Good to get away with my son. I asked for a shady spot to camp, because of no air-conditioning. It…read morewas shady the first two hours of the morning. And she told me the camp spot was on the river front. We'll it was not what I imagined. It was around 50 yards away. You could not see the river from the camp site. We walked to it and their was brush on edge of the river and an 8' drop to the water. We had to walk around 100 to150 yards to find a spot to swim or fish. Water was pretty shallow. We did find a couple of holes to get wet and cool off. This was lot 63. For the price I paid, it should have been much better. I will not be going back.

They have the best campground around! They have RV sites right by the water. You can back into the…read moresite easy, no need to fight with a spouse or someone to get the camper back into the spot lol! Water, electric, internet and sewer hooks up. You can hear the river and wildlife that calls it home! Spacious lots and level, we did even have to use our levelers! Employees are nice, and they run a good campground for families! This is the campground to stay in - look no further! You will not be disappointed!

Great sites. Full hookups available but limited at times so call ahead. Plenty of spots right on…read moreLittle Sugar Creek (without hookups but some electricity access), which is a great float and great fishing (small mouth bass primarily). Well kept up and they just opened a FANTASTIC restaurant right down the street with PERFECT "after-float" food and libations! Also, manager has shuttle opportunities he can refer you to. Must consider for a relaxing weekend or few day respite!!

great family campground, new cabin overlooking the creek is beautiful and peaceful sitting on the…read moredeck overlooking the water...great value also.

I love to kayak and Sugar Island is always my first pick in Pineville. First, the actual river…read morefloat is so much more interesting (and sometimes challenging) than the other branches of the river in Pineville. We've been floating here for several years and the owners and employees are always friendly and helpful. I believe ownership changed to another generation and I think they've stepped up their game even more - they have a better selection of kayaks to rent and their customer service is great. They are always friendly and helpful and they will transport us for a small fee when we bring our own kayaks.

The nice people at Sugar Island help us shuttle our own kayaks for day trips on Big Sugar. I have…read morenever stayed at the campground - don't know if I would actually, it's not really my jam, but in terms of shuttle services and access to the river Sugar Island does a great job. Pros: *Reasonable rates for shuttle. *Employees are ALWAYS nice and friendly compared to many shuttle services or outfitters I've used on other rivers that often act like and charge as if you are asking them to move a mountain. *Easy to drive down to the take-out point and load up when you're done. Cons: *The place is pretty trashy. Junk vehicles around the property, overflowing trash dumpsters - the front parking lot was a minefield of used tampons last time we were there. The office/restroom building is pretty gross and rundown, even for a river campground.

Had the best time! Went with my friend and his kids (they've never been before) and they had a…read moreblast. Our cabin was cool and out had a full kitchen stove and fridge. Wish it came with grills though. They had a metal round thing but no grate to cook on.

We had a fantastic time using the canoes with SBC. Not only did we rent canoes for floating down…read morethe Elk River, we also stayed at the lodge which slept 12 of our 16 person Labor Day Party! The lodge had a fully equipped kitchen, comfortable beds, two full bathrooms, and a BBQ pit in front. We used it all. You do have to bring your own linen and bedsheets, however, which was fine with us. Plenty of space for parking right outside too. One of our guests even decided to tent outside and there was room for that too. The lodge had private access to the Elk River where some of our patrons went to fish and soak in some of Americas most pristine water. We got to the lodge Saturday and partied hard. Sunday at about 10:30am, a driver brought a truck to the lodge and picked up our water coolers for River canoeing party so we didn't have to carry them next door. Then we walked over to the property next door where we found our canoes or sit on top kayaks to take down stream for a total of 8 miles. We completed our 8 miles of wet watery blissful fun in about 5-6 hours, stopping many times along the sides of the river for snacks and drinks. I can't remember another Labor Day where I have had more fun!

I love this off roading park! So many trails! So many different levels! The 'RC' track for SXS…read moreis the best!

