Arkansas State Parks Trip Ideas Park Crater of Diamonds Crowley's Ridge DeGray Lake Resort Lake Dardanelle Village Creek Mount Magazine Petit Jean Withrow Springs Cossatot River Daisy Devil's Den Jacksonport Lake Fort Smith Lake Frierson Lake Ouachita Moro Bay White Oak Lake Cane Creek Davidsonville Hobbs State Park Conservation Area Lake Catherine Lake Charles Millwood Mississippi River Ozark Folk Center Pinnacle Mountain Woolly Hollow Bull Shoals - White River Delta Heritage Trail Historic Washington State Park Lake Chicot Lake Poinsett Mount Nebo Hampson Museum Logoly Parkin Archeological Powhatan Courthouse Queen Wilhelmina Region Southwest Northwest Central Upper Delta Lower Delta North Central Park Activity Hiking Kayaking / Canoeing Mountain Biking Fishing Boating / Marinas Swimming Climbing Geocaching Horseback Riding Road Cycling Backpacking Motorcycling Snorkeling / Scuba Diving Lake Tours Hang Gliding River Running [X] Diamond Digging [X] Watchable Wildlife Trail Type Day Hikes Horseback Riding Mountain Biking Kayaking/Water Trails Backpacking Barrier Free (ADA) ATV Wilderness Trail Difficulty Easy Moderate Strenuous Author Waymon Cox Arkansas State Parks Staff Monika Rued Meg Matthews Tayler Markham Cathy Combs Jenn Menge Pearl Jangjiravat Sarah Reap Sasha Bowles Zoie Clift David Armstrong Don Simons Maggie Howard Megan Ayres Moore Robin Gabe Ron Salley Date Published September 2025 May 2025 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 November 2021 October 2021 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 February 2019 January 2019 December 2018 November 2018 September 2018 May 2018 September 2017 June 2017 May 2017 January 2017 December 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 June 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 Pagination Previous page ‹ Previous Page 12 Pinnacle Mountain State Park Rocks! Mar 2016 ⁄ Arkansas State Parks Staff Tucked away in central Arkansas, Pinnacle Mountain is one of the most accessible state parks for hiking, backpacking, climbing, camping, and biking. The Park that was a Farm Mar 2016 ⁄ Arkansas State Parks Staff Entering Crowley’s Ridge State Park, the first things you notice are the trees. As you wander through the park you will see a wide variety of trees, shrubs, vines, and flowering plants. Because words can’t describe… Feb 2016 ⁄ Arkansas State Parks Staff The Lodge at Mount Magazine has rooms and cabins have a view off the bluff-line overlooking the Petit Jean River Valley and Blue Mountain Lake. Distracted by the Birds at Petit Jean State Park Feb 2016 ⁄ Arkansas State Parks Staff We interpreters like to feed the songbirds, and this helps folks who come to the visitor center get a better look at them, especially if they go into the exhibit room and look out through the large window at the pond. Events Roundup: Spring and Summer in Arkansas Sep 2025 Learn Dutch oven cooking, paddle downstream or practice your bird calls — but most importantly, get outside as Arkansas warms up with these festivals and ongoing activities. More Than 99 Carats of Arkansas Diamonds Found in 2019 Sep 2025 ⁄ Waymon Cox 2019 was a great year for diamond finds at Crater of Diamonds State Park. Visitors from Arkansas, 36 other states, and one foreign country found 491 diamonds during the year, including 336 white gems, 73 brown, and 82 yellow. The total weight for all diamonds registered last year was 99.14 carats, 22 carats heavier than all diamonds found in 2018! Pagination Previous page ‹ Previous Page 12
Pinnacle Mountain State Park Rocks! Mar 2016 ⁄ Arkansas State Parks Staff Tucked away in central Arkansas, Pinnacle Mountain is one of the most accessible state parks for hiking, backpacking, climbing, camping, and biking.
The Park that was a Farm Mar 2016 ⁄ Arkansas State Parks Staff Entering Crowley’s Ridge State Park, the first things you notice are the trees. As you wander through the park you will see a wide variety of trees, shrubs, vines, and flowering plants.
Because words can’t describe… Feb 2016 ⁄ Arkansas State Parks Staff The Lodge at Mount Magazine has rooms and cabins have a view off the bluff-line overlooking the Petit Jean River Valley and Blue Mountain Lake.
Distracted by the Birds at Petit Jean State Park Feb 2016 ⁄ Arkansas State Parks Staff We interpreters like to feed the songbirds, and this helps folks who come to the visitor center get a better look at them, especially if they go into the exhibit room and look out through the large window at the pond.
Events Roundup: Spring and Summer in Arkansas Sep 2025 Learn Dutch oven cooking, paddle downstream or practice your bird calls — but most importantly, get outside as Arkansas warms up with these festivals and ongoing activities.
More Than 99 Carats of Arkansas Diamonds Found in 2019 Sep 2025 ⁄ Waymon Cox 2019 was a great year for diamond finds at Crater of Diamonds State Park. Visitors from Arkansas, 36 other states, and one foreign country found 491 diamonds during the year, including 336 white gems, 73 brown, and 82 yellow. The total weight for all diamonds registered last year was 99.14 carats, 22 carats heavier than all diamonds found in 2018!
