Looking for diamonds in Arkansas

Crater of diamonds state park offers a unique experience. An experience that can put a lot of money into your pockets. With over 37 acres of plowed field, with diamonds just waiting to be picked out of the large volcanic crater, and if you find a diamond, it's yours!

Diamonds come in many colors. The three colors found here at the park are white, brown, and yellow, in that order. The park staff provides free identification and certification of diamonds and Amethyst, garnet, jasper, agate, quartz, and more rocks and minerals.

This can be an adventure your family will never forget and that is why I had to put it on my blog.

Famous finds at the park:

The Amarillo Starlight Diamond

This 16.37-carat white gem is the biggest diamond found by a park visitor following the Crater's establishment as a state park in 1972. W. W. Johnson of Amarillo, Texas, found this impressive diamond in 1975 while vacationing here at the park with his family. The diamond was cut into a 7.54-carat marquise-shape.

The Uncle Sam Diamond

This 40.23-carat, white diamond is the biggest diamond found in the United States. Discovered here in 1924, it was named the Uncle Sam diamond. Legend has it that the diamond was named after its finder, W.O. Basham, who went by the nickname, "Uncle Sam." Over the years it was cut twice. The second cutting resulted in a 12.42-carat, emerald-cut gem.

Reservations: 877-879-2741
209 State Park Rd
Murfreesboro, AR 71958
Phone: 870-285-3113
E-Mail: CraterofDiamonds@arkansas.com 

Visitors	Diamond Search Area admission plus tax
Ages 13 & up	$10.00
Ages 6 – 12	$6.00
Ages 5 & under	Free
20 Admission Pass	$170.00