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Crater of Diamonds State Park, Murfreesboro AR | Nearby Businesses


209 State Park Rd
Murfreesboro, AR 71958

(870) 285-3113

Crater of Diamonds State Park is a 911acre Arkansas state park in Pike County, Arkansas, in the United States. The park features a 37.5-acre (15.2 ha) plowed field, the world's only diamond-bearing site accessible to the public. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists the site as a Class III Natural Monument or Feature in its registry. Diamonds have continuously been discovered in the field since 1906, including the Strawn-Wagner Diamond. The site became a state park in 1972 after the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism purchased the site from the Arkansas Diamond Company and Ozark Diamond Mines Corporation, who had operated the site as a tourist attraction previously.HistoryIn August 1906, John Huddleston found two strange crystals on the surface of his 243acre farm near Murfreesboro, Arkansas, and soon became known as the first person outside South Africa to find diamonds at their original source. The following month, Huddleston and his wife, Sarah, sold an option on the 243acre to a group of Little Rock investors headed by banker-attorney Samuel F. (Sam) Reyburn, who undertook a careful, deliberate test of the property.

Local Business Near Crater of Diamonds State Park

Diamond Springs Water Park
Distance: 0.0 mi Competitive Analysis
209 State Park Rd
Murfreesboro, AR 71958

(870) 285-3113

Craters Diamond Mine
Distance: 0.0 mi Competitive Analysis
209 State Park Road
Murfreesboro, AR 71958

(870) 285-3113

Narrows Dam Lake Greeson
Distance: 0.3 mi Competitive Analysis
2903 AR-19
Murfreesboro, AR 71958

Byers Refridgeration
Distance: 0.4 mi Competitive Analysis
2309 Highway 301 S
Murfreesboro, AR 71958

(870) 285-3798

Byers Refridgeration
Distance: 0.4 mi Competitive Analysis
2309 Highway 301 S
Murfreesboro, AR 71958

(870) 285-3798

Miners' Camping & Rock Shop
Distance: 0.5 mi Competitive Analysis
2235 Highway 301 S
Murfreesboro, AR 71958-8710

(870) 285-2722

Diamond Oaks Inn Bed and Breakfast
Distance: 1.5 mi Competitive Analysis
1701 S Washington Ave
Murfreesboro, AR 71958

(870) 285-1535

Buddy's Ranch House Cafe
Distance: 1.5 mi Competitive Analysis
1701 S Washington Ave
Murfreesboro, AR 71958

(870) 285-4097

Murfreesboro RV Park
Distance: 1.6 mi Competitive Analysis
1410 S Washington Ave
Murfreesboro, AR 71958

(870) 285-4058

Small,Quiet RV Park Where you will experience SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY AT ITS FINEST !!! All sites feature FHU with 30/50 amp service, and free Wi-Fi additional shower-house and On-Site Laundry, Clear views of the Southern Sky for excellent Satellite reception, and another GREAT savings is stay two nites or more and have FREE use of all the Diamond hunting equipment....

Murfeesboro RV Park
Distance: 1.6 mi Competitive Analysis
1410 S Washington Ave
Murfreesboro, AR 71958

(870) 285-4058

Murfeesboro RV Park
Distance: 1.6 mi Competitive Analysis
1410 S Washington Ave
Murfreesboro, AR 71958

(870) 285-4058

Diamond Hunters
Distance: 1.6 mi Competitive Analysis
2235 AR-301. Cabin #1
Murfreesboro, AR 71958

(940) 736-5874