Willow Beach

It is so quiet. The sunsets are just breathtaking. The grandchildren loved the playground and it was beautifully kept.

park was clean and quiet , bathrooms clean. park host were cordial would stop again if in area

It is so quiet. The sunsets are just breathtaking. The grandchildren loved the playground and it was beautifully kept.

Well maintained small campground on oxbow lake off Arkansas River. It was quiet while I was there. Most sites have shade and are mostly level.

Well maintained small campground on oxbow lake off Arkansas River. It was quiet while I was there. Most sites have shade and are mostly level.

Always a very nice stay. Big campsites. Beautiful views. Nice camp hosts.

Always a very nice stay. Big campsites. Beautiful views. Nice camp hosts.

We arrived at Willow Beach traveling from the south. When we turned off the main highway to the entrance road we found it unplowed and icy. No place to turn around so we hoped for the best when we got to the park entrance. I had called a few times earlier in the day to check if the water was turned on and got no answer. No one was at the security gate and nowhere to turn around. We had a reservation, so attempted to navigate to our site. The roads and everything else were ice covered. We were able to pull in to our assigned spot with the hook ups on the opposite side. My wife exited the coach, took a couple of steps and did a Charlie Brown and hit her head on a tree. She was ok but that was the end to any additional outdoor activities. The next morning I went out to disconnect the towed vehicle and to see how we could possibly get turned around. A COE truck drove by, I flagged them down and asked why someone couldn’t have contacted me to let me know of these dangerous conditions. They just said that today is the fist time they were allowed to drive the department trucks in the park. It took awhile but somehow we made it out. Thankfully it was relatively flat grounds. We are always told to do this and that “Online” and hardly ever get the opportunity to talk with a human. Why didn’t anyone contact us “Online” and let us know about these hazardous conditions. I sent a similar message to customer service “online” and got a message back apologizing for my “inconvenience “ and that he or she was unable to give use a refund, which is something that I didn’t ask for. I just wanted an explanation as to why I was not made aware of this before being put in that unsafe position. I responded but never got anything back. To don’t expect to get any response from this either. It just seems to me the federal employees just don’t care as much as the private sector employees do.

We arrived at Willow Beach traveling from the south. When we turned off the main highway to the entrance road we found it unplowed and icy. No place to turn around so we hoped for the best when we got to the park entrance. I had called a few times earlier in the day to check if the water was turned on and got no answer. No one was at the security gate and nowhere to turn around. We had a reservation, so attempted to navigate to our site. The roads and everything else were ice covered. We were able to pull in to our assigned spot with the hook ups on the opposite side. My wife exited the coach, took a couple of steps and did a Charlie Brown and hit her head on a tree. She was ok but that was the end to any additional outdoor activities. The next morning I went out to disconnect the towed vehicle and to see how we could possibly get turned around. A COE truck drove by, I flagged them down and asked why someone couldn’t have contacted me to let me know of these dangerous conditions. They just said that today is the fist time they were allowed to drive the department trucks in the park. It took awhile but somehow we made it out. Thankfully it was relatively flat grounds. We are always told to do this and that “Online” and hardly ever get the opportunity to talk with a human. Why didn’t anyone contact us “Online” and let us know about these hazardous conditions. I sent a similar message to customer service “online” and got a message back apologizing for my “inconvenience “ and that he or she was unable to give use a refund, which is something that I didn’t ask for. I just wanted an explanation as to why I was not made aware of this before being put in that unsafe position. I responded but never got anything back. To don’t expect to get any response from this either. It just seems to me the federal employees just don’t care as much as the private sector employees do.

Great campground. Nice and clean. We were there during duck hunting season. Lots of duck hunters out in the river. Lots of ducks coming in & flying out. Good bit of shooting at daylight, but it didn’t bother us. This campground is well worth staying at.