Lake Overholser offers a serene escape in Oklahoma City. The loop around the lake provides stunning…read morewater and prairie views, particularly at sunset. Trails are well-kept, shaded, and ideal for easy hikes. Picnic spots abound, and fishing yields decent catches like bass. Boat ramps cater to kayakers, though windy days can be challenging. The Overholser Dam is a highlight for photos. This underrated gem suits families or anyone seeking a peaceful nature outing. Highly recommended!

Love lake Overholser it's a great place to run, bike and walk. It is pretty clean and the views are…read morebeautiful. Very peaceful place to recreate!

Loved visiting the Will Rogers Garden on a sunny day in April. This colorful, historic garden has…read moreso many beautiful walking paths. The gardens are located within one of Oklahoma City's oldest parks. Originally the land was a dairy farm. The Northwest Park was established in 1912. In 1932, Oklahoma City Horticulturalist Henry Walter began to develop the northern portion of the Northwest Park into the 30-acre garden. Walter designed the ponds, plant beds, overlooks and other structures. Federal Works Projects Administration (WPA) and Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) programs added the red rock walls. It was renamed in 1936 to honor humorist Will Rogers. Today, you can visit a wide variety of gardens and flowerbeds. The Iris Garden was blooming and there was an Iris Festival featuring award winning flowers. so beautiful. There were so many birds and a very cute Eastern cottontail bunny hopped through the colorful plant beds. Parking was easy. Location was great. The gardens are free to visit. A beautiful park to visit in Oklahoma City.

beautiful garden area. there's a bunch of ducks around. nice walking area. fairy huts tooread more

Lake Overholser Park is a delightful retreat in Oklahoma City, perfect for nature lovers. The park…read morefeatures scenic views of the lake and surrounding prairie, with vibrant sunsets stealing the show. Well-maintained trails offer easy walking or biking, complemented by shaded picnic areas ideal for families or group outings. Fishing spots yield catches like bass, and boat ramps make kayaking accessible, though wind can be a factor.

apprently not everyone is allowed to park and enjoy the place due to the fact the old people with…read morenothi g better to do make assumetions and call the cops. i thought i would hang out to beat the heat but instead i was constantly being watxhed ubtil they thought i was doibg something i wasnt . i was told i can hang out bur not set up camp. i was just rearranging my car, its an older car 20 y old. the paranoia from these no lifers fo there park is unreal . im just a disabled cancer survicor trying to beat the heat. at least the cop knew it was a bs call. ut the old fart tha called is atill watching my every move. how dissapointibf dor the human race . being profiled iant fun.

Super excited that we found it!!!…read more The place has it Right!!! Our girl is in parent assist gymnastics and had a blast day 1.. I can see why this this place is buzzing on the daily Upstairs viewing area was a nice present but still away from the action feel...while still being present. We will return! I even had some fun on the slides in the play area... Looking forward to the session next time! Respectfully, The Smiths

We had our 2 year old grandson and decided to go to the play area. It cost $6 for him and socks are…read morerequired by all who play. We were the only ones there for a while. He had a great time. I think the lockers they provide could be cleaned better. The gym was being used by hopefully our next Olympic champions. It was great to watch.

