Big Cedar Lodge

The property

Big Cedar Lodge is the hub around which every other element of this destination revolves. The 326-room property occupies a stretch of Table Rock Lake shoreline with direct access to Top of the Rock and Mountain Top on site, and Payne's Valley and Ozarks National within a 10-minute drive or shuttle. Accommodation runs from lodge rooms to private cottages, cabins, and glamping tents, so couples, families, and buddies groups all find a category that fits.

What to expect

You'll find eight restaurants, four outdoor pools, a marina, a fitness center, and Cedar Creek Spa, a full-service facility in a wilderness lodge setting. Kids' programs run throughout the season. The breadth of amenities means a non-golfing companion or a family with children will find the resort self-sustaining for a multi-day golf trip. Resort guest status unlocks meaningfully lower green fees across all five courses.

Johnny Morris's Bass Pro Shops aesthetic runs through the property in the log-and-stone architecture, the wildlife motifs, and the deliberate rusticity that distinguishes Big Cedar from manicured resort environments. The look is intentional and consistent: a wilderness lodge that happens to have championship golf, not a golf resort that happens to be in the woods.

Rates and booking

$200 to $500 per night, reflecting the spread from standard lodge rooms to private lakefront cottages. Book through the link on this page. For golfers who want the courses and the resort experience in a single booking, Big Cedar is the obvious choice.