Arkansas State Parks Trip Ideas

Zoie Clift

As the name of Plum Bayou Mounds Archeological State Park implies, archeology is an important aspect of this state park.

History and outdoors highlighted at Woolly Hollow State Park

Zoie Clift

Woolly Hollow State Park is located at 82 Woolly Hollow Road in Greenbrier.

Woolly Cabin at Woolly Hollow State Park in Greenbrier.

Conway Cemetery State Park: preserving the family cemetery of Arkansas’ first governor

Zoie Clift

Conway Cemetery State Park is located in Lafayette County in the town of Bradley.

The 1840s Through The Eyes Of Nathan Smith

Chris Adams

Take a look back into the 1840s with a glimpse of early life in Southwest Arkansas, as seen through the eyes of Nathan Douglas Smith- a pioneering doctor whose letters to family capture the transformation of a once wild frontier into a thriving community.

The 1840s Through The Eyes Of Nathan Smith

Creative Contraptions for Discovering Diamonds

Waymon Cox

Since the park has suspended mining equipment rentals during the pandemic, most visitors now bring their own tools from home or from one of the local businesses and individuals who rent and sell mining equipment. Buckets, shovels, and screens are the most common tools of the trade, but it's interesting to see other unique gear people bring to help them find diamonds.

Two people carrying a shovel and screens to search for diamonds

Plowing the Search Area

Waymon Cox

Greetings from Crater of Diamonds State Park! We've had beautiful weather over the past few days, and hundreds of people have come to search for diamonds during early March spring breaks. After a wet start to winter, the weather has stayed dry long enough for us to plow part of the diamond search area for the first time this year. Each spring we get lots of questions about...

Crater of Diamonds State Park Search Field

Trail of Tears Across Arkansas State Parks

Sasha Bowles

Arkansas has hundreds of miles of the Trail of Tears, and of the nine states traversed by the trail, is the only state that witnessed the removal of all five of the Southeastern tribes as they moved west. Arkansas State Parks has five parks that lie along these removal routes. These parks have been certified as National Park Service Trail of Tears National Historic Trail...

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