Arkansas State Parks Trip Ideas Park Cossatot River Crater of Diamonds Daisy Jacksonport Lake Chicot Logoly Millwood Withrow Springs Region Central Lower Delta North Central Northwest Upper Delta [X] Southwest Park Activity Boating / Marinas Diamond Digging Fishing Hiking Kayaking / Canoeing Swimming Watchable Wildlife Trail Type Trail Difficulty Author Waymon Cox Date Published February 2025 December 2024 January 2024 April 2023 March 2023 February 2023 December 2022 November 2022 October 2022 September 2022 August 2022 July 2022 June 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 [X] May 2021 April 2021 March 2021 February 2021 January 2021 December 2020 November 2020 October 2020 September 2020 [X] August 2020 July 2020 June 2020 May 2020 April 2020 March 2020 February 2020 December 2019 November 2019 October 2019 August 2019 July 2019 June 2019 May 2019 March 2019 February 2019 January 2019 December 2018 November 2018 May 2018 March 2018 October 2017 September 2017 June 2017 May 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 5 Arkansas State Parks Summer Hot Spots May 2021 Summer isn’t just a season — it’s a state of mind. And Arkansas is the perfect place to explore that sun-kissed bliss of nights around a campfire, hair drying from a jump in the lake, making gooey s’mores feel. Explore 5 state parks to find where you should kick your heels up for the warm months. Visitor Finds Two-Carat Diamond at Crater of Diamonds State Park May 2021 ⁄ Waymon Cox It’s thrilling when hard work pays off. For years, 26-year-old Christian Liden, of Poulsbo, Wash., has wanted to find the raw materials to make his own engagement ring. He started by panning for gold around his home state. After five years, he had accumulated enough for the ring. Liden recently embarked on a mining excursion that led him across the country to Arkansas’s... Answers to More Common Crater Questions May 2021 ⁄ Waymon Cox Greetings from Crater of Diamonds State Park! Many first-time guests to the Crater wonder the same things when they arrive. Here are answers to a few of the more common questions we hear. Even More Answers to Common Crater of Diamonds State Park Questions Aug 2020 ⁄ Waymon Cox Greetings from Crater of Diamonds State Park! First-time visitors often have a lot of questions for our staff. The following are a few of the more common inquiries we hear at the park, along with answers. Cossatot River State Park-Natural Area Wildflower Walk Aug 2020 Wildflowers paint the landscape in magnificent splashes of color, all while working diligently behind the scenes to safeguard the very ecosystems they call home. The miles of hiking trails at Cossatot River State Park-Natural Area in southwest Arkansas not only give you amazing views of this National Wild and Scenic River, but also of the surrounding habitat that is home... Logoly Nature Notes Aug 2020 Even brief observations of nature provide incredible insights and memorable moments at Logoly State Park. Use this sheet to focus your thoughts and unlock unexpected details. You can download and print this Nature Notes form to help you take notes, sketch specimens, and aid the park in community-based science. Amid Change, Some Things Remain the Same at the Crater of Diamonds Aug 2020 ⁄ Waymon Cox Greetings from Crater of Diamonds State Park! We have all seen changes this year due to COVID-19, and many of us are still adjusting. Guidelines and restrictions—detailed on the park’s website at www.CraterofDiamondsStatePark.com--have been put in place to help protect our visitors and staff. With the many disruptions we have faced this year, however, it can be comforting...
5 Arkansas State Parks Summer Hot Spots May 2021 Summer isn’t just a season — it’s a state of mind. And Arkansas is the perfect place to explore that sun-kissed bliss of nights around a campfire, hair drying from a jump in the lake, making gooey s’mores feel. Explore 5 state parks to find where you should kick your heels up for the warm months.
Visitor Finds Two-Carat Diamond at Crater of Diamonds State Park May 2021 ⁄ Waymon Cox It’s thrilling when hard work pays off. For years, 26-year-old Christian Liden, of Poulsbo, Wash., has wanted to find the raw materials to make his own engagement ring. He started by panning for gold around his home state. After five years, he had accumulated enough for the ring. Liden recently embarked on a mining excursion that led him across the country to Arkansas’s...
Answers to More Common Crater Questions May 2021 ⁄ Waymon Cox Greetings from Crater of Diamonds State Park! Many first-time guests to the Crater wonder the same things when they arrive. Here are answers to a few of the more common questions we hear.
Even More Answers to Common Crater of Diamonds State Park Questions Aug 2020 ⁄ Waymon Cox Greetings from Crater of Diamonds State Park! First-time visitors often have a lot of questions for our staff. The following are a few of the more common inquiries we hear at the park, along with answers.
Cossatot River State Park-Natural Area Wildflower Walk Aug 2020 Wildflowers paint the landscape in magnificent splashes of color, all while working diligently behind the scenes to safeguard the very ecosystems they call home. The miles of hiking trails at Cossatot River State Park-Natural Area in southwest Arkansas not only give you amazing views of this National Wild and Scenic River, but also of the surrounding habitat that is home...
Logoly Nature Notes Aug 2020 Even brief observations of nature provide incredible insights and memorable moments at Logoly State Park. Use this sheet to focus your thoughts and unlock unexpected details. You can download and print this Nature Notes form to help you take notes, sketch specimens, and aid the park in community-based science.
Amid Change, Some Things Remain the Same at the Crater of Diamonds Aug 2020 ⁄ Waymon Cox Greetings from Crater of Diamonds State Park! We have all seen changes this year due to COVID-19, and many of us are still adjusting. Guidelines and restrictions—detailed on the park’s website at www.CraterofDiamondsStatePark.com--have been put in place to help protect our visitors and staff. With the many disruptions we have faced this year, however, it can be comforting...
