Arkansas State Parks Trip Ideas

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Two Yellow Gems Top a Year of Discoveries at the Crater of Diamonds

Jan 2022

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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...

2021 largest diamond found at Crater of Diamonds State Park. It's a 4.38 carat yellow diamond sitting on top of a quarter for scale

Exploring Village Creek

Jan 2020

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Arkansas State Parks Staff

Arkansas’s upper delta region is rich with history and culture that feeds the area. Located within an hour of the Mississippi River, Village Creek State Park embodies the influences and the nature of the Delta. Village Creek State Park offers both camping and cabins to its visitors. Our newly renovated cabins are perfect for a quick trip or a family vacation. Cabins...