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Arkansas State Parks Trip Ideas

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  • Arkansas State Parks Staff
  • Cathy Combs
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  • [X] Waymon Cox

Date Published

  • February 2021
  • September 2017

Video: The West Drain

Feb 2021
  ⁄  
Waymon Cox

One of Arkansas' most unique natural attractions is Crater of Diamonds State Park. Located in Murfreesboro, this site hosts thousands of visitors each year. A volcanic pipe erupted here around 100 million years ago, bringing diamonds to the surface. Today, park guests search for their own genuine diamonds in a 37.5-acre plowed field atop the volcanic crater. In addition to...

west drain at crater of diamonds state park

Birding in Arkansas State Parks

Sep 2017
  ⁄  
Meg Matthews

Arkansas has some of the finest bird watching. Many of our parks have bird watching checklists, and park interpreters who are avid birders and can guide you to view many of the birds in Arkansas.

Birdwatching at White River
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