The Arkansas River creates many opportunities for enjoyment as it journeys through Lake Dardanelle. What lives in the Lake besides fish and turtles? Well, here is your chance to find out. We will seine for macro-invertebrates and see who is living in the lake. Come prepared to get wet and wear water

As the Arkansas River journeys through Lake Dardanelle, it continually shapes the land and creates opportunities for people like you. We have to be careful when enjoying these opportunities so that we don’t affect others. Join a park interpreter in the grassy area across from the visitor center and

Lake Dardanelle State Park boasts a variety of trees. What makes them unique and how do you tell them apart? Visit the park interpreter’s Look & Learn Table at the visitor center to learn about the different leaves found on some of our trees. 

Lake Dardanelle’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 ecosystem.

Letterboxing is an activity that has been around for centuries. All it takes is a journal, stamp, clues, and a compass. Come to the visitor center Orientation Room to learn about letterboxing.<br>
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There are many creatures that call Lake Dardanelle State Park home. Join a park interpreter at the amphitheater to discover who they are and what clues they leave behind as they move about, we will determine who goes there?

How well do you know the history and folklore of Arkansas? Join a park interpreter at the amphitheater for this fun quiz game where teams will compete for prizes. All ages welcome!

<p>Each year, over 350 bird species travel hundreds and sometimes thousands of miles to find the food they need to survive. Lake Dardanelle State Park makes a perfect place for them to find this food and rest due to its diverse habitats. Can you take on that challenge? Meet a park interpreter in the</p>

Have you ever wondered about the daily lives of the Cherokee who inhabited this area before the Trail of Tears, long before it was a park? Meet a park interpreter in the grassy area across from the visitor center to learn some of the games they played to pass the time and develop their hunting

The diverse habitats around Lake Dardanelle State Park create many opportunities for discovery and exploration. Meet a park interpreter at the amphitheater to find out what is in her magic bag! We’ll play a game to let you touch and feel your way around. Hints will be given, but you’ll be testing