POOL CLOSED DESPITE BEING ADVERTISED AND PROMISED OPEN MULTIPLE LONG-TERM RESIDENTS REPORTED BROWN WATER AND USE ADDITIONAL FILTRATION SYSTEMS NO REFUND OR COMPENSATION OFFERED WHEN THE RESORT'S MAIN ADVERTISED AMENITY WAS UNAVAILABLE We recently stayed at Toutle River RV Resort and were extremely disappointed. The primary reason we booked this resort more than four weeks in advance was because we were repeatedly told that the heated swimming pool would be open and operational by the time of our stay. We have two granddaughters, ages 5 and 8, who had recently completed swim lessons, and the pool was the main attraction that led us to choose this resort. Before arriving, we were assured multiple times that the pool would be ready. The day before our arrival, we were told they were simply waiting for a heater installation and that the pool would be open when we got there. Upon arrival, the pool was still closed. After speaking with staff and several long-term residents, we learned that the pool had reportedly been unavailable for a significant period of time. Numerous guests were arriving expecting to use the pool and expressing frustration when they discovered it was closed. When I requested a refund or compensation because the primary amenity that influenced our booking was unavailable, none was offered. Another concern was the water quality throughout the resort. Several long-term residents told us they have installed multiple filtration systems because the water frequently appears brown. We personally observed discoloration when the water was placed in a white container. My husband drank the water and later became ill with stomach issues. While I cannot state with certainty that the water caused his illness, the condition of the water was concerning enough that we immediately stopped using it for drinking. As an alternative to the closed pool, we were directed to the river approximately one-third of a mile away. While the river itself was beautiful, it was not what we paid for when choosing a resort that prominently advertises a heated swimming pool. The most disappointing part is that this property has incredible potential. The setting is beautiful, the grounds are attractive, and the location is excellent. Unfortunately, management appears unable or unwilling to properly maintain the amenities that are heavily used in their advertising. Guests deserve accurate information before booking. If the pool is not operational, that should be clearly disclosed before payment is accepted. Had we known the pool would not be available, we would have booked elsewhere. Because of the misleading information regarding the pool, the concerns regarding water quality, and the complete lack of compensation when a major advertised amenity was unavailable, we would not return and cannot recommend this resort. UPDATE: During our stay, one staff member became emotional while discussing the volume of complaints regarding the pool situation and stated they had submitted their notice and were leaving. It was clear that many guests were upset about the same issue. That alone should tell management that this problem needs immediate attention. read more

We have been coming to this RV park for over a decade. This trip was very disappointing. We made our reservations for our group of five in n December of 2024. We were all assigned spots next to each other, like we've done in the past and this year only one spot remained the same. We had to ask for them to move 2 of us so we'd at least be somewhat close and they tried charging more for that. The park itself is deteriorating. The main set of bathrooms didn't work last year and this year they were still not working. The sites were dirty with small bits of trash everywhere. There were cats running all over and therefore cat poop which my leashed dog kept trying to get into. They had also climbed onto our picnic tables during the night. The pool made us very sad. It wasn't maintained and the water was green. Overall we were very disappointed with the park and we aren't sure we will be back. read more

Toutle River RV Resort - Green, unkept pool. - Campgrounds Near Me - Castle Rock, Washington

Oh how sad it is to see the decline of this once stellar rv park. Toutle River RV still has a lot to offer from the family focused amenities to the spacious sites. However, when the original developer/owner & founder of Tents for Troops was alive his standards of cleanliness & a well maintained park was evident the moment you entered the property. What a disappointment it was to drive into Toutle River RV & see the overgrown lawns, weed filled landscape & dirty camping sites. Our space had pieces of broken rv lights strewn on the ground & the threads on the water spigot was stripped. There was an additional charge for WiFi which didn't work. Ugh My advice to the new owners...step up & model the standards of Mr. Charlie Curry & restore this beautiful park!! read more

This park has so much unrealized potential. It's clear it has been neglected. The sites aside from the pad were straight dirt. Pool was closed for the season even though the sign on the freeway said pool open. Charging for WiFi even though it didn't reach. Office/store closed the weekend. Restroom codes didn't work and quite the heard of feral cats . With all the buildings and big sites this could be so nice instead of run down read more

