Morrilton (Petit Jean State Park)
Mather Lodge
The only lodge the CCC built in an Arkansas state park, per the Encyclopedia of Arkansas: log and stone, about 1935, at Petit Jean. 20 rooms.
- Built
- c. 1935Constructed c. 1935 by CCC Company 1781 (World War I veterans); historic addition c. 1940.
- Style
- Rustic ('parkitecture', log and stone)
- Architect
- Civilian Conservation Corps
- Type
- Lodge
- Rooms
- 20
- Credentials
- Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
The story
Petit Jean, established in 1923 after NPS director Stephen Mather judged the land too small for a national park, is Arkansas’s first state park. CCC veterans’ Company 1781, judged Arkansas’s best camp in 1934, built the lodge about 1935. EoA calls it the only lodge the CCC built in an Arkansas state park. It was renovated 2010-12, and the state says a 2026 renovation kept key original elements.
Good to know
- Breakfast: available
- Address: 1285 Petit Jean Mountain Road, Morrilton, AR 72110
Sources (3)
Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.