When most people think of amusement parks and coasters in the Kentucky area, they either think of Kentucky Kingdom or the out of state parks Holiday World, Kings Island, or Dollywood. But while Beech Bend isn't as nearly as well known or have as high profile coasters as those parks, it shouldn't be ignored. This is because Beech Bend has an excellent thrilling coaster in Kentucky Rumbler, which is a relatively smooth wooden coaster that is filled with a mix of forces and airtime that will make you want to go on it again and again. Additionally, Beech Bend has some very interesting flat rides you generally only see at fairs, but here you ride them over and over again instead of having to pay per ride. Plus, admission is quite affordable, especially if you buy it in advance, and parking is free, so Beech Bend will not set you back a lot. With that in mind, Beech Bend, while it lacks the high profile coasters of the parks that surround it, is a nice, charming, and affordable small park that should not be missed if you are in the area. read more

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When I see such mixed reviews on a place, I feel obligated to give a honest and detailed review. This was written in June 2023. Prices to get in the amusement/water park are $44.99 plus tax for anyone over 48" but there are a few offers that can get you in cheaper. I strongly suggest using a discount, as this park is not worth the full price. You are allowed to bring one water bottle per person and you should because there are limited areas of shade. The two star review is because of the following: First, like many of the prior reviews have stated, the rides are old, unkept, and rickety. A few are even dangerous. The Wild Mouse gave me a bruised leg and sore neck. The main attraction for thrill seekers is the Kentucky Rambler, which was closed when we were there. There were other rides closed too. Second, most of the snack huts were closed. The lines at the opened concessions were long and moved slow. Of course food is overpriced too. I would recommend bringing your lunch/snacks in a cooler and going outside the park for eating. They allow you to go and come with a stamp. There are shaded picnic tables outside the park if you bring your lunch. You can't bring coolers of food inside. Third, the park is overrun with tweens and teens. Ages 12 and up are allowed in without an adult. My 9 year old son rode the bumper cars and got bumped really hard by a unsupervised teenager. I was worried he may have gotten whiplash. Fourth, our experience with the staff was pleasant and the only reason we gave 2 stars instead of 1 star. The staff enforced the rules and took their jobs seriously. Many of them joked around with my son. In conclusion, if you are an area tween or teen with a season pass, this park may be worthwhile. If you have kiddos under 5 years old, there are a number of kiddie rides that are safe enough. The water park also has a nice little kids section. The free parking and free sunscreen is a plus. If you arrive when they open, lines for rides aren't long, especially on weekdays. Again, if you pay full price for your tickets and don't bring your own food, you will probably be disappointed. However, if you pack food and get a discount, you may be able to enjoy yourself if you fancy low budget fair rides. I recommend Holiday World, about an hour from Beech Bend, it's well worth the drive. Holiday World is clean and the rides are safe. If you go to Holiday World in May, your tickets would be cheaper than Beech Bend. read more

They have an amazing military discount! They were friendly, and helpful. You get a little bit of an amusement park, and little bit of a splash park! We had a good time! read more

Beech Bend is the best place to and have fun with your family also the rides are the best!!!!

This review is for the campground only, as we never even made it into the amusement park. The front office doesn't take reservations, so after we packed up our family, food, and camper (eight people and two dogs) and drove two hours they proceeded to tell us they had no available campsites. Ok... I guess that can happen. However, when we pulled over out of the way to figure out where else we could go, one of the employees came over to gripe at us and tell us we couldn't park there. When we answered back, telling her we just needed a minute, she then proceeded to give us a "y'all don't need to get hateful with me." The audacity was overwhelming. We will never go back because I refuse to give my money to anyone who runs a business like that. read more

I brought my son and a few of his friends here for his 13th birthday. This park is so small. I planned to spend a day here but I seriously don't know if there is enough to do for more than a couple hours. This is like a county fair, but charges full amusement park price. The only good thing is that there are no lines because the park is empty! This park is really meant for little ones only. Nothing much to do for older kids. Waste of money. So disappointing. read more

