DeGray Lake Resort State Park's Independence Day Freedom 5k/10k
Tuesday, July 4, 2023
Past event
8:45 AM CDT
Bismarck, Arkansas
$43.40–$51.88 · 2 races
5km, 10km
Event summary
Join the celebration at DeGray Lake Resort State Park's 9th Annual Independence Day Freedom 5K/10K on Tuesday, July 4th, 2023, in beautiful Bismarck, Hot Springs! This exciting event invites runners, walkers, and families to participate in a fun-filled day of patriotism and community spirit. Choose between the scenic 3.1-mile (5K) course or challenge yourself with the 6.2-mile (10K) route, both featuring stunning lake views and shaded forest trails. The 5K combines single track trail and pavement, while the 10K extends the adventure with a longer pavement stretch that leads to breathtaking vistas at the park's Caddo Bend Peninsula.
Don your most spirited attire and enjoy amenities like custom race t-shirts, finisher medals, and even free chilled watermelon at the finish line! Registration opens at 6:30 a.m., with the 10K starting at 7:30 a.m. and the 5K at 7:45 a.m. All ages and abilities are welcome to join in this festive occasion, so gather your friends and family for a memorable Independence Day run that promises fun, fitness, and fantastic memories at Arkansas's
Don your most spirited attire and enjoy amenities like custom race t-shirts, finisher medals, and even free chilled watermelon at the finish line! Registration opens at 6:30 a.m., with the 10K starting at 7:30 a.m. and the 5K at 7:45 a.m. All ages and abilities are welcome to join in this festive occasion, so gather your friends and family for a memorable Independence Day run that promises fun, fitness, and fantastic memories at Arkansas's
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Races
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Freedom 5k Fun Run
Incl. $3.40 Fee & T-Shirt
Entries closed8:45 AM CDT
$43.40
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Freedom 10k Fun Run
Incl. $3.88 Fee & T-Shirt
Entries closed8:30 AM CDT
$51.88
Organiser's description
2024...THE YEAR OF THE GREAT AMERICAN ECLIPSE! NOT TO BE ECLIPSED, HOWEVER, IS DEGRAY LAKE RESORT STATE PARK'S 9TH ANNUAL 4TH OF JULY FREEDOM 5K/10K FUN RUN!
MAKE PLANS TO CELEBRATE OUR SWEET LAND OF LIBERTY WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY THIS INDEPENDENCE DAY AT ARKANSAS'S ONLY RESORT STATE PARK! JOIN US AT THE STARTING LINE IN YOUR MOST PATRIOTIC OUTFIT TO RUN, WALK, OR MARCH THE 3.1 MILE COURSE (5K), OR MAKE MOM AND 'MERICA PROUD BY TAKING ON OUR 6.2 MILE (10K) COURSE. RUNNERS AND WALKERS ALIKE ARE SURE TO ENJOY SCENIC LAKE VIEWS AND SHADED FOREST TRAILS ALONG OUR UNIQUE, MIXED SURFACE COURSES. THE 5K IS AN EVEN SPLIT BETWEEN SINGLE TRACK TRAIL (1.5 MILES) AND PAVEMENT (1.6 MILES). THE 10K COURSE COVERS THE SAME DISTANCE OF SINGLE TRACK TRAIL (1.5 MILES) WITH AN EXTENDED PAVEMENT PORTION (4.7 MILES) THAT PARADES RUNNERS ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE PARK'S CADDO BEND PENINSULA FOR SOME BEAUTIFUL LAKE VIEWS AND A WELCOME BREEZE COMING OFF THE WATER. ALL AGES AND ABILITIES ARE WELCOME!
OH, AND DID WE MENTION THERE WILL BE FREE, CHILLED WATERMELON WAITING FOR YOU AT THE FINISH LINE?
RACE REGISTRATION:
REGISTRATION WILL BE AVAILABLE ONLINE THROUGH _11:59 A.M._ ON JULY 3RD (ONLINE REGISTRATION CLOSES AT NOON). RACE DAY REGISTRATION WILL BE AVAILABLE STARTING AT 6:30 A.M. AT THE RACE LOCATION IN FRONT OF THE LODGE.
