Great place to learn about the Shawnee National Forest. Brochures, recreational, hunting, fishing,…read moreand camping information all in one place. This is a ranger office--noted by the numerous Smokey the Bear images throughout the station.

the staff was so terribly rude, lifeguards mostly. Way overly aggressive, especially to little ones…read more(2-4 especially.) I understand enforcing the rules and sometimes having to be just a little meaner, but the lifeguards were so disgustingly rude to all parties involved. Not to mention there was a middles aged man, looking in from the gym touching himself, while there were little kids swimming. there should not be a way to see the swimming area from the gym that clearly. disgusting.

Disgraceful! I took my 69 year old mother and my 1 year old grandson today to swim $32!!! We were…read moreso disappointed!

We stopped here on way to another town so we could decide if it was worth a trip back here to hike…read moretheir trails. The gal at visitor center was so nice. She was very knowledgeable about the trails here as well as local history. She obviously loves her job and that is a wonderful thing to see. The center itself was very nice with a large number of taxidermy birds and mammals. The history of Indians and the forced march they had to endure is focal point of this park. The park offers some good views out over the mighty Mississippi River. We will return to hike the trails on another day!

The RV spots are immediately adjacent to a train track. 50 yards away at most…read more Trains run multiple times through the night. We have a baby and couldn't stay the night. The first thing the camp host told us was "no refunds." It was tacky. We left after being there a few hours. There's no way we could handle being so close to a train track.