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Arkansas State Parks Trip Ideas

Park

  • Lake Dardanelle

Region

  • North Central
  • Northwest

Park Activity

  • Boating / Marinas
  • Watchable Wildlife

Trail Type

Trail Difficulty

Author

  • Arkansas State Parks Staff
  • Chris Pistole
  • Heather Johnson
  • Monika Rued
  • Waymon Cox
  • Devin Moon
  • Elizabeth Kimble
  • Jenn Menge
  • Kara Helton
  • Sasha Bowles
  • [X] Megan Ayres Moore

Date Published

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

Video: Cruising Lake Dardanelle 

Feb 2021
  ⁄  
Megan Ayres Moore

Exploring Lake Dardanelle by boat allows you to surround yourself in the beauty of the Arkansas River Valley, an area that a wide variety of wildlife depends on for survival. These waters are home to an array of aquatic species, with a multitude of other animals in the forests surrounding the lake, and skies overhead. Lake Dardanelle State Park sits along the shores of 34...

Lake Dardanelle

Lake Dardanelle State Park Sunset

Apr 2020
  ⁄  
Megan Ayres Moore

Lake Dardanelle State Park sits along the edge of Lake Dardanelle, a 34,300-acre reservoir on the Arkansas River. Lake Dardanelle’s diverse habitats in and around the lake will surround you in natural beauty and a top-notch fishery. Enjoy this sunset view from the Lake Dardanelle State Park Visitor Center.

The sun sets over a wide area of Lake Dardanelle on a cloudless night. A wooden pier and rock jetty can be seen on the right, as well as distant hills on the horizon.
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