Arkansas Parks, Museums, and Festivals
Ranked #7,100 in Travel & Places, #192,284 overall
The Crater of Diamonds State Park one of Many in Arkansas.
That's right! Besides camping, biking, hiking, boating, fishing, and sight seeing, visitors to Arkansas State Parks can search for diamonds and keep what they find.
Arkansas has fifty different State Parks, Museums, and Monuments. If you want an outdoor vacation, you can have it in Arkansas. You'll find details about the Crater of Diamonds State Park and other places to take your family for a fun vacation in Arkansas in this Lens. Just scroll down and you'll learn about the State Bird, Flower, Mineral, and more. You'll also see a list of museums and festivals, plenty to keep you busy year round.

What You Can Find Here
- Clear Quartz Crystal: Arkansas State Mineral
- Description of "Crater of Diamonds" Collection at Tuscon Gem and Mineral Show
- Magazine Cover "Diamond Mines in Arkansas" courtesy Jetsetter Magazine.org
- Star of Kimberly Diamond: Found at Crater of the Diamonds State Park
- How to Get to Murfreesburo.....Crater of Diamonds State Park Area
- Arkansas State Butterfly: Diana Fritillary
- Is it Warm Enough to Mine Diamonds at the Crater of Diamonds State Park?
- What's Murfreesburo, Arkansas Like?
- Murfreesburo, Arkansas
- Arkansas State Bird: Mockingbird
- Arkansas Envelope: Tickseed
- Photo Gear for Your Trip to Arkansas
- Fun Things to Get the Kids Ready for Your Trip to Arkansas
- Wait! Wait! There's Even More in Arkansas. Look at These Videos!
- Arkansas State Parks on YouTube
- List of Arkansas State Parks
- Arkansas Has Museums Too!
- Arkansas Festivals
- Can You Believe It!?! There's Still More!
- National Parks in Arkansas
- How to Get to Hot Springs, Arkansas
- What's Your Favorite Arkansas Park?
- This Lens Proudly Supports the All Things Travel group at Squidoo
Clear Quartz Crystal: Arkansas State Mineral
Courtesy Orbital Joe on Flickr


Description of "Crater of Diamonds" Collection at Tuscon Gem and Mineral Show

Magazine Cover "Diamond Mines in Arkansas" courtesy Jetsetter Magazine.org
Star of Kimberly Diamond: Found at Crater of the Diamonds State Park
Courtesy of Arkansas.gov

Keep What You Find at the Crater of Diamonds State Park!
How to Get to Murfreesburo.....Crater of Diamonds State Park Area
Arkansas State Butterfly: Diana Fritillary
Courtesy American Meadows

Is it Warm Enough to Mine Diamonds at the Crater of Diamonds State Park?
What's Murfreesburo, Arkansas Like?
The population of 71958 is 2,536.
That's #16502 out of all 42,305 zip codes.
90% of the population is white, which is 16 points more than the national average.
The average household income in 71958 is $26,524, which is $3,174 less than the typical average.
This contributes to the average house being worth $49,900. When the survey was done in 2000, that represented a difference of -37% from the typical value.
Men make up 48% of the population, and the typical age in this part of AR is 41.2.
Stats about: Murfreesboro, AR
Population: 2,536Number of Households: 1,322
Average House Value: $49,900
Average Income per Household: $26,524
Elevation: 654 ft
Population Breakdown:
Murfreesburo, Arkansas
Arkansas State Bird: Mockingbird
Arkansas State Flower: Appleblossum

Courtesy American Meadows
Arkansas Envelope: Tickseed
Courtesy U.S.P.S.

