I really loved the amenities such as pizza and firewood delivery. The pizza tastes like buffet…read morepizza. Sweet crust and greasy, everything you need after a long float trip. The water shoes in the shop were a fair price. The large cabin was perfect, being close to the main cabin. I would've preferred having outlets where we slept, which was the pullout couch under the stairs.

So fun!! Not for kids on the weekends but a blast!! The big cabin was great for a large group.read more

We had a fun and enjoyable float trip. The staff was helpful and the river was great.read more

What a horrible experience! Let me first start off by saying that over the years I have spent…read morehundreds (maybe even thousands) of dollars floating & camping @ Gypsys. I have 3 kids under 9 that are small enough to sit on a kayak with an adult. Most of the time my husband & I rent 3 kayaks, a $90 rental. On this occasion we had friends with their own kayaks floating and we decided to rent a tandem kayak instead, a $60 rental, and let 2 children ride with the friends. Upon arrival, I asked my husband to pull up to the stairs & drop me off so that I could check in. It's the bus turn around area, there appeared to be no other customers present except 1 other person in our party, my knee was killing me, and it wasnt a big deal. However, the young man driving the bus didnt think so and was quick to reprimand. I explained my husband was just dropping me with my injured knee off so I could check in. The young man with his super trooper shades then repeated himself and continues to tell me about it being the bus turn around and how we aren't supposed to drive there. It was a no harm, no foul situation and I really didn't feel I needed a lecture as my husband was just trying to help me avoid any extra knee pain. My first indication of the rudeness I was about to encounter. The owner Jerrid greeted me when I walked in the office. He tells me I had to pay the take out fees for my friends kayaks. Friends boats, not mine. I tried to call my friends but couldn't get through so I paid the fees for the boats that weren't mine, $15. Then he tells me each of my kids has a $20 shuttle fee adding up to $60. According to the website, this is the fee per person for shuttling boats, but now he is telling me its for shuttling 3 small kids, all less than 50lbs each, on a bus going 3.5 miles with their parents. We went from a $60 rental to $135 to cover my friends boats docking there and shuttle(bus) fees for 3 small kids without boats. I tried to explain that we had never had shuttle fees for my children & I felt at least one of them should be included in the $60 rental, as they had never charged me extra for shuttling them with 3 kayaks and I have ALWAYS been upfront about taking my kids. I mentioned the really nice blonde haired lady that worked the office in the past & how she knew the situation. Maybe that's what set him off, as I suggested she was his wife and he is divorced. Or maybe it was just that I wasn't willing to hand over $75 more to him on a slow, end of the season day bt this is when he began raising his voice & talking over me. He proceeded to tell me how I have been stealing from him if I had not paid his shuttle fees in the past. Lets call them bus fees as there was no boat shuttling involved here. I said I would have my friends at the kayak park come get my children, no big deal. He continued yelling at me and slamming things, not just in front of his children that were in the room but he followed me outside, slamming the doors in his establishment, and yelling at me in front of my children. He literally yelled that all I 'had to do was be kind'. He yelled it! Stop for a second a check yourself Jerrid. I wasn't treated with an ounce of kindness from the second we pulled in. Jerrid slammed the door of his office so hard that it was felt in the stairs on the other side and my family said you could see the windows shake. All because I wasn't willing to pay the excessive fees he presented & found a reasonable way to save $. He then tried to tell us to all get on the shuttle after having a temper tantrum about shuttle fees & me being a thief. As it turns out, my friends had already paid that $5/boat fee. Ironic bc he accused me of stealing from him. When informed, Jerrid threw cash at my friend & told him I wasn't welcomed back & he's going to "put my name in the computer". Jerrid you can put it in the computer, write it on a wall, sketch it in some stone, but there is no way I will EVER support your establishment again. He's clearly unstable. Jerrid & his staff have a lot to learn about being gracious to their customers.

They have the best campground around! They have RV sites right by the water. You can back into the…read moresite easy, no need to fight with a spouse or someone to get the camper back into the spot lol! Water, electric, internet and sewer hooks up. You can hear the river and wildlife that calls it home! Spacious lots and level, we did even have to use our levelers! Employees are nice, and they run a good campground for families! This is the campground to stay in - look no further! You will not be disappointed!

First time visitors. Our group, of 10, camped and floated. Great staff, great breakfast, shower…read morehouse was clean, and we watched staff revisit, to clean, after the busy morning, of campers. The store has about everything you could need. The food truck has great breakfast food, at great prices. Camp has been wonderful and feels very safe. It is also very clean and well kept.

Had the best time! Went with my friend and his kids (they've never been before) and they had a…read moreblast. Our cabin was cool and out had a full kitchen stove and fridge. Wish it came with grills though. They had a metal round thing but no grate to cook on.

We had a fantastic time using the canoes with SBC. Not only did we rent canoes for floating down…read morethe Elk River, we also stayed at the lodge which slept 12 of our 16 person Labor Day Party! The lodge had a fully equipped kitchen, comfortable beds, two full bathrooms, and a BBQ pit in front. We used it all. You do have to bring your own linen and bedsheets, however, which was fine with us. Plenty of space for parking right outside too. One of our guests even decided to tent outside and there was room for that too. The lodge had private access to the Elk River where some of our patrons went to fish and soak in some of Americas most pristine water. We got to the lodge Saturday and partied hard. Sunday at about 10:30am, a driver brought a truck to the lodge and picked up our water coolers for River canoeing party so we didn't have to carry them next door. Then we walked over to the property next door where we found our canoes or sit on top kayaks to take down stream for a total of 8 miles. We completed our 8 miles of wet watery blissful fun in about 5-6 hours, stopping many times along the sides of the river for snacks and drinks. I can't remember another Labor Day where I have had more fun!

