Super friendly staff, great place to launch from to float to WOKA for some whitewater fun! The…read moretandem inflatable kayak we rented was perfect for the day! We camped for 2 nights and recommend site 15, or the 3 spots closest to the river. But what the absolute best part was getting to watch Siloam Springs' 4th of July fireworks from the parking lot at the camp. They were going off literally across the street, and we had the whole place to ourselves. Incredibly experience!!!

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.

The reservoir for the city of Fort Smith Arkansas is located in the heart of the mountains of the…read moreOzarks. It sits nestled in a valley just outside of a small community called Mountainburg Arkansas. The site is a state park and includes camping sites, playgrounds, boats for rent on the lake, fishing on the lake, a state park visitors Lodge, camping accommodations, lodges, campground, accommodations, playgrounds, hiking trails, and more. Bald eagles are easy to spot in the area and the state park offers a marina tour that takes guests out in season to not only take a tour around the lake and learn about the history and the beauty of the area, but also observe the wildlife and the birds naturally live in this area. Often times, eagles are spotted on these Excursions.

Great place to go camping, hiking, fishing, and sightseeing. Beautiful areas to camp and lodge…read more They have a summer time pool. There's a small store inside the building where you register. Many places are nearby if you want to go out to eat or explore the area.

A decent, fun place. Expect to spend some money…read more Came here for a birthday party for a friend of one of the kids. Nice layout. Nice variety. We will return.

Fun for kids, teens and adults. Arcade, go karts, mini golf, etc! Our teens loved it. We've also…read morehad birthday parties here and the staff were awesome. The pizza is really good. Lots of improvements have been made to this place in the past few years.

What a fantastic local ballpark representing the MLB in northwest Arkansas!…read more The park is fantastic and so well laid out with wonderful amenities including kids themed areas and activities, excellent food and drink choices and comfortable seating with great views no matter what part of the park one chooses! We very much enjoy attending games and have purchased tickets en masse for several groups that I am part of and the folks have enjoyed and raved about the events. Thanks for a great, family friendly night out to the Naturals!

I absolutely love Wilson Springs! It's a beautiful habitat that focuses on preserving wildlife and…read morenative plants. It's a great place to go for a walk if you want to feel like you're really out in nature without having to leave the city. Beautiful all year round and I hardly ever run into lots of people out here. There's two entrances to the preserve, one at the Sam's Club on highway 112 if you park on the southern edge of the parking lot and the other's along Deane Solomon Rd, there's a few parking spots along N Floral Court and then you'll walk a very short distance north along Deane Solomon and you'll see the entrance. There are bike racks at either entrance to the park because there's no bikes or dogs allowed in the preserve due to the sensitivity of the trails since it's a wet prairie and the goal of the preserve is to maintain the ecosystem in the best possible condition for wildlife and native flora.

Nice park, hidden away - at least to me. They have a basketball hoop, but it is in the parking lot,…read moreso if you want to play, hopefully there are not a lot of cars haha. They have a walkway/trail, playground, green area, and picnic area. The park is in the floodway of Town Branch Creek.

Pleasant little hidden park. Lots of big beautiful shade trees. Nice playground and picnic area…read more Heads up for parents: playground has sand, which we love but would have put different shoes on the kids.

Nice, clean city pool and splash pad. Price is $5 but discounted for little kids and seniors, and…read moreif you arrive after 5pm. There are multiple slides, a pool basketball hoop, diving board, shallow kid area, and a deeper swim area. There are shaded areas, restrooms, a splash pad, and plenty of lounge chairs and lifeguards. They don't let you bring in water bottles or food, which is a bummer, but they do have a snack bar. They are open un7pmtil 7pm weekends and 6pm on weekdays.

I've been coming to the Prairie Grove Aquatic Center for several years, and this was by far the…read moremost disappointing experience I've had. I've always been able to bring in a cup of ice water, but today, as soon as I walked through the gate, a very rude teenage employee stopped me and required me to pour it out before I could enter. It wasn't alcohol, soda, or any other drink--it was plain ice water. What makes this even more frustrating is that the aquatic center provides free drinking water inside. If guests can already get free water, I don't understand the purpose of making someone dump out perfectly good water at the entrance. It feels wasteful and unnecessary. I understand that facilities have rules, but they should make sense and be enforced with courtesy. The interaction was unfriendly and left a very negative first impression. After years of enjoying this pool, it's disappointing to see customer service and common sense take a back seat.

So the actual Iams dog park is still under construction but it's almost finished and it looks…read moreabsolutely amazing. I took my 2 dogs to fenced area across that was just okay but I'm very excited to visit when the new area opens up.

While my dog absolutely loves going here, the temporary park they have had set up for ages now is…read moreway past its life span. It is a dust pit with no more grass to be seen. With the actual park getting constantly delayed the "temporary" park just keeps getting worse. I love this place and am so glad for a dog park so nearby, but I wish the city would communicate better about delays and opening dates.