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Old 01-25-2016, 09:16 PM   #3
usafabronco
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Default Petit Jean St Park, AR

We spent MLK weekend at Petit Jean State Park in Arkansas. It's about an hour Nnorthwest of Lttle Rock in the Ouachita Mountains. It was a beautiful park with lots of very interesting hikes and gorgeous scenery! The campground was well cared for and clean, especially the bathrooms. We had a great time, definitely among the best places we've camped in this area. We'd love to go back more in season. It got down to about 19 degrees at night. The city water faucet froze, as well as out water hose and gray water tank. Definitely learned to pay more attention to the overnight temps!

Some quirks:
1. There is a small airport just across the lake from the campground. Be prepared for some low fly-by's. No noise at night, though. The airport may be day-only.
2. A surprising number of campers left their sites without cleaning up trash. Campground staff picked it up.
3. Had to buy Friday night even though we originally planned on arrivng Sarurday morning. We wound up driving in Friday night... Not a good idea due to the large number of deer along the roads in this area of Arkansas. Even hit one at low speed.
4. Firewood was $4 for a small bundle at the visitor center. Saw it for $2-3 dollars elsewhere.
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