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Arkansas River Kayak Cleanup
Saturday, July 19, 2025
/ 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
The Arkansas River and Lake Dardanelle provide a spectacular setting for
both wildlife and people to live in and enjoy. Volunteers are needed to clean
our local waterways to keep them healthy. Join…
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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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Paddleboard Test Drive
Saturday, July 19, 2025
/ 4 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Join a park interpreter at the kayak beach near the visitor center for a free paddleboard test drive where you will have the opportunity to try one out for yourself. Each turn will last long enough…
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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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