Arkansas State Parks Trip Ideas

After spending about two hours searching for diamonds, Josh Lanik left Crater of Diamonds State Park with a brandy-colored gem weighing just over two carats.

Josh Larkin shows holds his brown diamond in the palm of his hand

Prospectors’ Gemboree at Crater of Diamonds State Park

Jul 2019

Greetings from Crater of Diamonds State Park! On Saturday, June 15, more than 800 park guests visited the Crater to search for diamonds and celebrate diamond miners in Arkansas during the 9th Annual Prospectors’ Gemboree. Visitors of all ages enjoyed playing games and winning prizes during the day.

People holding a container on their head while their teammate tries to squirt water in it

Summer in Full Swing at the Crater of Diamonds

May 2019

Greetings from Crater of Diamonds State Park! This past Memorial Day Weekend marked the beginning of summer hours and activities at the Crater of Diamonds. From now through August 10, the park’s diamond search area will open daily from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. The Visitor Center and Diamond Discovery Center will remain open an extra hour each day, so that guests can have their...

A Successful Four Months of Diamond Finds

May 2019

Greetings from Crater of Diamonds State Park! So far, 2019 has been a productive year for finding diamonds in Arkansas. By the end of April, our park staff had registered 177 diamonds, compared to 139 diamonds during the same four months last year. Visitors from Arkansas found 36 diamonds, while travelers from 25 other states and three foreign countries registered 141...

person searching diamond field at Crater of Diamonds State Park

Is Pinnacle Mountain a Volcano?

Ron Salley

Pinnacle Mountain stands about 1,000 feet above sea level, is on the extreme eastern edge of the Ouachita Mountain range, and sits where three rivers converge.

Video Blog: Chalk Up Buttercup, We’re Climbing at Mount Magazine

Monika Rued

Thinking about taking the "Pepsi Challenge and climbing 75 feet up Pinnacle Mountain? Check out our blog post for what you might expect, and pick up a few tips.

Top 10 Ways to Stay Cool at Arkansas State Parks

Meg Matthews

While we wait for cooler temperatures to come to The Natural State, here are the top 10 ways to stay cool at Arkansas State Parks during the dog days of summer.

Arkansas State Parks Celebrate S’mores Day

Meg Matthews

Today, take advantage of National S’more Day at an Arkansas State Park to enjoy this ooey, gooey campfire treat just like when you were a kid.

Handling the Heat