Arkansas State Parks Trip Ideas Park Bull Shoals - White River Cane Creek Cossatot River Crater of Diamonds Crowley's Ridge Daisy Davidsonville DeGray Lake Resort Delta Heritage Trail Devil's Den Hampson Museum Historic Washington State Park Hobbs State Park Conservation Area Jacksonport Lake Catherine Lake Charles Lake Chicot Lake Dardanelle Lake Fort Smith Lake Frierson Lake Ouachita Lake Poinsett Logoly Louisiana Purchase Millwood Mississippi River Moro Bay Mount Magazine Mount Nebo Museum of Natural Resources Ozark Folk Center Petit Jean Pinnacle Mountain Powhatan Courthouse Prairie Grove Battlefield Queen Wilhelmina Village Creek White Oak Lake Withrow Springs Woolly Hollow Region Central Lower Delta North Central Northwest [X] Southwest Upper Delta Park Activity Backpacking Boating / Marinas Climbing Diamond Digging Fishing Geocaching Hang Gliding Hiking Horseback Riding Kayaking / Canoeing Lake Tours Motorcycling Mountain Biking River Running Road Cycling Snorkeling / Scuba Diving Swimming Watchable Wildlife Trail Type ATV Backpacking Barrier Free (ADA) Day Hikes Horseback Riding Kayaking/Water Trails Mountain Biking Wilderness Trail Difficulty Easy Moderate Strenuous Author Arkansas State Parks Staff Billy Nations Chris Adams Grady Spann Haley Johnson Heather Runyan Ivory Detter Jason Parrie Joe Jacobs Josh Williams Kayla Gomance Kelly Farrell Leita Spears Maggie Howard Matt Manos Megan Ayres Moore Meg Matthews Monika Rued Paul Butler Sarah Reap Shelley Flanary Tara Gillanders Tayler Markham Waymon Cox Zoie Clift Date Published June 2025 February 2025 December 2024 January 2024 April 2023 March 2023 February 2023 December 2022 November 2022 October 2022 September 2022 August 2022 July 2022 June 2022 May 2022 April 2022 March 2022 February 2022 January 2022 December 2021 November 2021 October 2021 September 2021 August 2021 July 2021 June 2021 May 2021 April 2021 March 2021 February 2021 January 2021 December 2020 November 2020 October 2020 September 2020 August 2020 July 2020 June 2020 May 2020 April 2020 March 2020 February 2020 December 2019 November 2019 October 2019 August 2019 July 2019 June 2019 May 2019 March 2019 February 2019 January 2019 December 2018 November 2018 May 2018 March 2018 October 2017 September 2017 June 2017 May 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 Pagination Previous page ‹ Previous Page 8 Next page Next › Photo Essay: Wildlife of Rich Mountain Sep 2020 Traveling the Talimena Scenic Drive will lead you through breathtaking views of the Ouachita Mountains, including those you can see at Queen Wilhelmina State Park. Located in western Arkansas on Rich Mountain, the park is 13 miles west of Mena along the winding and scenic drive. Here, you can have opportunities to explore nature and possibly see both common and unique... Even More Answers to Common Crater of Diamonds State Park Questions Aug 2020 ⁄ Waymon Cox Greetings from Crater of Diamonds State Park! First-time visitors often have a lot of questions for our staff. The following are a few of the more common inquiries we hear at the park, along with answers. Cossatot River State Park-Natural Area Wildflower Walk Aug 2020 Wildflowers paint the landscape in magnificent splashes of color, all while working diligently behind the scenes to safeguard the very ecosystems they call home. The miles of hiking trails at Cossatot River State Park-Natural Area in southwest Arkansas not only give you amazing views of this National Wild and Scenic River, but also of the surrounding habitat that is home... Logoly Nature Notes Aug 2020 Even brief observations of nature provide incredible insights and memorable moments at Logoly State Park. Use this sheet to focus your thoughts and unlock unexpected details. You can download and print this Nature Notes form to help you take notes, sketch specimens, and aid the park in community-based science. Amid Change, Some Things Remain the Same at the Crater of Diamonds Aug 2020 ⁄ Waymon Cox Greetings from Crater of Diamonds State Park! We have all seen changes this year due to COVID-19, and many of us are still adjusting. Guidelines and restrictions—detailed on the park’s website at https://www.arkansasstateparks.com/parks/crater-diamonds-state-park--have been put in place to help protect our visitors and staff. With the many disruptions we have faced this... Photo Essay: Alligator Antics Jul 2020 ⁄ Ivory Detter Alligators can be observed during the warm months of the year at Millwood State Park in the southwestern region of Arkansas, and they are an important part of the aquatic habitat here. Follow along as we go on a virtual alligator spotting adventure! All of the alligators in the following pictures have made Millwood State Park their home. Two Visitors Find Large Diamonds at Crater of Diamonds State Park Jul 2020 ⁄ Waymon Cox Confirmation of two large diamonds found at Crater of Diamonds State Park made for a busy week last week at the park, one of the only places in the world where the public can search for diamonds in their original volcanic source. Photo Essay: Branches in Time Jul 2020 ⁄ Leita Spears Historic Washington State Park in southwest Arkansas is well