Over the past few years the service at this place has gotten worse …read more The restrooms used to be cleaned all the time , now they are not . Rude attitude. People don't respect the quiet hours . It's not family friendly anymore .

The camp site was well maintained and beautiful! Working with the staff to figure out floating was…read moreextremely helpful!

We took our new tubes out for their maiden voyage using the shuttle service at Two Sons. Everyone…read morewas wonderful, from the person who answered the phone, the nice woman who checked us in, the shuttle driver who took us to the drop point and gave us lots of great info, and sweet Angel the dog, we had the best time and can't wait to go back. It was a gorgeous drive down from Joplin and the river was perfect. We also really loved that we were offered the use of a mesh bag for our trash in case we brought any disposables, which is a thoughtful touch and shows respectful stewardship of the land. Check these folks out, you will not be sorry!

Floated with Two Sons today. They are amazing and I am looking forward to floated Elk River with…read morethem again.

The check in process was easy, rafts and everything was set up so we could easily get on the river…read morefirst thing in the morning. They had more than enough space to accommodate 45 people from just a single group.

Awesome spot on the Elk River for float trip fun! Awesome accommodations close to the river! Clean!…read moreWell maintained! The staff was extremely accommodating and helpful! All went above and beyond! We will be back!

This is the worst campground I've ever been to. This the place for hard core party ppl- who don't…read moreneed sleep- at all!! Last night was a Friday night. It was as if we went to a rave and decided to spend the night in the middle of it. The website says they have a strict quiet time of 11p. They sure didn't last night! And supposedly our site was in the quiet section! Our neighbors had music blaring! Across the river was blaring a different music. Ppl yelling, dogs barking until 2 a. It was impossible to sleep! And after 2 a when music finally shut off, the trains start blasting their horns and more dog barking. Oh! And this campsite is RIGHT NEXT to a busy road! I don't always need peace and quiet. I like music on floats. This was insane! Never again! Well except for tonight. We have 1 more night in this pit they call camping. lol. And- the seed tics were trying to crowd us out! By the time I set up tent the first night, I pulled off 30 tics. And I had bug spray on. I know the tics may not be management fault, but I would want to know. We had tics in tent, bed, everywhere! Oh and the shower house. Cobwebs everywhere! Not just overnight, more like we are going to do the very minimum to maintain this place so cobwebs for days. Toilets themselves were clean. No A/C. Just a fan in the corner ceiling too high to turn on. The river was very busy- but that just means lots of ppl to hand with and meet. The float was awesome.

Pretty straight forward. They always answered the phone and answered questions. They had a rough…read morestart seems someone was late on the morning shift. But we got there about 9:15 and we're on our way about 9:45. Didn't have the fancy convenience store some launch points do, but honestly I can do without. It was very convenient the bus was right next to parking so we didn't have to haul our stuff from a parking lot to a bus stop like others ones we've gone on. They were all very friendly and helpful. The Elk River itself is a great run for families and easy to navigate. Definitely recommend! Do wish there was a slightly shorter run for families like ours. But that's ok, we'll be back!

Our family have been here twice and both times have been an amazing experience! The first time we…read moreshowed up without a reservation and Brook was so welcoming and helpful the entire time. Needless to say that our family loves her. We definitely will be back!

Had a fantastic time yesterday. Wife and I reserved tubes for rental, and planned on a float…read more When we arrived, Joe advised us that with river levels, it would likely be a very long float (no paddles). So, we decided to upgrade to a tandem kayak, and had a great time. Special shout outs to both Joe, who got us all checked in, and Mark, the shuttle driver, who was very helpful with getting us into the water and entertaining.

We booked last minute at Gracies for a float trip down the Elk. We've floated the Elk before but…read morehad never stayed at Gracies. It wasn't a horrible experience, but we won't be back. We rented a four person cabin as we like AC and are not campers. The cabin was super tiny but nice and cool. There's not any space inside the cabin for hanging out. Definitely room for sleeping only. Despite the small size, the cabin was clean and worked great for sleeping! Typically we book places with private bathrooms, and although the community bathrooms were relatively clean (considering it's a campground), there wasn't any hot water for showers. The biggest drawback to Gracies was the smell. Normally, we'd like to spend more time outside but the place smelled of sewage and there was no escaping it. The smell really put a damper on our trip. We even walked around the camp hoping to escape the smell and had no luck. Despite the DJ, we didn't find the campgrounds to be overly loud. However, if our neighbors had been there to party, I could see how the close quarters could result in lack of sleep.

I can honestly say I cannot relate with ANY of the negative reviews that have been left. The staff…read morewas incredibly nice and accommodating. When I called to make the reservation the lady who answered was very clear about their rentals policies and pricing. As soon as we got to Gracie's the guys at the gate made check-in super easy and even drove our party to our cabins. They offered to bring us ice for our coolers as well as take our coolers down on a trailer to the beach the day we floated. When the float was done they unloaded our raft and loaded all of our coolers onto the bus. We stayed in cabins 7&6. They were clean and perfect for what we were using them for, to sleep. It's about a 2 minute walk to the clean swim beach and a minute walk to the bath house from these cabins. We actually forgot our Bluetooth speaker and found the DJ pretty awesome. The music wasn't too loud at all! The environment was very kid friendly. So just to recap, the staff is incredible, the grounds are super clean, and the swim beach is beautiful. I can say without a doubt that we will most definitely be back to camp at Gracie's!