Arkansas Lodges
Looking for a place to stay when you visit Arkansas? Five Arkansas state parks feature hotel-like lodges. Their locales include some of the Arkansas's most spectacular settings. Choose an Arkansas lodge in one of your favorite state parks for your next getaway or vacation. Or, combine the comfortable accommodations with the meeting and conference facilities for your next group meeting or retreat.
DeGray Lake Resort State Park Lodge, Arkansas's resort lodge, offers sweeping views of DeGray Lake from the shore of its own private island. DeGray's 18-hole championship golf course and full-service marina are just minutes away.
Mount Magazine State Park Lodge, slated to open in spring 2006, is a magnificent modern, rustic-style mountain lodge that stretches along the bluff of Mount Magazine, Arkansas's highest mountain.
The Ozark Folk Center State Park's Dry Creek Lodge is a collection of 30 duplex pods located just minutes from the Center's Craft Grounds. The Craft Grounds feature 20 shops where Ozark artisans demonstrate pioneer skills and homestead crafts. In the evening, the Center's 1,025-seat Music Theater hosts performances by talented mountain musicians of traditional mountain music.
Petit Jean State Park's historic Mather Lodge is a native log and stone, mountain lodge built in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps. Mirroring the rugged beauty of Arkansas's legendary Petit Jean Mountain, the rustic-style lodge stretches along the bluff overlooking the mountain's scenic Cedar Creek Canyon.
Queen Wilhelmina State Park Lodge, Arkansas's "Castle in the Clouds," is a cloud-capped hideaway offering panoramic views from atop Rich Mountain, Arkansas's second tallest mountain. Travel the famed Talimena Scenic Drive, a National Scenic Byway, to this windswept mountaintop inn.
Arkansas Lodge Reservations
Make your reservations for Arkansas lodges in the state park system by phoning or visiting the lodges, or book online from this Web site.
Individual reservations for Arkansas lodges can be made up to 12 months in advance and group reservations can be made up to two years in advance commencing from the date the reservation is made. Advance deposits are required. Cancellation notices are required for deposit refunds. A 48-hour notice is required for individual lodge rooms, and a 30-day notice for group reservations, in advance of scheduled arrival date. Arkansas lodge rooms are limited to one 14-day stay within a 30-day period (April through October). Reservation requests for one night only on a Friday or Saturday will not be considered more than one week in advance.
Park facilities are rented to visitors age 18 and above. Most rates are based on a two-person occupancy of the room per day. Each extra person charge is $10/day. Children age 12 and under stay free with an adult. No pets except service animals are allowed in Arkansas State Parks lodges.
Check in time is 4:00 p.m. Check out time is 11:00 a.m.
Facilities for group conferences are available at DeGray, Mount Magazine (upon the lodge's opening in spring 2006), the Ozark Folk Center, Petit Jean and Queen Wilhelmina.
Government Rate
A rate of $70/day is applicable to all lodge rooms during Sunday through Thursday for persons on official government business.
2008 Fees & Rates (PDF 431Kb)
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