Arkansas State Parks Trip Ideas Filter Park Crater of Diamonds Village Creek Region Southwest Central Lower Delta North Central Northwest Upper Delta Park Activity Diamond Digging Trail Type Trail Difficulty Author Arkansas State Parks Staff Adam Leslie Don Simons John Morrow Meg Matthews Robin Gabe Waymon Cox Jeanette Larson Leita Spears Randy Pearson Rebekah Spurlock Shelley Flanary [X] Kelly Farrell [X] Monika Rued [X] Tara Gillanders Date Published June 2022 November 2021 November 2020 September 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 August 2016 April 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. What is a Park Interpreter? May 2017 ⁄ Kelly Farrell On top of being guides and stewards of the parks, Park Interpreters identify plants and wildlife. They are biologists, geologists, botanists, historians, educators, and recreation specialists. Winter on the Ridge Mar 2016 ⁄ Tara Gillanders Winter may seem an unlikely season to go exploring outdoors, but it really can be amazing. This is the time of year to experience the geologic structure of Crowley’s Ridge in northeast Arkansas.
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.
What is a Park Interpreter? May 2017 ⁄ Kelly Farrell On top of being guides and stewards of the parks, Park Interpreters identify plants and wildlife. They are biologists, geologists, botanists, historians, educators, and recreation specialists.
Winter on the Ridge Mar 2016 ⁄ Tara Gillanders Winter may seem an unlikely season to go exploring outdoors, but it really can be amazing. This is the time of year to experience the geologic structure of Crowley’s Ridge in northeast Arkansas.