This is really outdate info. It was decent place if still Holiday Springs but it was bought by a…read moreinvestment company P23 extremely irresponsible, unprofessional, and potentially dangerous culture. These people just want to make money and no history background in water safety or running pools (other than ones they buy with investors but being able to buy a white labcoat does not make you a doctor, right? no prior qualification, never EARN the right to own and run such a place). Just search Texarkanas water park drowning 2025 (4 year old girl). Many witnesses said they life guards froze, didn't know what to do, poor training, maybe not even certified because how you gone just stand there if you supposed to be certify in cpr? A retired nurse tried to do it but didn't help by then while the very very young immature inexperience teenage guards stood like statues in shock. If you go there, remember YOU are the only safety net for your kids. Don't count on anyone or anything else. Don't be lax or chilled. Stay vigilent. YOU are the life guard for your kids! Keep one kid per adult, no more. Keep them in reach of your ARM, no farther away. It takes 4 minutes to be brain dead from drown but only 30 seconds to already begin drown if you swallow water to your lungs. Water is fun but we not fish. Be smart. Be safe. Pray for ya'll.

Had a Blast!! We stayed all day!! There is something for everyone to do! Be sure and wear…read moresunscreen. You cant bring drinks inside but next time I'm bringing a cooler in my car . The girls had so much fun. They have life guards but I think parents really need to watch their children just to be safe. It's a little expensive but definitely had a great time!! Oh and the concrete gets hot so water shoes will help you and your little ones

We had lots of fun here!! A really great place to wear the kids out. They have a beach area for…read moreplaying in the sand, an obstacle course for littles and bigs and food options. Just a few minor things we didn't love: we weren't told if adults wanted to go more than waste deep that they would need life jackets so we found out when we got in with the kids, so we had to make the hike back up to get some. And there is a ton of hydrilla around the around the courses. Not sure there is a lot they can do about it, but it definitely was not enjoyable swimming through it. Overall a great place and we would definitely go back... I'll wear pants next time.

From the owner: Welcome to Rocky Point Adventures. As soon as you step foot onto our sandy beaches, you'll be…read morewhisked off into vacation mode. Get unlimited park access to enjoy our beach activities and amenities, plus 1 hour and 50 minutes on the 8,000 square foot pulse-pounding Challenge Course. Your session on ArkLaTex's only floating challenge course will excite and thrill the adventure seeker in you.

Waterfront walks do something for the soul, and this side of the park is no different!…read more Venture around here close to sunset for some ideal reflections and views, ideally after a candy and clothing shopping spree :)

This park, nestled comfortably and purposefully, against the banks of the Red River in downtown…read moreShreveport, serves up memories to me, as profound as they are plenty. Just a mere few weeks after 9/11/01, this city hosted its' annual Fall Festival, the Red River Revel. And during this particular year, the Gypsy Songman himself, Jerry Jeff Walker was to be headlining one of the Saturday nights. My chums and I, all huge, adoring Jerry Jeff fans, went to the show in full vigor. I myself, consuming what was pretty much my own body weight at that time, in draft beer, during each and every song, and after show's end, then venturing to a local tavern across town, where I would ultimately end up unconscious, and seeking the comforts, spread eagle no less, of said tavern's convenient outdoor parking, and the asphalt thereof. And this, only after regurgitating some of my stomach's contents into an empty pint glass, inside said tavern. Then there was July 4th, 2005. It was the night before my Father passed away. I sat in my Father's hospital room, and he, on his death bed. The television hanging on the wall, was tuned in to a local station, which was broadcasting live from this very park, for its' annual Independence Day celebration. And on this night, at this very sad moment, I remember sitting in that chair in that room, my Father resting, and looking up at that television screen, and seeing all the people, all the visitors to the park that day, families, and couples. As the camera panned the large crowd, hundreds, maybe thousands of faces. They all looked so happy. So carefree. Life was so beautiful for them. I was going through one of the worst times of my life. And then, down at the festivities, the recorded voice of Louie Armstrong, and his song, "What A Wonderful World" began playing. I could hear it on tv. My Father remained asleep peacefully. I just began crying. Of course, there are other memories of this park, less heavy, and not as important maybe. I remember another Red River Revel, years later. Where I jumped up on stage with local band Dirtfoot and showed all forward looking eyeballs my latest and greatest dance maneuvers, as interpreted from the music the band was playing. This delighted both my future wife and festival security immensely. There have also been countless enjoyable viewings of outdoor films here courtesy of Movies and Moonbeams. Recently, this park was deluged with waters from the adjacent Red River, and suffered extensive damage. In recent months, as festival seasons have come and gone, this area has not been available or open. It appears now that most, if not all, repairs, as well as planned upgrades, are now complete. Hopefully, this park will once again become the focal point of all activity and highlights during festivals, as well as day to day downtown recreation.

