Seriously the best campground if you have little kids! The water, including the falls themselves…read moreare shallow enough even the smallest of kids can safely play in them. The owners and their employees take the best of care of the place, bathrooms, land, animals and campers. Stores are close enough if you need anything just a short 5 min drive will get you to a small Country grocery store or Dollar General, both stocked with anything you need. If you want to raft or canoe they partner with another 5 star campground, Big Elk Campground.

For the price I'll expect at least cleaner bathrooms and hand soap at the bathrooms. We have been…read morehere 2 days and they haven't clean the bathrooms once in Labor Day weekend what? With all the camp sides being full you'll imagine how bad the bathrooms look and no one worry to clean them. I have to call them to ask if they were planing on cleaning the bathrooms and they just take the trash out, but did not clean the showers or anythingThere's no paper towels, or hand soap.

great for the family-great view, picnic spots, boat ramp, awesome photo opportunities...very…read morerelaxing and peaceful atmosphere.

Really nice park. Kept nicely by those who work there. My grandparents always stay here when they…read morevisit in their RV. It's always a good visit when they stay here. No complaints

Extremely small sites ! All campers are parked so tight that it makes it hard to enjoy your time…read morethere ! Camp store had very few items!

After reviewing the camp map, I found C1 shown as a pull thru site available for the week we would…read morebe staying. Easy peasy. Until 2 days before we are set to show up, I get an email and we have been moved to a back in site. When ask I was told pull thru sites are for are monthly renters. So why did your reservation system allow me to rent for a week? Then they tell me C1 isn't a pull thru site after all, although the map outside the store shows it as pull thru, great then I shouldn't have been moved give me C1. It is already filled. So a site I reserved was given to someone else and I never got an honest answer as to why. During the conversation the staff was rude and condescending. The camp store is not stocked well. The sites are close together and not level at all. The bath house smelled moldy. The worst campground we have ever stayed out.

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!

A nice break for a walk on a cold day, I enjoyed Parr Hill Park which was struck by the 2011…read moretornado and rebuilt. Today, Parr Hill Park offers a wide range of features: a playground, picnic pavilion, grills, outdoor fitness equipment, restrooms, and a fountain. There's a splash pad, which was obviously drained and shut down for the season. There's even a dog park! Plenty of parking here and I had the park to myself. Parr Hill refers to the surrounding neighborhood. Unlike some parks named after notable people, this one reflects the identity of the area itself, preserving a local landmark name rather than commemorating a single person. [Review 1491 of 2025 - 474 in Missouri - 25044 overall]

*** Review is during COVID-19 ***…read more This isn't so much a full-on park as it is a walking trail. I came a few times over the summer, and it ended up being a pretty good spot to get in a little exercise! For the most part, there were maybe only one or two other people there, sometimes there was no one else at all, and at most there were maybe 4 or 5 small groups (of 3 or 4). Usually the cooler parts of the day were more popular, but still never too many people. When there were others there, we did have to cross paths at times (if they were walking faster/ slower, or going in the opposite direction on the track). I appreciate that there are lots of trees, which helped keep it cool on those hot days. Plus, it was interesting because it seemed like lots of different kinds of trees, like no more than two of the same variety. Aside from the trail and trees, there are also some benches, maybe 4 or 5, spread out along the path. It also has a small parking lot, which is nice. I actually really enjoy how the path is more of a winding trail. I like how it's all just in one spot, and not actually spread out. I think one time around the path is about 2 miles, but it's nice to not have to actually go 2 miles away in distance. Plus, it allows you to really be able to customize how long or short you want to go. No matter where you are on the trail, you are still close to the start/ finish... so it's just as easy to not even do the full trail once, as it is to stop in the middle of your 5th mile, and so forth. It kind of reminded me of a labyrinth in that you can be pretty mindless doing it.

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!

After three reschedules by the company we finally got to take our cruise. They said it was due to…read morehigh water. Initially I believe then, but if you can go out, which they were, the water level doesn't go up and down so that does not make sense. There were probably a dozen people on the cruise. The captain, hostess and food service workers were very nice!! The boat doesn't go fast and we didn't go far. It was awesome seeing the boats that came up and honked at us and waved. This is quite an asset and could really be utilized but an hour and a half slow boat ride, selling us individual serve wine, either Jack Black or Fireball mini bottles. This boat was previously the CHEROKEE Queen. I don't like the name change. The seating was tables and not super comfy. The few food and drink offerings they had were interesting meaning slim pickings. The boat seemed clean except the overwhelming amount of spider webs. They were everywhere and especially on the tables. What could they do better? Serve meals, do mystery cruises where a mystery takes place and people have parts and you work together to solve it, do wine tasting uses, just give us more to do on board. It was fun and we enjoyed it but there isn't enough to bring us back.

We LOVE the big ole paddlewheeler! The people running it are so friendly. It's a great thing for…read morekids! Already been on it acouple times and plan on it again this fall as the leaves change!! This is America's history!!