Petit Jean State Park

September 10, 2015 we took a weekend trip to Petit Jean State Park. I picked up Brayden from pre-school and left for Petit Jean without Donna (she had to work Friday). We got to the park and found our campsite #91 in campground section C. Not the best section of Petit Jean for 30' of trailer and 20' of pickup truck. Trees were tight around the camping pad such that the camper slide could not extend with the trailer at the back of the pad. We had to pull to the front of the pad to open the slide, then the awning could only be opened about 4'. Area C & D are best suited for small campers, pop-ups and tents, Campground section A is very open great sites with a view of Lake Bailey. Campground B is across the road in a more wooded area, but open enough to fit most any size camper with slides.

We couldn't get a fire started soon enough for Brayden 
to cook hot dogs and s'mores on schmarsh-schmello sticks. 

Campfire hot dogs with black bean salsa and chips with Poppie. 

It just doesn't get much better than this!

Brayden and I spent Friday morning exploring the area along Red Bluff Drive. We found nice overlooks off the road. We walked down to the Rock House Cave past the Turtle Rocks formations. Walked back the trail from the cave to the north side overlook of Cedar Falls.

A long day done we headed back to Russellville. Brayden woke up near Dardanelle, looked in the rear view mirror and said "Poppie! We forgot the trailer". I didn't have the heart to tell him that Nana and Poppie were coming back later Friday evening for a little quiet time. 

I picked up Donna after she got off work and we returned to Petit Jean just in time to catch the sunset from highway 154 entering the park as it set over Mt. Magazine.

Drove around Red Bluff Drive.

 

Dinner with Donna Saturday night,

  Campfire blazing. Burgers on the grill,

Lessons Learned:

• Need to make sure that campsite pad is wide enough for slide out and awing.
• Stay in AA or AAA campsites and at Petit Jean stay in campground area A or B,