The drive to Mount Magazine is gorgeous. We haven't stayed there, but we have driven up and had lunch in the restaurant several times. Their food is really good, and the facilities are outstanding.
Took my family up there for an afternoon. Enjoyed lunch at the restaurant. Spent time exploring the beautiful lodge. Took in all of the beauty of the highest spot in Arkansas. A fun afternoon for the family.
Beautiful lodge breathtaking views. We stayed on first floor but still had balcony and wonderful view of valley. Nice flat screen TV and comfortable beds. It is of course the highest point in arkansas so the drive up is fantastic. The buffet was so so but would still recommend this lodge and stay there again.
We were driving from Little Rock to Oklahoma City and decided to make a diversion to Mount Magazine to go to Signal Hill, the high point in Arkansas. We booked a room at the Mount Magazine Lodge. It was December, so the trees had dropped their leaves and it was cool. The area below was enveloped in fog. It was utterly silent and serene as we hiked the .7 mile trail to Signal Hill with only an elevation gain of 173 feet. The trail is good and easy. It was nice to have a sense of wilderness and solitude. The Lodge reminded us a little of the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite. Large, fun to wander through, fire in a large fire place, places to sit and view outside, a restaurant with reasonably good food. A large, beautiful room with a nice view. Very few visitors at that time of year. We lamented that we'd only schedule one night there. Peaceful, restful. I'd love to go back and I think I would pick winter over summer because of fewer visitors.
Beautiful lodge, 4 stories of glass facing valley and mountains, rockers, tables for outdoor seating, photo ops galore, fireplace.....relax, enjoy, take a nap in the sun :-)
We went for our (at least) 4th visit to Mount Magazine between Thanksgiving and Christmas. We NEVER get tired of it!!! IT'S SO PEACEFUL!!!! This time we took the 5 hour ATV trip with Schluterman's ATV Tours, 479-963-1770, and KEVIN did another spectacular job of guiding and entertaining us!!! What a nice young man with a gift of gab and lots of great stories about the area!! He is the perfect host and he also let me ride the ATV with the HAND WARMERS... and I sure did need them that day!!! Back at the beautiful lodge with the million dollar view... we were pleased to find that the food in the restaurant has greatly improved since we began coming here three or so years ago. We really enjoyed eating there, the service was good, and they usually kept a big fire in the fire place!!! The Christmas tree was up and beautiful in lobby and the fireplace there was blazing also. It was perfect!!! You really should go to Mount Magazine at least once... Where else can regular folks enjoy a real lodge in the mountains for the prices they charge??? It's worth saving your pennies for!!!
I will definitely go back. The views are stunning and the lodge there is wonderful. I have no complaints.
Thank you for your feedback regarding Mount Magazine State Park; gracing the mountain's south bluff, with beautiful views of the Petit Jean River Valley and distant Blue Mountain Lake below. Mount Magazine trails can provide endless hours of recreations from a short woodland stroll to an overnight backpacking trip our 14 miles of trails also connect with the Ozark National Forest trails to offer nearly 60 miles of backcountry paths. (Easy Trails: Benefield Loop Trails -Length: 2 miles and Will Apple's Road Trail - Length: 1.6 miles. Moderate Trails: Bear Hollow Trail - Length: 2.8 miles, Cove Lake Trail - Length: 9.7 miles, only .5 mile is within the state park boundaries, Greenfield Trail -Length: .9 mile, Huckleberry Mountain Horse Trail - Length: 34 miles, only .6 mile is within the state park boundaries, Mossback Ridge Trail - Length: 2.1 miles, North Rim Trail - Length: 2.2 miles and Signal Hill Trail - Length: 1.5 miles. Strenuous Trails: Cove Lake Trail - Length: 9.7 miles, only .5 mile is within the state park boundaries, Huckleberry Mountain Horse Trail - Length: 34 miles, only .6 mile is within the state park boundaries and North Rim Trail - Length: 2.2 miles) Thank you again for posting your review; we hope you will plan your next vacation, getaway or event to Skycrest Restaurant in the Lodge at Mount Magazine State Park.
A must visit if you haven't yet. Beautiful scenery all around this mountain. must do the atv tour with Schluterman's ATV Tours, 479-963-1770, Kevin!! OMG this was my first time on an atv tour and had such a blast!! what fun we had with our guide, Kevin!
We made a trip to Mount Magazine to see the Fall Colors, when we arrived, the trees were still green, but the overlooks were still beautiful.