Friends trail Great trail! Easy path to follow, roots and…read morerocks make it unstable for any stroller or wheels. Clean area, the river is beautiful! The path also leads up to a cliff area. Must stop and walk when town. Our 2 year old followed us everywhere on the trail.

What a great time at Beavers Bend State park. It's a beautiful time of year with small crowds. The…read morearea is very accessible from Hochatown. If you are in the area it's worth it to check it out!

We had a blast! It's changed so much since they bought it from Spash Kingdom. Things were being…read moreworked, cleaned up, and plenty of folks to run the place. The life guards were amazing! Very attentive and, professional. It's a working progress from what it was but we enjoyed it. The concrete gets really hot so I'd wear water shoes. We took our own bag in with a bottle waters, towels, sun screen, and my sons water Googgles.

I thought with the rebranding from Splash Kingdom that maybe they'd improve the park in some way…read more Boy was I wrong. On the first day of the season, the water is dirty with actual floating debris, several core attractions like the lazy river were unavailable, and the area for toddlers now has an open rope in the fence leading to a drop off into a landing pool for water slides. It seems that instead of improving the park, they actually made it substantially worse. Very disappointing. Save your money, especially if you have small children.

This was one of the highlights of our Arkansas trip while visiting family from our Florida home…read morebase. For anyone unfamiliar, this is the only diamond mine in the world open to the public where you can actually keep what you find. Some surprisingly large diamonds have been discovered here over the years, so there's always that tiny bit of hope that keeps you searching. What surprised me most was the layout. For some reason I expected caves or mining tunnels, but it's actually a huge open field where visitors search, dig, sift, and surface hunt. We paid $45 total admission for 3 people and thankfully already had equipment provided by our rental house (checkout Punkin's place in Murfreesboro, Arkansas on Airbnb) because you can absolutely spend extra renting tools onsite if needed. We started with wet sifting before moving into dry and surface searching. There were a few muddy sections from recent rain, but overall the conditions were great during our May visit. Slightly overcast skies with an occasional drizzle made the weather perfect for being outside. I honestly can't imagine doing this in the middle of a blazing hot summer afternoon. I had read reviews from people saying they left exhausted, but we approached it a little differently due to some back and shoulder limitations. We worked smart, paced ourselves, and still had a fantastic time. We didn't find diamonds that day, but we did leave with some beautiful rocks and a really fun experience. We would absolutely do this again!

Walking into crater of diamond state park my nieces, sister and I did not know what to expect. I…read morehave to say it was a great experience and everyone was so nice and other diamond searchers were extremely nice as well! If you have a chance come to CDSP!

Ok... Pros: If you're hot and you want to go swimming, then…read moreyou can come here and do that in a hand full of fun ways. There is a few different places to eat things like pizza, hamburgers, hotdogs, ice cream, all the regular suspects. 3 different sized lockers to keep your things in. And at $23 regular admission not to bad. People are friendly and helpful. Cons: There are no towels here at all for rent and the very small store that there is on premises has none for purchase. So you better bring your own or you will have none. Other than a few cabanas you can rent and a few small overhangs, there is not a single stitch of shade. Some other reviews had mentioned about rust, chipped cement and bad paint jobs so I had my eye open to that and sure enough, everything has 10 coats of paint on it and there are a lot of cracks in the cement and little bits of cement around in the swimming areas, including in the water that you will step on at some point if you are barefoot. While there are other things to mention if I wanted to be nitpicky, the last thing I would mention is that most of the slides do not have a lot of water and both me and my daughter left the park with skin burns on our elbows and ankles. (Let it be known that this was Sunday 05/22/16, the second day open of the 2016 season and it seems like if this place has been closed for 7 months for more that they could have had all these things fixed for opening weekend, which makes me think by the end of the season it will be even more tore up) To Sum Up: Still worth it if you are jonesing swimming and water activities, then this will cure your itch. Overall, you should have a good enough time here.

