Arkansas State Parks Trip Ideas Park Crater of Diamonds Historic Washington State Park Region Northwest Southwest Park Activity Diamond Digging Hiking Watchable Wildlife Trail Type Trail Difficulty Author Adam Leslie Alex Hedegard Amy Griffin Amy Griffin Arkansas State Parks Staff Billy Nations Bonnie Marberry Brian Whitson Cara Curtis Cathy Combs Chris Pistole David Armstrong Devin Moon Don Simons Elizabeth Kimble Grady Spann Haley Johnson Heather Johnson Heather Runyan Ivory Detter Jackie Rupp Jason Baumgartner Jason Parrie Jeanette Larson Jeanette Larson Jenn Menge Joe Jacobs John Morrow Jonathan Wirges Josh Williams Kara Helton Kayla Gomance Kelly Farrell Kristina Root Kylee Cole Leita Spears Leita Spears Maggie Howard Mary Buchman Matt Manos Megan Ayres Moore Meg Matthews Melissa Ray Monika Rued Mystina Swaim Paul Butler Pearl Jangjiravat Pete Salmon Rachel Lewis Randy Pearson Rebekah Spurlock Robin Gabe Ron Salley Ryan Smith Sarah Reap Sarah Wells Sasha Bowles Seth Boone Shelley Flanary Tara Gillanders Tayler Markham Tim Scott Zachary Fisher Zoie Clift [X] Chris Adams [X] Waymon Cox Date Published February 2025 October 2024 September 2024 August 2024 July 2024 June 2024 May 2024 April 2024 March 2024 December 2023 July 2023 June 2023 May 2023 April 2023 November 2022 October 2022 September 2022 August 2022 July 2022 May 2022 April 2022 March 2022 February 2022 January 2022 December 2021 November 2021 October 2021 September 2021 August 2021 July 2021 June 2021 May 2021 April 2021 March 2021 February 2021 January 2021 December 2020 October 2020 September 2020 August 2020 July 2020 June 2020 February 2020 December 2019 November 2019 October 2019 August 2019 July 2019 June 2019 May 2019 April 2019 March 2019 February 2019 December 2018 September 2017 June 2016 March 2016 Pagination Previous page ‹ Previous Page 3 Next page Next › Discovering the Uncle Sam Jul 2022 ⁄ Waymon Cox Greetings from Crater of Diamonds State Park! In recent weeks, we have learned that the Uncle Sam Diamond—the largest ever found in the United States—is now on display at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History, in Washington, D.C. While Uncle Sam is one of America’s most significant diamonds, most people don’t know the fascinating story of how... Summertime Diamond Searching Requires Planning, Attention May 2022 ⁄ Waymon Cox The summer season at Crater of Diamonds State Park begins on Memorial Day Weekend. Summer is typically the busiest season at the park, as families spend their vacations searching for diamonds in Arkansas. Visiting the Crater of Diamonds in summer can be a lot of fun, if you prepare ahead and know what to expect. Visitor finds 2.38-Carat Diamond at Crater of Diamonds State Park May 2022 ⁄ Waymon Cox A regular visitor found a 2.38-carat brown diamond on April 10 at Arkansas’s Crater of Diamonds State Park. It is the largest diamond found at the park this year. After more than a decade of searching and hundreds of diamond finds at the park, Adam Hardin found his first diamond weighing more than two carats. Hardin was wet-sifting soil from the East Drain of the park’s 37... Intimacy of candlelight Apr 2022 ⁄ Chris Adams Lighting in the 19th century brought families closer together in the domestic space, creating an intimacy that today's electric-driven lighting cannot replicate. This is the theme of our new mini candle-making workshop. Historic Washington State Park’s interpretation focuses on what makes candle illumination unique, the technological improvements in lighting and how it... Crater of Diamonds celebrates 50 years as an Arkansas State Park Mar 2022 ⁄ Waymon Cox Crater of Diamonds State Park celebrates its 50th year as an Arkansas state park this year and will hold an anniversary celebration on Friday, April 22, and Saturday, April 23. Crater of Diamonds State Park, in Murfreesboro, Ark., has managed North America’s only public diamond mine since the State of Arkansas purchased the 37.5-acre deposit of diamond-bearing ore and 800... Historic Windows in the Crouch House at Historic Washington State Park Feb 2022 ⁄ Chris Adams Have you been to any type of historic house museum and noticed minor distortions in the glass windows? If you look closely, you will notice vertical or circular lines, bubbles, waves, and varied thicknesses. Do you wonder what these distortions are and why they exist? This is where a tour of the Crouch House at Historic Washington State Park will assist you. The Crouch... Two Yellow Gems Top a Year of Discoveries at the Crater of Diamonds Jan 2022 ⁄ Waymon Cox Greetings from Crater of Diamonds State Park! Last year, visitors from 34 states and one foreign country found 354 diamonds in Arkansas, weighing a total of more than 62 carats. Arkansans found 108 gems, while travelers from outside of the state registered 246. Guests found 28 diamonds on top of the ground in the park’s diamond search area; most of the others were found by... 