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All Tied Up!
Friday, July 18, 2025
/ 3 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
By learning basic knot tying skills, you can learn to set up your campsite quickly and efficiently. Meet a park interpreter in the grassy area across from the visitor center to learn to tie a few…
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Pioneer Play (Dardanelle Area)
Friday, July 18, 2025
/ 5 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.
Join a park
interpreter on the Dardanelle side of the park in the grassy area near the
playground so you can discover what pioneer kids did to pass the time while the
exploration and progress of their…
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Sunset Art
Friday, July 18, 2025
/ 7:45 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
As the sun goes down on Lake Dardanelle, the sky is lit up with beautiful colors glowing in the sky. Join a park interpreter in the picnic area between the visitor center and the weigh-in pavilion as…
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What's for Lunch
Saturday, July 19, 2025
/ 11:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
We have 8,000 gallons of aquariums, filled with many of the fish species found in Lake Dardanelle. Join park staff in the visitor center as they feed the fish live food. See for yourself, what’s for…
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Wearable Water Cycle
Sunday, July 20, 2025
/ 12 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.
As the Arkansas River journeys through Lake Dardanelle it continually shapes the land and creates opportunities for people like you. Discover the many stops a drop of water makes on its journey…
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Who Goes There?
Sunday, July 20, 2025
/ 2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
There are many creatures that call Lake Dardanelle home. Join a park interpreter at the amphitheater to discover who they are and what clues they leave behind as they move about. After looking through…
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History in a Bag
Sunday, July 20, 2025
/ 4 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Exploration, opportunity, and progress forged the culture you find here today. Meet a park interpreter in the visitor center Orientation Room to play a game that will take you on a journey through the…
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Reptiles of the River
Monday, July 21, 2025
/ 2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Lake Dardanelle State Park is home to variety of wildlife, but do you ever wonder just what there is out there in the river? Are there snakes, is that a snapping turtle? Join a park interpreter in the…
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Tree Maze (Dardanelle Area)
Monday, July 21, 2025
/ 4 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Lake Dardanelle State Park has a diverse ecosystem that supports a wide variety of life. Join a park interpreter in the grassy area near the Dardanelle area playground to race through this life-sized…
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What's for Lunch
Tuesday, July 22, 2025
/ 11:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
We have 8,000 gallons of aquariums, filled with many of the fish species found in Lake Dardanelle. Join park staff in the visitor center as they feed the fish live food. See for yourself, what’s for…
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Fashion a Fish
Tuesday, July 22, 2025
/ 1 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Learn about the wide variety of shapes and sizes of fish that live in Lake Dardanelle due to its health and diversity. Join a park interpreter in the visitor center Lakeview Room and create a fish of…
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Wetland Safari
Wednesday, July 23, 2025
/ 1 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Lake Dardanelle State Park’s diverse habitat is home to a wide variety of creatures. Join a park interpreter in the visitor center Orientation Room to explore some of the players in this vital…
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Nature Journals
Friday, July 25, 2025
/ 1 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Ever wish you had a picture of something you saw but didn't have a camera? Nature journals are a sure way to have that picture and never have to get a picture printed. Join a park interpreter in the…
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Fish Prints
Friday, July 25, 2025
/ 3 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Lake Dardanelle’s fishery is healthy and diverse. We’ll be using the fishery as inspiration to make some beautiful creations. Meet a park interpreter in the grassy area across from the visitor center…
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Survival Sips
Saturday, July 26, 2025
/ 11 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
What would you do if your only water source
was a muddy puddle? Join a park interpreter in the grassy area between the
visitor center and the weigh-in pavilion to explore how clean water keeps us
safe…
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What's for Lunch
Saturday, July 26, 2025
/ 11:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
We have 8,000 gallons of aquariums, filled with many of the fish species found in Lake Dardanelle. Join park staff in the visitor center as they feed the fish live food. See for yourself, what’s for…
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Macroinvertebrates Look & Learn Table
Saturday, July 26, 2025
/ 2 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Lake Dardanelle has an abundance of macroinvertebrates living in the water. Stop by the park interpreter’s Look & Learn Table at the visitor center to find out what some of our macroinvertebrates…
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Shelter Me
Saturday, July 26, 2025
/ 3 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Whether or not you intend to stay out overnight, shelter is important to
have. Meet a park interpreter in the grassy area across from the visitor center
to talk about tent set up and primitive shelter…
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Wildlife Bingo
Saturday, July 26, 2025
/ 6 p.m. - 6:45 p.m.
You can explore nature at this park because Lake Dardanelle State Park's diverse habitats sustain many living creatures. Join a park interpreter at the amphitheater and discover some of the creatures…
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Under Construction
Sunday, July 27, 2025
/ 2 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Lake Dardanelle State Park’s diverse habitats sustain many living creatures, including animal architects. Join a park interpreter in the grassy area across from the visitor center to learn how the…
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