My family and I are visiting from out of town and have come to this place twice. In a nutshell-…read moreit's falling apart. The lack of maintenance is apparent all over the park-- cement peeling off from inside the pools and lazy river, faded paint on just about everything, you can just see that this place needs MONEY! The wave pool is laughable, the lazy river I just wanted to get out as soon as I got in, and there are areas all around the park that are closed down. The main pool, lazy river, and wave pool are absolutely disgusting and don't look like they are cleaned out very often (if at all). There really isn't much to do here besides the big main slides and the larger pool. We don't like being out in the sun too much, so we stayed around 3-4 hours each time we went. There are no kids rates, everyone pays the same price for a ticket. So having one child unable to ride most of the slides because of her age/height, didn't seem fair to pay full price. (I have a 4 and 6 year old.) As expected with a Waterpark, it's being run by teenagers. The amount of give-a-damn is apparent how they don't really even pay attention when telling you to slide. Whether or not the last person that slid down is out of the way, they don't care. Most of the time you are asking them "hey, can I go now?" Because there hasn't been people down the slide in a long time. This place does have potential, but it's definitely not being utilized at this moment. I'd love to see someone come in and fix it up, it could be an awesome place!

I first came here in 1984 !!!! It is a great place for family fun - school groups or youth groups…read more The rides are fun and the water park is a fun relaxing trip too. They offer great concert series in the summertime, It's a great local place for fun that is accessible to many in the region without the costs and travel associated with some bit amusement parks in larger cities all while still having fun and exciting thrills at this park.

I am extremely disappointed with how the Boogie Blast attraction was managed during my visit to…read moreMagic Springs. My friend is Deaf, and I am severely hard of hearing. We communicate using American Sign Language (ASL). We waited in a very long line with many other guests, expecting everyone to be treated fairly and given an equal opportunity to enjoy the attraction. While we were waiting, my Deaf friend got my attention and signed to me that two teenage boys had cut in front of her in line, along with another individual. I went over to see what was happening and observed the situation myself. It appeared that the ride operator knew these individuals personally because they spent a significant amount of time talking together while operating the attraction. The biggest issue was what happened once they were on the ride. According to the supervisor, experienced riders are supposed to be removed after receiving three strikes. However, these same two boys were allowed to continue well beyond that limit--closer to five to ten additional chances. Because they were repeatedly allowed to continue, everyone else in line was forced to wait approximately 10-15 minutes before the next guest had an opportunity to ride. When the supervisor arrived, I explained exactly what had happened, including that my Deaf friend had been cut in line and that the same riders were being allowed to continue far beyond the three-strike limit the supervisor described. The ride operator responded by saying he did not know they had cut in front of her. Based on what we observed, I found that explanation difficult to believe. I cannot say whether my friend was treated unfairly because she is Deaf or whether this was simply favoritism toward people the employee knew. Either way, neither is acceptable. Every guest pays admission and deserves to be treated equally, regardless of whether they know an employee or have a disability. Employees represent the park. They should enforce the rules consistently, stop line cutting immediately, and treat every guest with fairness and professionalism. No guest should have to spend extra time waiting because an employee chooses to give special treatment to people they know. I sincerely hope Magic Springs investigates this incident, provides additional training to its ride operators, and ensures that all guests receive the same fair experience in the future.

Cheap fun for the kiddos! (FREE) Always check hours before packing up and going. Gate is locked…read moreoccasionally.

Wonderful, FREE spot for kids to burn if some energy and stay cool! Great for younger kids! Nice…read moreshaded pavilion for adults.