They have gotten so tight with their offsite food checks. They have always allowed my wife and I to enter with a thermos of water. We never broke their food or soft drink rules because those rules were reasonable. Today when I entered with my traditional water, they asked me to dump it out. I did so but was so disgusted, I just went back home. I have had memberships for years. No longer. For the rest of the season I will not spend one dollar within the gates and if I want water, I will just pitch it over the fence when I enter then retrieve it as could be expected if such "children" as my wife and I. No more Beech Bend memberships for me. Just think of all the revenue they lose because even cold water offends. Yes, I know. I could have stood in line to get their water which would have been warm as soon as I sat down. read more

There were 6 of us that went to Beech Bend this weekend for the 1st time and I was very glad we did as everyone had a blast. For those worried about COVID-19, I'll go into details just for you. (Pros/Cons and advice) It is up to you if you choose to wear a mask or not. Upon entry, your forehead temperature is scanned. At rides, even if a line is short, it takes quite a while bcos they disinfect each seat with spraying it down with a cleaning solution before allowing riders on. At the rides, they seat families together and space out strangers as best as possible. Nice that there are free 30SPF sunblock stations but definitely not sanitized as each person touches the pump with their hands. Bring your own SPF or at least your own wipes to sanitize the pump before using it. However at the waterpark sections, it is impossible for social distancing. When going up the water slides, everyone is squished together. The big pool in the back with the netting was full of people of all ages, teeny babies to elderly grandparents. The wave pool was in my opinion just nice as I've seen packed wave pools and this was just perfect. But, you can't social distance bcos there's no controlling who you're gonna bump into. There was a couple (albeit hilarious and ridiculous) that attempted to by wearing a "Joker" mask/neck gaiter but it was wet and i was more worried about them choking/drowning. Not sure if they were really COVID19 afraid or trying to pull a stunt wearing the Joker cloth gaiter. Sadly, I didnt have my phone or I'd surely have taken a pic of that At the food booths, only 2 lines were open in each section for social distancing but everyonr in the lines were standing back to back bcos the lines were long. Even those that just wanted free water/ice had to stand in line which kinda didnt help. == Maybe the park should have water stations that we guests can refill BOTTOMLINE: If you don't care about COVID, or want to have a semi-normal day of what it felt pre-covid, you'll have a great time. We were not worried bcos we already have gotten and cleared COVID-19 and even if we hadn't, we would have been prepared to be in quarantine 14 days and let ourselves recover. However, if you're elderly and worried, stay home cos it's impossible to do 6ft social distancing and due to lines etc. Now that we've gotten the COVID precautions out of the way, for newbies like myself.... We got this special 2 for 1 deal. Typically it's $37.99 plus 6% tax is $40.27 per person per day. And since we went both Sat and Sun for Labor day weekend, the 6 of us would've paid quite a lot! This saved us a ton whew! The $10 souvenir cup was a great deal and both our families each got it and saved on the $1 refills. If you dont, each 20oz drink is $3 so if you plan on getting more than 4 drinks, you're better off with the souvenir cup. I was actually very impressed with the whole affordability of the Food and Beverage options and prices at Beech Bend park. And they had Funnel Cakes for $4. We shared 3 over the course of 2 days but worked it off running up all those stairs for the water slides I'm giving this a 4* instead of 5* only bcos they are not open daily and of the remaining weekends, they are closed every Sat and only available 11am-7pm on Sundays. They should also consider having later hours like some water parks in other states stay open 1-2 days weekly till 9pm I'm actually looking forward to buying a season pass next year as the kids totally loved it! read more

Beech Bend Park - Only 2 rows on each side is open due to social distancing so it took forever to get on the ride even if lines were short. - Amusement Parks Near Me - Bowling Green, Kentucky

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We bought tickets for a family reunion and everyone from young to old found something to enjoy all day long. We stopped midafternoon to eat. We kept busy from about 11:30 am to five and some were still not ready to leave. I would recommend this place as close to home and enjoyable water and amusement park. read more

