The Trails at Mena project vision includes a lift-served mountain bike and adventure park that will, through phased development, eventually connect the city of Mena to Queen Wilhelmina State Park.
In a landmark event for Arkansas’ outdoor recreation future, local, state and federal leaders gathered today in Mena to officially sign the U.S. Forest Service permit authorizing construction of The T...
Arkansas State Parks dedicated the renovated and improved Horse Campground at Devil’s Den State Park. Surrounded by park supporters, community members and equestrian enthusiasts, t...
Crater of Diamonds offers park visitors a one-of-a-kind experience—the adventure of hunting for real diamonds. You’ll search over a 37 ½-acre plowed field that is the eroded surface of an ancient, dia...
Greetings from Crater of Diamonds State Park! We have all seen changes this year due to COVID-19, and many of us are still adjusting. Guidelines and restrictions—detailed on the park’s website at http...
John Rogers Eakin was born on February 14, 1822, in Shelbyville, Tennessee, to John Eakin and Lucretia Pearson Eakin. He attended the University of Nashville from 1838 to 1840 and later studied law at...
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