INCLUDED WITH YOUR RACE REGISTRATION:
CUSTOM RACE T-SHIRT*
CHIPPED RACE TIME
CUSTOM FINISHER MEDAL
SOUVENIR RACE BIB
MEMORIES TO LAST A LIFETIME!
(*NOTE - T-SHIRT SIZES ARE ONLY GUARANTEED FOR REGISTRATIONS MADE BY JUNE 20)
RACE DAY SCHEDULE:
LAST MINUTE REGISTRATION OPENS AT 6:30 A.M.
10K START: 7:30 A.M.
5K START: 7:45 A.M.
PACKET PICK-UP:
PACKET PICKUP WILL BE HELD THE MORNING OF THE RACE STARTING AT 6:30 A.M. IN FRONT OF THE LODGE.
_*ANY RACE PACKETS THAT ARE NOT PICKED UP ON RACE DAY WILL BE DONATED. _
*Please note that we will not be exchanging t-shirt sizes at packet pickup. If we have extras after the race, you may go to the packet pickup table following the race to see if there is another size available.
RACE LOCATION & PARKING:
THE LODGE AT DEGRAY LAKE RESORT STATE PARK
2027 STATE PARK ENTRANCE RD.
BISMARCK, AR 71929
_DIRECTIONS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE_
FREE PARKING IS AVAILABLE IN THE LODGE PARKING LOT.
THE STARTING LINE IS IN FRONT OF THE LODGE.
RESTROOMS:
RESTROOMS ARE LOCATED INSIDE THE LODGE AND IN CAMPGROUND/DAY USE BATHHOUSES(10K ACCESS ONLY)
WATER STATIONS:
10K COURSE: WATER STATIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE CADDO BEND TURN AROUND POINT & 5K LOCATION LISTED BELOW
5K COURSE: A WATER STATION WILL BE LOCATED NEAR THE HALFWAY POINT.
AWARDS
TOP 3 OVERALL MALE AND FEMALE
TOP 3 MALE AND FEMALE AGE GROUPS:
11 AND UNDER
12-17
18-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60-69
70-79
80 AND UP
OVERALL COSTUME CONTEST WINNER AND RUNNERS UP
_ DRESS IN YOUR LOUDEST, PROUDEST, MOST PATRIOTIC, MOST FUN COSTUME FOR A CHANCE TO WIN - TO BE ENTERED IN THE CONTEST, PARTICIPANTS MUST STOP BY JUDGES TABLE AT RACE CHECK-IN TO HAVE THEIR PICTURE TAKEN WITH THEIR BIB NUMBER DISPLAYED._
*RACE WILL BE HELD RAIN OR SHINE.
**GUARANTEED FINISHER MEDAL IF REGISTERED BY 6/25 AT 11:59 PM
**GUARANTEED T-SHIRT IF REGISTERED BY 6/25 AT 11:59 PM
#DEGRAYFREEDOM5K/10K #DEGRAYLAKERESORTSTATEPARK
MAKE PLANS TO CELEBRATE OUR SWEET LAND OF LIBERTY WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY THIS INDEPENDENCE DAY AT ARKANSAS'S ONLY RESORT STATE PARK! JOIN US AT THE STARTING LINE IN YOUR MOST PATRIOTIC OUTFIT TO RUN, WALK, OR MARCH THE 3.1 MILE COURSE (5K), OR MAKE MOM AND 'MERICA PROUD BY TAKING ON OUR 6.2 MILE (10K) COURSE. RUNNERS AND WALKERS ALIKE ARE SURE TO ENJOY SCENIC LAKE VIEWS AND SHADED FOREST TRAILS ALONG OUR UNIQUE, MIXED SURFACE COURSES. THE 5K IS AN EVEN SPLIT BETWEEN SINGLE TRACK TRAIL (1.5 MILES) AND PAVEMENT (1.6 MILES). THE 10K COURSE COVERS THE SAME DISTANCE OF SINGLE TRACK TRAIL (1.5 MILES) WITH AN EXTENDED PAVEMENT PORTION (4.7 MILES) THAT PARADES RUNNERS ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE PARK'S CADDO BEND PENINSULA FOR SOME BEAUTIFUL LAKE VIEWS AND A WELCOME BREEZE COMING OFF THE WATER. ALL AGES AND ABILITIES ARE WELCOME!
