| Ready for a road trip? Want to find your own | | | | This is truly a treasure hunt and lots of fun. You'll |
| Quartz crystals? Get out the map and chart your | | | | walk a little ways to the open mine area with your |
| course for Arkansas. This is the best place in the | | | | tools, a straw hat, and your bucket and there you'll |
| United States to dig for quartz crystals. There are | | | | begin the adventure. |
| many crystal mines there and I have my favorite | | | | I recommend that you take along some water, |
| which is near Jessieville, Arkansas, near Hot Springs. | | | | especially if you go in the summer months because |
| Pack your vacation clothes and then pack your | | | | Arkansas is quite warm and humid. My suggestion is |
| crystal mining clothes and shoes. The crystal mining | | | | that you plan either a spring or fall trip - the weather |
| clothes and shoes will probably never be the same | | | | will be more cooperative and you'll enjoy it much |
| again, the red clay will stain them and you might just | | | | more. |
| want to reserve them for your next trip to | | | | There are several mines in the area and it is good to |
| Arkansas. | | | | try more than one place. If you're lucky and it just |
| Digging crystals is a wonderful family vacation. If you | | | | rained, there might even be crystals along the road |
| have children, they will love getting dirty, digging | | | | side to gather. The area is just full of crystals. I've |
| through the red clay and discovering their own | | | | never seen anyone not find crystals but if you didn't |
| crystals. Take along some gardening tools, like a | | | | find exactly what you wanted, you can purchase a |
| trowel, a dandelion digger and maybe even a small | | | | special crystal for yourself. There are a variety of |
| shove. Gloves are also a good idea to keep your | | | | sizes and a variety of prices in the crystal shops. |
| fingernails from being a permanent red color for a | | | | Now that you know about digging crystals in |
| few days. | | | | Arkansas, what are you waiting for? Get out the |
| The crystal mines near Jessieville have what is called | | | | map, make the motel reservation, go find old clothes |
| a day fee. For around $15 a day per person, children | | | | that you don't want to use ever again, pack your |
| are a lower fee, you and your family can dig through | | | | suitcase and head out the door to Arkansas and a |
| the red clay and keep all the crystals that you find. | | | | fun-filled family vacation digging crystals in Arkansas. |