Crater Of Diamonds State Park

Why you should go?? #1) it’s a state park. #2) it’s the only working diamond mine where the public can dig & keep what they find. #3) it’s just a whole lotta fun. They’ve recently added a mini-water fun area for kids & an RV Park. Also, if you go, be prepared—in the summer it WILL BE HOTT!!! There’s VERY little shade. Wear plenty of sunscreen, wide-brimmed hat & rubber boots. It’s best to go after a rain or when the earth has been turned by plow. It’s best to bring a small folding camp style shovel, bucket w/a lid you can sit on or cushion & dirt screens. If you don’t have screens you can rent them, just be sure to leave before closing when they tell you to leave otherwise you won’t get your deposit back. Above all else, have fun!!

This is a lot of fun. If you find a diamond, you get to keep it. The area is now operated by the Arkansas State Parks system.

I found out about this place in a news article about a woman who recently found a 1-carat diamond. I looked up the park’s website and it looks like it would be a fun place to go. I wouldn’t expect to find anything big, but it would be fun to find a small diamond as a souvenir.