Lake Dardanelle is a very large reservoir created by an impoundment of the Arkansas River. Given its size what you’ll encounter along its shore varies greatly; some areas are blanketed by hardwood and evergreen forest, some are next to farmlands or residential developments and an area hosts a nuclear power plant. Horse Head Public Use Area accesses an interesting area of the lake for exploration. There are many narrow corridors of water separated by islands. The shoreline is generally wooded backed in some places by farmlands.