This is our 2nd year for our family reunion at this location and it was great. The cabins are nice…read moreand clean, all the amenities were great Nancy and Scott went out of their way to make sure we had a great time. We can't wait for next year. Thank you Jeanie Stanley

This was our second year staying here for our large family reunion, and once again we had a great…read moreexperience. The cabins are great, the amenities are amazing and the staff is so friendly and willing to do whatever they can to make your stay great. . Everyone is friendly, helpful, and makes you feel welcome. We're already looking forward to coming back next year!

When I first arrived, I was a little bummed that it looked a bit old and crummy, but we had a lot…read moreof fun! My kid is 3, and he loved the rides area. In my opinion, there could have been more ride operators. Even though some of the rides were running, we had to wait for operators to run another ride, then switch to the one my kid wanted to ride. The train was cute. It smelled like gas exhaust the whole way, but it has a nice big track, and they take them around twice. The putt putt could have used a bit of shade on the yellow course, but it was nice that there were 3 courses. Too bad everyone wanted to play the shady course, so we all had to wait for big parties to finish between holes. This park could use some updating but it's great for small children.

I spent Eclipse Day at Waco's Twin Bridges Park, which is operated by the US Army Corps of…read moreEngineers. According to the website, it is formerly known as "Speegleville III Park." It is separate from the neighboring "Speegleville Park" that has RV campsites. The park is on the west site of Lake Waco and is easily accessible with an unmanned guard station. There are "pay stations" throughout the park where you're expected to pay $5 per vehicle. The park is "day use only" and does not allow overnight parking or camping. There is a boat ramp. More than 50 covered picnic sites, most with charcoal BBQ grills, are in the park. These are available first-come, first-served and I had no problem with the one we would use today at 8:00am. I spotted a playground in one area. There are also restroom facilities throughout which are helpful though primitive. The park is clean from trash and in good condition. A bit better mowing would help but a minor complaint. [Review 834 of 2024 - 589 in Texas - 21865 overall]

Nice place to relax and read without distractions. Very pleased with the area with it be well kept…read moreand clean

very beautiful spot on lake whitney. there is a nice rock ledge along the water. plenty of parking.read more

SO. MUCH. FUN. Awesome park on Lake Whitney. Great cliff diving- short, medium, and tall cliffs…read more Great place to drink and float on the water. Plenty of parking. Bring a small grill and BBQ on the back of your truck. Families and non-families here. Defintely worth a visit. Dog friendly off leash. Come!

This place was a jungle overgrown and un maintained grass. No staff at check in had to call. Very…read morerude people to my son who was fishing and minding his own business in my sight she rudely told him to leave the area he was at when it wasn't restricted or closed off. The campsite had dead branches all over the place and were falling

Well kept campgrounds. Tent and RV spaces. Restroom with showers. The young woman at the check in…read morebuilding was extremely helpful explaining the different types of sites,fees and also gave us information about the Senior park pass program.

A must stop for anyone visiting Waco. Mr. Miller, a Waco native was a hero during the attack of…read morePearl Harbor during WWII. This memorial was built to honor him.

"We can beat them, just for one day We can be heroes, just…read morefor one day" (David Bowie) Ever see that dopey 2001 Pearl Harbor movie with Ben Affleck and  Kate Beckinsale? For my money, the movie's greatest scene revolved around Cuba Gooding, Jr. He played the role of a cook aboard the USS West Virginia when it was torpedoed by Japanese bomber planes on December 7, 1941 in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The movie shows him cradling his dying superior officer in has lap, then in a rage manning an anti-aircraft machine gun and without any training on the weapon, shooting down several Japanese planes. That movie character was based on a real man and the actions depicted in the movie are real. The Navy cook's name was Petty Officer Second Class Doris (Dorie) Miller of Waco, Texas. He was an athlete, and played fullback on his high school team. In 1939, when he was 20 years old, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy as a mess attendant third class. Two years later, his heroism and resulting newspaper accounts of his actions made him an American hero. He was the first Black American to be awarded the Navy Cross for combat valor. Miller was killed in action just two years later when his carrier was sunk by a Japanese submarine. In his honor, the Navy named an escort frigate after him (The USS Miller) in the 1970's. A nuclear powered aircraft carrier to be launched in 2029 will also be named in his honor. The memorial is located on the grounds of Doris D Miller Park on the banks of Brazos River in close proximity to the famous Waco Suspension Bridge. The memorial shows Petty Officer Second Class Miller standing tall and looking straight ahead in front of an abstract metal sculpture representing his ship. There are relief panels nearby that tell the story of this hero's life.

