Located on 379 acres, these beautiful rolling hills in Bowling Green, Kentucky are covered with beech trees and are bounded by the Barren River. As a one of a kind facility, Beech Bend has a lot to offer and will continue to evolve with new rides, facilities, races and special events. The main attraction here is fun.
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We are hiring energetic, enthusiastic employees for the 2021 season. Just download an application below and bring it to one of our four socially-distanced JOB FAIRS! Please bring a driver's license or photo ID and your social security card to the JOB FAIR. Masks will be required for an interview. We look forward to seeing you!
We here at Beech Bend take pride in serving delicious, affordable food. Whether you're craving some chicken strips, can't wait for a meatball sub, or are feeling like a healthy chef salad, we've got it. We accept MasterCard, Visa and Discover at all locations.
Located across from Tiki Island, Tiki Grill serves sub sandwiches, pizza, hot dogs, grilled chicken sandwiches, fresh salads and a cool favorite, Snowie Shaved Ice! Soda, bottled water, Gatorade, Red Bull, popcorn, candy bars and nachos are also on the menu.Complementary ice water is available at the window.
Located across from Tiki Island, Tiki Grill serves sub sandwiches, pizza, hot dogs, grilled chicken sandwiches, fresh salads and a cool favorite, Snowie Shaved Ice! Soda, bottled water, Gatorade, Red Bull, popcorn, candy bars and nachos are also on the menu.Complementary ice water is available at the window.
Our thrill ride lineup at Beech Bend is truly top notch. Our newest additions are Air Race and the majestic Bluegrass Breeze Swings. These new thrills along with the addition of Zero G and Vortex over the last two summers has really taken the thrills to a whole new level! We still have plenty of family friendly rides, but if thrills are your thing, this is the place to be!
Our Family Favorites include classic rides and attractions that the whole family can enjoy. We have traditional rides like the Tornado, Bluegrass Breeze, Haunted House, and Tilt-A-Whirl. We also have some unique rides that are very popular, like Scat II. You definitely don't want to miss out on any of these Family Favorites!
Our children's lineup at Beech Bend is truly top notch. Our newest addition is the Groovy Bus with a fun look straight out of the 60's and room for mom and dad to ride along. Groovy Bus joins nine other nostalgia rides like the Kiddie Whip and Kiddie Boats and classics like the Jumpin' Jumbos and Kiddie Bumper Cars.
Reviews (24)
Bob Redman
Dec 22, 2021
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A nice small amusement park not far from the national Corvette Museum. The Gonzales family runs the park efficiently and Charlotte the GM is friendly and is very attentive to what needs attention. Hope people takes the time and come to BB in 2022. P.S. the Kentucky Rumbler is a great wooden coaster!
Raina Romano
Nov 03, 2021
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I like this place but I honestly expected more from it. They have a small pool and splash park area for babies and toddlers which is really fun. Their wave pool, lazy River, and splash park for bigger kids is always a good time and keeps everyone cool and happy. Food is decent but the lines can get ridiculously long. There aren’t enough rides for small children but it is a good time if you have older kids. The workers there for the most part though are awful. Terrible attitudes, obviously don’t want to do their jobs, and some of the ride operators seem really young to be doing their job or
Jordan Burks
Aug 21, 2021
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Took my girls for a small getaway. We had a blast! The kids loved everything! We were a little short for one or two rides. But that just makes us want to go back next year. The magic show was great. My little one got to go on stage. She loved it! Rides are great! The haunted house ride to us is our favorite. 10 plus times of riding it. It had been years since I had been. Loved everything about it!
Maya Bridges
Aug 19, 2021
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I went with my daughter and my adult cousins and their kid. My mom even went. We all had something fun to do. We stayed up until closing. The beech bend blitz and shows were cute and the rides were pretty fun, and im 27 years old! Now granted it has been a while since i have been to an amusement park. But still
5/5 ⭐
5/5 ⭐
Plat
Aug 18, 2021
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The park was really fun, I like how empty it is, makes the lines easy. The employees were mostly okay except for one woman who wouldn't let my larger friend go down the slide after we waited for a good 15 minutes. The food isn't too expensive. The park closed an hour early which was disappointing. I feel like the price of the tickets are too much for the experience.