I've driven by this most of my life when it was known as Whitewater Bay but it was a free entry…read moreticket from OBI after blood donation that finally got me inside. Went with my son and figured paying for an additional ticket wouldn't be bad. Bought his ticket online the day before which came out to $42.35. This was pricier than I'd expect but not certainly not terrible. Showed up to the park and was greeted by a mandatory $30 parking sign which increased cost to $72.35 before we even got inside. Price gouging at its finest - they have a single large State Fair style parking lot with no obvious need to charge for it. I'm a planner and trying to figure out what to expect for my visit beforehand was not easy. Both Yelp and Google were filled with negative reviews that left me with apprehension. I went through the Six Flags website for about 30 minutes which was hit and miss in terms of helpfulness. The most helpful thing ultimately was ultimately the park map(https://static.sixflags.com/website/files/wwb_park-map.pdf) which included minimum height requirements for each ride which gave me a rough idea which rides my son could do. For reference, he recently learned how to to swim and hadn't been to a water park of this magnitude before. Unhelpful things from the website were that several rides were listed as "closed for the season" which were open in actuality. I'm going to divide the rest of the review into brief sections to help address some of the things that I found out that were NOT clear beforehand from the existing reviews. Lockers - they are not available at the front entrance. As many reviews note, there is minimal interaction from the front staff. You scan your tickets, then go through a gift shop and afterwards are the lockers. You sign in and pay through an automated separate system for lockers. I did NOT get a locker because I was luckily able to snag a vacant beach chair(not an easy feat) AND I did not have any valuables apart from my car keys. I gambled on leaving my wallet in the car with the hopes that I could use Apple Pay from my phone for concessions and ended up being correct. I kept my phone around my neck in a waterproof case for pictures the whole time. Shoes - ground is hot and rough in certain spots as advertised. Having kids wear water shoes is ideal. Personally, I wore slip on sandals between rides and took them off at the entrances. There's no dedicated place for them necessarily but it was common practice throughout the park. Splashwater Island - our starting point and the mildest attraction, ideal for the youngest of kids. Castaway Creek - lazy river around Splashwater Island, has multiple entrances and the current is just right. Tubes are available for purchase to float with but not necessary in my opinion as there's plenty of vacant ones in the pool or that are offered up by others who leave. Hurricane Bay - large pool with graduated depth that alternates between still and simulated hurricane waves which was a lot of fun. Spent the majority of our time here. The Big Kahuna - family friendly tame ride. It was about a 30 minute wait in line but perks are that it's shaded and small flights of zig-zag stairs to the top which means you're moving fairly often and made the wait tolerable for my son. Officially states that 3 passengers were required but this was not enforced. Overall, in a vacuum I'd rate the water attractions in the 4-5 star range but the aforementioned uncertainties of my experience and pricing that drop them down to 3 stars which is still is a relative improvement to their overall Yelp rating lol. We just scratched the surface in terms what we covered in the 3 hours we spent there. There's a lot more rides to potentially experience in the future; however, I'd likely only come back if I scored multiple free tickets and just had to pay for parking.

Me and my family went today and a lot happened. First we were in our reserved parking and this lady…read morecame up and started yelling at us for no reason, there was so much PDA me and my kids were very disappointed at how much nasty things were done, security started yelling at us for disrespecting other guests which we hadn't even talked to anyone and they told us to watch the attitude which is not their place first of all, we paid for all day passes and only got to use them once and nothing was done about it and I brought it up multiple times, there were at least 4 slides closed off all day, the life guards are very rude and disrespectful, and ever time our meal passes didn't work they were very rude about it,the food is very over priced for the quality and also for how much we already had to pay for the passes. The guests were also rude and people were splashing and being rough in the lazy river and no one said anything but we sat at the latter for 2 minutes and got yelled at. DO BETTER!

There's no fish in this lake ! Tell me I'm wrong. You can't catch a bluegill on a worm much less a…read morebass. STOCK IT WITH FISH PLEASE !!

I was looking for a park to just relax at until I had to go back to the airport to catch my flight…read more I had just stopped at Panera Bread to get some breakfast and I just wanted to sit by the water and enjoy my sandwich and coffee. I kind of got an odd feeling as I approached this park as it's directly across from a salvage/wrecking/towing yard that has a lot of busted vehicles lining the road and then the road leading up to the lake isn't really paved and a bit rocky. It doesn't take a 4-wheel drive or anything but just know there isn't really a road. I thought the road loops around but instead, it breaks off at a Y-intersection. I went to the right part of the Y and creepily enough there was an older model SUV parked at the end of the road blocking the entire roadway. The road ended in a cul-de-sac type grassy turn around area anyway so instead of continuing onward toward the SUV, I made a 3-point turn and headed back to the intersection. The SUV that was blocking the road obviously had camped overnight and had been there for a while. It looked like someone was living inside the SUV. I ventured onto the other side of the Y intersection and there was a lone man out on the dock fishing his heart out in the windy conditions and then another car off by the port-a-potty that also looked like it was being lived in. The lake does look quite beautiful and would probably be amazing on a warmer less windy day. There are signs that you can take out certain types of boats and there appears to be plenty of room to spread out on the docks if you want to fish. I read somewhere that the lake area had recently been cleaned up as a lot of people would go here to dump trash and mattresses or take part in illegal activities. This lake/recreation area didn't give me a positive vibe and I didn't feel quite safe here but maybe the feeling can change over time.