I am very disappointed in toutle RV Resort we had come here over the past several years and totally enjoyed it. It has gone downhill so bad. The pool was green and murky with dirt on the bottom, garbage cans over full , and a whole bunch of full timers there that do not take care of their places so it looks very trashy. They don't take care of the lawns. There is nothing there for anybody to enjoy... and when calling the office/corporate no one answers !!! It took me over a week to get a hold of a person , even after leaving messages and emails... wont be going back read more

Stay away!! This property is discusting. The pool is green an murky; looks unsanitary. Brown water was coming out of the kitchen and bathroom faucets (see video). Contacted the office who never responded to us. Worst RV Park in Washington, if not the country. Please someone audit RV Innstyle properties has management is inexistent! read more

Stayed at this RV resort several years ago and boy has it gone down hill since then. We stayed this time in a RV pull through spot that was indeed a pull in spot as there was no way to get our truck out once we pulled in. The showers were "out of order" and the ones open were an old single wide trailer with wood paneling and black mold, no lights, and standing water on the floors. Secondly the pool was out of order which was a huge selling point for us even staying here. Not once did anyone apologize for these inconveniences or notified of them at booking. Also, at about midnight our electricity started to short out and my husband had to switch our power to 30amp after discovering that the 50 amp plug was shorted out and not working. The icing on the cake was that the place is severely overgrown, full of people living there with stuff strewn everywhere and the persons residing next to our spot let their big dog use our spot as their personal relief area. THIS PARK IS $85 PER NIGHT! And was charged $25 to check in 1.5 hours early. 0/5 stars, do not recommend, will not be back. read more

Shame on Us For Not Doing Better Research... I initially wasn't going to post anything, but then I figured if our experience could help someone else make an educated decision on a place to park their RV for the night, weekend, the week, or even longer, then it was worth it, I guess. We went and checked this campground by car, before taking our RV there. Granted, it was the off season in late September 2024. With the exception of the quiet roar of the freeway and the one Amtrak train that went zooming by, it seemed fairly quiet for the few minutes we were there checking it out, so we booked a camping site for late October 2024. We did notice that the property's streets through the camp sites are all one-way, so make sure you turn on the street you need, or you'll have to go all the way around again. I mean, it makes sense to some degree, but having to circle the entire perimeter if you miss your street kind of sucks. It would've been nice to have them alternate, like a grid, but with the way the camping sites are set up, it does make sense. Good thing we learned this when we were in our car, checking this place out. The property is large, and looks like there are a lot of things to do, however, likely only in the warmer months. It's like pretty much a ghost town in late October, other than the full time/long term residents. The RV spots are large gravel pads with plenty of room to move around. There is nobody at the booth up front where you enter the property (again, probably an off-season thing), for check in, you have to drive all the way back to the little store at the back of the property, which has a cozy feel upon entering, but has a VERY limited inventory for purchase (at least when we were there). I will also ad, that there are a lot of nice big stone fire pits, but not in/at every site. There was not a fire pit on our site, but the site on one side of us and the cabin on the other side of us had one, which appears to be a shared pit. If we had a fire, they'd have to deal with it, and if they had a fire, we'd have to deal with it. It was pretty close to both the cabin and our awning. We were in full hook-ups, and once we had everything set up, we went to use the water and it was yellow, like pee water. I figured it was something wrong with our coach, so I tried to get water directly from the spigot, and it was the same color. We have a water test kit onboard, and based on the tests, it was safe to drink. Our dogs, however, felt differently, so we ended up using our onboard tank water, erroring on the side of caution. Once we finally had a chance to relax, I tried to connect to the Wi-Fi... Yeah, that didn't happen, so good luck with that. We took our dogs for a walk throughout the property, and there was dog poop everywhere. What the heck?? I had to sign a contract during booking that indicated that I could be fined if I was caught not cleaning up after my dog. The trash cans around the grounds were overflowing with trash, none of the grass was mowed, etc. The grounds were in complete disarray, which, I get it, it's the off season, and they probably don't expect much business. They probably rely on many of their fulltime/long term residents that either stay in the cabins or in RVs that have obviously been there for a long time, as indicated by the amount of clutter around them or the amount of pine needles, moss, and other debris covering them. There were even some older RVs there that had obvious exterior damage possibly from being is an accident. That all being said, the only open restroom we found during our walk around the property was the one at the store deep in the back of the property. All others that we saw were closed, presumably for the season. When the first Amtrak train went by... It zoomed by pretty fast and was gone as quickly as it came in. Didn't seem to be a big deal at first. We went to look, and the double set of railroad tracks are literally less than 100 feet from the back row of camp sites. Where we were, I'd say 500-1000 feet away from the tracks. A short while later, the first freight train came through. They move quite a bit slower and are a lot longer. The freight trains shook our entire camp site. I was ok the first couple times, but it seemed like some sort of train went by about every 20-30 minutes, around the clock. Like others have said, they do blow their horns a lot, and I get it, there are nearby crossings and the trains are moving at pretty good speeds, so yeah, safety first! Don't plan on getting any sleep if you stay here. We were going to leave after the first night, but per their policies, we wouldn't get a refund for our remaining time, so we just dealt with it. There's a pretty good chance that we won't come back. I will say, it was definitely an experience. Traveler beware! read more