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... Winter Forecast for the Crater of Diamonds Nov 2021 ⁄ Waymon Cox Greetings from Crater of Diamonds State Park! Colder temperatures will have many of us wishing for warmer weather in the months to come, but winter can be a great season to search for diamonds! Winter this year will begin on Tuesday, December 21, and continue until Sunday, March 20, 2022. What kind of winter will we have this year? Looking back at historical records and... The Right Tools for Wet Sifting Nov 2021 ⁄ Waymon Cox Greetings from Crater of Diamonds State Park! Wet sifting is one of the most effective ways of searching for diamonds. It helps you go through more dirt in less time, and you can wet sift just about any time of year! The more dirt you wet sift, the better your chances are of finding a diamond. But having the right type and amount of tools is important! If you plan to wet... Pagination Previous page ‹ Previous Page 3 Next page Next ›
Discovering the Uncle Sam Jul 2022 ⁄ Waymon Cox Greetings from Crater of Diamonds State Park! In recent weeks, we have learned that the Uncle Sam Diamond—the largest ever found in the United States—is now on display at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History, in Washington, D.C. While Uncle Sam is one of America’s most significant diamonds, most people don’t know the fascinating story of how...
Summertime Diamond Searching Requires Planning, Attention May 2022 ⁄ Waymon Cox The summer season at Crater of Diamonds State Park begins on Memorial Day Weekend. Summer is typically the busiest season at the park, as families spend their vacations searching for diamonds in Arkansas. Visiting the Crater of Diamonds in summer can be a lot of fun, if you prepare ahead and know what to expect.
Visitor finds 2.38-Carat Diamond at Crater of Diamonds State Park May 2022 ⁄ Waymon Cox A regular visitor found a 2.38-carat brown diamond on April 10 at Arkansas’s Crater of Diamonds State Park. It is the largest diamond found at the park this year. After more than a decade of searching and hundreds of diamond finds at the park, Adam Hardin found his first diamond weighing more than two carats. Hardin was wet-sifting soil from the East Drain of the park’s 37...
Intimacy of candlelight Apr 2022 ⁄ Chris Adams Lighting in the 19th century brought families closer together in the domestic space, creating an intimacy that today's electric-driven lighting cannot replicate. This is the theme of our new mini candle-making workshop. Historic Washington State Park’s interpretation focuses on what makes candle illumination unique, the technological improvements in lighting and how it...
Crater of Diamonds celebrates 50 years as an Arkansas State Park Mar 2022 ⁄ Waymon Cox Crater of Diamonds State Park celebrates its 50th year as an Arkansas state park this year and will hold an anniversary celebration on Friday, April 22, and Saturday, April 23. Crater of Diamonds State Park, in Murfreesboro, Ark., has managed North America’s only public diamond mine since the State of Arkansas purchased the 37.5-acre deposit of diamond-bearing ore and 800...
Historic Windows in the Crouch House at Historic Washington State Park Feb 2022 ⁄ Chris Adams Have you been to any type of historic house museum and noticed minor distortions in the glass windows? If you look closely, you will notice vertical or circular lines, bubbles, waves, and varied thicknesses. Do you wonder what these distortions are and why they exist? This is where a tour of the Crouch House at Historic Washington State Park will assist you. The Crouch...
Two Yellow Gems Top a Year of Discoveries at the Crater of Diamonds Jan 2022 ⁄ Waymon Cox Greetings from Crater of Diamonds State Park! Last year, visitors from 34 states and one foreign country found 354 diamonds in Arkansas, weighing a total of more than 62 carats. Arkansans found 108 gems, while travelers from outside of the state registered 246. Guests found 28 diamonds on top of the ground in the park’s diamond search area; most of the others were found by...
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...
Winter Forecast for the Crater of Diamonds Nov 2021 ⁄ Waymon Cox Greetings from Crater of Diamonds State Park! Colder temperatures will have many of us wishing for warmer weather in the months to come, but winter can be a great season to search for diamonds! Winter this year will begin on Tuesday, December 21, and continue until Sunday, March 20, 2022. What kind of winter will we have this year? Looking back at historical records and...
The Right Tools for Wet Sifting Nov 2021 ⁄ Waymon Cox Greetings from Crater of Diamonds State Park! Wet sifting is one of the most effective ways of searching for diamonds. It helps you go through more dirt in less time, and you can wet sift just about any time of year! The more dirt you wet sift, the better your chances are of finding a diamond. But having the right type and amount of tools is important! If you plan to wet...