Photo Gear for Your Trip to Arkansas
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Canon VIXIA HF10 Flash Memory High Definition Camcorder with 16 GB Internal Flash Memory and 12x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom + Accessory Kit
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Canon PowerShot SD1100IS 8MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Blue)
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Kodak EasyShare C913 9.2MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom (Silver)
The Kodak EasyShare C913 digital camera takes such more...0 points
Vtech - Kidizoom Digital Camera - Blue
Little ones will have a blast taking candid pics w more...0 points
Fun Things to Get the Kids Ready for Your Trip to Arkansas
Cooking On A Stick: Campfire Recipes for Kids (Acitvities for Kids) by Linda White
6 X 8 In, 48Pp, 48 Full-Color < Illustrations, more...1 point
Camp Out!: The Ultimate Kids' Guide by Lynn Brunelle
Bear bags, wilderness showers, and telling the temperature more...1 point
Sleeping In A Sack: Camping Activities for Kids (Acitvities for Kids) by Linda White
6X8 In, 64 Pp, Full-Color Illustrations < Throu more...1 point
Cooking in a Can: More Campfire Recipes for Kids (Acitvities for Kids) by Kate White
Cooking in a Can is the perfect activity book for more...1 point
Kids Campfire Book, The: Official Book of Campfire Fun (Family Fun) by Jane Drake, Ann Love
The Kids Campfire Book has everything you need to more...1 point
Wait! Wait! There's Even More in Arkansas. Look at These Videos!
List of Arkansas State Parks
http://www.craterofdiamondsstatepark.com
Visit Crater of Diamonds State Park, where you can more...0 points
Mountain lake resort: Degray Lake State Park, Arkansas
DeGray Lake State Park is a great Arkansas mountai more...0 points
Historic places in Arkansas - Historic Washington State Park
Travel back to the 19th century, as you explore on more...0 points
http://www.petitjeanstatepark.com/
Petit Jean State Park atop Petit Jean Mountain is more...0 points
Mount Magazine : An Arkansas State Park near Paris, Arkansas
Visit Arkansas's Mount Magazine State Park featuri more...0 points
http://www.ozarkfolkcenter.com
Official site of Ozark Folk Center, America's only more...0 points
Queen Wilhelmina - Arkansas State Park in the Ouachita Mountains along the Talimena scenic drive
In the scenic Arkansas Ouachita Mountains, Queen W more...0 points
Arkansas Has Museums Too!
Old Independence Regional Museum
Old Independence Regional Museum Web page0 points
Arkansas History - Historic Arkansas Museum - Arkansas Made
Historic Arkansas Museum invites you to come in an more...0 points
Arkansas Museum of Discovery | A World of Discovery For All Ages!
Arkansas Museum of Discovery, Little Rock, Arkansa more...0 points
Arkansas Festivals
Festivals & Events in Arkansas
Arkansas's festivals and events are about as varie more...0 points
Arkansas Events - Arkansas Festivals - Arkansas Activities ...
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Arkansas Food Festivals, Food Shows, Wine Festivals, Food Events ...
Arkansas Food Festivals, Food Events, Food Shows, more...0 points
Heber Springs, Arkansas | Festivals & Events
Festivals & Events no matter what time of the more...0 points
Arkansas festivals - Arkansas blue grass festivals - Arkansas ...
Interested in Arkansas festivals? Hot Springs has more...0 points
Arkansas Festivals and Events
Arkansans know how to party! Check out these yearl more...0 points
Arkansas Spring Festivals (Little Rock, Conway, Hot Springs ...
There are lots of festivals and gatherings in Arka more...0 points
Arkansas Crafts Shows, Arkansas Festivals, Art & Music Festivals ...
Arkansas State Page - North American Database of A more...0 points
Summer Festivals in and Around Little Rock, Arkansas
Summer festivals in and around central Arkansas an more...0 points
Arkansas festivals - Arkansas fairs and festivals
Looking for Arkansas festivals for your next vacat more...0 points
Bradley County Pink Tomato Festival, Warren Arkansas USA
One of the oldest continuous running festivals in more...0 points
Arkansas Festivals & Arkansas Events: Land of Legends, Pine Bluff
The Arkansas Land of Legends is a family vacation more...0 points
Mountain View Arkansas, Your Place in the Mountains
