Five cabins are barrier-free. A group camp area is open from April to October for tent camping only. Other facilities include wooded picnic areas around Lakes Bailey and Roosevelt. Two group pavilions are available seasonally. Visitors can rent fishing boats with motors and pedal boats, and fish for bass, crappie, bream and catfish in the well-stocked lakes.
Swimming is available in a nearby pool.
Inside the Visitor Center are exhibits on park history, geological formation, and nature. Also displayed are gifts, books, and other items for sale. Most visitors ask about the unusual name given the mountain and the park. Dr. Thomas William Hardison, founder of Petit Jean State Park as well as the Arkansas State Park system, wrote about the Legend of Petit Jean. The young fianc e of a French explorer and nobleman, Chavet, disguised herself as a boy so she could follow her love to the New World.