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Shea Lewis Named Next Director of Arkansas State Parks

(LITTLE ROCK, Ark.) – Stacy Hurst, secretary of the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism, today announced Shea Lewis as the next director for Arkansas State Parks. Lewis will repla...

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Two Yellow Gems Top a Year of Discoveries at the Crater of Diamonds

Greetings from Crater of Diamonds State Park! Last year, visitors from 34 states and one foreign country found 354 diamonds in Arkansas, weighing a total of more than 62 carats. Arkansans found 108 ge...

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More than $3.6 million in outdoor recreation grants announced

The Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism announces more than $3.6 million in Outdoor Recreation Grants awarded to projects within 25 counties across the state. The grants ...

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Ozark Folk Center Accommodations Photos

Photos of the accommodation options available at the Ozark Folk Center State Park

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Historic Windows in the Crouch House at Historic Washington State Park

Have you been to any type of historic house museum and noticed minor distortions in the glass windows? If you look closely, you will notice vertical or circular lines, bubbles, waves, and varied thick...

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Chris Adams

Chris Adams is the Historical Researcher at Historic Washington State Park. He has worked at Historic Washington State Park since 2011. After high school, he joined the Navy, sailed the Atlantic Ocean...

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Crater of Diamonds celebrates 50 years as an Arkansas State Park

(MURFREESBORO, Ark.) – Crater of Diamonds State Park celebrates its 50th year as an Arkansas state park this year and will hold an anniversary celebration on Friday, April 22, and Saturday, April 23. ...

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Crater of Diamonds celebrates 50 years as an Arkansas State Park

Crater of Diamonds State Park celebrates its 50th year as an Arkansas state park this year and will hold an anniversary celebration on Friday, April 22, and Saturday, April 23. Crater of Diamonds...

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Jeff King named deputy director of Arkansas State Parks

Jeff King has been named deputy director of Arkansas State Parks, a division of the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism. King began his career with state parks as a park planner 14 year...

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Shea Lewis Named Next Director of Arkansas State Parks

Two Yellow Gems Top a Year of Discoveries at the Crater of Diamonds

More than $3.6 million in outdoor recreation grants announced

Ozark Folk Center Accommodations Photos

Historic Windows in the Crouch House at Historic Washington State Park

Chris Adams

Crater of Diamonds celebrates 50 years as an Arkansas State Park

Crater of Diamonds celebrates 50 years as an Arkansas State Park

Jeff King named deputy director of Arkansas State Parks

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