Arkansas State Parks Trip Ideas Park Crater of Diamonds Historic Washington State Park Region [X] Southwest Park Activity Diamond Digging Trail Type Trail Difficulty Author Arkansas State Parks Staff Chris Adams Grady Spann Haley Johnson Heather Runyan Ivory Detter Jason Parrie Joe Jacobs Josh Williams Kayla Gomance Kelly Farrell Leita Spears Maggie Howard Matt Manos Megan Ayres Moore Meg Matthews Monika Rued Paul Butler Sarah Reap Shelley Flanary Tara Gillanders Waymon Cox Zoie Clift [X] Billy Nations [X] Tayler Markham Date Published April 2023 February 2023 November 2022 September 2022 June 2022 February 2017 Exploring the Rainbow at Crater of Diamonds State Park Apr 2023 ⁄ Tayler Markham Greetings from the Crater of Diamonds State Park! While diamonds come in all colors of the rainbow, diamonds found at the Crater of Diamonds are white, brown, or yellow. More than 60% of Crater diamonds are white, 20% are brown and less than 20% are yellow. A diamond’s color is influenced by its journey from deep within the earth to the surface. When boring is not boring Feb 2023 ⁄ Billy Nations All the shotguns you see here evolved from the less reliable and less effective guns of an earlier period to the reliably accurate and artistic designs of modern firearms. All it took was a little-known gunsmith with some knowledge and patience to change the shotgun forever. You can see several shotguns at the B.W. Weapons Museum at Historic Washington State Park in... Visiting the Crater during the Spring Feb 2023 ⁄ Tayler Markham It’s hard to believe that spring break is just around the corner, after the icy weather the park has received in recent weeks. Looking forward to warmer weather, families from all over the country are planning spring break trips in the coming days, and several will choose to spend time at the world-famous Crater of Diamonds State Park. For those who plan to visit the park... You Couldn’t Make This Story Up! Feb 2023 ⁄ Billy Nations Black History Month is upon us, we think it appropriate to remind our would-be visitors to Historic Washington State Park of the program opportunities that lay in store for them as related to the African-American component of the Washington story. Visitor Finds 1.90-Carat Diamond at Crater of Diamonds State Park Nov 2022 ⁄ Tayler Markham Seth and Jessica Erickson, of Chatfield, MN, recently embarked on an 11-state road trip for their tenth anniversary. Having first heard about Arkansas’s Crater of Diamonds State Park years ago, they planned a special stop at America’s only public diamond mine along the way. On the morning of their visit, the couple found a brown diamond weighing nearly two carats. Discovering Conglomerates at the Crater Sep 2022 ⁄ Tayler Markham A conglomerate is a sedimentary rock made of other rocks glued together, like nature’s concrete! They have a variety of colorful rocks cemented together More than just a dirt field Jun 2022 ⁄ Tayler Markham Greetings from Crater of Diamonds State Park! With summer here, we are planning exciting new programs for park guests in the months to come. This summer will be a special one for the Crater of Diamonds, as we celebrate 50 years as an Arkansas State Park! What’s it Like to be Scarlett? Feb 2017 ⁄ Billy Nations We thought we would see first hand the difficulties of dressing during this time period and went head to head to see who could get dressed in 19th century dress the quickest.
Exploring the Rainbow at Crater of Diamonds State Park Apr 2023 ⁄ Tayler Markham Greetings from the Crater of Diamonds State Park! While diamonds come in all colors of the rainbow, diamonds found at the Crater of Diamonds are white, brown, or yellow. More than 60% of Crater diamonds are white, 20% are brown and less than 20% are yellow. A diamond’s color is influenced by its journey from deep within the earth to the surface.
When boring is not boring Feb 2023 ⁄ Billy Nations All the shotguns you see here evolved from the less reliable and less effective guns of an earlier period to the reliably accurate and artistic designs of modern firearms. All it took was a little-known gunsmith with some knowledge and patience to change the shotgun forever. You can see several shotguns at the B.W. Weapons Museum at Historic Washington State Park in...
Visiting the Crater during the Spring Feb 2023 ⁄ Tayler Markham It’s hard to believe that spring break is just around the corner, after the icy weather the park has received in recent weeks. Looking forward to warmer weather, families from all over the country are planning spring break trips in the coming days, and several will choose to spend time at the world-famous Crater of Diamonds State Park. For those who plan to visit the park...
You Couldn’t Make This Story Up! Feb 2023 ⁄ Billy Nations Black History Month is upon us, we think it appropriate to remind our would-be visitors to Historic Washington State Park of the program opportunities that lay in store for them as related to the African-American component of the Washington story.
Visitor Finds 1.90-Carat Diamond at Crater of Diamonds State Park Nov 2022 ⁄ Tayler Markham Seth and Jessica Erickson, of Chatfield, MN, recently embarked on an 11-state road trip for their tenth anniversary. Having first heard about Arkansas’s Crater of Diamonds State Park years ago, they planned a special stop at America’s only public diamond mine along the way. On the morning of their visit, the couple found a brown diamond weighing nearly two carats.
Discovering Conglomerates at the Crater Sep 2022 ⁄ Tayler Markham A conglomerate is a sedimentary rock made of other rocks glued together, like nature’s concrete! They have a variety of colorful rocks cemented together
More than just a dirt field Jun 2022 ⁄ Tayler Markham Greetings from Crater of Diamonds State Park! With summer here, we are planning exciting new programs for park guests in the months to come. This summer will be a special one for the Crater of Diamonds, as we celebrate 50 years as an Arkansas State Park!
What’s it Like to be Scarlett? Feb 2017 ⁄ Billy Nations We thought we would see first hand the difficulties of dressing during this time period and went head to head to see who could get dressed in 19th century dress the quickest.
