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    Rockriver Canoe

    5.0 (1 review)

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    Alligator Alley Adventures

    Alligator Alley Adventures

    3.2
    (57 reviews)
    67.2 mi

    Wish we could give more than 5 stars! This experience far surpassed my 6-year-old grandson's…read moreexpectations. We got to see a two-headed snake, so many gators, and the biggest snakes we've ever seen. The absolute highlight was when my grandson and his Dad got to hold a gator--he hasn't stopped telling everyone about it since! Definitely a must-see highlight of the Dells.

    My son has become Mr Alligstor almost overnight (well it started maybe around May of this year and…read moreapart from his normal video gaming, Alligators -- and to a lesser extent Crocs and Caimans) are his jam. He had been watching science-related videos, reading books, talking alligators and crocs nonstop. We were planning a mini father son trip and I wasn't sure where to go, when to my surprise I saw that Wis Dells had an alligator place! So we actually headed up there from NW Chicagoland for Alligators first...and boy this did not disappoint. The place was surprisingly very clean and not smelly at all--I had a college roommate who bought an old Used car that had a garter snake in it and he kept it and boy did it smell...so this is no small feat to keep it clean with this many reptiles. It was the first thing we did in Wis Dells and my son was there a good couple of hours (entrance was about $20 for us to visit and then you can buy food to feed -- meat packets were very reasonably priced), and also feed alligators, pythons, snapping turtles, alligator snapping turtles, caimans live mice and/or rats depending what the animals needed that day. Thankfully the owners -- lovely people who have been there nearly 30 years -- feed the live animals we don't have to touch them. I'll admit that left me a little squirmish but my son was in heaven. We were there about 2 hours (most folks I imagine last about 30 mins) and my son was really excited to see the animals -- behind closed glass tanks. They have 14 or so gators in the big tank right as you walk in, have an albino alligator (large one too) in a separate tank behind. Several pythons- including a jumbo yellow scary python and one a little smaller next to it. They have turtles, some smaller snakes, and some toads etc in other cages.... I figured we saw all we could ever see that first 2 hours as it isn't the biggest place, but my son really wanted to go back before we left, so we went back 2 days later and I don't know how we missed it on day 1, but they had a photo opportunity to hold an alligator (its mouth is taped for safety) and that was the thrill of my sons life! He's been telling everyone about that post our visit. Overall it was impressive how clean and not smelly the place is, showing the care the handlers/owners take to these animals. One bit of advice, while they have some very brief blurbs on some (not all) of the animals, I'd recommend adding more complete blurbs in the animals like a traditional zoo would. They also have an opportunity to buy alligators (which presumably is legal in Wisconsin) and that is something I'd never recommend -- Thankfully they aren't cheap so kids likely couldn't do that without a parent being involved:). All in all across 2 visits we were there 3.5 or so hours and my son had the absolute best time of his life. I can't thank them enough and they were super great to him answering his questions, etc (especially since on the second visit they were pretty darn crowded but they gave my so. Extra special treatment :) ). A wonderful experience-- and a reminder of the things we parents do for our kids lol - as Id never be there if it was t for my son, let alone be there twice! We will be back too next time we go to the Dells (I hadn't been to the Dells in over 20 years--first time as an adult, and I hadn't a great time, but this was amongst our biggest highlight of the trip)

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    The Harbor At Newville

    The Harbor At Newville

    2.2
    (6 reviews)
    11.5 mi

    After renting a slip from them for five years, we decided to keep our boat on the river. We asked…read morethem repeatedly to move our lift to the new address. After five weeks, the floor waters came and it was impossible to move the lift. But the problem was the lift was lying on the shore line at the marina when the waters rose. They left it there for weeks while the waters receded but the lift was caked with mud and debris and that's how they moved the lift. I asked them to power wash it, because they left it there, but they said it was at our expense!! Who does business like this?? There are other businesses that are out there that can provide good service and are happy to do so. Not ever going back for anything!

    We hired them to remove our dock and boat lift & winterize and store our pontoon boat. They also…read moresaid they would send the boat to their welder to fix the front fins. I called to ask about progress in December, January & February. I was told everything was right on schedule. They would get the dock and lift back in when the weather got right. I inquired about the welding and was told each time that the boat was going to the welder soon. Get to April, they put the dock back in but can't put the lift back in because they lost parts to it when they took it apart in the fall. As of Memorial Day they still hadn't sent the boat to the welder. These folks are incapable of performing their job. Truly unfortunate since they certainly don't work cheap. I will NEVER be back.

    Rockriver Canoe - boating - Updated August 2026

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