Had a great time here!…read more Five friends and I went on an amazing hike and caught some great views! Took lots of pictures of the wonderful nature and wildlife! Would definitely recommend these trails!

We decided to venture out to a really cool state park while we are staying near Lebanon. There is…read moreno admission fee and you can park right next to the castle if you are mobility challenge, but we parked at a lower level and hiked up. I'll paved walkway, not a bad walk at all. I added the picture of the story of the Kansas City businessman that decided to purchase 5000 acres and build a castle here back in the early 1900s. You can read the story on that particular photo. The ruins seem well maintained, you are not allowed to walk in them, but you can get pretty close and take photographs. There are also several viewing platforms around the area, which gives you some pretty cool views of lake of the Ozarks. They do have pit toilet Bathrooms available. Beautiful place and can highly recommend for a historical visit as well as spending some time in nature.

The common bathrooms here were disgusting. Full of mice poop everywhere and so unclean! Yuck!read more

Went here yesterday, it was nice, but....... The grass was not kept and looked like it needed to be…read morecut. Trash cans were full to the brim and stunk of doggy poop. overall it was a nice experience, however the upkeep of grounds needs serious attention!

Dog owners do not pick up after their pets so there are lots of surprises that you may step in. It…read moremight be nice to see a tree or two in here or a few more benches and trash cans toward the back of the park for pet waste bags.

No one picks up after their pets. Given this, MWR needs to assign someone to clean up the park…read moreevery so often, but they don't. There is dog poop everywhere which is unsanitary, especially where all the dogs are stepping in it then getting in and drinking out of the water pool they all share. Sucks this is the only dog park around here.

It's a dog park. Not all pet owners are cognizant of dog behavior. We had a nice visit. The…read moreoff-leash area is very large with a pond. Lots of shady seating with lovely scenery. Plenty of wide open running space. Nice path for humans. Quite a few trees. Well maintained and picked up. Only a few balls left behind and no litter. I really appreciated the shady parking area. And nearby restrooms. The nicest dog park I've visited.

We stop here every roadtrip. So close off i70, totally fenced in, and has shaded picnic tables to…read moresit while your dog swims. My dog always refuses to leave the pond! There's also a little path around the pond, some dog agility training features, and a hose to rinse off. Very pleasant place

Very nice dog park. It does not have the double gate foyer type entrance. The grounds are kept…read morenice. Plenty of room to run. There is a picnic table under some shade trees. There are a few deep holes to look out for.

This little dog park is awesome!…read more It's located on the Northeast side of CoMo, which for those who don't live on the west side and go to Twin Lake, is super convenient! It's a pretty sizable park with lots of grass for pups to run around in! There's also a little oasis in the middle with a picnic table for the adults to go grab a seat in the shade on a hot summer day. I didn't see any water fountains right near the park but assume there's some close by since it's surrounded by baseball fields, kids parks, etc. Only suggestion I'd make it to upkeep the grass a bit more. Was a little long when we went!

I really didn't expect this little park to be here but I'm glad I found it. A cool, little park for…read morea quick stop to let Bossy handle business.

The Fast Lane Pup Park is great! Nice place to let your puppy use the restroom and blow off some…read moresteam!

Buehler is a small, 3 acre park that's heavily wooded. It's right off Interstate 44 at exit 184,…read moremaking it ideal for a quick break or picnic under pines. The large picnic pavilion will accommodate groups and has BBQ grills. A nearby playground will entice the kiddies. At one end is the Rolla Dog Park for canine recreation. Curiously, the dog park is fenced, while the playground is not.

We had such a great time at Stark Caverns! Brielly was a great tour guide and made the whole…read moreexperience fun and educational. The caves were beautiful and we got some really great pictures. We learned a lot throughout the tour and it was a great experience for the whole family. We especially loved the complete darkness experience and the black light portion of the tour. Those were definitely some of our favorite parts. Overall, it was a really fun tour and we are so glad we went. I would definitely recommend Stark Caverns for families!

Genuinely cool cave. There are algae fossils in there from when Missouri was underwater millions of…read moreyears ago, which is a wild thing to stand next to. Sadly our guide Macy was less "passionate cave enthusiast" and more "reciting a script she's said a thousand times and stopped listening to herself." I still don't know how this part of Missouri used to be an ocean based on the tour. She gave the exact same intro four separate times. Not because groups were bumping into each other, just straight up robot mode, probably from also trying to work in the photo package pitch every single time. Ask a follow up question and you'd get a shrug dressed up as an answer. A kid asked about a mineral and got a confident "nope, not that" immediately followed by "I'm not really a gem expert," which, ma'am, pick one. Nobody could tell us where all the clay that used to be in the cave went (there's a lot of water now after the excavation), how the bootleggers pulled off their operation, or whether the cave's ever taken earthquake damage. Also they sell alcohol at the gift shop right before you head into a dark cave, which feels like a liability seminar waiting to happen. What indigenous tribe did the skeleton remains belong to? How did you know it was an indigenous person(s)? What is the difference between an arrowhead and a spear, and when did those relics be given to be on display? She said the stairs were built by child labor because there are child sized handprints in the concrete, but provided no evidence of truth or why. Was it his 18 kids? No one knows. At least it was cool inside while the weather was hot outside. The cave has a story to tell. Macy just wasn't the one telling it. Would recommend the cave, would not recommend Macy. She already told us she's had a bad Yelp review, and I'm sad to say I understand why.

My boyfriend and I drove to the Lake of the Ozarks State Park to camp by tent for two nights. The…read morepark and campground was HUGE, with all sorts of trails and attractions around the area. We saw tons of deer! There were deer everywhere walking around and not scared of people. In fact, the deer were walking through and around campsites in groups/pairs. I loved the serenity of the campground also! What an amazing experience!! We both agreed that we will definitely return!!

Roaches outpost 3. Ruined family vacation. Bugs on our food in our beds and bites on my wife and…read moredaughter. Nasty.