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Showed up on a Sunday and the office was closed so we had to call the reservation line to have them tell us to go directly to our site - this place is huge and after a long day driving a motor home that was not welcomed. The host finally showed up as we were trying to find the map on their website and she gave us directions and said they had our reservation for the previous night. When we got to our site and hooked up water, the water was absolutely brown. It was so bad we disconnected and basically boondocked until morning and got back on the road. This could be a lovely campground but poorly maintained with trash cans overflowing and waterlines not maintained just an indication. Not to mention the train. read more

Property is clean and the people are friendly. However it is right next to the train tracks and it runs all night. Be sure to bring ear plugs or white noise machine. They also have strict 11am checkout which sucks read more

My husband and I absolutely love this place. Very nice and peaceful. Angela and Wendy as well as the rest of staff are absolutely amazing. Evan is absolutely the BEST he has helped us and is 100% helpful. He does so much and is so friendly that I must say I am truly grateful for his expertise and he is such a great human being we love this place Thanks Evan read more

Haven't been in a few years and it seems to have gone down hill. With all the contracts we signed before arrival I was expecting more. I knew about the train and hwy from previous stays so that was as expected but management seemed completely unprepared for the first major camping trip of the year. Pool was disgusting, store had hardly any inventory, ice machine was a new addition but had no bags so it was useless. Even their firewood rack was empty. WiFi is an additional fee which I was ok with as it seemed to work well for us vs other parks. The bathrooms and showers were almost all out of order, garbages weren't pick up at all during the four days we stayed and were overflowing. Long grass and ill maintained gravel. The water was brown and gross so we had to bring in our own. There were two bright spots about our stay and those were that we were pretty much left alone and the young man working the grounds was very respectful and working hard, he just appeared to be the only one. A lot of missed opportunities here unfortunately. Could be a fantastic place. read more

We spent Memorial Day weekend 2025 at this RV resort. None of the sites were mowed, our site had trash including someone's dirty sock, the picnic table was covered in bird droppings. The bathrooms in the campgrounds were all out of order except at the office. This is just unacceptable especially since there were numerous tent campers. The pool was murky & did not look clean. Last year there was entertainment which is why we came. This year there was nothing. We were charged $200 for 3 nights. Would not recommend. read more

The bathrooms could only find them at the office. Hot tub was dirty and did not work . Noise from the freeway and trains made it difficult to sleep read more

This has just been sitting in my drafts. I wasn't going to post it but I feel like you should know our experience. We moved out of that place in April. Pros: The park looked better than any trailer park around the area. Staff at the office is great. Adam sold us our tiny home and was awesome. Nick goes above and beyond and helped us sell our place. Only reason I gave a two stars instead of none is because of the staff. They were the ONLY good thing about this park. Cons: trains...I mean you'll get used to them eventually. But they still are loud and shake everything. We aren't even at the back of the park where it's really bad. The park recently came into the hands of a new owner. The owner has a stick up their butt. I can deal with the $50 rent raise but the pickiness of the owner is a bit ridiculous. I understand certain pickiness with how things look. I get it I'm OCD and am used to living on military bases where things have to look a certain way. But this owner is just ridiculous. Also the owner was more concerned about digging out dog poop buried in snow than they were about cutting down or even just picking up all the huge branches falling on trailers and houses during the snow storm. Lastly, when people walk their dogs they are just leaving their poop in other peoples yard for them to pick up. I saw one guy walking his dogs and one of the dogs just popped a squat in our yard and he just walked away didn't even bother to pick up or to tell us he had no poop bags. (I wouldn't have been mad if he just came to the door and asked for one) Before the new owner took over it was worth the cost of rent for spaces...even with the trains and saunas being shut down (thank you covid). But now that we are dealing with the new owner it's just not worth it. Hence why we started planning our move the minute the owner took over. read more

