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.

Great for cookouts and kayaking, not that far from restaurants and foodmarkets aswell, 5/5 for meread more

This place is awesome!!! Best kept secret in NWA. Forget the Elk River and all the drunk red necks!…read moreThis place is perfect for families or those who jus can't stand drunk people. We rented from Gypsy Canoe (see my review). Until we get more experience, we'll continue to rent from Gypsy. The Kayak Park has a few rapids for exposure. You can actually roll if you don't maneuver in the Dwight section if it. The good news is the water is fairly calm so there's no scary current to drag and keep you under. I went my my 9 year old and next time we are bringing the dog!

Seriously the best campground if you have little kids! The water, including the falls themselves…read moreare shallow enough even the smallest of kids can safely play in them. The owners and their employees take the best of care of the place, bathrooms, land, animals and campers. Stores are close enough if you need anything just a short 5 min drive will get you to a small Country grocery store or Dollar General, both stocked with anything you need. If you want to raft or canoe they partner with another 5 star campground, Big Elk Campground.

For the price I'll expect at least cleaner bathrooms and hand soap at the bathrooms. We have been…read morehere 2 days and they haven't clean the bathrooms once in Labor Day weekend what? With all the camp sides being full you'll imagine how bad the bathrooms look and no one worry to clean them. I have to call them to ask if they were planing on cleaning the bathrooms and they just take the trash out, but did not clean the showers or anythingThere's no paper towels, or hand soap.

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.

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.

This is the worst campground I've ever been to. This the place for hard core party ppl- who don't…read moreneed sleep- at all!! Last night was a Friday night. It was as if we went to a rave and decided to spend the night in the middle of it. The website says they have a strict quiet time of 11p. They sure didn't last night! And supposedly our site was in the quiet section! Our neighbors had music blaring! Across the river was blaring a different music. Ppl yelling, dogs barking until 2 a. It was impossible to sleep! And after 2 a when music finally shut off, the trains start blasting their horns and more dog barking. Oh! And this campsite is RIGHT NEXT to a busy road! I don't always need peace and quiet. I like music on floats. This was insane! Never again! Well except for tonight. We have 1 more night in this pit they call camping. lol. And- the seed tics were trying to crowd us out! By the time I set up tent the first night, I pulled off 30 tics. And I had bug spray on. I know the tics may not be management fault, but I would want to know. We had tics in tent, bed, everywhere! Oh and the shower house. Cobwebs everywhere! Not just overnight, more like we are going to do the very minimum to maintain this place so cobwebs for days. Toilets themselves were clean. No A/C. Just a fan in the corner ceiling too high to turn on. The river was very busy- but that just means lots of ppl to hand with and meet. The float was awesome.

Pretty straight forward. They always answered the phone and answered questions. They had a rough…read morestart seems someone was late on the morning shift. But we got there about 9:15 and we're on our way about 9:45. Didn't have the fancy convenience store some launch points do, but honestly I can do without. It was very convenient the bus was right next to parking so we didn't have to haul our stuff from a parking lot to a bus stop like others ones we've gone on. They were all very friendly and helpful. The Elk River itself is a great run for families and easy to navigate. Definitely recommend! Do wish there was a slightly shorter run for families like ours. But that's ok, we'll be back!

We were driving across country and heard about Paradise Cove on Grand Lake of the Cherokees. This…read morefamily run resort was exactly what we needed. Our cabin was super comfortable, clean and right on the lake. Our big and cozy porch let us sit and watch the lake with all the boats gliding by. There are so many families with kids, they made fast friends and had games of tetherball, swinging on the swings and jumping on the water platform. We were able to rent a boat, wave runners and enjoyed how easy it was all right in front of us. When we were done playing in the lake we were able to jump in the saltwater pool and jacuzzi. In summary this hidden gem was the perfect place for our family bonding and relaxing fun time. Do yourself and your family a favor and stay at the Cove.

The place is hard to find. It has small little signs to help guide you in, but can be missed…read more Cabins were well kept and clean. Pontoon boat was well kept and clean. the pool is shaded come afternoon, but you can move down to the dock area for the sun. A nice little grassy area for the kids to play. The staff was not nice, almost rude at times.

Over the past few years the service at this place has gotten worse …read more The restrooms used to be cleaned all the time , now they are not . Rude attitude. People don't respect the quiet hours . It's not family friendly anymore .

it was a great place, it was five stars. the area was very beautiful and reminded me of home. I…read morewish I could live here.

Lots of fun!! Guides were super knowledgeable and helpful. Gracie and Dru kept us laughing and…read morealso helped keep my fears at bay going across the suspension bridges. Great tour.

Dru and Josh were a delight! Super fun experience where they helped you feel safe every step of the…read moreway. Best 2 hours ever!

Amazing Service and beautiful water the management team was so nice and supportive and even offered…read morea military discount !!!

Very great place to float the river. $15 for 2 mile trip Or…read more$25 for unlimited times. Everyone was very friendly.