁community ▁within ▁the ▁boundaries ▁of ▁the ▁park ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Office ▁of ▁Kentucky ▁Nature ▁Pres erves ▁Natural ▁Bridge ▁State ▁Res ort ▁Park ▁at ▁Kentucky ▁State ▁Park s ▁Natural