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Meg Matthews

Meg Matthews enjoys hiking, biking and swimming at state parks with her friends and family. She served as the previous Public Information Coordinator for Arkansas State Parks after spending years as a...
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Historic Buildings

Arkansas state parks are full of historical buildings and heritage. Visit a historic park to explore the significant and notable building of the past. 
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Crater of Diamonds State Park: Camping

The Crater of Diamonds State Park includes a tree-shaded campground featuring 47 Class AAA campsites (with water/electric/sewer hookups) [most of these sites have tent pads] and five Walk-in Tent Site...
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Crater of Diamonds State Park History

Of all the Arkansas state parks, the Crater of Diamonds has had arguably the most colorful history, with stories of treasure hunters and the diamonds found in Arkansas through the decades. People firs...
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About Crater of Diamonds State Park

Driving Directions to the Park From Little Rock - Travel west on I-30 approximately 56 miles and take exit #73 at Arkadelphia, then go west on Ark. 51 for six miles, then follow Ark. 26 for approxi...
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Mount Magazine's Geological History

Small grains of sand, silt, and clay floated and tumbled with river currents until reaching the edge of a vast ocean. Some of this sediment spilled off the continental shelf into a deep abyss. Over ti...
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Mount Magazine's Mountaintop Settlers

In the latter half of the 1800s, new land on Mount Magazine could be acquired in two ways. A legislative act in 1853 granted a wide swath of land for the construction of a railroad in the Petit Jean R...
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