OH, AND DID WE MENTION THERE WILL BE FREE, CHILLED WATERMELON WAITING FOR YOU AT THE FINISH LINE?
RACE REGISTRATION:
REGISTRATION WILL BE AVAILABLE ONLINE THROUGH _11:59 A.M._ ON JULY 3RD (ONLINE REGISTRATION CLOSES AT NOON). RACE DAY REGISTRATION WILL BE AVAILABLE STARTING AT 6:30 A.M. AT THE RACE LOCATION IN FRONT OF THE LODGE.
INCLUDED WITH YOUR RACE REGISTRATION:
CUSTOM RACE T-SHIRT*
CHIPPED RACE TIME
CUSTOM FINISHER MEDAL
SOUVENIR RACE BIB
MEMORIES TO LAST A LIFETIME!
(*NOTE - T-SHIRT SIZES ARE ONLY GUARANTEED FOR REGISTRATIONS MADE BY JUNE 20)
RACE DAY SCHEDULE:
LAST MINUTE REGISTRATION OPENS AT 6:30 A.M.
10K START: 7:30 A.M.
5K START: 7:45 A.M.
PACKET PICK-UP:
PACKET PICKUP WILL BE HELD THE MORNING OF THE RACE STARTING AT 6:30 A.M. IN FRONT OF THE LODGE.
_*ANY RACE PACKETS THAT ARE NOT PICKED UP ON RACE DAY WILL BE DONATED. _
*Please note that we will not be exchanging t-shirt sizes at packet pickup. If we have extras after the race, you may go to the packet pickup table following the race to see if there is another size available.
RACE LOCATION & PARKING:
THE LODGE AT DEGRAY LAKE RESORT STATE PARK
2027 STATE PARK ENTRANCE RD.
BISMARCK, AR 71929
_DIRECTIONS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE_
FREE PARKING IS AVAILABLE IN THE LODGE PARKING LOT.
THE STARTING LINE IS IN FRONT OF THE LODGE.
RESTROOMS:
RESTROOMS ARE LOCATED INSIDE THE LODGE AND IN CAMPGROUND/DAY USE BATHHOUSES(10K ACCESS ONLY)
WATER STATIONS:
10K COURSE: WATER STATIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE CADDO BEND TURN AROUND POINT & 5K LOCATION LISTED BELOW
5K COURSE: A WATER STATION WILL BE LOCATED NEAR THE HALFWAY POINT.
AWARDS
TOP 3 OVERALL MALE AND FEMALE
TOP 3 MALE AND FEMALE AGE GROUPS:
11 AND UNDER
12-17
18-29
30-39
40-49
50-59
60-69
70-79
80 AND UP
OVERALL COSTUME CONTEST WINNER AND RUNNERS UP
_ DRESS IN YOUR LOUDEST, PROUDEST, MOST PATRIOTIC, MOST FUN COSTUME FOR A CHANCE TO WIN - TO BE ENTERED IN THE CONTEST, PARTICIPANTS MUST STOP BY JUDGES TABLE AT RACE CHECK-IN TO HAVE THEIR PICTURE TAKEN WITH THEIR BIB NUMBER DISPLAYED._
*RACE WILL BE HELD RAIN OR SHINE.
**GUARANTEED FINISHER MEDAL IF REGISTERED BY 6/25 AT 11:59 PM
**GUARANTEED T-SHIRT IF REGISTERED BY 6/25 AT 11:59 PM
#DEGRAYFREEDOM5K/10K #DEGRAYLAKERESORTSTATEPARK
Location
DeGray Lake Resort State Park, 2027 State Park Entrance Rd., Bismarck, 71929, AR, United States
DeGray Lake Resort State Park's Independence Day Freedom 5k/10k
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