Petit Jean SP

[m_2_ak]

Just returned from a short trip to Petit Jean SP in Arkansas. It is a beautiful place. The hiking trails were wonderful. Camp sites were clean and spacious. I would like to make another trip there someday. It was also the first time I was used my inverter to power my outside fridge while on the road and it worked great.

[Golfcart]

TexasChaps wrote:
Nice park, if you go early December, you will have the park to yourself.
we did last year, parked close to the lake and made friends with the ducks... also the previous months rain meant we could see the falls raging.. car museum was a bit lame for me, but we did see deer roaming
the park at night..

Definitely!


Ive been to Petit Jean a few times now and absolutely love it in the winter

Fall is probably my favorite though, breathtaking views when the leaves are changing

[Tom_Trostel]

And, the river that runs through Wichita, KS is the "are KANSAS" river; not the "ARE CAN saw" river.

[steve-n-vicki]

We pronounce it are can saw , we still cant figure out why those Jayhawks don't pronounce it can saw

[AmericalVette]

TexasChaps wrote:

sremsing wrote:
So glad to hear all you folks enjoying one of our Arkansas parks.

thank you.. we enjoyed it very much.. however could you
explain why "Arkansas" is pronounced "are can sore" and not "are can sas" ? and also why "Kansas" is pronounced "can sas" and not "can sore" ..?? LOL

:B LOL! When I was in Basic Training, a Drill Sergeant asked me the very same thing.

[TexasChaps]

sremsing wrote:
So glad to hear all you folks enjoying one of our Arkansas parks.

thank you.. we enjoyed it very much.. however could you
explain why "Arkansas" is pronounced "are can sore" and not "are can sas" ? and also why "Kansas" is pronounced "can sas" and not "can sore" ..?? LOL

[Walaby]

Brings back memories. I lived in Jacksonville in mid 70's... Dad was in the AF and stationed at LRAFB. We went to Petit Jean SP many times. If I recall, there was a place we jumped off cliffs into the water. It seemed like 100 ft up, but probably more like 20.

Loved that place.

Mike

[TexasChaps]

Nice park, if you go early December, you will have the park to yourself.
we did last year, parked close to the lake and made friends with the ducks... also the previous months rain meant we could see the falls raging.. car museum was a bit lame for me, but we did see deer roaming
the park at night..

[sremsing]

So glad to hear all you folks enjoying one of our Arkansas parks.

[AmericalVette]

BB_TX wrote:
X3. Was there for the first time last year and loved it. Planning to go back. And the antique auto museum just down the road was a great extra.

The view from nearby Mather Lodge and Cedar Falls is wonderful too!

[AmericalVette]

RoyB wrote:
X2 on Petit Jean State Park near Morrilton... Been there a few times myself.... Love the Arkansas River area along that stretch or the country side south of I40... Many camping location here...

Was stationed at LRAFB back in the 60s and ran the Missle sites all North of I40 doing Radio Maintenance. We all found out real quick you could find a new fishing spot within 30 minutes of any direction you wanted to look haha... All of us Air Force Radio Maintenance types carried fishing gear and always took the long way back to the base when done with our maintenance at the Missle Silos haha...

Roy Ken

I remember those "Titan 2" missile sites!

[BB_TX]

X3. Was there for the first time last year and loved it. Planning to go back. And the antique auto museum just down the road was a great extra.

[RoyB]

X2 on Petit Jean State Park near Morrilton... Been there a few times myself.... Love the Arkansas River area along that stretch or the country side south of I40... Many camping location here...

Was stationed at LRAFB back in the 60s and ran the Missle sites all North of I40 doing Radio Maintenance. We all found out real quick you could find a new fishing spot within 30 minutes of any direction you wanted to look haha... All of us Air Force Radio Maintenance types carried fishing gear and always took the long way back to the base when done with our maintenance at the Missle Silos haha...

Roy Ken

[Two_Hands]

I am in total agreement with you. It is a very beautiful park with great camping facilities.