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Arkansas State Parks enters agreement with AmeriCorps, Engage Arkansas, and Arkansas Parks and Recreation Foundation

Visitor from France finds 7.46-carat diamond at Crater of Diamonds State Park

On Thursday, January 11, Julien Navas, of Paris, France, visited Arkansas’ Crater of Diamonds Sta

Visitor finds 4.87-carat diamond at Crater of Diamonds State Park

Diamond is the largest found at the park since 2020

Seven-year-old visitor finds 2.95-carat diamond at Crater of Diamonds State Park

Seven-year-old Aspen Brown, of Paragould, visited Crater of Diamonds State Park in Murfreesboro o

Arkansas Monument Trails named Best Mountain Biking in the U.S.

Monument Trails and Arkansas have won Outside’s 2023 Travel Award for best mountain biking in the

Big Mountain Enduro Race 2023 series starts May 6 at Mount Nebo State Park’s Monument Trail

Big Mountain Enduro Race 2023 series starts May 6 at Mount Nebo State Park’s Monument Trail

Park visitor finds 3.29-carat diamond at Crater of Diamonds State Park

(Murfreesboro, Ark.) – A regular visitor to Arkansas’s Crater of Diamonds State Park recently dis

Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders kicks off Arkansas State Parks Centennial Celebration

A Message from Secretary Mike Mills

Mills begins tenure as secretary of the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism

Executive team includes Grobmyer as chief of staff, Sowers as chief of communications.

Arkansas State Parks to celebrate the new year with First Day Hikes

(LITTLE ROCK, Ark.) – Arkansas State Parks encourages Arkansans to start the new year on the righ

Devil’s Den State Park hosts open house of Devil’s Racetrack Trailhead and amenities

Devil’s Den State Park hosted an open house of its new Devil’s Racetrack Trailhead, parking area,

Public, private partners sign agreement to explore trail expansion in Mena area

Representatives of the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism, the Ouachita National

Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park hosts open house of Collection Management Facility

(PRAIRIE GROVE, Ark.) – Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park hosted an open house of its Collecti

Lake Catherine State Park to temporarily close for planned maintenance and repairs

Park will be closed to all recreational activities from Dec. 1, 2022, through March 18, 2023.

Toltec Mounds Archeological State Park renamed Plum Bayou Mounds Archeological State Park

Name chosen to better reflect the culture of the people who built the mounds.

Arkansas State Parks recognizes John H. Johnson at groundbreaking event

Arkansas State Parks recognized influential Arkansan John H.

Mount Nebo State Park hosts Brass in the Clouds

The free concert is on Sept. 24, from 6:30 p.m. to sunset at Mt. Nebo State Park.

Visitor finds 35,000th diamond at Crater of Diamonds since 1972

White gem marks latest significant milestone in state park’s 50-year history

Crater of Diamonds to celebrate 35,000th diamond found at park since 1972

(MURFREESBORO, Ark.) — Crater of Diamonds State Park will celebrate an important moment in its hi