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Kayaking at Lake Charles State Park

Arkansas State Parks Trip Ideas

Park

  • Bull Shoals - White River
  • Lake Dardanelle

Region

  • North Central

Park Activity

Trail Type

Trail Difficulty

Author

  • Bonnie Marberry
  • Chris Pistole
  • Grady Spann
  • Haley Johnson
  • Heather Johnson
  • Jackie Rupp
  • Jason Baumgartner
  • Jeanette Larson
  • Jenn Menge
  • Jonathan Wirges
  • Kayla Gomance
  • Kristina Root
  • Kylee Cole
  • Ryan Smith
  • [X] Megan Ayres Moore
  • [X] Zachary Fisher

Date Published

  • November 2022
  • February 2021
  • November 2020
  • October 2020
  • [X] May 2020
  • April 2020
  • September 2016

Photo Essay: Life Below Lake Dardanelle

May 2020
  ⁄  
Megan Ayres Moore

What lives in a lake? If you are like most of us, your first thoughts were fish, snakes, and turtles. Believe it or not, that’s only a small part of the life below Lake Dardanelle!

damslefly nymph

Photo Essay: A Closer Look 

May 2020
  ⁄  
Zachary Fisher

While we often anticipate hiking towards a specific destination on the trail—perhaps a clearing with a view or a streamside bench for a picnic spot—we have a tendency to overlook the subtle, simple wonders occurring along the way, forgetting to “stop and smell the roses,” so to speak. Some of nature’s truly incredible “wow” moments are happening all over the forest floor...

mossy branch
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