Diamond Digging | Arkansas State Parks

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More than just a dirt field

Jun 2022

Greetings from Crater of Diamonds State Park! With summer here, we are planning exciting new programs for park guests in the months to come. This summer will be a special one for the Crater of Diamonds, as we celebrate 50 years as an Arkansas State Park!

family digging for diamonds at Crater of Diamonds State Park

Summertime Diamond Searching Requires Planning, Attention

May 2022

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Waymon Cox

The summer season at Crater of Diamonds State Park begins on Memorial Day Weekend. Summer is typically the busiest season at the park, as families spend their vacations searching for diamonds in Arkansas. Visiting the Crater of Diamonds in summer can be a lot of fun, if you prepare ahead and know what to expect.

Digging for diamonds at Crater of Diamonds

Visitor finds 2.38-Carat Diamond at Crater of Diamonds State Park

May 2022

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Waymon Cox

A regular visitor found a 2.38-carat brown diamond on April 10 at Arkansas’s Crater of Diamonds State Park. It is the largest diamond found at the park this year. After more than a decade of searching and hundreds of diamond finds at the park, Adam Hardin found his first diamond weighing more than two carats. Hardin was wet-sifting soil from the East Drain of the park’s 37...

Adam Hardin's 2.38-carat brown diamond he found at Crater of Diamonds State Park

Crater of Diamonds celebrates 50 years as an Arkansas State Park

Mar 2022

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Waymon Cox

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 State Park, in Murfreesboro, Ark., has managed North America’s only public diamond mine since the State of Arkansas purchased the 37.5-acre deposit of diamond-bearing ore and 800...

Ozark Diamond Mine shack that sits on the diamond search field with blue skies and white clouds overhead

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

Jan 2022

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Waymon Cox

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 gems, while travelers from outside of the state registered 246. Guests found 28 diamonds on top of the ground in the park’s diamond search area; most of the others were found by...

2021 largest diamond found at Crater of Diamonds State Park. It's a 4.38 carat yellow diamond sitting on top of a quarter for scale

Winter Forecast for the Crater of Diamonds

Nov 2021

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Waymon Cox

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 this year will begin on Tuesday, December 21, and continue until Sunday, March 20, 2022. What kind of winter will we have this year? Looking back at historical records and...

Snow on the search field at Crater of Diamonds State Park

The Right Tools for Wet Sifting

Nov 2021

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Waymon Cox

Greetings from Crater of Diamonds State Park! Wet sifting is one of the most effective ways of searching for diamonds. It helps you go through more dirt in less time, and you can wet sift just about any time of year! The more dirt you wet sift, the better your chances are of finding a diamond. But having the right type and amount of tools is important! If you plan to wet...

shovel, blue bucket and screen for searching for diamonds at Crater of Diamonds State Park

Colorful Minerals Found at the Crater of Diamonds

Oct 2021

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Waymon Cox

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 also add bursts of excitement for anyone exploring the park! Mineral colors are caused by certain elements, chemicals, defects, and processes. Though some come in a wide...

Visitor Finds 4.38-Carat Diamond at Crater of Diamonds State Park

Sep 2021

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Waymon Cox

Noreen Wredberg of Granite Bay, Calif., found the 4.38-carat yellow diamond sitting on top of the ground within an hour of searching. It’s the largest diamond found so far this year at Crater of Diamonds State Park.

Noreen Wredberg's yellow diamond sitting next to a marble for scale

Find Mesmerizing Mimetoliths at Crater of Diamonds

Sep 2021

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Waymon Cox

Greetings from Crater of Diamonds State Park! Have you ever looked at clouds and imagined dogs, elephants, or dragons? Have you noticed faces or creatures in the knots and holes of a tree trunk? If so, you have experienced pareidolia, the ability to see meaningful shapes or patterns in everyday objects. Most of us experience pareidolia at some level. Certain rocks and...

Crater of Diamonds State Park mimetolith

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