re: Arkansas mountain family vacations - Mount Magazine

Stayed in a cabin there a few years ago. It was pretty nice, with some decent hiking trails in the area. We did some geocaching out in the woods.

Deer wander all around like cows in India, so drive carefully. Our waitress in the lodge restaurant (it was okay) said she had hit several.

Bring your groceries and supplies if you plan to cook. There is a convenience store a few miles down the road (I think they sold beer), but any other store was a long distance.

The pots/pans we had in our cabin were cheap and ragged out. The teflon in the skillets was scratched to hell, and they did not have any replacements. May want to bring a decent pot or skillet. The BBQ grill outside was the typical heavy duty state-park style grill that looks like it is made from recycled jailhouse bars.

They purportedly had internet access, but I recall having some issues with actually using it. Can't recall exactly what happened. Don't see it listed on their site now.

The hot tub on the porch, with that view, is tough to beat.