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Arkansas State Parks Trip Ideas

Park

  • Crater of Diamonds

Region

  • Southwest

Park Activity

  • Diamond Digging

Trail Type

Trail Difficulty

Author

  • Alex Hedegard
  • Arkansas State Parks Staff
  • Chris Adams
  • Heather Runyan
  • Kayla Gomance
  • Kelly Farrell
  • Megan Ayres Moore
  • [X] Tayler Markham

Date Published

  • May 2023
  • April 2023
  • February 2023
  • [X] November 2022
  • September 2022
  • [X] June 2022

Visitor Finds 1.90-Carat Diamond at Crater of Diamonds State Park

Nov 2022
  ⁄  
Tayler Markham

Seth and Jessica Erickson, of Chatfield, MN, recently embarked on an 11-state road trip for their tenth anniversary. Having first heard about Arkansas’s Crater of Diamonds State Park years ago, they planned a special stop at America’s only public diamond mine along the way. On the morning of their visit, the couple found a brown diamond weighing nearly two carats.

Jessica and Seth Erickson holding their 1.90-carat diamond on the search field at Crater of Diamonds State Park

More than just a dirt field

Jun 2022
  ⁄  
Tayler Markham

Greetings from Crater of Diamonds State Park! With summer here, we are planning exciting new programs for park guests in the months to come. This summer will be a special one for the Crater of Diamonds, as we celebrate 50 years as an Arkansas State Park!

family digging for diamonds at Crater of Diamonds State Park
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