Hidden Falls Adventure Park — Attraction in Marble Falls

A disappointing experience to say the least. Have been coming here for 5 years and each time they make up a new “rule” to suck more money out of their customers. This Friday we got to the gate at 7:05 PM and were told zero entry at this time even though we had booked and paid for 2 campsites for Fri/Sat and 1 cabin. At 7:08 the office help exited out the gate we were stranded at and we were told to come back tomorrow. I have always arrived after 7pm and up until approximately a month ago you did not have to arrange a late entry unless you came after 9pm (even their vehicle placard still says 9pm) . Asked to park outside the park and get friends in park to come get us at gate and was told they would call the cops. Guessing the other 15 people in line behind me were also not aware of the new rule. Previous trip in August we were told we would have to pay for trails Sunday even if we were leaving early AM. Previous time before that we were told we would need to purchase 2 primitive camp spots for a couple even though we were staying in the same tent and paid for 2 vehicles to wheel. Not sure what has changed but this used to be a great destination for a mini wheeling trip. Now it’s a $500 weekend for 2. Free advice, stay at the cabins next door by the river for half the price, half the hassle and twice less stress. The entry times change each year so be sure and check the website ( it isn’t immediately highlighted when you enter their page it is about 3 clicks in) every 2 months or whenever they need a price increase. You rob them of the extra $25 late fee if they let you in after 7PM on Fridays. The gate guard was never rude and was just helpless due to management policy. The following parks are a better option in the order of experience: 1. Barnwell Mountain (management changed 5 years ago to an actual off road enthusiast with a great spirit), Wolf’s Cave ( the nicest couple you’ll meet) SMORR Missouri (similar entry restrictions but later arrival and they let you camp at the gate without calling the sheriff) Hot Springs great (spot and...

We are relatively new to offroading and was a little nervous about going to an OHV Park. Most of our experience is in the Ouachita National Forest and a couple of trips to Barnwell and Crossbar on the easy trails.

When we arrived, we felt a sense of ease secondary to how we were greeted and then treated. First the guy at the gate was very polite and funny, he pulled us in like we were pilots of an airplane. We had a short but nice chat with him and he even saw us leaving and came over to see how we liked it.

Second, the staff behind the desk, at the general store asked us if we needed any help . We told them we are newish to Wheeling and he took out a map and showed us what he would consider a perfect route for less experienced people. He laid it out in great detail and marked on the map the exact route we would take and he marked any spots that may be an issue.

We eased our way down Park Road 1 and it was nice, when we hit park road 2, I would say that some of it was as difficult as most of the trails we have actually done. We the went from park road 2 to Hog Alley back to Park road 2, up North Pole to North Spur, back to park road 2, up to park road 1, to park road 3 up to Wildcat Mountain. We spent some time enjoying the view and realizing that out new Jeep Rubicon X on 35's just didn't have any issues with obstacles that looked difficult to us. We meet a couple of young ladies later in the day and rode several trails with them including the last leg of our route down Valley Road. We also road up to North Peak and after pulling onto the trail, we decided it was a little over our head. It was a great first day and we learned a lot.

On day 2 we met up with 3 experienced young men and they showed us the ropes and we were able to complete North Pole and do a section of Baby Back and several other sections that we would not have attempted on our own. What a learning experience.

All in all it was my favorite trail to date and I can't wait to go back. Aftermarket skids and rock rails are on the way so we will be...

5 stars: Experience 3 stars: Prices 1 stars: Inconsiderate camp neighbors Averages to 3 stars

The good: Spent the weekend at HF; our first time there. The park itself was nice! Loved the rugged nature and getting to test our Cruiser on the trails. I do wish the trails were labeled a bit better. As I said, it was our first time there and we didn't know the place well enough to feel okay about "getting lost" since we also weren't sure yet of what our Cruiser could handle off-road. So we didn't venture out as far as I would have liked. The actual plumbing in the campgroud restrooms was appreciated, being used to the pit toilets and shoddy plumbing at most state parks. Hot water from the sink was also very nice!

The not-good: Cost; super expensive just to drive into the park. Also, we were hoping for more of a kid-friendly atmosphere. We did note several other families camping in the same area, but we apparently drew the short straw on campsite neighbors. Saturday night, they were blasting their music, which was just mildly annoying at first, since we were trying to get the kids to sleep, then it turned a corner when the music became obscene. And it's not like they didn't know there were kids in a tent 10 yards away from them. Add on the fact that Sunday morning, they left their campfire burning (like, visible flames; not just smoldering ashes). So I took the time to thoroughly put the fire out before we left. Would hate for the beauty around HF to be destroyed in a fire. Not related to the camp neighbors, the picnic table at our site was very much broken and looked like it had been for a while. It was disappointing to not have the full use of the picnic table for meals.

We might be back to test the Crusier again on the trails, but probably won't camp...