Located near Dardanelle, Arkansas and rising about 1,350 feet (410 m) above the mountain valleys of west-central Arkansas to an elevation of about 1,755 feet (535 m) above sea level, Mount Nebo has views of 34,000 acres (140 km2) Lake Dardanelle, the Arkansas River and the surrounding mountain ridges. Atop this biblically named plateau is Mount Nebo State Park. Developed as a resort area in the late 19th century, it became a state park in 1928, its early development spearheaded by the Civilian Conservation Corps. Park activities include hiking, camping, and other outdoor pursuits.
Mt. Nebo viewed from Lake Dardanelle
Sunset at Mount Nebo
A-frame (and other) pet-friendly cabins, available to book, at Mount Nebo.
A foggy day on Mount Nebo. Rock outcroppings like this area make the state park popular with hikers and climbers.
Dardanelle is a city in northeast Yell County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 4,517 at the 2020 census. Along with Danville, it serves as a county seat for Yell County. It is located near Lake Dardanelle.
For nearly four decades (1891-1929), the bridge between Yell and Pope counties at the old military road crossing at Dardanelle was the longest pontoon bridge in the U.S. at over 2,200 feet.
Yell County Courthouse in downtown Dardanelle
An oil on canvas mural, Cotton Growing, Manufacture, and Export, painted in 1939 by Ludwig Mactarian is on display in the Dardanelle post office
View of Lake Dardanelle, with reactor at Arkansas Nuclear One visible in background
