Arkansas State Parks Trip Ideas Filter Park DeGray Lake Resort Plum Bayou Mounds Bull Shoals - White River Cossatot River Delta Heritage Trail Hobbs State Park Conservation Area Lake Dardanelle Lake Fort Smith Logoly Moro Bay Pinnacle Mountain Woolly Hollow [X] Crater of Diamonds [X] Historic Washington State Park [X] Davidsonville [X] Ozark Folk Center [X] Prairie Grove Battlefield [X] Village Creek Region Upper Delta Northwest Lower Delta [X] Southwest [X] Central [X] North Central Park Activity Diamond Digging Fishing Geocaching Kayaking / Canoeing Mountain Biking Watchable Wildlife Trail Type Day Hikes Trail Difficulty Easy Author Waymon Cox Monika Rued Arkansas State Parks Staff Chris Adams Tayler Markham Jeanette Larson Jeanette Larson Josh Williams Leita Spears Sasha Bowles Zoie Clift [X] Meg Matthews [X] Sarah Reap [X] Billy Nations [X] Robin Gabe Date Published March 2023 February 2023 December 2022 November 2020 August 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 Pagination Page 1 Next page Next › Geocaching at Crater of Diamonds State Park Mar 2023 ⁄ Sarah Reap Geocaching is an outdoor scavenger hunt that people around the world participate in. It is a great way to get out on a trail and explore a new area you wouldn’t normally explore. Crater of Diamonds has several caches hidden within the park boundaries for you to find! When boring is not boring Feb 2023 ⁄ Billy Nations All the shotguns you see here evolved from the less reliable and less effective guns of an earlier period to the reliably accurate and artistic designs of modern firearms. All it took was a little-known gunsmith with some knowledge and patience to change the shotgun forever. You can see several shotguns at the B.W. Weapons Museum at Historic Washington State Park in... You Couldn’t Make This Story Up! Feb 2023 ⁄ Billy Nations Black History Month is upon us, we think it appropriate to remind our would-be visitors to Historic Washington State Park of the program opportunities that lay in store for them as related to the African-American component of the Washington story. A year of celebration and diamond discoveries Feb 2023 ⁄ Sarah Reap Last year was a special one for the Crater. Not only did the park celebrate its 50th anniversary, but more diamonds were registered in 2022 than the previous two years combined! Following is a recap of diamond finds and other significant events during 2022. A Good Time for a Diamond Find Dec 2022 ⁄ Sarah Reap 22,813 people entered the diamond search area in October 2021, superseding the 15,443 people we saw in October of this year. But how does that compare with diamond finds? Does higher visitation mean that more diamonds were found? Read this article to find out! Photo Essay: Churn Your Own Butter Nov 2020 ⁄ Sarah Reap Davidsonville Historic State Park in northeast Arkansas preserves Arkansas’s first platted (planned) town and the stories of the people who lived here. The people of Davidsonville churned butter as a necessary chore to keep their households running smoothly, but today is a fun activity to connect us to the past. In this photo essay, we will explore the very important task... Vlog: Sheep to Shawl Aug 2017 ⁄ Meg Matthews At Ozark Folk Center State Park you can watch artisans in the craft village, like Jeanette who makes beautiful rugs and shawls by hand, using her own wool from her farm. What’s it Like to be Scarlett? Feb 2017 ⁄ Billy Nations We thought we would see first hand the difficulties of dressing during this time period and went head to head to see who could get dressed in 19th century dress the quickest. 5 State Parks Off the Beaten Path Jan 2017 ⁄ Robin Gabe Whether you’re looking to hike a trail, journey through history, muddy up your mountain bike, or just get away for the weekend, there is an Arkansas State Park waiting for you. 1.73-Carat Diamond Found at Crater of Diamonds State Park Dec 2016 ⁄ Meg Matthews Crater of Diamonds State Park is the only public diamond mine in the world. If a visitor finds a diamond its their's to keep. Recently, two guests who go to Crater of Diamonds on a regular basis found the third-largest diamond at the park in 2016. The diamond is a 1.73-carat white gemstone. The new owners of this diamond say they haven't yet decided what they will do with... Pagination Page 1 Next page Next ›
Geocaching at Crater of Diamonds State Park Mar 2023 ⁄ Sarah Reap Geocaching is an outdoor scavenger hunt that people around the world participate in. It is a great way to get out on a trail and explore a new area you wouldn’t normally explore. Crater of Diamonds has several caches hidden within the park boundaries for you to find!
When boring is not boring Feb 2023 ⁄ Billy Nations All the shotguns you see here evolved from the less reliable and less effective guns of an earlier period to the reliably accurate and artistic designs of modern firearms. All it took was a little-known gunsmith with some knowledge and patience to change the shotgun forever. You can see several shotguns at the B.W. Weapons Museum at Historic Washington State Park in...
You Couldn’t Make This Story Up! Feb 2023 ⁄ Billy Nations Black History Month is upon us, we think it appropriate to remind our would-be visitors to Historic Washington State Park of the program opportunities that lay in store for them as related to the African-American component of the Washington story.
A year of celebration and diamond discoveries Feb 2023 ⁄ Sarah Reap Last year was a special one for the Crater. Not only did the park celebrate its 50th anniversary, but more diamonds were registered in 2022 than the previous two years combined! Following is a recap of diamond finds and other significant events during 2022.
A Good Time for a Diamond Find Dec 2022 ⁄ Sarah Reap 22,813 people entered the diamond search area in October 2021, superseding the 15,443 people we saw in October of this year. But how does that compare with diamond finds? Does higher visitation mean that more diamonds were found? Read this article to find out!
Photo Essay: Churn Your Own Butter Nov 2020 ⁄ Sarah Reap Davidsonville Historic State Park in northeast Arkansas preserves Arkansas’s first platted (planned) town and the stories of the people who lived here. The people of Davidsonville churned butter as a necessary chore to keep their households running smoothly, but today is a fun activity to connect us to the past. In this photo essay, we will explore the very important task...
Vlog: Sheep to Shawl Aug 2017 ⁄ Meg Matthews At Ozark Folk Center State Park you can watch artisans in the craft village, like Jeanette who makes beautiful rugs and shawls by hand, using her own wool from her farm.
What’s it Like to be Scarlett? Feb 2017 ⁄ Billy Nations We thought we would see first hand the difficulties of dressing during this time period and went head to head to see who could get dressed in 19th century dress the quickest.
5 State Parks Off the Beaten Path Jan 2017 ⁄ Robin Gabe Whether you’re looking to hike a trail, journey through history, muddy up your mountain bike, or just get away for the weekend, there is an Arkansas State Park waiting for you.
1.73-Carat Diamond Found at Crater of Diamonds State Park Dec 2016 ⁄ Meg Matthews Crater of Diamonds State Park is the only public diamond mine in the world. If a visitor finds a diamond its their's to keep. Recently, two guests who go to Crater of Diamonds on a regular basis found the third-largest diamond at the park in 2016. The diamond is a 1.73-carat white gemstone. The new owners of this diamond say they haven't yet decided what they will do with...