Arkansas State Parks Trip Ideas Filter Park Mount Magazine Crater of Diamonds Region Northwest Southwest Park Activity Climbing Diamond Digging Hiking Watchable Wildlife Trail Type Day Hikes Trail Difficulty Strenuous Author Arkansas State Parks Staff Meg Matthews Adam Leslie John Morrow Robin Gabe Jason Parrie Jeanette Larson Kelly Farrell Leita Spears Randy Pearson Rebekah Spurlock Ron Salley Shelley Flanary Tara Gillanders Waymon Cox [X] Don Simons [X] Monika Rued Date Published November 2021 November 2020 September 2020 May 2020 April 2020 March 2020 January 2019 November 2018 September 2018 March 2018 November 2017 October 2017 July 2017 June 2017 [X] May 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 [X] August 2016 May 2016 [X] March 2016 Teen Finds 7.44-Carat Diamond at Arkansas’s Crater of Diamonds State Park May 2017 ⁄ Monika Rued An Arkansas teen found a 7.44-carat diamond at Crater of Diamond State Park after only searching for 30 minutes. It is the 7th-largest diamond found at the parks since 1972. Video Blog: Chalk Up Buttercup, We’re Climbing at Mount Magazine Aug 2016 ⁄ Monika Rued Thinking about taking the "Pepsi Challenge and climbing 75 feet up Pinnacle Mountain? Check out our blog post for what you might expect, and pick up a few tips. Wings on the Wind Mar 2016 ⁄ Don Simons As you scan the horizon with a good set of binoculars, there is a variety of wildlife to spot in state parks from hawks and eagles to monarch butterflies and song birds. Capturing the Magic of Waterfalls Mar 2016 ⁄ Don Simons No matter its size or volume a waterfall adds quality to any hiking adventure: Beautiful in so many ways, yet these same sites would go almost unnoticed without splashing water.
Teen Finds 7.44-Carat Diamond at Arkansas’s Crater of Diamonds State Park May 2017 ⁄ Monika Rued An Arkansas teen found a 7.44-carat diamond at Crater of Diamond State Park after only searching for 30 minutes. It is the 7th-largest diamond found at the parks since 1972.
Video Blog: Chalk Up Buttercup, We’re Climbing at Mount Magazine Aug 2016 ⁄ Monika Rued Thinking about taking the "Pepsi Challenge and climbing 75 feet up Pinnacle Mountain? Check out our blog post for what you might expect, and pick up a few tips.
Wings on the Wind Mar 2016 ⁄ Don Simons As you scan the horizon with a good set of binoculars, there is a variety of wildlife to spot in state parks from hawks and eagles to monarch butterflies and song birds.
Capturing the Magic of Waterfalls Mar 2016 ⁄ Don Simons No matter its size or volume a waterfall adds quality to any hiking adventure: Beautiful in so many ways, yet these same sites would go almost unnoticed without splashing water.