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Kayaking at Lake Charles State Park

Arkansas State Parks Trip Ideas

Park

  • Crater of Diamonds

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Park Activity

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  • [X] Diamond Digging

Trail Type

  • ATV
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Trail Difficulty

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Author

  • Waymon Cox
  • [X] Meg Matthews

Date Published

  • February 2020
  • [X] November 2019
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Opt Outside for Green Friday

Nov 2019
  ⁄  
Meg Matthews

Green Friday is an antidote to Black Friday where programs will be offered at many Arkansas State Parks on the day after Thanksgiving each year.

Wooly Hollow Mountain Bike

Wishes Come True at Crater of Diamonds State Park

Sep 2016
  ⁄  
Meg Matthews

A young Canadian pre-teen came to Crater of Diamonds thanks to the Make a Wish Foundation after a bad prognosis. But after spending time in the state park, he found a 15 pt diamond.

Young Boy Finds Diamond in Arkansas State Park
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