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NEW! Pay your entrance fee on Recreation.gov

Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge makes it easy for you to pay your entrance fee (or buy an annual pass) before your visit, using recreation.gov. 

(Effective December 23, 2025)

Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) is located in Pope and Yell County along the Arkansas River, five miles downstream from the city of Dardanelle, Arkansas. The refuge is bounded by an old oxbow that was created in the early 1950s when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers cut a channel through the bend in the river to promote navigation and flood control.
Cooperative Farming Opportunity at Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge

 Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge, located near Dardanelle, Arkansas in Pope and Yell Counties, is offering a cooperative farming opportunity on approximately 1,000 acres from. Producers may farm this unit under a 75/25 split cost-share agreement, with 25% of the acreage planted for wildlife and left standing for the refuge share and 75% harvested by the producer.

Approved crop varieties include corn, millet, milo, oats, sesame, soybeans, rice and wheat. Neonicotinoid seed treatments are prohibited, and all pesticide use requires prior approval and reporting in accordance with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Policy. Cooperative farming agreements may be renewed annually and extended for up to five years.

Applications are available at the Holla Bend NWR Refuge office or can be requested via email. Completed applications must be emailed to neil_lalonde@fws.gov or mailed to:

Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge

10448 Holla Bend Road

Dardanelle, AR 72834

Applications must be received by close of business on February 28, 2026. The cooperator will be selected through an open and competitive process, and all applicants will be notified by March 9, 2026. For more details, please contact Neil Lalonde at 870-503-0260 or neil_lalonde@fws.gov.

Visit Us

National wildlife refuges offer us a chance to unplug from the stresses of daily life and reconnect with our natural surroundings. The spring and summer months are a good time to view nesting songbirds, wildflowers, turkey poults, and amphibians. The fall and winter months are for good viewing white-tail deer and migratory birds such as waterfowl. The refuge is also known to have Bald Eagle sightings year-round, but they are more frequent during the winter and early spring.

Fees: Entrance Fees Resume  - Effective 12/23/2025

Fee Schedule for Holla Bend NWR
Type of Fee Amount 
Entrance Fee $4.00/vehicle/day or $15.00/bus/day
Holla Bend NWR Annual Pass $12.50/vehicle/year
Archery Deer Hunt $12.50/person
Archery Turkey Hunt $12.50/person

Hunting Information

Location and Contact Information

      Tours

      Visitors can take a self-guided auto tour around the refuge to view wildlife and habitats, take photographs, and hunt and fish during the respective seasons. Along the auto tour route, visitors will find two hiking trails, numerous walk-in access trails, an observation tower, informational panels, and kiosks.

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      Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge Public Use Regulations
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      Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge Public Use Regulations
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