A cool place however, we recently went for a rock bouncing event, they had advertised $50 for a one…read moreday pass and $75 for all weekend. We arrived there only to be told that they are not doing the $50 one day pass and you will be charged $75, no debate about that, then we asked where are the scheduled events? we were told they are over here and pointed at a map, we said could we have one of these maps, answer was no,"we only have this one but you can take a picture of it". OK, we asked where are the areas to watch the events? was told " there really isn't any areas left to watch as they are already taken". OKAY, let's just go to our site. "there is someone in your site, we will have to move you". GOOD GRIEF.... Well we are here let's go make the best of it. In retrospect, I wish we would have left. I do not write reviews when something is merely uncomfortable as I don't think it is fair. That being said, not a very good experience all the way around. Sorry to say our friends (who had paid for a $50 site with water and electricity and sewer, did not have water or sewer and was told to use shower house) and ourselves will never be back. feeling like a money grab to all of us. Not Cool!

Gorgeous property with amazing amenities! Julie and Jason were fantastic hosts and have created a…read morewonderful space to camp right near the trails in Bentonville. With heated outdoor showers, bathrooms, water fill stations, rv dump, group fire pits and more you are well set up here!

What a horrible experience! Let me first start off by saying that over the years I have spent…read morehundreds (maybe even thousands) of dollars floating & camping @ Gypsys. I have 3 kids under 9 that are small enough to sit on a kayak with an adult. Most of the time my husband & I rent 3 kayaks, a $90 rental. On this occasion we had friends with their own kayaks floating and we decided to rent a tandem kayak instead, a $60 rental, and let 2 children ride with the friends. Upon arrival, I asked my husband to pull up to the stairs & drop me off so that I could check in. It's the bus turn around area, there appeared to be no other customers present except 1 other person in our party, my knee was killing me, and it wasnt a big deal. However, the young man driving the bus didnt think so and was quick to reprimand. I explained my husband was just dropping me with my injured knee off so I could check in. The young man with his super trooper shades then repeated himself and continues to tell me about it being the bus turn around and how we aren't supposed to drive there. It was a no harm, no foul situation and I really didn't feel I needed a lecture as my husband was just trying to help me avoid any extra knee pain. My first indication of the rudeness I was about to encounter. The owner Jerrid greeted me when I walked in the office. He tells me I had to pay the take out fees for my friends kayaks. Friends boats, not mine. I tried to call my friends but couldn't get through so I paid the fees for the boats that weren't mine, $15. Then he tells me each of my kids has a $20 shuttle fee adding up to $60. According to the website, this is the fee per person for shuttling boats, but now he is telling me its for shuttling 3 small kids, all less than 50lbs each, on a bus going 3.5 miles with their parents. We went from a $60 rental to $135 to cover my friends boats docking there and shuttle(bus) fees for 3 small kids without boats. I tried to explain that we had never had shuttle fees for my children & I felt at least one of them should be included in the $60 rental, as they had never charged me extra for shuttling them with 3 kayaks and I have ALWAYS been upfront about taking my kids. I mentioned the really nice blonde haired lady that worked the office in the past & how she knew the situation. Maybe that's what set him off, as I suggested she was his wife and he is divorced. Or maybe it was just that I wasn't willing to hand over $75 more to him on a slow, end of the season day bt this is when he began raising his voice & talking over me. He proceeded to tell me how I have been stealing from him if I had not paid his shuttle fees in the past. Lets call them bus fees as there was no boat shuttling involved here. I said I would have my friends at the kayak park come get my children, no big deal. He continued yelling at me and slamming things, not just in front of his children that were in the room but he followed me outside, slamming the doors in his establishment, and yelling at me in front of my children. He literally yelled that all I 'had to do was be kind'. He yelled it! Stop for a second a check yourself Jerrid. I wasn't treated with an ounce of kindness from the second we pulled in. Jerrid slammed the door of his office so hard that it was felt in the stairs on the other side and my family said you could see the windows shake. All because I wasn't willing to pay the excessive fees he presented & found a reasonable way to save $. He then tried to tell us to all get on the shuttle after having a temper tantrum about shuttle fees & me being a thief. As it turns out, my friends had already paid that $5/boat fee. Ironic bc he accused me of stealing from him. When informed, Jerrid threw cash at my friend & told him I wasn't welcomed back & he's going to "put my name in the computer". Jerrid you can put it in the computer, write it on a wall, sketch it in some stone, but there is no way I will EVER support your establishment again. He's clearly unstable. Jerrid & his staff have a lot to learn about being gracious to their customers.

