It's a great state park for families. As far as ROMP (River of Music Party) Festival it is strongly geared toward families with young kids and elderly. ROMP is far too commercialized, camping is basic parking lot style for RV campers (we had a basketball court fully lit nearly all night behind us) unless you're VIP which honestly VIP didn't look all that great for the $$. If your someone who enjoys late night jams, camping in the woods, having an adult beverage and enjoying the wee hours of the night..... this is NOT that place. They have limited sites for RVs near the late night stage and camping area. We were forced to camp at the front of the park because staff did not allow you (first come first serve, we arrived when gates opened first day) to pick your camp spot in your designated ticket location, so we had a long walk to enjoy the late night shows. We are musicians who go to music festivals to enjoy great music and campsite jam sessions with various people. This "festival" greatly disappointed us. read more

Yellow Creek Park...so many memories come to mind when I think of this place. It is a great park in Owensboro. Home to the ROMP festival which takes place each summer, you won't regret going. The park is big and offers something for everybody. Several different playgrounds for the kids, a water park, several different paved and unpaved trails, a family owned orchard nearby, baseball fields, open fields, lake, frisbee golf, you name it. My personal favorite is the nature trails all the way in the back, it's about a .75 mile loop, hilly and fun. Great for dog walking, too. There are old cabins in the back you can walk through and check out, kind of fun to see. And if you attend ROMP, they have an after party/show at one of those cabins! So cool to see them utilized. Definitely check out yellow creek park if you want a nice run or walk or to entertain kids, dogs, etc. read more

Very nice park with a cool and challenging 18-hole disc golf course. I have played it a few times and I am always scared to try the water holes for fear of losing my disc. There is one hole that I always skip because it literally requires you to throw across an enormous pond. Otherwise, the course is a nice mix of open holes and wooded holes. Definitely worth trying. The park itself is very serene, too. Nice big playground and shelter. read more

Yellow Creek is a beautiful park complete with nature trails, playground equipment, ponds for fishing, & a small splash park for kids, & plenty of picnic tables for lunch or dinner outings. They also have many shelters you can rent out for events or parties. The best part of the walking trails is the swinging bridge! Yellow Creek has beautiful scenery for photos! The park is also great for anyone who loves sports. They have a basketball court, tennis courts, volleyball courts, and softball/baseball diamonds, and 18 hole disc golf course. But, a forewarning, the park can get insanely crowded if they have any kind of sporting event or some other type of event going on. The traffic can be crazy & it is best to avoid even going & wait till a later date. The park is usually not busy at all unless an event is going on. I love coming here to spend time with my family, & the kiddos love it as well! Everyone should come see this beautiful park! read more

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Yellow Creek Park is open year around and offers both passive and active forms of recreation, this includes ROMP, in late June, hosted by the International Bluegrass Music Museum. read more

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The lake is always dirty and stinks. Fishing is, more often than not, terrible. Once the turtles find you you might as well pack up and go home. If you aren't a fisherman however it's a decent park. The walking trails are beautiful with plenty of rest stops and the playgrounds are varied and stimulating for young minds. The ducks, though annoying if you're fishing, are friendly and humorous. Geese can be real jerks though. One of my favorite pass-times is to go to these lakes and catch turtles with a net or by hand and this is a good lake to do it at. As long as you aren't interested in serious fishing it's a good park to bring the kids and relax at. read more