The workers that cook the food on july 6 that was closest to the entry area was rude and under cooked my chicken. The guy made catty comment after serving me pink chicken if new chicken was cooked to my likings. Charge me for ice cream that they didn't have for funnel cakes. He ride workers were nice and so was the workers at the food place closer to the big roller coaster. read more

Review of campground. where do I start? Basically, the place is a dump. It reminds me of a mobile home park with a bunch of permanent residence and RVs that look like they've been abandoned for years. The electrical connections are dangerous. The surge protector on the motorhome next to us melted, when plugged into the power box and while we were here for this stay the power kept going out. They blamed it on the number of RVs, but yet they have all of these spaces and not the capacity to supply them with power even the maintenance person who had only worked here for a short time said he had never seen such shotty and dangerous electrical work before. The space we ended up getting which was one of the last ones the water pipe leaked and was right next to the power box so when you go to plug into the power box, you were standing in 3 inches of water. Unfortunately, the other parks were all full for this weekend so we ended up just running our generator the whole time would never stay here again. I would rather spend the night in Walmart parking lot. and the staff at the check-in booth was mostly rude. Lastly, they have signs as well as the rules. They hand out when you check in stating no motorcycles, ATVs, etc. only golf carts allowed, but yet there were ATVs and minibikes running all over the park all hours of the day and night. read more

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I come here a lot during the summer. Every time it's hit or miss. Kinda concerning how on vortex someone's seatbelt didn't work. Staff is hit or miss too. I found a pair of sunglasses on the ride sizzler and I said "sir I found these on the seat and they're not mine." He told me that he wasn't allowed to take them from me when they weren't even mine and he made me undo my seatbelt and hold everyone up because he couldn't grab them from me. Lots of tweens and teens roaming around cutting in front of you so be prepared for that. If you don't want to pay 10 dollars for an entree and 4 dollars for a drink then I suggest you should eat somewhere else before coming. Also if you ride white water express they will tell you a different seating order every time and when I question it every time they say it's the safest way. I was also fat shamed on white water express last year and I'm not even fat I am average weight, the staff told me that I was too big and I couldn't ride with my two friends (We rode together every time before that) On the days all rides are open (not often) it's fun but I don't like rude staff and low ride quality and maintenance every time. It's alright read more

Small but calm park with a bit of history. They have one of Michael Jackson's old rides and there is also some history to their wooden coaster. I believe they said it was the oldest in the world. This is a great low key spot for a kid who has never been to a theme park before, history buffs, or people wanting to cool off in the water park. It's a small park. Privately owned. And from my understanding, it has been in the same family since it first opened. Great place for company parties. They also give military discounts. Admission is pretty reasonable. read more

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Clean and Family Fun! We went this past June with the Family on a Monday after it had rained, did the 3pm and after admission. The park was clean and hardly anyone there. My kids and I went on the rides time and time again since there were no lines. I highly recommend as the water park was a big hit, as was the carnival rides. My kids have been asking when we will return. The staff was friendly and promoted the park well. Thank you for a wonderful time, and visit for vacation. I was shocked by the low reviews, nothing was less than perfect when we were there. read more

