DeGray Lake Resort State Park is the finest of Arkansas resorts. Situated on the north shore of 13,800-acre DeGray Lake, this recreational retreat in the foothills of the Ouachita Mountains offers resort amenities combined with the outdoor adventures of an Arkansas state park. DeGray is a fishing and water sports resort. DeGray is a golf resort. And DeGray is an Arkansas state park perfect for family vacations, getaways, reunions, weddings, business meetings, conferences, and retreats.
DeGray Lake Resort State Park Lodge, the park's dominant facility, stretches along the shoreline of the island on which it is located. The 94-room lodge and its conference center can serve groups of 10 to 350 persons, offer sweeping views of DeGray Lake's blue waters and the distant mountains that surround them. DeGray Lake is one of five renowned Diamond Lakes of southwest Arkansas lakes known for their crystal-clear waters, which attract snorkelers and scuba divers throughout Arkansas. The DeGray Lake area abounds with birdlife and wildlife. It is rich in scenic natural beauty, and it is a pristine and peaceful setting where you can experience a wide variety of outdoor activities.
Take a hike, go bicycling or join a guided trail ride. Go picnicking or sightseeing. Enjoy a group get-together at one of the park pavilions or join a park interpreter for a guided hike, lake tour, nature program or outdoor workshop. Plan your getaway to DeGray, Arkansas's resort state park.
MY ADVENTURES-- Wandered around the park for a bit. Even tested the waters with my toes- it was cool but felt great since it was over 80 degrees outside. Beautiful lake for summer swimming and lots of fishing and boating adventures. Also there is a golf course on grounds too. Seems like a great place to go with friends for camping in the hot summer.
MY ADVENTURES-- Wandered around the park for a bit. Even tested the waters with my toes- it was cool but felt great since it was over 80 degrees outside. Beautiful lake for summer swimming and lots of fishing and boating adventures. Also there is a golf course on grounds too. Seems like a great place to go with friends for camping in the hot summer.
Crater of Diamonds State Park
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.
Diamonds of all colors of the rainbow can be found here at Crater of Diamonds, but the three most common colors unearthed by park visitors are white, brown and yellow. Crater of Diamonds State Park is a rockhound's delight since, along with diamonds, more than 40 types of rocks and minerals can found here, too. These rocks and minerals include lamproite, amethyst, banded agate, jasper, peridot, garnet, quartz, calcite, barite, and hematite.
MY ADVENTURES-- Arriving here and realizing that it will cost about $40 just to out to look in mounds of dirt for diamonds. The fields of dirt are in the blazing sun and its almost 90 degrees outside. Plus, the cost and digging in the dirt alone just didn't seem like much fun. Maybe if it weren't so hot and I had diamond mining partner I would have been more excited. Plus seeing other tourists or miners coming back from the dirt field just covered head to toe in dirt and dust didn't seem to appealing.
MY ADVENTURES-- Arriving here and realizing that it will cost about $40 just to out to look in mounds of dirt for diamonds. The fields of dirt are in the blazing sun and its almost 90 degrees outside. Plus, the cost and digging in the dirt alone just didn't seem like much fun. Maybe if it weren't so hot and I had diamond mining partner I would have been more excited. Plus seeing other tourists or miners coming back from the dirt field just covered head to toe in dirt and dust didn't seem to appealing.
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