Friendly Pines Cabins

Stayed here a couple of times and will stay again in the future. Owen is a great host who goes out of the way to ensure a great time. Cabins are wonderful and each has its own theme.

Had a great 4^th of July. Friendly Pines is just what I needed: Quiet, secluded, with a deep-​in-​the-​woods feeling (but really :20 from a Walmart). The cabins range from small (2 people) to large (12 people), and are scattered among the trees in the foothills of the Ouachita Mountains. Friendly Pines is just off the highway, but with the trees, you can’t hear or see it. You cannot get much closer to Beaver’s Bend State Park (without actually staying in the park). A short drive down a gravel trail, turn right and drive about 500 meters, then turn into the park and the marina and beach are right in front of you. Friendly Pines is also within a half-​mile of Abendigo’s (good food), Greatful Head (pizza and beer), and Girls Gone Wine (winery, obvioulsy), so there’s plenty to do if you get cabin feaver.

My boyfriend and I visited Broken Bow, OK this past weekend for the 4^th of July. We pretty much waited until the last minute to book this trip so when I finally found an available cabin for 2, I wasn’t sure what we were getting ourselves into. However, once I spoke to Owen (owner) for the first time on the phone, I was sold. He was very personable and he definitely lives up to the name «Friendly Pines». We only had 2 cabins to choose from being that we only booked 3 weeks in advance for a holiday weekend. We opted to go with Cabin #4 «Lost In The Woods» and what a great choice. We arrived around 3 PM on Saturday, I went in to check-​in and was greeted by Owen; he was just as nice in person as he was on the phone. He even came out and gave us an overview of everything there was to do in town and made a great recomendation for our dinner (I’ll review that later). He then pointed us in the direction of our cabin; we drove down a long winding dirt road and arrived at our home away from home (for the w/​e). Once inside, we couldn’t have asked for more. It was secluded, private, clean. The A/​C worked really well which is always a plus in a TX/​OK summer. There was a hot tub right next to the bed which at first I thought was going to be a little strange but it was AMAZING. We had an awesome weekend and the price was right too — $ 150/​night; yes, a little more than we could have stayed in a hotel for BUT we only ate out one time the entire weekend because the cabin had a full kitchen that was stocked with pots, pans, china, silverware, etc. We enjoyed the outdoor grill and made smores on an open fire using the fire ring. The front porch was awsome in the morning for coffee drinking and deer gazing. There were even movies, puzzles, cards, dominos and a few board games in the room. WHAT A RELAXING WEEKEND!!! We will definitely be going back sometime in the near future because I have a feeling it is just as awesome in the winter and maybe then we can snuggle up and enjoy the wood burning fireplace. If you are looking to get away for a weekend retreat but don’t want to drive too far from Dallas then this is your place.