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More than 35,000 diamonds have been found by park visitors since the Crater of Diamonds became an Arkansas state park in 1972. Notable diamonds found at the Crater include the 40.23-carat Uncle Sam, the largest diamond ever unearthed in the U.S.; the 16.37-carat Amarillo Starlight; the 15.33-carat Star of Arkansas; and the 8.52-carat Esperanza.
Arkansas’s Crater of Diamonds State Park is one of the only diamond-producing sites in the world where the public can search for diamonds in their original volcanic source. The policy here is "finders, keepers," meaning the diamonds you find are yours to keep.
Crater of Diamonds offers park visitors a one-of-a-kind experience—the adventure of hunting for real diamonds. You’ll search over a 37 ½-acre plowed field that is the eroded surface of the world's eighth largest diamond-bearing volcanic crater. If you find a diamond, it is yours to keep.
Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas offers visitors a one-of-a-kind experience - diamond hunting. Here you can find with world's eighth largest diamond-bearing volcanic crater. View diamonds in the rough at the park visitor center and stop by the Diamond Discovery Center to get tips on searching for them.
History of the Diamond Mine. For years, locals wondered about the unusual green dirt about two miles south of the small farming community of Murfreesboro, Arkansas.
Most diamonds at Crater of Diamonds State Park are found on top of the ground by surface searching or by digging between the plowed rows of the diamond search area, where water washes and concentrates heavy rocks and minerals.
Crater of Diamonds offers park visitors a one-of-a-kind experience—the adventure of hunting for real diamonds. You’ll search over a 37 ½-acre plowed field that is the eroded surface of an ancient, diamond-bearing volcanic crater. It is the world’s eighth largest in surface area.
Of all the Arkansas state parks, the Crater of Diamonds has had arguably the most colorful history, with stories of treasure hunters and the diamonds found in Arkansas through the decades.
At the courthouse square in downtown Murfreesboro (North Washington Avenue), travel two miles southeast on Ark. 301 to the park. From Texarkana - Go east on I-30 for 30 miles and take Exit #30 at Hope.
The Crater of Diamonds State Park includes a tree-shaded campground featuring 47 Class AAA campsites (with water/electric/sewer hookups) [most of these sites have tent pads] and five Walk-in Tent Sites.