Petit Jean State Park sits atop a flat mountain in Arkansas, where beauty and mystery blend together in unsettling ways.
Named after a heartbroken French girl who died on its slopes centuries ago, this place carries stories of ghostly encounters, ancient sacred grounds, and unexplained lights dancing near cliffsides.
Whether you believe in spirits or not, there’s something about this isolated plateau that makes even the bravest visitors feel a little uneasy.
The Sad Legend of Petit Jean
Centuries ago, a young French woman named Adrienne Dumont disguised herself as a cabin boy to follow her nobleman fiancé to America. She called herself “Petit Jean” meaning “Little John” so nobody would discover her secret…