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Kayaking at Lake Charles State Park

Arkansas State Parks Trip Ideas

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  • Crater of Diamonds
  • Mount Magazine

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  • Northwest
  • Southwest

Park Activity

  • Diamond Digging
  • Hiking
  • [X] Watchable Wildlife

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  • Arkansas State Parks Staff
  • Monika Rued
  • Cathy Combs
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  • [X] Don Simons
  • [X] Waymon Cox

Date Published

  • February 2021
  • March 2016

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

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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