I came in without a reservation. I was charged a reservation fee of $3.50. Then, they wanted a $5.00 fee for using a credit card. So, I decided to pay cash. They wouldn't take cash. The place was decent if you don't care about noise from trains and the interstate. read more

Where to start, the pool is a benefit as is the ability to do laundry. WiFi only works if you are standing on top of the main office. The tap water from there hookups is horribly discolored and gross. Our sites were not clean upon our arrival and the painting in the covered play space for families is concerning. You have a tasteless painting of a adults playing beer pong. The women are in pasties and you have a passed out male. Not a family friendly place, state parks are maintained to a higher standard. read more

Toutle River RV Resort - Picnic Bench - Campgrounds Near Me - Castle Rock, Washington

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Booked for the holiday weekend a while back. Got Covid the day before arrival. Management would not work with us at all. We did not expect a refund. Only requested to move our reservations to another weekend. They absolutely refused. We stay here several times a year and we WONT be returning ever. read more

We've stayed here before and enjoyed it but it's under new management that ruined it for us. When we booked our stay we told them it was because of the pool...it was going to be above 95 the next 2 days. On Saturday the pool closed at 7:30 which is early but I could live with. The problem was that nobody said anything when we said that's why we were staying there. Oh well we'll get plenty of swimming in on Sunday...nope the pool closed at 4:30 and it was 97 degrees out. I already knew this place was next to train tracks and has over 200 trains go by everyday (plus they have to toot there horns at a nearby crossing) and it's right next to the freeway. I was okay dealing with that but after the pool fiasco I won't stay there again. Also the water is brown but I don't know if that's temporary or not. read more

We picked this RV park because it was midway between our kids and grandkids in Olympia, WA and Portland, OR. It's a nice park, large spaces and the staff and guests friendly and quiet. We read the reviews about the train and highway noise. The trains are frequent and close enough that the horns are very loud and you can feel them in the RV as they go by but we did get used to them after a few days. My major complaint and the reason I didn't rate them higher are the hidden costs. After we checked in and reviewed the park rules it was to our surprise that they charge $20/car per day for guest parking. I went back and reviewed all the info on the website and there was no mention of this charge. It cost us quite a bit more for our kids to come visit us over the weekend. When I brought this up to management they said they are unable to edit the website and were unwilling to waive the charges. While this may be true it's definitely to their advantage to keep these and similar extra charges hidden. For this reason I will not stay here ever again and do not recommend the park to anyone else. read more

We have stayed here numerous times as we head south each year to Eugene. We have never had a bad experience and our sites have always been clean and nestled nicely in the trees. The water was concerning, ours was yellow so we used our britta filters before drinking. The trains never bother us, but we also knew what to expect. We love the location and it's a great first stop heading south. Poor WIFI so use your own hotspot. read more

We have stayed here twice now through the Tents for Troops program. The staff is very kind and accommodating. This is a great place to stay if you are visiting/hiking Mount St Helens, or just checking out the area. The freeway is on one side and there are trains that frequently pass through on the other side, so it is noisy. We don't mind. We appreciate you being part of this program that we use, and thank you for opening your park and services to us! read more

Totally run down. It's turned into a long term,mobile home park. Not maintained. Grass area dead and weeds everywhere. Would never go back! Oh yeah, did I mention the trains going by every hour tooting their whistle......geez read more

