Old Post Road Boat Ramp
Boat ramp · on Arkansas River · near Dardanelle · Arkansas
Zebra mussels (latest report 1992) reported in Arkansas River 3.7 km from this launch (USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database). Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before you leave, and do not move water, plants or live bait to another water.
USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database · checked October 18, 2026
Open per U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recreation area status's data, checked April 27, 2026. Seasonal gates, low water and storms are not always posted; check before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Boat ramp
- Ramp surface
- Concrete
- Managed by
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Coordinates
- 35.24173, -93.15877
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Little Rock District; the one nearest this launch is of October 8, 2026). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Water level at the Arkansas River at Dardanelle, AR gauge · USGS, 1.2 mi away on Arkansas River
Water level
Latest reading loads here; without it, see the USGS page below.
USGS gauge Arkansas River at Dardanelle, AR, 1.2 mi from this launch on Arkansas River: water level, a reading every 15 minutes. Readings and history at USGS.
On the river
River mile 204.7 on Arkansas River · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers, placed between its mile markers
Sources: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Navigation Mile Markers.
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Arthur V Ormond
Condition survey of October 8, 2026 by the Little Rock District. Soundings on the sheet from 4 to 24.2 ft; the Corps maintains a 9 ft channel here. Survey sheet (PDF)
US Army Corps of Engineers hydrographic surveys, from eHydro. A survey shows the bottom on the day it was made; channels shoal after high water and change with dredging. Not for navigation.
On Arkansas River
River in Arkansas. All launches on Arkansas River.
Community
Where people who use Arkansas River talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Cornwall Boating Access · 1.4 mi · Arkansas River
- Dardanelle Bay · 3.3 mi · Lake Dardanelle
- Lake Dardanelle State Park at Russellville South Boat Ramp · 4.0 mi · Lake Dardanelle
- Ouita Boat Ramp · 4.5 mi · Lake Dardanelle
- Lake Dardanelle State Park at Russellville North Boat Ramp · 4.5 mi · Lake Dardanelle
- Shiloh Park Boat Ramp · 5.2 mi · Lake Dardanelle
Sources
- Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Water Access record {78BBCF59-31E7-4B7B-944F-C371463E382F} · Public data (AGFC), no terms stated; credit the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory) record 17-404450017-7-001 · US federal government data, public domain (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers submittal)
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Little Rock District boat ramps record {7E8C2BAD-7270-4FC2-896C-61362DA2D192} · US federal government data, public domain (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District)
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recreation area status open or closed status · US federal government data, public domain (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Natural Resource Management Program)
- OpenStreetMap w106083194 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Water Access and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers boat ramps (FHWA Federal Lands Transportation Facility Inventory) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Little Rock District boat ramps. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.