Enjoy Ozark Mountain Getaways in Mountain View, Ar more...0 points
Festivals.com ... Celebrating Life
PurpleHull Pea Festival & World Championship R more...0 points
Arkansas Spring Festivals (Magnolia: rent, food, place) - (AR ...
Just FYI - there is no cost to attend anything at more...0 points
turkeytrack Bluegrass Park Waldron, Arkansas Music Festival
Turkey Track Bluegrass Park hosts one of largest b more...0 points
Arkansas Events - Arkansas Festivals - Events In Arkansas
Arkansas Events. Find information on the many incr more...0 points
Mulberry Mountain Harvest Music Festival - Ozark, Arkansas
Harvest Music Festival. August 12-15, 2009. Ozark, more...0 points
American folk crafts, music, & festivals in the Ozark Mountains of ...
Official site of Ozark Folk Center, America's only more...0 points
Arkansas Literacy Councils | Arkansas Literary Festival
On July 1, 2008, Arkansas Literacy Councils (ALC) more...0 points
Dermott Crawfish Festival - Dermott, Arkansas
The 26th Annual Dermott Crawfish Festival will be more...0 points
47th Annual Arkansas Folk Festival
The return of impromptu musical gatherings on the more...0 points
Arkansas Anime Festival
May 17, 2009 ... Arkansas Anime Festival - The Bes more...0 points
Arkansas Blues and Heritage Festival - Blues Music Events - Delta ...
The Delta Cultural Center museum hosts special blu more...0 points
Ole Applegate Place Arts and Crafts Festival - Ozark, Arkansas
Schedule of shows in Bentonville, Arkansas. Includ more...0 points
Toad Suck, Arkansas AR, profile (Perry County) - hotels, festivals ...
Toad Suck,, community profile, with detailed info more...0 points
Welcome to the Home of the Northwest Arkansas Renaissance Festival!
Northwest Arkansas Fayetteville Medieval Renaissan more...0 points
Arkansas Balloon Festivals
Balloon Festivals in Arkansas - complete listing o more...0 points
Festivals & Events - Things To Do - Arkansas River Valley Tri ...
Experience all that there is to do in the Arkansas more...0 points
Northwest Arkansas Bluegrass Festival
Type of Festival, Music. Location of Festival, Har more...0 points
Arkansas Blues Festivals
News about blues music, blues artists, blues festi more...0 points
Can You Believe It!?! There's Still More!
National Parks in Arkansas
http://www.arkansas.com/state-federal-parks/national-federal-parks/fort-smith.aspx
Step back to the days when Hanging Judge Isaac C. more...0 points
http://www.arkansas.com/state-federal-parks/national-federal-parks/buffalo-river.aspx
The Buffalo National River became America's first more...0 points
http://www.arkansas.com/state-federal-parks/national-federal-parks/hot-springs.aspx
People have been using the hot springs for therape more...0 points
http://www.arkansas.com/state-federal-parks/national-federal-parks/pea-ridge.aspx
Pea Ridge National Military Park preserves the sit more...0 points
http://www.arkansas.com/state-federal-parks/national-federal-parks/central-hs.aspx
Central High School serves as a symbol of the nati more...0 points
How to Get to Hot Springs, Arkansas
What's Your Favorite Arkansas Park?
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Tell me about your favorite park or tell me what you think of this lens. You're comments and suggestions are welcome.
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Intuitive
Jun 12, 2009 @ 8:25 am | delete
- I don't think they qualify as state parks but I loved Hot Springs and Eureka Springs. Had a chance to go to Crater of Diamonds a couple of weeks ago but couldn't take it. 5*
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nightbear
Jun 5, 2009 @ 3:54 pm | delete
- Who Knew Arkansas could be so entertaining. Great lens.
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Jewelsofawe
Jun 5, 2009 @ 3:41 pm | delete
- I lived in Arkansas briefly, near the Ozarks. Nice lens! Those crystals are cool!
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sukkran
Jun 4, 2009 @ 8:51 pm | delete
- hi, quesea, it is interesting and very informative lens. great work. 5*
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The_Party_Animal
Jun 4, 2009 @ 6:48 pm | delete
- Wow who knew there was so much to do in Arkansas and the weather is much better than here in PA - Thanks for the info.
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