The pros- Super friendly staff and the office is open late. Lots of activities for kids to do like super size Croquet, frisbee golf, playground, ride bikes, look at fire truck and swim in the pool. Clean and well maintained even though the grass was brown, there were lots of small trees between sites. Some sites had fire pits and the Internet worked. Our site had 30 & 50 amp, water & sewer. They also have a dump station between sites 129 & 139. Price was around $40 with Good SAMs discount. The cons- Unfortunately this great RV Park is right on the road on one side and right on a very busy train track on the other side so you can't get away from the noise. Now trains aren't that loud unless they blow their whistles and boy do they blows a lot especially at 5 in the morning. I would have hated to be in a tent because there is no way I could have slept at all with the trains going by all night long. Between 5 and 6:30 am there were three trains that went by and woke me up each time in my RV with all the windows shut. Bring earplugs if you want to sleep! read more

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The water is orange even if filtered 3 times. Such a beautiful campground but the water is so bad my dog turned orange when I washed him. What causes that? Old rusty pipes? Weird. read more

We currently stay here and love it, We have been looking for property to buy and we just found some so we will be staying here now until we can move our RV onto our own property. We love the trains, they are the reason we wanted to stay here. The staff is incredibly nice and helpful. Gabe is super nice and always willing to help. The ladies in the office are super nice and friendly. Dont know everyone names but they all work very hard to make this place nice for the guests. The only issue we have had is the guy riding around in the cart with his dog. We think he put a "note" on our car about parking, It was just a dont park on the lawn note that we would have got anywhere but my issue was that we cant see the gravel in our spot so I was not aware that we were on the lawn BUT we figured it out and now its great!!.. I would recommend this over any other park in the area!! Just for the staff alone. read more

Traffic from I-5, and trains going by on the backside, but still a pretty nice resort overall. Right off I-5 for convenience (not sure I would stay here more than 1 night). Beautiful, big spacious park. Large sites, gravel pads, fairly level. 2 Saunas! Many volleyball nets up, croquet played with big mallets, and soccer balls. Nice trail to river, with workout stations along the way. Price is a bit on the spendy side, especially for the location. No cable. Wireless is very good. read more

Seriously as good as it gets. What an amazing place too! "Big Foot Croquet", cedar wood saunas, disc golf course, BMX course (and bike repairs), volley ball, basketball, swimming, hot tub, meat/jerky smoking (in a stone smoker!) and much more (and more amazing things planned!!) ... how can you ask for more from a place? I personally would pay to sleep in a tent at Toutle River RV before paying to stay in most hotel/motels elsewhere. It's just a fantastic place, with great people and a wonderful atmosphere. read more

We just left this nightmare of a place and will NEVER RETURN! The trains were horrible, we didn't sleep at all, the highway with constant traffic was horrible. We were told there was good fishing very close, yet we had to walk over a mile just to get to the river. It was the worst "camping trip" we have ever had, we even it it short a night. I'm ready to go home where it is much more peaceful and pitch the tent once again so my daughter can have a better camping experience then this joke. read more

We parked in this campground for two weeks and told the lady we were going to be here for most of the summer I was here on construction work we paid our first week everything was fine we paid our second week in we got a call saying that since I do construction work I am not allowed to stay they have had problems with construction workers before very rude and would not explain nothing a train goes right beside of the camp about every three hours even when you're sleeping if I could do no stars I would have in the so-called general manager named Charlie will not even give you a call back or talk to you he has the lady that works at the front desk do it read more

This was one of the more miserable "camping" experiences we've ever had. If you are not a very heavy sleeper, skip this place. Trains run all hours of the day and night and there is a crossing or something nearby so each train announces itself with a few solid whistles! I'm actually listening to one now while I type this. When we called to reserve a spot for our popup trailer, we were told there were no partial hookups so we had to pay the full $42/day even though we just use a little power at night. When we arrived, the entrance was backlogged 10 customers deep. We waited almost 40 minutes to check in. When we did check in, it was a fairly underwhelming experience for unappreciated customers. When we reserved we asked for a secluded spot with a fire pit. They assured us that this wouldn't be an issue. What we got was a space dead-center in the campground with a fire pit so near the road, we barely had enough room for the chairs. On the other side it was so close to a pine tree that we couldn't sit on that side of it (and the tree was dying in some areas from the heat). Not sure what is going on with the septic tanks at our location but (as I type another train is blasting through) the smell was awful. We complained, they said we could take down our 1996 popup (that takes forever to set up) and move it over a space or two. Other than that, there was nothing they could do for us. The bathrooms nearest our awful spot were filthy. Water pooling fairly deep around the shower area and the floor was so dirty that I had to scrub an area clean and dry with paper towels so that I could lay down and access my bag. There are some positives (trains five and six crossing each other now). The pool is halfway decent. They did play a movie one evening for the kids. Our boys enjoyed being able to ride their bikes around. Our 6yo liked the play area. None of these things made up for the other issues. I wholeheartedly suggest you keep on driving past this nightmare. read more