Beech Bend Park - Amusement Parks Near Me - Bowling Green, Kentucky

Went during Covid-19 times specifically because the local masking requirements and a promise to the kids. As such there were next to no lines, most of the rides were available and only put to about 1/3rd or half capacity, and generally it seemed pretty covid-lite, at least on the employee side. The employees (except for two of 'em,) however were about it for masking... I believe due to us having masks on we were the only people I saw temp screened as everyone else just walked around the person doing the checking. OK, got it, no state mandate on this, just letting you know - this is not where the star rating comes from. As amusement parks go this one seems perfect for the age range of about 5-11. We didn't hit the splash park this round because it was a Friday night special we were attending and as such there were 4 hours to get anything done. The rides are permanent fixtures there, but to look at the hydraulic fluid leaking out of one of them, the tools splayed around another, and one of the disassembled beasts they looked a bit like they were mid setup at a traveling carnival. My shoe was coated with hydraulic fluid... eh, whatever... A few rides were closed without note as well. One was listed as closed at the front, but at least a couple others weren't. Due to covid I'm guessing they're short staffing the place... not a huge issue but it means you're going to the rides with the attendants and hoping they cover the ones you want. Not terrible but felt like they needed to shift some operators from one area to another. I do not know if there's a requirement that their diet Dr Pepper be terrible at all locations in that park but they fulfilled it. OK, so you've reached this point and think I'm complaining. I'm not. This was a pretty average/good experience for an amusement park. Except that hydraulic leak and the Dr. Pepper... I'm actually a bit appalled I paid to drink that and then paid for a refill at a different location assuming it couldn't be that bad everywhere. So yeah, as amusement parks go and as the rating system of Yelp allows, this was not bad, it was not perfect, but my kids enjoyed it, I enjoyed most of it although if I'd had light colored shoes I'd be out them, they need some maintenance work completed, and I would indeed go again. read more

I was a little apprehensive about coming here. But we had a great time! Definitely go on a Tuesday, when they offer BOGO. The rides were great, don't come expecting Disney or Dollywood but definitely a giant step up from carnivals or fairs. The pool area was fantastic. Wish they offered better, more comfortable chairs. But other than that, it was great for all ages. The food was not so great. When we go back, I think we will eat a big breakfast or lunch before. We'll come back for sure! read more

So much fun, lots to do but not too overwhelming. Easy access. Water park is fun for all ages

Great little family-oriented amusement park especially for young children. Here is what I mean by family-oriented. You must have on a shirt, shoes and decent attire in the park (outside of the water park area). They do not allow smoking except in smoking pavilions that are not directly in the walking area of the park. Absolutely no alcoholic beverages. They do not allow clothing with profanity. To some this may seem like too much but for my kids I prefer less drama and chaos. We went on a Friday of a holiday weekend. It was not crowded at all. More often than not my two little boys were the only kids on the rides in the kiddie area. The employees were extremely helpful and nice. This was our first time going which it won't be our last. It is tucked away out of the city but easy to access. I don't know about going when it has been rainy as parking is in the grass but it is free. They also provide free sunscreen (SPF 30) although we had our own. Many different food options and not too pricey. The weather was a little too cool to fully enjoy the water park but it would have been awesome if the temp was in the 90s. We liked it enough to consider a season pass while the kids are young. read more

Nice park, lots of rides but bathrooms are a bit nasty and consesion stand employees seemed clueless and I had to tell them 5 or 6 times what I wanted read more

My boyfriend and I decided to go because Nashville shores tickets are expensive and we had the day off work which is rare. Every employee was so rude we had only 2 be nice to us. I don't remember the ladies name who got our food was so incredibly rude. We ordered 2 drinks, 2 water bottles, and 2 snow cones she got my flavor wrong and gave me attitude about it when I told her nicely because I've worked in food service so I know what it's like. She demanded us to throw it away but my boyfriend left it there because he didn't like the way she talked to me. The rides were decent and the lines weren't that bad except for the water park but it's hot so that's excepted. We definitely won't be back. read more

It was just ok. Half of the amusement rides were down. Someone pooped in the wave pool and wasn't completely cleaned out. Felt like they rushed to clean it up. And ran out of funnel cakes and long wait for food after it was already ordered. Not worth the money at all. read more

Hubby and I both agree, this is the single worst RV park we've ever stayed at; however, I will add a caveat that it is probably meant to appeal to families visiting the amusement park and not traveling RV'ers. Unfortunately, because we were traveling around a holiday weekend, our choices were limited. Here are some of the reasons we found this park deplorable: - Many sites flood heavily after rain - Sites SHARE water on single faucet - Sites very un-level w/potholes - Very few 50 amp sites - Open sewer hookups (no cover) - Sites not well marked - No directional signs - Clutter/garbage at many permanent resident sites - Picnic tables "1st come/1st served" - Trash cans "1st come/1st served" - Lack of maintenance everywhere! The best part about this park? Seeing it in our rear view mirror... read more