Super friendly staff, great place to launch from to float to WOKA for some whitewater fun! The…read moretandem inflatable kayak we rented was perfect for the day! We camped for 2 nights and recommend site 15, or the 3 spots closest to the river. But what the absolute best part was getting to watch Siloam Springs' 4th of July fireworks from the parking lot at the camp. They were going off literally across the street, and we had the whole place to ourselves. Incredibly experience!!!

Our family have been here twice and both times have been an amazing experience! The first time we…read moreshowed up without a reservation and Brook was so welcoming and helpful the entire time. Needless to say that our family loves her. We definitely will be back!

Had a fantastic time yesterday. Wife and I reserved tubes for rental, and planned on a float…read more When we arrived, Joe advised us that with river levels, it would likely be a very long float (no paddles). So, we decided to upgrade to a tandem kayak, and had a great time. Special shout outs to both Joe, who got us all checked in, and Mark, the shuttle driver, who was very helpful with getting us into the water and entertaining.

I really loved the amenities such as pizza and firewood delivery. The pizza tastes like buffet…read morepizza. Sweet crust and greasy, everything you need after a long float trip. The water shoes in the shop were a fair price. The large cabin was perfect, being close to the main cabin. I would've preferred having outlets where we slept, which was the pullout couch under the stairs.

Overall, I recommend this campsite. I booked this last minute, so one of the few spots that were…read moreopen was at the late night loop. The noise ordinance is midnight for the rest of the campsite other than the late night loop which is 2 AM (or at least that's when things got quiet). Our campsite had great shade but wasn't on the water (late night loop 104) but was near the bathroom which I appreciated. The showers and toilets could be cleaner but I feel like there is only so much they can do with the amount of lake swimming and sheer amount of folks using the restrooms. I definitely recommend water shoes not only for the lake but also the showers. Although I brought supplies for making French press coffee, I ended up getting an iced late at the coffee shop in the main office. We had some of the breakfast buffet (carton eggs, sausage, hashbrowns) and it was all pretty good. We signed up for a glow tube night trip on Friday and a float trip on Saturday. Both were fun but I don't think I'd need to do 2 float trips in a weekend in the future. The resort drops you off at the tubing drop site up the river and you end either at the resort or a mile up the river where they'll bus you back. It's pricey but it does include a lot of amenities and is definitely a one stop shop for tubing. I think next year we'll look into the cabins or pods. ;tldr it's pricey but you get hot showers, toilets, coffee, and busing for the float trips built in. Late night loop is rowdy so if you want something more quiet, consider avoiding this area.

1/5 Absolutely…read morehorrible experience. We were told by the guy up front to park on the beach and put our canoe in there. We had never been here before, so we were simply following the directions THEIR staff gave us. Then another man came running over screaming at us to "get the fuck off his beach" while acting extremely aggressive and getting into what looked like a fighting stance.(Craig, the owner) We immediately explained that we were sorry, that we didn't know, and that we had been specifically told to go there. A simple, "Hey, you can't launch here" would have solved the entire situation. Instead, we were screamed and cursed at over an honest mistake caused by the directions we were given. We got our money back and left. We will NEVER return to Gracie's Canoe Camp and absolutely would not recommend it based on the way we were treated. There is a huge difference between correcting a customer and trying to intimidate them. Completely unacceptable.

We booked last minute at Gracies for a float trip down the Elk. We've floated the Elk before but…read morehad never stayed at Gracies. It wasn't a horrible experience, but we won't be back. We rented a four person cabin as we like AC and are not campers. The cabin was super tiny but nice and cool. There's not any space inside the cabin for hanging out. Definitely room for sleeping only. Despite the small size, the cabin was clean and worked great for sleeping! Typically we book places with private bathrooms, and although the community bathrooms were relatively clean (considering it's a campground), there wasn't any hot water for showers. The biggest drawback to Gracies was the smell. Normally, we'd like to spend more time outside but the place smelled of sewage and there was no escaping it. The smell really put a damper on our trip. We even walked around the camp hoping to escape the smell and had no luck. Despite the DJ, we didn't find the campgrounds to be overly loud. However, if our neighbors had been there to party, I could see how the close quarters could result in lack of sleep.