Crater of Diamonds State Park

State: Arkansas

Address 1: 209 State Park Road

City: Murfreesboro

Zip: 71958

Phone: 870- 285-3113

Open: Open all year

Open all Year: Yes

Number of Sites: 59

Electric Water: 59

Camp URL: http://www.craterofdiamondsstatepark.com/default.aspx

Full Hook: Yes

Note: Campground is closed until mid summer 2010 for renovations.
Arkansas, The Natural State, is blessed with an abundance of geological wonders. Crater of Diamonds State Park, the only diamond-producing site in the world open to the public, stands out as a unique geological “gem” for you to explore and enjoy.

Here, you are invited to prospect in the park’s diamond search area, a 37 1/2-acre plowed field that is the eroded surface of an ancient volcanic pipe that 95 million years ago, brought to the surface the diamonds and some of the semi-precious stones lucky visitors find here today.

Along with the diamond search area, the park has hundreds of acres of natural forest featuring a diversity of flora and fauna and offering visitors interesting things to do. Arkansas’s natural and cultural diversity — the geology, history, plants and animals — makes Crater of Diamonds State Park a unique Arkansas attraction unlike any other in the world.