Beech Bend is only 45 mins away from where we live so I've attempted to take the kids every few years. I need to stop. They're teens now but nothing has changed since they were toddlers. It's the same rides, the same sloppy, rude employees, and the same nasty bathrooms. We went yesterday to get the kids out after a quarantine summer. Disappointed again. It was $125 for 4 tickets. Not worth it. The teenagers working were RUDE with the exception of one. Literally, 1. The adults were just as bad. The $10 lemonade was gross. The $5 Dippin' Dots was a small pouch. The hand sanitizer smelled horrible and squirted all over everything. The pool floats were either extremely faded or dirty. It was the same as past experiences. I'm glad Bowling Green has this to offer families that can't go elsewhere but it needs cleaning , customer service training, and more rides. read more

This was a nice place and I really enjoyed myself, when we went it was not alot of people there, But when 3:00 came they started pouring in. I wasn't trying to get in the water , My son made me get in on the Teki area ( I think thats the name ) So I went on the slide that my son assisted I go on and when I did I found myself pushing my way out. I didn't slide through like I usually do at other locations we have visited. That was not fun to push yourself out of a slide... I suppose to whip on through and I didn't. I only weigh 115 pounds and I was half naked anyway so ..... I didn't like that slide. Im not saying all of them are like that. I did enjoy the roller coaster that thing almost took my head off , But it was a thrill to be on !!!! They have 5 food areas, Suncreen Stations and lockers. Now, Is it worth driving 1.5 hours to see it , Yes !!! Anything over a 1.5 hour drive you might as well go to Kings Island in Ohio . I think its good for locals or families who live 1.5 hours away from this location. We drove 3 hours thinking it was goin to be a six flags population, sadly its not. My son had fun and thats all that matters read more

Beech Bend Park - The yellow slide is the one I found myself trying to get out of, Maybe they didn't have enough water flow going through it , IDK - Amusement Parks Near Me - Bowling Green, Kentucky

Yesterday my boys and I visited Beech Bend Park and Splash Lagoon. I received tickets via a giveaway through Family Magazine(Lexington-Fayette) which I highly recommend every parent subscribe and follow; as they have great advice and lots of cool local activities for kids on their monthly calendar. I feel as though my review is partially bias due to the fact that I didn't pay full price for admission. With that being said, I did however take it as my duty to gain as much information as possible for the actual consumer. Now the review! We visited the park on Saturday, that was also a holiday weekend. With it being a holiday weekend, I wanted to arrive as close to the park opening as possible. They were open from 10:30am - 7:30pm(CDT), I live in Lexington, KY (we have EST, so there is a hour difference in time) so it was approximately a 2 hour drive depending on your speed. Was the park worth the drive? Yes, it was! My boys are 6,7,& 9 and they truly enjoyed themselves. We left Lexington at 9:33 and arrived at the water park around 10:45. Parking at the Waterpark is free and it didn't seem to be an issue for guest who may have arrived a later. Entry in to the park was simple (ticket prices included in pics) and although it says no outside food or drink, they didn't check our bag (wink, wink) they do have 2 concession stands and a dip and dots located in the splash lagoon. Photos of prices are also included, I consider them to be pretty reasonable. Upon entering we went straight to the water park, this isn't a very big amusement park like Kings Island. It is family owned but it's perfect for families with children up to age 13, although I did see some college kids. Finding seating wasn't hard as we were one of the first families there and it didn't seem to pose an issue throughout the day as it wasn't really overcrowded. The water park has a total of 7 slides, 3 require body mats to slide down and the other 4 required tubes. It also has 2 separate pools that include a water playground with slides and splashing water for younger children. The also have a lazy river and a wave pool which they provide float and life jackets for although you can bring your own. We spent a total of 6 hours at the park, we spent our last hour riding a few rides that were in close proximity to the water park. We didn't venture into deep into the rides section but other than 1 maybe 2 coasters the other rides were like fair rides. We also played a few games, that were priced at $2 each. These also were like carnival games and the prizes were stuffed animals, on 2 of the games you win each time you play. I would recommend you change in the bathroom and not the actual changing area, 1. No showers 2. Poor condition. The women's restroom located near concession inside splash lagoon has 2 showers, we utilized those. Overall it was a great day for the boys and I weather or not you're willing spend the money is a decision you'll have to make. read more

