Arkansas State Parks Trip Ideas Park Historic Washington State Park Crater of Diamonds Petit Jean Crowley's Ridge DeGray Lake Resort Village Creek Cane Creek Davidsonville Lake Fort Smith Lake Frierson Lake Ouachita Moro Bay Mount Magazine Ozark Folk Center White Oak Lake Withrow Springs Daisy Devil's Den Hobbs State Park Conservation Area Jacksonport Lake Charles Parkin Archeological Pinnacle Mountain Plum Bayou Mounds Prairie Grove Battlefield Woolly Hollow Bull Shoals - White River Cossatot River Hampson Museum Lake Catherine Lake Chicot Lake Dardanelle Lake Poinsett Millwood Mississippi River Mount Nebo Delta Heritage Trail Louisiana Purchase Lower White River Museum Mammoth Spring Plantation Agriculture Museum Powhatan Courthouse Queen Wilhelmina Region Southwest Central Northwest Upper Delta North Central Lower Delta Park Activity Watchable Wildlife Hiking Kayaking / Canoeing Fishing Boating / Marinas Swimming Mountain Biking Horseback Riding Climbing Geocaching Diamond Digging Snorkeling / Scuba Diving Lake Tours Road Cycling Trail Type Day Hikes Mountain Biking Horseback Riding Kayaking/Water Trails Trail Difficulty Easy Moderate Strenuous Author [X] Arkansas State Parks Staff Waymon Cox Zoie Clift Meg Matthews Monika Rued [X] Chris Adams [X] Sarah Reap 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 Emma O'Neal 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 Date Published October 2025 September 2025 August 2025 July 2025 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 August 2023 July 2023 June 2023 May 2023 April 2023 March 2023 February 2023 December 2022 November 2022 October 2022 September 2022 July 2022 June 2022 April 2022 February 2022 November 2021 July 2021 April 2021 December 2020 November 2020 July 2020 April 2020 February 2020 January 2020 January 2019 May 2018 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 Pagination Page 1 Next page Next › A Mint for Health and Herb Gardens: Narrowleaf Mountain Mint Oct 2025 ⁄ Chris Adams Narrowleaf mountain mint provides a nectar source for pollinators and is well-suited for use in restoration. It attracts many species of butterflies and bees. It is an essential pollinator of pepper, watermelon, strawberry, and tomato plants. Indiana visitor unearths 2.71-carat “Hope Diamond” at Crater of Diamonds State Park Oct 2025 ⁄ Sarah Reap Dewy White of Paoli, Indiana, visited Crater of Diamonds State Park on October 2 and found a beautiful 2.71-carat white diamond. Oklahoma family finds large brown diamond at Arkansas' Crater of Diamonds State Park Sep 2025 ⁄ Sarah Reap On Saturday, September 13, a family from Cookson, Okla. visited Crater of Diamonds State Park and unearthed a gorgeous brown diamond weighing nearly three carats! Get Back to Nature This Fall Sep 2025 ⁄ Arkansas State Parks Staff As bright mornings give way to chillier weather and the leaves start to turn to auburn, garnet and gold, you’ll feel the pull to get outside. Whether you want to spend an entire weekend living around nature’s beauty or want to feel the thrill of speed as you race down a Monument Trail, Arkansas State Parks has something for everyone this autumn. A Plant for Pollinators: Discovering the Rio Grande Clammyweed Aug 2025 ⁄ Chris Adams Historic Washington State Park recently received a generous donation of various native flowering plants, which have been planted throughout the park's gardens. Among these is the Rio Grande Clammyweed (Polanisia dodecandra (L.) DC. ssp. riograndensis Iltis). This perennial plant is native to the southern United States, Mexico, and parts of Central and South America. It... Fall Getaways Aug 2025 ⁄ Arkansas State Parks Staff Hop on a scenic road, kick up some golden leaves and make your way to a fresh-out-of-your-favorite-fall-movie getaway. Arkansas State Parks has something for everyone — are you more of a cabin or lodge person? — so book your stay now because fall is in season. Historic Washington State Park to host 19th Annual Red River Heritage Symposium Jul 2025 ⁄ Chris Adams Historic Washington State Park will host the 19th Annual