Petit Jean State Park

Morrilton · 1285 Petit Jean Mountain Rd Morrilton AR 72110

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“Arkansas's first state park features Cedar Creek Canyon with 95-foot waterfall, dramatic sandstone bluffs, ancient cedar forests, and a CCC-era stone lodge. One of the most photographed landscapes in the state.”

About this location

PETIT JEAN STATE PARK, ARKANSAS'S FIRST, DELIVERS AN EXTRAORDINARY MIX OF LANDSCAPES — SANDSTONE BLUFFS, CEDAR CANYONS, A 95-FOOT WATERFALL, AND SWEEPING ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY VIEWS ALL WITHIN A COMPACT FOOTPRINT. THE CCC-BUILT MATHER LODGE SITS AT CANYON'S EDGE, PROVIDING A CLASSIC 1930S STONE-AND-TIMBER INTERIOR PERFECT FOR PERIOD-APPROPRIATE SCENES. CEDAR FALLS DROPS DRAMATICALLY INTO A NARROW CANYON; WILDFLOWER MEADOWS AND HARDWOOD FORESTS FILL THE SURROUNDING PLATEAU. THIS IS A LOCATION THA