Arkansas State Parks Trip Ideas Park Historic Washington State Park Crater of Diamonds Davidsonville Region Southwest North Central Upper Delta Park Activity Diamond Digging Geocaching Trail Type Trail Difficulty Author Arkansas State Parks Staff Waymon Cox Zoie Clift Meg Matthews Monika Rued Megan Ayres Moore Tayler Markham Sasha Bowles Chris Pistole Grady Spann Heather Johnson Heather Runyan Jenn Menge Billy Nations Jeanette Larson Kayla Gomance Mystina Swaim Paul Butler Robin Gabe Ryan Smith Tara Gillanders Adam Leslie Bonnie Marberry Cara Curtis Cathy Combs David Armstrong Don Simons Elizabeth Kimble Ivory Detter Joe Jacobs John Morrow Jonathan Wirges Kara Helton Kelly Farrell Matt Manos Pearl Jangjiravat Rebekah Spurlock Shelley Flanary Zachary Fisher Alex Hedegard Amy Griffin Amy Griffin Brian Whitson Devin Moon Haley Johnson Jackie Rupp Jason Baumgartner Jason Parrie Jeanette Larson Josh Williams Kristina Root Kylee Cole Leita Spears Leita Spears Maggie Howard Mary Buchman Melissa Ray Pete Salmon Rachel Lewis Randy Pearson Ron Salley Sarah Wells Seth Boone Tim Scott [X] Chris Adams [X] Sarah Reap Date Published June 2025 May 2025 February 2025 October 2024 September 2024 August 2024 July 2024 June 2024 May 2024 April 2024 March 2024 February 2024 November 2023 September 2023 July 2023 June 2023 May 2023 April 2023 March 2023 February 2023 December 2022 November 2022 October 2022 September 2022 April 2022 February 2022 November 2020 July 2020 Pagination Page 1 Next page Next › A Life in Service: John Rogers Eakin, Arkansas Statesman (1822-1880) Jun 2025 ⁄ Chris Adams John Rogers Eakin was born on February 14, 1822, in Shelbyville, Tennessee, to John Eakin and Lucretia Pearson Eakin. He attended the University of Nashville from 1838 to 1840 and later studied law at Yale University from 1842 to 1843. Captain Abraham Block: Pioneer of Arkansas History May 2025 ⁄ Chris Adams Captain Abraham Block (1787-1857) stands as a significant figure in the early history of our state. Born in Bohemia, he emigrated to America and, in 1823, became one of the pioneering settlers in the upper Red River region of Arkansas. Visitor finds 3.81-carat brown diamond at Crater of Diamonds State Park May 2025 ⁄ Sarah Reap David DeCook, a regular visitor to Arkansas’ Crater of Diamonds State Park from Stewartville, MN, recently spotted a glimmering 3.81-carat brown diamond while visiting the park with his family. It is the largest diamond registered so far this year. The Candle Shop Feb 2025 ⁄ Chris Adams This small, charming building has been part of the park since 1973. It originally served as Shades of Earth Pottery, run by Hershel Cannon. The park acquired the property in 1979 and turned it into a working candle shop to help keep an important historical craft alive. The 1840s Through The Eyes Of Nathan Smith Oct 2024 ⁄ Chris Adams Take a look back into the 1840s with a glimpse of early life in Southwest Arkansas, as seen through the eyes of Nathan Douglas Smith- a pioneering doctor whose letters to family capture the transformation of a once wild frontier into a thriving community. The Ithaca "Flues" Model Shotgun Sep 2024 ⁄ Chris Adams Learn about one of the guns inside our weapons museum used to stop bank robbers from robbing this bank on December 16, 1925. Find two August birthstones at Crater of Diamonds State Park Aug 2024 ⁄ Sarah Reap Greetings from Crater of Diamonds State Park! Rockhounds often have a special connection with their birthstones. The diamond search area at Crater of Diamonds State Park is a good place to find many birthstones, most notably diamonds—the birthstone for April—but also peridot and spinel, which are birthstones for August. Royston Log Cabin Aug 2024 ⁄ Chris Adams Learn the history of this cabin that once housed the supervisors of the Royston plantation. Explore the saddlebag design, the art of chinking, and the contrast between frontier life and the grandeur of Greek Revival homes. Click the link to learn more. The Art of the Strike Jul 2024 ⁄ Chris Adams Before