Very expensive, incredibly noisy. You're sandwiched between a super busy double tracked section of rail with hundreds of trains passing through daily - and Interstate 5. There is also a rail crossing immediately on the north edge of the property so the trains rumbling through at full speed have to blow their horns directly beside your RV. I5 is on a hill so trucks heading south use their exhaust brakes. It's the most noisy campground I have ever experienced. Their facilities are nice enough (some better than others and they have been slowly falling into disrepair over time). They have a nice pool and a great set of entertainment options. The sites are pretty close to each other. It's just so expensive and so noisy that we have never enjoyed it here - even when staying with friends. If you don't mind several trains an hour 24 hours a day and constant highway noise - you'll like it here. read more

Not worth the money. We spent Memorial weekend 2013 here and the first night we had no water and on Memorial Day we woke up and there was no water or power for anyone at the campground. The garbages were overflowing and the grass hadnt been cut in over a week. Not to mention the hot tub was not working. We had stayed here twice before and thought it was decent, but we will not be returning. read more

What a great resort. We called very late and were greeted warmly even though we arrived right at closing . Lots of spots and room for our large rv and trailer . Very clean well maintained . There is Noise from the train and highway but hey .. if you drink enough wine by your fire pit! We enjoyed our stay and will be back again . read more

Wow! You don't get what you pay for!!! We paid $40 per night, $20 extra vehicle and they wanted another $25 for a tent!!! For 4 adults 2 kids. Trains 50 yards away. No mention of this on website!!! Sleep, good luck! RV was shaking, ground shaking when trains go by. Honking trains every hour. 24/7 Pool over capacity!!!! Kids without parents. 2 pages of rules but ...... If you want to relax OR sleep this is not the place!!! read more

What a difference 3 years make. This used to be one of my favorite places to stay, but our most recent visit has been somewhat disappointing. The Park seems awfully quiet with lots of empty spaces. The sites are all dry and brown. Just seems there's no heart in this place anymore. Kind of sad. read more

Premium pricing should NOT have water that is YELLOW! Wrong, wrong, wrong! Even the least expensive campgrounds over the last 2 1/2 months in Alaska, BC, Yukon, Alberta, WA, OR and CA did NOT have yellow water!!! read more

Perfect place to bring the family! Tons to do. Clean park. Super nice and accommodating staff. They also support tents for troops! 5 stars!

I have camped here for years and years. In the beginning it was nice, clean and well kept. Each year it goes further down hill. The thing that keeps me returning is they almost always have an opening with no notice. First, it is between the main north/south train tracks for western Washington and Interstate 5. You hear the trains and their horns all day and night, not that bad after a while. This campground also sells small cabins/tiny homes on trailer frames. While they are not tacky looking they have more and more of them in the park with people living in them, not extended "campers". So, with people living in them you get their storage sheds, junk and random stuff for all to see. They have many people living in RVs on the property. By this I mean beyond full time RV'ers. Again that comes with them storing their items outside or under their trailers and uncut grass all around. One of the notable things is the lack of maintenance of the grounds. It's early July now, grass is brown and in spots more grass in the gravel "pads" than in the grass itself. There is no effort to clean sites. My site this time had about 2 packs worth of burnt cigarettes in the BBQ stand. For the cost, around 40-$45 a night I'd expect much better grounds and happier staff. The tall skinny lady in the office has never been happy. Look out for the "maintenance" guys in the golf carts they drive like they own the place. If it's busy expect a long and awkward check in and second check in at the office. If there was another place easy to get into in the area I'd probably go there. The good....lots of stuff for kids to do and 50amps all over the park but NO cable TV. Some spots have fire rings some don't. read more

Yes...you have a train on one side and Interstate 5 on the other.....but the amenities, people, spaces more than compensate. Heated outdoor pool, spa, saunas, awesome bathroom facilities, evening entertainment, disc golf, event areas...bike trails. Couldn't ask for more. read more