Dennis Parish
Jul 25, 2021
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We loved visiting Beech Bend park/water park. My kids are 10 and 12 and had a grand time. It's like stepping back in time as you walk through the gates. We like the fact that it seems family owned and is not over-commercialized. We visited in July and had virtually no wait times for any rides! It was also nice to introduce my son to drag racing.
Barbiebot
Jul 21, 2021
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Spent 2 days with 4 grandkids ages 12, 9, 7, and 3 and everyone had an absolutely wonderful time. I love the layout of the property. Makes it so easy to get around and allowed the older kids to run off on their own because finding us again was always easy. ❤️. Had a really good time at all the shows too!
Christopher Stone
Jul 15, 2021
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Udo Mueller
Jun 30, 2021
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Would love to give it more stars but for sure lots of things going on wrong over there. Food places are constantly out of something, mostly most requested items. Not sure how much money they lose every day by being so bad organized. Employees are for sure not happy about work conditions and will let you know if you are willing to listen. Lifeguards are being treated like machines. Some stations that they are on have umbrellas that are so old and rotten, they don't do anything for protection besides looking ugly. Overall nice park but you can tell that management doesn't really care about the upkeep
Megan B.
Jun 25, 2021
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Jonathan Hadden
May 14, 2021
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This park is small, but fantastic! Kentucky Rumbler is a fantastic wooden coaster, and their waterpark and flat ride selection is unique and fun. Overall experience was good with all rides mostly open, and friendly workers. They have many rides for young riders that are at least 36 inches, so very kid friendly!
Michelle G.
Sep 09, 2020
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There were 6 of us that went to Beech Bend this weekend for the 1st time and I was very glad we did as everyone had a blast.
For those worried about COVID-19, I'll go into details just for you. (Pros/Cons and advice)
It is up to you if you choose to wear a mask or not. Upon entry, your forehead temperature is scanned.
At rides, even if a line is short, it takes quite a while bcos they disinfect each seat with spraying it down with a cleaning solution before allowing riders on.
At the rides, they seat families together and space out strangers as best as possible.
Nice that there are free
For those worried about COVID-19, I'll go into details just for you. (Pros/Cons and advice)
It is up to you if you choose to wear a mask or not. Upon entry, your forehead temperature is scanned.
At rides, even if a line is short, it takes quite a while bcos they disinfect each seat with spraying it down with a cleaning solution before allowing riders on.
At the rides, they seat families together and space out strangers as best as possible.
Nice that there are free
Sabriana L.
Jul 30, 2020
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Beech Bend is only 45 mins away from where we live so I've attempted to take the kids every few years. I need to stop. They're teens now but nothing has changed since they were toddlers. It's the same rides, the same sloppy, rude employees, and the same nasty bathrooms. We went yesterday to get the kids out after a quarantine summer. Disappointed again. It was $125 for 4 tickets. Not worth it. The teenagers working were RUDE with the exception of one. Literally, 1. The adults were just as bad. The $10 lemonade was gross. The $5 Dippin' Dots was a small pouch. The hand sanitizer
Paul K.
Jul 20, 2020
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Went during Covid-19 times specifically because the local masking requirements and a promise to the kids. As such there were next to no lines, most of the rides were available and only put to about 1/3rd or half capacity, and generally it seemed pretty covid-lite, at least on the employee side.
The employees (except for two of 'em,) however were about it for masking... I believe due to us having masks on we were the only people I saw temp screened as everyone else just walked around the person doing the checking.
OK, got it, no state mandate on this, just letting you know - this is not where
The employees (except for two of 'em,) however were about it for masking... I believe due to us having masks on we were the only people I saw temp screened as everyone else just walked around the person doing the checking.
