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Kayaking at Lake Charles State Park

Arkansas State Parks Trip Ideas

Park

  • Crater of Diamonds
  • Mount Magazine

Region

  • Northwest
  • Southwest

Park Activity

  • Diamond Digging
  • Watchable Wildlife
  • [X] Hiking

Trail Type

Trail Difficulty

Author

  • Arkansas State Parks Staff
  • Jason Parrie
  • Matt Manos
  • Meg Matthews
  • Monika Rued
  • Mystina Swaim
  • Ron Salley
  • Zoie Clift
  • [X] Don Simons
  • [X] Waymon Cox

Date Published

  • December 2021
  • March 2016

Hike the Crater of Diamonds on New Year’s Day 2022

Dec 2021
  ⁄  
Waymon Cox

Greetings from Crater of Diamonds State Park! With a new year just ahead, we are looking forward to exciting opportunities that often come with the changing of the calendar. 2022 will be a special year for the Crater of Diamonds, as we celebrate 50 years as an Arkansas State Park! On Saturday, January 1, be among the first to visit the Crater on its golden anniversary year...

Crater of Diamonds State Park Search Field

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.

Red Tailed Hawk
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