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We have been coming to the Kayak park since it first opened. I have the best memories of watching my children explore the river. When I heard that they started charging to regulate the amount of people at The kayak park, I wasn’t sure what to expect.
When we arrived, we were greeted by two gentleman that were very friendly, and walked us through the liability process, and how to shorten our time next time. (Also- they only accept cards)
When we arrived, we easily found a place to set up our “home base”. It has been a VERY long time, since it was so easy to find a space on the banks. I also noticed that they had a lot more trash cans. And they were restoring some areas where the grass had previously been destroyed. They’ve also added a life jacket loaner program, which is extremely thoughtful!
We stayed about 4 hours, and we never had a time when it was overcrowded. It was easy to monitor my children as they played- and the environment was the most family friendly that I’ve seen it in years!
While we were there, a very kind gentleman approached my family at least 4 times and asked if we had any trash that he could throw away for us.
Siloam Springs! Thank you! Thank you for caring enough about this beautiful park to make sure that it stays in good condition. Thank you so much for hiring staff that is diligent, and kind! I wish I would have gotten their names, because they all did a fantastic job! It makes me so happy that this place where we have sweet family and childhood memories is being preserved.
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Super awesome place to spend the day swimming and playing. The rapids are challenging in a kayak, but fun. Definitely more people flipping than not! But it's a pretty safe place to learn how to handle rapids.
But you don't need a kayak to have fun here. In fact, I'd recommend an inner tube, or even just body surfing it. The bottom is very smooth, and the big rocks are easily visible.
If you'd rather skip the rapids, there's several pools good for swimming, rocks to climb on, and even a great place to jump or swing into the water.
Facilities: Restrooms (portapotty style, pretty gross, but available), changing rooms, plenty of trashcans, loading/unloading area, picnic tables.
Rules: It is clearly posted NO charcoal grills, and NO alcohol. For what it's worth, there were at least 20 grills while we were there, and lots of beer drinking. I'm not saying you should break the rules, but lots of people do. Police patrol the area several times a day, which made it feel safe, but they did not enforce the...
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This is a great kayak park to have in NW Arkansas! There are several routes to go down the park, with a bit of diversity regarding what skills you're working on.
The one downside of the park (maybe) is that it gets super crowded with beach goers and swimmers during the weekends, so be prepared to show up early or possibly have to wait for parking ans the space is limited.
That being said, once in, the area to offload your kayak, canoe, or SUP is easy to use for loading and unloading. You can go down the park rapids, then pull your boat out and walk it back to the start, as many times as you want to while there. If you feel like it, there's nothing stopping you from exploring a little down past the park on the river too, as long as you don't mind paddling back up stream to leave. Oh and there is a small rock climbing structure that kids might like.
There are bathrooms, beach space, tables, and nice landscaping all around. It seems to be regularly getting better, but yeah, on the weekends,...
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