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Kayaking at Lake Charles State Park

Arkansas State Parks Trip Ideas

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  • Bull Shoals - White River
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  • [X] Lake Dardanelle
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  • [X] Central
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Park Activity

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Trail Type

  • Day Hikes

Trail Difficulty

  • Strenuous

Author

  • Meg Matthews
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  • Sasha Bowles

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Lake Dardanelle: One River Many Voices

Apr 2020
  ⁄  
Sasha Bowles

What is now the body of water called Lake Dardanelle was once simply the Arkansas River, a life source to plants and wildlife, as well as the Native Americans and settlers who migrated here. One river many voices.

Framed print of The Arkansas Traveler with man on horse greeting eight people at a cabin

Is Pinnacle Mountain a Volcano?

Aug 2016
  ⁄  
Ron Salley

Pinnacle Mountain stands about 1,000 feet above sea level, is on the extreme eastern edge of the Ouachita Mountain range, and sits where three rivers converge.

Pinnacle Mountain

Top 10 Ways to Stay Cool at Arkansas State Parks

Aug 2016
  ⁄  
Meg Matthews

While we wait for cooler temperatures to come to The Natural State, here are the top 10 ways to stay cool at Arkansas State Parks during the dog days of summer.

kayaking at lake fort smith state park
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