Red River Heritage Symposium on Saturday, July 26, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. This year’s theme is “Trail of Tears in the Red River Region” and will focus on the removal period of the Choctaw tribe as they traveled from Mississippi into southeastern Oklahoma and the impact that had on the Great Bend Region of the Red... Tour the Crouch House: Building techniques of the past Jul 2025 ⁄ Chris Adams Augustus M. Crouch journeyed from Georgia to Washington, Arkansas, around 1840. A veteran of the Mexican War, he transitioned from soldier to his trade as a watchmaker, a profession he pursued for decades. Visitor finds 3.36-carat diamond at Crater of Diamonds State Park Jul 2025 ⁄ Sarah Reap Scott and Jennifer Freitas of New Port Richey, Florida, visited Arkansas’ Crater of Diamonds State Park on July 1 and took home the second-largest diamond of the year. 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. Pagination Page 1 Next page Next ›
A Mint for Health and Herb Gardens: Narrowleaf Mountain Mint Oct 2025 ⁄ Chris Adams Narrowleaf mountain mint provides a nectar source for pollinators and is well-suited for use in restoration. It attracts many species of butterflies and bees. It is an essential pollinator of pepper, watermelon, strawberry, and tomato plants.
Indiana visitor unearths 2.71-carat “Hope Diamond” at Crater of Diamonds State Park Oct 2025 ⁄ Sarah Reap Dewy White of Paoli, Indiana, visited Crater of Diamonds State Park on October 2 and found a beautiful 2.71-carat white diamond.
Oklahoma family finds large brown diamond at Arkansas' Crater of Diamonds State Park Sep 2025 ⁄ Sarah Reap On Saturday, September 13, a family from Cookson, Okla. visited Crater of Diamonds State Park and unearthed a gorgeous brown diamond weighing nearly three carats!
Get Back to Nature This Fall Sep 2025 ⁄ Arkansas State Parks Staff As bright mornings give way to chillier weather and the leaves start to turn to auburn, garnet and gold, you’ll feel the pull to get outside. Whether you want to spend an entire weekend living around nature’s beauty or want to feel the thrill of speed as you race down a Monument Trail, Arkansas State Parks has something for everyone this autumn.
A Plant for Pollinators: Discovering the Rio Grande Clammyweed Aug 2025 ⁄ Chris Adams Historic Washington State Park recently received a generous donation of various native flowering plants, which have been planted throughout the park's gardens. Among these is the Rio Grande Clammyweed (Polanisia dodecandra (L.) DC. ssp. riograndensis Iltis). This perennial plant is native to the southern United States, Mexico, and parts of Central and South America. It...
Fall Getaways Aug 2025 ⁄ Arkansas State Parks Staff Hop on a scenic road, kick up some golden leaves and make your way to a fresh-out-of-your-favorite-fall-movie getaway. Arkansas State Parks has something for everyone — are you more of a cabin or lodge person? — so book your stay now because fall is in season.
Historic Washington State Park to host 19th Annual Red River Heritage Symposium Jul 2025 ⁄ Chris Adams Historic Washington State Park will host the 19th Annual Red River Heritage Symposium on Saturday, July 26, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. This year’s theme is “Trail of Tears in the Red River Region” and will focus on the removal period of the Choctaw tribe as they traveled from Mississippi into southeastern Oklahoma and the impact that had on the Great Bend Region of the Red...
Tour the Crouch House: Building techniques of the past Jul 2025 ⁄ Chris Adams Augustus M. Crouch journeyed from Georgia to Washington, Arkansas, around 1840. A veteran of the Mexican War, he transitioned from soldier to his trade as a watchmaker, a profession he pursued for decades.
Visitor finds 3.36-carat diamond at Crater of Diamonds State Park Jul 2025 ⁄ Sarah Reap Scott and Jennifer Freitas of New Port Richey, Florida, visited Arkansas’ Crater of Diamonds State Park on July 1 and took home the second-largest diamond of the year.
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.