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We went to Beech Bend because of the campground. They have a very nice facility with large sites and full hookups. We were there in the off season so we did not use the park since we wanted to explore Bowling Green instead. If you have a camper, the prices are reasonable and you can stay right there and walk over to use the park and Splash Lagoon. read more

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Really great water park you can have lots of fun with family and friends and the Rollie coaster you should really try it

I purchased season pass tickets for me and my son in April, about $160. A lot of stuff happened this year and we have not been able to even pick up the passes, yet alone use them. I called to see if they can be transferred to next year or refund or anything that can help. Manager was rude for no reason, no accommodation, no transfer, no refund. read more

It sucks. Last time I went there was literal poop in The pool and no life guard came and told us to leave. If I hadn't seen it, it would've been disgusting. And the workers are rude. One even spilled soda on me, on purpose. I asked for a coke kindly. This park sucks, so not recommend. read more

We love Beech Bend. The prices are decent and if you're military, you get in for free. It has the best of both worlds with rides and water park! We love it there. read more

My family and I visited this park his past weekend and it was AMAZING. My family has been coming here for years but this is only the second time I've been to this amusement park. Let me just say, it only gets BETTER each year! The only down side to Beech Bend this past weekend was that on Saturday they had to close down Splash Lagoon for OVER AN HOUR "due to weather" BUT there were still a few amusement rides open while we were waiting so we rode those. All in all, I'd say we had a successful trip and we CAN'T WAIT until we go again next year!! read more

I was ok today but overpriced lady at the picture place was rude to me. Like who would pay 20 bucks for those overpriced. It was nice to have no waits. For the mini golf it never said anywhere I had to pay 2 dollars like wtf it said included with admission. Overall experience 7/10 Prices 4/10 Lady at picture place 1/10 Staff 7/10 read more

The wait for the food was horrible. Over 35 minutes for chicken and French fries. Park was not packed either. They have kids running the concessions and they are as clueless as the management. They dropped plates on the floor and instead of picking them up to throw them out they put them right on top of the pizza rack to serve food on them. I recommend eating before coming into the park. read more

We took the kids there yesterday and had a blast. It took us less than 2 hours to get there from Murfreesboro, TN. The park is clean and they supply floats and sunscreen free of charge. They have lockers for rental and at a reasonable price. I had printed off a coupon for $3 off each admission. When we walked up to the counter I seen a half off coupon sitting in front of the ticket lady and out of curiosity I ask where can I get those (for next time) and she said you can use this one. SWEET! Instead of it costing our family of for 120 to get in it was only 60! Free parking too! Rides: The go carts cost extra to ride. $5 bucks for drivers and $3 for riders. Only came across one ride that was down and it was one of those fair type ring around the rosy type rides. We didn't care! The coaster is fun! Kids has a blast on all the rides. Water park is awesome and kids really enjoyed it too. Clean and not overly chlorinated either! Food: Reasonable on most of their items and pretty good food for a park. All attendants were nice and friendly and some were funny as they joked with those waiting in line. We went on a Monday the week of school going back and the park not busy at all! We never waited more than 5 minutes to ride any thing and many times the kids got off and back on a ride before it even went again. This place is easy to find. Signs pointing you in the right direction. You would never guess there is a park back in there the way its nestled in to the town but its there. We definitely plan to go back! read more

