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Kayaking at Lake Charles State Park

Arkansas State Parks Trip Ideas

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Region

  • Lower Delta
  • Southwest

Park Activity

  • Diamond Digging
  • Road Cycling

Trail Type

  • [X] Day Hikes
  • Mountain Biking

Trail Difficulty

  • Easy

Author

  • Meg Matthews

Date Published

  • August 2017
  • December 2016

Delta Heritage Trail Development at Arkansas City

Aug 2017
  ⁄  
Meg Matthews

Construction of a new trailhead facility at Delta Heritage Trail in Arkansas City will convert trail tracks to pedestrian and bicycle routes, which will stretch from six miles.

Biking on Delta Heritage Trail

1.73-Carat Diamond Found at Crater of Diamonds State Park

Dec 2016
  ⁄  
Meg Matthews

Crater of Diamonds State Park is the only public diamond mine in the world. If a visitor finds a diamond its their's to keep. Recently, two guests who go to Crater of Diamonds on a regular basis found the third-largest diamond at the park in 2016. The diamond is a 1.73-carat white gemstone. The new owners of this diamond say they haven't yet decided what they will do with...

1.73-Carat Diamond Found at Crater of Diamonds
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