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Draw with a Park Ranger: Let’s Draw a Raccoon

Raccoons draw attention for both their unique appearance and their antics you might see while camping at Mount Magazine State Park. In the photo essay below, join along a...
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Colorful Minerals Found at the Crater of Diamonds

Greetings from Crater of Diamonds State Park! Each fall, changing leaves enhance the colors and natural beauty of our surroundings. For visitors to Crater of Diamonds State Park, colorful minerals can...
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Winter Forecast for the Crater of Diamonds

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...
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Hike the Crater of Diamonds on New Year’s Day 2022

Greetings from Crater of Diamonds State Park! With a new year just ahead, we are looking forward to exciting opportunities that often come with the changing of the calendar. 2022 will be a special yea...
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Video: The Creek Speaks

The multi-use trails at Village Creek State Park offer many opportunities to discover the beauty of Crowley’s Ridge.   Village Creek State Park, located in eastern Arkansas just...
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Video: Water Wonders

Freshwater jellyfish are fascinating animals that you can sometimes observe at Crowley’s Ridge State Park while pedal boating on Lake Ponder. Located in northeast Arkansas, this park exists in part to...
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Video: Rain Sounds at the CCC Boardwalk

Crowley's Ridge State Park in northeast Arkansas exists in part to safeguard historical and cultural resources, such as the structures built by the hard work of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) i...
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Video: Double Rainbow After the Storm

Though it is a human-built lake by the Army Corps of Engineers, Lake Ouachita in southwest Arkansas is filled with plenty of natural beauty. Lake Ouachita State Park exists, in part, to provide access...