Giving an initial "slightly above average" rating of four stars as I have only walked a portion of…read morethe trail. The part I was on has no shade and I didn't see any benches available. The trail was concrete so ideal for strollers etc. According to a "rails to trail" site this was part of a rail system to St. Louis that was repurposed. There was an intricate bridge/walkway on the part I walked that overlooks the Bosque river. I walked around 1-2 or so. I don't recommend walking then as shade on the portion I was on was only provided by trees. I believe you can be there after dark as the bridge part has lights powered by solar panels on the bridge itself. The rest of the trail isn't lighted. It is pet friendly but no waste bags provided and a sign was there stating that you needed to clean up after your pet or possibly be fined 500 dollars so please be prepared. The logo I took a pic of is on the bridge itself. There is another trail of the same name in Irving Texas about 2 hours from here. It appears to be a local repurposed trail. I didn't reach the end of the segment I was on due to the heat of the day for me and my dog but it ends at the dump. The parking on the corner of Lorena road and church road in Mc Gregor Texas is in the middle of the trail. The trail is about 5 miles total length and a popular trail in the community. Will try to get more pics next time and a better star rating next time.

Love walking here. Great place and feel safe. Nice kids playground and green space for games etc…read more covered pavilion with picnic tables.

this is a small park has pretty nice landscaping. there's a bunch of ducks by the water.read more

Its beauty is to aesthetically entice and attract the eyes visiting the Waco Convention Center…read more Unfortunately, it lacks servicing the close proximity of the EAST WACO Citizenry and Community's needs. The Bledsoe Miller Park has an overdue tribute statue of Doris Miller-but the city has erased Moore High School, Jefferson Moore High School, the late Indian Springs Middle School-leaving no where for the black community to access, heritage.., and the be active, and be a part integral to Waco pride. The Bledsoe Miller park located on Bridge Street-Elm/Washington Avenue was where black families had Easter Egg Hunts, played baseball and softball. It was where my dad pushed me high in the swing where I tried to touch the trees that grew upward seemingly enabling me to touch the sky. There are fewer park benches-no pits to roast hotdogs, grill burgers, or heat s'mores 'till the marshmallows almost melted away and burned ! .., There are the no public outdoor swimming pools on the East Side of the mighty Brazos-part of the Red River and the -Colorado River. Our Brazos River has 7 tributaries.. home of the historic Chisholm Trail, the route used in the post-Civil War era to drive cattle overland from ranches in southern Texas, across the Red River into Indian Territory, and ending at Kansas rail stops. A little further south was the great Cotton Palace that was erased also. The Cotton Palace was an exhibition ground in the area of Clay Avenue, Dutton Avenue and South Sixteenth Street in Waco, Texas, from 1895 to 1930. Waco was central to amazing history with Waco Connally Airforce Base has only remnants that still exist today. Along with the Waco Veteran's Hospital that has diminished where as the Olin E. Teague Veteran's Medical Center located in Temple,Texas; 40-45 miles south of WACO has grown and is basically replaced the Waco VA as an essential government based medical facility. Walker's Auditorium where WACO, Texas (a report done by FOX 44 NEWS) - When looking back at East Waco there are few things more iconic than Walker's Auditorium. However, the venue has been forgotten - there is not one picture of the famed building that seems to exist. On a street in East Waco stands the daughter of a trailblazer. Charlotte Floyd-Love, the only child of Herbert Walker - the legendary Black -Waco businessman who opened up the iconic Walker's Auditorium in 1945. Even though there are no pictures of it, remnants of the famed building is like time has passed on and remains only in the mind's eye of their grandchildren born in the late 1940's and 50's.. Behind the old bricks echoed the music of legends. "Ike and Tina" and "Little Stevie" rocked East Waco with their immense talent, but Charlotte shares there were so many more. *My mother, who worked for Mr. Charlie DeVall at the best restaurant in Waco-the Chicken Shack favored Walker's Auditorium, was fortunate to go there and swoon over her favorite, the incomparable Billy Eckstein. "B.B. King was one of my very special ones..." she gushes. "Bobby Blue Bland. I enjoyed all....love them. Gladys Knight. James Brown..." ***I am sad that the city of Waco is disappearing. WE NEED MORE WALKING PATHS LIKE THE MCC OUTDOOR WALKING TRACK- and the nice and adequate Baylor University Outdoor track named for the recently passed great Track Coach -Coach Clyde Heart whom I met and engaged with twice in the last year. He Coached my classmates Michael Beck, and Larry M. Davis-as well as several Gold Medalist Olympians, including Dallas,Texas native Michael Johnson, along with Jeremy Wariner, and Darold Williamson. We need a weatherized-cushioned walking path for all Wacoans: Extending from the Highway 77L and MLK Jr. Boulevard along to pass magnificent Baylor's McLane Stadium to extend pass Franklin Avenue near Indian Spring Park to down along the Brazos River Walk winding down past the Herring Bridge to Brazos Park East!! Make us all a safe, pertinent, durable walking path/ track to walk, build health, hope, and dream for the future, execute the present, and reminisce and improve upon the past. Why Not ? Because we surely do need it.., ...Why, because there is no insulated mapped out walking trail for us like the awesome McLennan Community College outdoor walking track located at 1400 College Drive 76708. Indian Spring Park seems to be only a place for a few people to picnic.