the advent of modern lighters, the skillful use of a striker, flint and char cloth was essential for daily life, enabling quick and reliable fire-making for cooking, warmth, and light. At our forge, our blacksmith crafts these tools using 19th-century techniques. Continue reading to discover his process and the materials that make it possible. Crater of Diamonds “sinkhole” classified as man-made Jul 2024 ⁄ Sarah Reap Greetings from Crater of Diamonds State Park! A few weeks ago, a large cavity was uncovered on the north side of the diamond search area after some dirt work by park maintenance. Local visitors coined this hole the Crater of Diamonds sinkhole. However, the term “sinkhole” is a bit misleading regarding its origin. Pagination Page 1 Next page Next ›
A Life in Service: John Rogers Eakin, Arkansas Statesman (1822-1880) Jun 2025 ⁄ Chris Adams John Rogers Eakin was born on February 14, 1822, in Shelbyville, Tennessee, to John Eakin and Lucretia Pearson Eakin. He attended the University of Nashville from 1838 to 1840 and later studied law at Yale University from 1842 to 1843.
Captain Abraham Block: Pioneer of Arkansas History May 2025 ⁄ Chris Adams Captain Abraham Block (1787-1857) stands as a significant figure in the early history of our state. Born in Bohemia, he emigrated to America and, in 1823, became one of the pioneering settlers in the upper Red River region of Arkansas.
Visitor finds 3.81-carat brown diamond at Crater of Diamonds State Park May 2025 ⁄ Sarah Reap David DeCook, a regular visitor to Arkansas’ Crater of Diamonds State Park from Stewartville, MN, recently spotted a glimmering 3.81-carat brown diamond while visiting the park with his family. It is the largest diamond registered so far this year.
The Candle Shop Feb 2025 ⁄ Chris Adams This small, charming building has been part of the park since 1973. It originally served as Shades of Earth Pottery, run by Hershel Cannon. The park acquired the property in 1979 and turned it into a working candle shop to help keep an important historical craft alive.
The 1840s Through The Eyes Of Nathan Smith Oct 2024 ⁄ Chris Adams Take a look back into the 1840s with a glimpse of early life in Southwest Arkansas, as seen through the eyes of Nathan Douglas Smith- a pioneering doctor whose letters to family capture the transformation of a once wild frontier into a thriving community.
The Ithaca "Flues" Model Shotgun Sep 2024 ⁄ Chris Adams Learn about one of the guns inside our weapons museum used to stop bank robbers from robbing this bank on December 16, 1925.
Find two August birthstones at Crater of Diamonds State Park Aug 2024 ⁄ Sarah Reap Greetings from Crater of Diamonds State Park! Rockhounds often have a special connection with their birthstones. The diamond search area at Crater of Diamonds State Park is a good place to find many birthstones, most notably diamonds—the birthstone for April—but also peridot and spinel, which are birthstones for August.
Royston Log Cabin Aug 2024 ⁄ Chris Adams Learn the history of this cabin that once housed the supervisors of the Royston plantation. Explore the saddlebag design, the art of chinking, and the contrast between frontier life and the grandeur of Greek Revival homes. Click the link to learn more.
The Art of the Strike Jul 2024 ⁄ Chris Adams Before the advent of modern lighters, the skillful use of a striker, flint and char cloth was essential for daily life, enabling quick and reliable fire-making for cooking, warmth, and light. At our forge, our blacksmith crafts these tools using 19th-century techniques. Continue reading to discover his process and the materials that make it possible.
Crater of Diamonds “sinkhole” classified as man-made Jul 2024 ⁄ Sarah Reap Greetings from Crater of Diamonds State Park! A few weeks ago, a large cavity was uncovered on the north side of the diamond search area after some dirt work by park maintenance. Local visitors coined this hole the Crater of Diamonds sinkhole. However, the term “sinkhole” is a bit misleading regarding its origin.
