Mather Lodge-Petit Jean State Park, Morrilton

We stay every year in a cabin......sometimes spring, summer and fall. This is the best place to have a quiet amazing vacation. The cabins are great and very reasonable. ...We like the cabins with the kitchens so that we can cook are own food. ....the view from these cabins are the best! The hikes are incredible. You will not be disappointed!

We stayed in a small cabin. The service was greate. The hiking was breathtaking. They use very small water heaters there. So, if you need more than five minutes of hot water for your shower, you are out of luck. If you plan on staying in a duplex, then you will share the hot water with your neighbors. The duplexes have a slightly larger hot water tanks. I stayed there in January 2011.

Very friendly staff. Our cabin was clean and comfortable. The fireplace is a nice touch if difficult to light in wet weather. We spent all weekend hiking on the trails and didn't use the car until it was time to go home. We will be back for sure. A really great value.

This is a extremely nice place to go on a family vacation. All of the staff were very friendly and helpful. The cabins,lodge,and grounds are kept extremely clean. After going the first time by last minute plans, we have made this our yearly stop when traveling on vacation.

We went to Petit Jean State Park on a last minute trip and were able to get a cabin. The cabin was really nice and clean. We had a beautiful view from the back porch of the cabin. We went on several hikes. Cedar Falls, RedRock Cave, Bear Cave. These were all wonderful and fun. We have 4 children ages 4,5,8,9. The all were able to make the hikes without any problems. And we slept so good after all the hiking! The only hike we had problems with was when we hiked to blue hole..the trail got really overgrown, we talked to another couple who said they think we missed the bridge because the did too and wound up on another trail. We decided to turn around without seeing the blue hole so that was a bit of disappointment. Otherwise we loved the trip and would go definitely go back

We came to Petit Jean and stayed at Mather Lodge in 1961 on our Senior Trip from Florence, TX high school...it was wonderful, we made many memories.....so many in fact...that when my husband returned home from Viet Nam, we chose to take a second honeymoon and return...which we did...and it was just as memorable. I would love to return with all the Seniors of 1961 and their spouses to rekindle memories and make new one before we all get too elderly to travel. WE LOVED ARK AND MATHER LODGE.... J. J.

After the death of our daughter, my husband and I could not face being home for Christmas 2003. On a whim, we booked a cabin for Christmas Eve & Christmas Day. We were really lucky because this decision was made around the first of December, i think we got the last cabin! While traveling there couldn't stop thinking about how odd it would be to have Christmas away from home. We could not believe how nice everything was! Of course we got calls from friends & family wondering about us because of our loss and the holidays in full swing but it was just the thing we needed. Everything in the cabin was furnished from A-Z (except food). Cooking utensils, Plates, Cutlery, Dishwashing soap, Bathe towels, Soap, TV, Cable Service and firewood! We hiked in the morning & afternoon, had breakfast in the Lodge and simply relaxed. We decided that we would make this an annually event at Christmas. I highly recommend this facility to any one want to enjoy one of Arkansas State Parks' as a get-a-way!