Arkansas State Parks Trip Ideas

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Diamond Searching by Specific Gravity

Nov 2019

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Waymon Cox

Greetings from Crater of Diamonds State Park! When digging dirt to sift for diamonds at the park, finding certain other minerals can make your search more productive. Look for locations where running water has carved a path through the plowed dirt of the diamond search area. As water from runoff and other sources wash through the field, it picks up heavier materials and...

Opt Outside for Green Friday

Nov 2019

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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.

Devil's Den State Park Visitor Gallery

Sep 2018

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Monika Rued

We love singing the praises of Devil's Den State Park but don't just take our word for it. Check out our visitor gallery and tag Devil's Den State Park or use #ARstateparks to share your pics and videos.

Josh Jeffers Named Superintendent of Pinnacle Mountain State Park

Oct 2017

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Meg Matthews

Josh Jeffers has Arkansas State Parks in the fiber of his being. The new Pinnacle Mountain State Park superintendent says having a passion for this kind of work comes naturally to him.

Josh Jeffers, Pinnacle Mountain State Park Superintendent

Fun Fall Events

Oct 2017

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Monika Rued

Arkansas State Parks has several fun fall events and programs. Check out some of our park interpreters’ suggestions they sent in and make your plans to come visit.

What is a Diamond Worth?

Jun 2016

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Waymon Cox

Find out how we grade and appraise of the diamonds found at the Arkansas State Park, the different types of diamonds and how often our visitors discover diamonds they can take home.

Esperanza Diamond at Crater of Diamonds State Park

The Once and Future Mather Lodge

Mar 2016

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Arkansas State Parks Staff

Mather Lodge is closed for restoration, renovation and major rebuilding, but will stay true to the original design and structure of the CCC era in which it was built.

Wings on the Wind

Mar 2016

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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.

Crater of Diamonds State Park: A wonderful and crazy place

Mar 2016

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Waymon Cox

The main thing that makes Crater of Diamonds State Park so unique is that our visitors are allowed to hunt for diamonds, and then are allowed to keep them.

Artifact Tales

Mar 2016

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Robin Gabe

Artifacts amaze me. It is a simple statement but every word is true. In certain cases, they are the only link that we have to past cultures. The American Indians that lived here are called the Plum Bayou Culture and they left clues to their way of life in the form of artifacts.