Arkansas State Parks Trip Ideas Park Cane Creek Crowley's Ridge DeGray Lake Resort Lake Chicot Lake Dardanelle Lake Frierson Millwood Moro Bay Mount Magazine Ozark Folk Center Petit Jean Queen Wilhelmina Village Creek White Oak Lake Withrow Springs [X] Crater of Diamonds Region Southwest Park Activity Diamond Digging Trail Type Trail Difficulty Author Waymon Cox Date Published May 2025 August 2024 July 2024 May 2024 April 2024 March 2024 February 2024 January 2024 December 2023 November 2023 October 2023 September 2023 May 2023 April 2023 March 2023 February 2023 December 2022 November 2022 September 2022 August 2022 July 2022 June 2022 May 2022 March 2022 January 2022 December 2021 [X] November 2021 October 2021 [X] September 2021 August 2021 July 2021 June 2021 May 2021 April 2021 March 2021 February 2021 January 2021 December 2020 November 2020 October 2020 September 2020 August 2020 July 2020 June 2020 May 2020 February 2020 December 2019 November 2019 October 2019 August 2019 July 2019 June 2019 May 2019 April 2019 March 2019 February 2019 December 2018 September 2017 June 2017 May 2017 December 2016 October 2016 September 2016 June 2016 March 2016 Winter Forecast for the Crater of Diamonds Nov 2021 ⁄ Waymon Cox Greetings from Crater of Diamonds State Park! Colder temperatures will have many of us wishing for warmer weather in the months to come, but winter can be a great season to search for diamonds! Winter this year will begin on Tuesday, December 21, and continue until Sunday, March 20, 2022. What kind of winter will we have this year? Looking back at historical records and... The Right Tools for Wet Sifting Nov 2021 ⁄ Waymon Cox Greetings from Crater of Diamonds State Park! Wet sifting is one of the most effective ways of searching for diamonds. It helps you go through more dirt in less time, and you can wet sift just about any time of year! The more dirt you wet sift, the better your chances are of finding a diamond. But having the right type and amount of tools is important! If you plan to wet... Visitor Finds 4.38-Carat Diamond at Crater of Diamonds State Park Sep 2021 ⁄ Waymon Cox Noreen Wredberg of Granite Bay, Calif., found the 4.38-carat yellow diamond sitting on top of the ground within an hour of searching. It’s the largest diamond found so far this year at Crater of Diamonds State Park. Find Mesmerizing Mimetoliths at Crater of Diamonds Sep 2021 ⁄ Waymon Cox Greetings from Crater of Diamonds State Park! Have you ever looked at clouds and imagined dogs, elephants, or dragons? Have you noticed faces or creatures in the knots and holes of a tree trunk? If so, you have experienced pareidolia, the ability to see meaningful shapes or patterns in everyday objects. Most of us experience pareidolia at some level. Certain rocks and...
Winter Forecast for the Crater of Diamonds Nov 2021 ⁄ Waymon Cox Greetings from Crater of Diamonds State Park! Colder temperatures will have many of us wishing for warmer weather in the months to come, but winter can be a great season to search for diamonds! Winter this year will begin on Tuesday, December 21, and continue until Sunday, March 20, 2022. What kind of winter will we have this year? Looking back at historical records and...
The Right Tools for Wet Sifting Nov 2021 ⁄ Waymon Cox Greetings from Crater of Diamonds State Park! Wet sifting is one of the most effective ways of searching for diamonds. It helps you go through more dirt in less time, and you can wet sift just about any time of year! The more dirt you wet sift, the better your chances are of finding a diamond. But having the right type and amount of tools is important! If you plan to wet...
Visitor Finds 4.38-Carat Diamond at Crater of Diamonds State Park Sep 2021 ⁄ Waymon Cox Noreen Wredberg of Granite Bay, Calif., found the 4.38-carat yellow diamond sitting on top of the ground within an hour of searching. It’s the largest diamond found so far this year at Crater of Diamonds State Park.
Find Mesmerizing Mimetoliths at Crater of Diamonds Sep 2021 ⁄ Waymon Cox Greetings from Crater of Diamonds State Park! Have you ever looked at clouds and imagined dogs, elephants, or dragons? Have you noticed faces or creatures in the knots and holes of a tree trunk? If so, you have experienced pareidolia, the ability to see meaningful shapes or patterns in everyday objects. Most of us experience pareidolia at some level. Certain rocks and...
