Big Cedar Lodge is Johnny Morris's wilderness resort on Table Rock Lake — the Bass Pro Shops founder's cabins, cottages and lodge rooms spread through the Ozarks hills, with a marina, and an activity campus that day visitors can also use.

Big Cedar Lodge - Wilderness Resort Built by Bass Pro Shop and Cabela's

Doodle the Travel Bug

Doodle the Travel Bug spends a weekend at Big Cedar Lodge: a lodge-room tour, the marina's bait and boat rentals, and paddle boats on Table Rock Lake — non-motorized boats are free for guests.

Key takeaways
  • Johnny Morris of Bass Pro Shops built the resort
  • Cabins, cottages and lodge rooms spread across the property
  • Kayaks, canoes and paddle boats are free for guests

Branson Missouri | Exploring Table Rock Lake | Big Cedar

FindUsHere

FindUsHere's December day on Table Rock Lake: shoreline rentals on a quiet arm of the lake, the back-way drive into Big Cedar Lodge, and a wander through the lodge grounds before dinner back in Branson.

Key takeaways
  • Filmed in December — Big Cedar is a year-round resort
  • The back roads along Table Rock Lake lead into the property
  • The lodge grounds are built for wandering on foot

What's So Special About THUNDER RIDGE NATURE ARENA in Branson?

Branson Fam

Branson Fam's full review of Thunder Ridge Nature Arena, Big Cedar's outdoor concert venue: the Ozark-hills setting above Table Rock Lake, the sightlines — and the clear-bag rules (12x6x12 inches, clutches palm-sized).

Key takeaways
  • Thunder Ridge is Big Cedar's outdoor amphitheater
  • Clear bags only, no larger than 12 x 6 x 12 inches
  • The bowl faces the Ozark hills above Table Rock Lake

The resort weekend

A full weekend film leads: lodge-room tour, the marina's bait and boat rentals, paddle boats on Table Rock — with the guest math that matters: kayaks, canoes and paddle boats are free for guests. A December FindUsHere visit shows the year-round side, arriving by the back roads along the lake and wandering the grounds before dinner in Branson.

Fun Mountain and Thunder Ridge

Fun Mountain, at Fort Big Cedar, is open to the public year-round: 16 lanes of underwater-themed bowling, a pirate-ship climbing and ropes course, a 4,000-square-foot arcade, a climbing wall, a golf simulator and 24-player laser tag, with Uncle Buck's Grill serving the building — toured in a BransonVisitorTV profile. Thunder Ridge Nature Arena, Big Cedar's outdoor concert bowl above the lake, gets a full review and a media-day film — sightlines, the clear-bag rule (12×6×12 inches) and a menu built around a bison dog and a competition brisket sandwich.

Sources: the 5 videos on this page. Top of the Rock, Big Cedar's sister property, has its own page here.

Watch: Big Cedar Lodge, guided

2 videos · summaries from the actual guides

Thunder Ridge Nature Arena Media Day | Branson, MO

Branson Fam

A media-day invitation: behind the scenes at Thunder Ridge Nature Arena — the private upgrade areas and a tasting of the venue menu, from the premier bison dog to chef David Wright's house-smoked brisket sandwich.

Key takeaways
  • Media day sampled the full concert menu
  • Signature items: the bison dog and competition-sauce brisket
  • Premium seating areas sit above the bowl

Big Cedar - Fun Mountain

BransonVisitorTV

Fun Mountain in 121 seconds: 16 lanes of underwater-themed bowling, a pirate-ship climbing and ropes course, a 4,000-square-foot arcade, a climbing wall, a golf simulator and 24-player laser tag at Fort Big Cedar — open year-round to the public.

Key takeaways
  • Fun Mountain is open to the public year-round, not just lodge guests
  • The bowling center is themed as an underwater ocean
  • Laser tag runs at Fort Big Cedar for up to 24 players

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