known as a historic village filled with preserved 19th-century homes and buildings. Besides these structures, you can also walk through town and explore a unique collection of living witnesses to the history of Washington: its many historic and champion trees. Video: Reading of the Declaration of Independence Jul 2020 ⁄ Josh Williams In the 19th century, in many towns across the U.S., one of the common things done on the 4th of July was to hold a reading of the Declaration of Independence. It was a regular tradition here in Washington, Arkansas. We continue that same tradition today at Historic Washington State Park by reading the declaration and remembering the founding of our nation, the United... Visitor Finds 2.23-Carat Diamond at Crater of Diamonds State Park Jun 2020 ⁄ Waymon Cox The summer of 2020 started with a sparkling surprise for one western Arkansas woman. Fifty-six-year-old Beatrice Watkins, of Mena, visited Arkansas’s Crater of Diamonds State Park, in Murfreesboro, on Saturday, June 20, with her daughter and granddaughters. Within 30 minutes of arriving, she had unknowingly picked up the largest diamond found there, so far this year. Pagination Previous page ‹ Previous Page 8 Next page Next ›
Photo Essay: Wildlife of Rich Mountain Sep 2020 Traveling the Talimena Scenic Drive will lead you through breathtaking views of the Ouachita Mountains, including those you can see at Queen Wilhelmina State Park. Located in western Arkansas on Rich Mountain, the park is 13 miles west of Mena along the winding and scenic drive. Here, you can have opportunities to explore nature and possibly see both common and unique...
Even More Answers to Common Crater of Diamonds State Park Questions Aug 2020 ⁄ Waymon Cox Greetings from Crater of Diamonds State Park! First-time visitors often have a lot of questions for our staff. The following are a few of the more common inquiries we hear at the park, along with answers.
Cossatot River State Park-Natural Area Wildflower Walk Aug 2020 Wildflowers paint the landscape in magnificent splashes of color, all while working diligently behind the scenes to safeguard the very ecosystems they call home. The miles of hiking trails at Cossatot River State Park-Natural Area in southwest Arkansas not only give you amazing views of this National Wild and Scenic River, but also of the surrounding habitat that is home...
Logoly Nature Notes Aug 2020 Even brief observations of nature provide incredible insights and memorable moments at Logoly State Park. Use this sheet to focus your thoughts and unlock unexpected details. You can download and print this Nature Notes form to help you take notes, sketch specimens, and aid the park in community-based science.
Amid Change, Some Things Remain the Same at the Crater of Diamonds Aug 2020 ⁄ Waymon Cox Greetings from Crater of Diamonds State Park! We have all seen changes this year due to COVID-19, and many of us are still adjusting. Guidelines and restrictions—detailed on the park’s website at https://www.arkansasstateparks.com/parks/crater-diamonds-state-park--have been put in place to help protect our visitors and staff. With the many disruptions we have faced this...
Photo Essay: Alligator Antics Jul 2020 ⁄ Ivory Detter Alligators can be observed during the warm months of the year at Millwood State Park in the southwestern region of Arkansas, and they are an important part of the aquatic habitat here. Follow along as we go on a virtual alligator spotting adventure! All of the alligators in the following pictures have made Millwood State Park their home.
Two Visitors Find Large Diamonds at Crater of Diamonds State Park Jul 2020 ⁄ Waymon Cox Confirmation of two large diamonds found at Crater of Diamonds State Park made for a busy week last week at the park, one of the only places in the world where the public can search for diamonds in their original volcanic source.
Photo Essay: Branches in Time Jul 2020 ⁄ Leita Spears Historic Washington State Park in southwest Arkansas is well known as a historic village filled with preserved 19th-century homes and buildings. Besides these structures, you can also walk through town and explore a unique collection of living witnesses to the history of Washington: its many historic and champion trees.
Video: Reading of the Declaration of Independence Jul 2020 ⁄ Josh Williams In the 19th century, in many towns across the U.S., one of the common things done on the 4th of July was to hold a reading of the Declaration of Independence. It was a regular tradition here in Washington, Arkansas. We continue that same tradition today at Historic Washington State Park by reading the declaration and remembering the founding of our nation, the United...
Visitor Finds 2.23-Carat Diamond at Crater of Diamonds State Park Jun 2020 ⁄ Waymon Cox The summer of 2020 started with a sparkling surprise for one western Arkansas woman. Fifty-six-year-old Beatrice Watkins, of Mena, visited Arkansas’s Crater of Diamonds State Park, in Murfreesboro, on Saturday, June 20, with her daughter and granddaughters. Within 30 minutes of arriving, she had unknowingly picked up the largest diamond found there, so far this year.