We stayed for a weekend at campground and went to an NHRA race at the track while there. I was a little nervous about not being able to book a site in advance because we knew we would not arrive until late evening on Friday but it wasn't an issue at all. There were lots of open spaces because the campground is really big. The campsites are very spacious and the area we stayed in had tons of mature trees so there was nice shade. The bathhouses were ok. Could use a bit of updating but they were clean. Not a lot of extra frills for the kids but plenty of space to ride bikes and super close to the racetrack and amusement park so there are things to do around. read more

Two suggestions 1. Get a buy 1 / get 1 free coupon. The park isn't worth $30 / person!!!! 2. Go during the week. Went on a hot Monday in July - very few people Water park is ok Wave Pool is 5 ft deep at max. There are only 3 "big kids" water attractions (large water slides) I recommend the blue slide. Plenty for kids under 10. The dry park is where rides from the 70's go to die. Canvas sack slide, whiplash, apline twirl, bumper cars and merry-go round. No lines, but little excitment. The wooden roller coster is the primier attraction and delivers. The mouse coaster is fun too! Overall the park is clean and a nice stop off from I65, but not worth the full fare. read more

Went at the end of May on a Saturday and had an amazing time. When we pulled up I was discouraged because there were EIGHT busses of elementary school kids (ugh) plus a pretty full parking lot, however we never ran into a problem. The park is nicely spread out so crowds are not an issue. The longest we waited for a ride was maybe 15 minutes (slide or amusement ride). My only complaint was the lazy river and wave pool were not open, even though we saw numerous advertisements it would be. (I'm sure it's open now) However, the great time we had everywhere else in the park made up for it. They have free parking, free soft drinks, and free sunscreen (but be advised for sun-sensitive people like me, it's only SPF 15, so I'd still BYO) Fast service. Fun times. Great park. It's not "Disneyland" by any means, but it's a great place for some family fun that won't empty your wallet. I will be going back. I will also point out I pass by a water park on my way here, and it is so much worth the extra hour drive! read more

Decent park. Nothing to go out of your way for, but this is based on my 2009 visit. In 2010, they have announced major expansions. As of this writing, the park has a county fair look and feel to it, which sometimes is a nice change of pace (in contrast to large amusement parks). Coaster fans will enjoy their wooden Kentucky Rumbler coaster. In my opinion as a ride warrior, it is not scary at all, but it is very fun and pretty smooth for a woody. This park is great for a day trip, but I wouldn't drive more than one hour to visit this one. read more

Amusement Park Prices with fair rides! You pay 30+ to get in but Active Military get in FREE! The only benefits to the high prices are free parking, free sunblock. Food and drinks are reasonably priced. Keep in mind, a cup of ice water is free if you don't want to spend a lot of money. The rides reminded me of going to the fair, the only difference is No Long Lines. The water park was my favorite part. There is a wave pool, lazy river and water slides. When I was there they were currently working on new slides. As for lockers, they are rented via a terminal inside the water park. There are some outside the water park, the keys for those can be bought at the entrance in the gift shop. My only complaint would be the mini golf. The attendent was rude. No hello only, You Know This Costs Money Right? The mini golf course needs work, seems to be no up keep. It also seemed the course was not numbered correctly but I may be wrong. Either way be sure to get your money's worth for the price. Stay all day, get some sun and enjoy the water. read more

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We purchased season passes this year after having not visited the park for a number of years. We have been and continue to be utterly impressed by this place! Employees are awesome and friendly! Shows are so amazing and fun! The park is clean and well maintained!! It's not Disney and doesn't try to be but it is a GREAT deal for family fun! Even the campground is great! Our family is Mom, Dad and 16 y/o son. Son has special needs and the park is great therapy for him. Mom was born and raised in central Florida with the "Big" parks (Disney, Sea World, etc) and is a bit of a park snob but truly finds Beech Bend to be a beautiful diamond in the woods of South Central Kentucky!! read more