OK, got it, no state mandate on this, just letting you know - this is not where
Shaylee C.
Nov 09, 2019
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Clean and Family Fun!
We went this past June with the Family on a Monday after it had rained, did the 3pm and after admission. The park was clean and hardly anyone there. My kids and I went on the rides time and time again since there were no lines. I highly recommend as the water park was a big hit, as was the carnival rides. My kids have been asking when we will return. The staff was friendly and promoted the park well. Thank you for a wonderful time, and visit for vacation. I was shocked by the low reviews, nothing was less than perfect when we were there.
We went this past June with the Family on a Monday after it had rained, did the 3pm and after admission. The park was clean and hardly anyone there. My kids and I went on the rides time and time again since there were no lines. I highly recommend as the water park was a big hit, as was the carnival rides. My kids have been asking when we will return. The staff was friendly and promoted the park well. Thank you for a wonderful time, and visit for vacation. I was shocked by the low reviews, nothing was less than perfect when we were there.
Travis A.
Aug 04, 2019
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Usually pretty fun but took the kids today which is not cheap to do with the number of children we have. After being there for maybe 30 minutes a thunderstorm rolled in. It happens I understand but with them shutting down the water park and most rides my wife asked about rainy day tickets. Management said no and that they never close the park no matter the weather conditions which seems really unsafe. So now we have spent a ton of money to sit under an umbrella.
Jill M.
Jun 01, 2019
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Overpriced. All my kids, including my *six year old* were considered "adults" and charged the full $37.99 entry fee. Then when we got inside, the one big roller coaster, the Kentucky Rumbler, was closed for the day (season??), as was the log flume ride (Whitewater Express). Disappointing (and expensive) experience.
Bob W.
Nov 29, 2018
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Christy V.
Sep 03, 2018
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We stayed for a weekend at campground and went to an NHRA race at the track while there. I was a little nervous about not being able to book a site in advance because we knew we would not arrive until late evening on Friday but it wasn't an issue at all. There were lots of open spaces because the campground is really big. The campsites are very spacious and the area we stayed in had tons of mature trees so there was nice shade. The bathhouses were ok. Could use a bit of updating but they were clean. Not a lot of extra frills for the kids but plenty of space to ride bikes and super close to
Lionel P.
Jul 27, 2018
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The wait for the food was horrible. Over 35 minutes for chicken and French fries. Park was not packed either. They have kids running the concessions and they are as clueless as the management. They dropped plates on the floor and instead of picking them up to throw them out they put them right on top of the pizza rack to serve food on them. I recommend eating before coming into the park.
Emily K.
Jul 08, 2018
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We love the Beech Bend Waterpark. No, we have not camped there, and probably would not, but we've been to the water park and the amusement park. There is plenty of parking for the water park and plenty of shaded areas for a picnic outside of the park if it's not packed. They have free sunscreen but we bring our own. You have to pay an additional fee for a locker to lock up your stuff unless you want to leave it hidden at your chair. I would recommend leaving valuables in the car. You can purchase a souvenir cup and get $1 refills all season which is a great deal. The concession lines
Christy W.
Jul 08, 2016
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Hubby and I both agree, this is the single worst RV park we've ever stayed at; however, I will add a caveat that it is probably meant to appeal to families visiting the amusement park and not traveling RV'ers. Unfortunately, because we were traveling around a holiday weekend, our choices were limited. Here are some of the reasons we found this park deplorable:
- Many sites flood heavily after rain
- Sites SHARE water on single faucet
- Sites very un-level w/potholes
- Very few 50 amp sites
- Open sewer hookups (no cover)
- Sites not well marked
- No directional signs
- Clutter/garbage
- Many sites flood heavily after rain
- Sites SHARE water on single faucet
- Sites very un-level w/potholes
- Very few 50 amp sites
- Open sewer hookups (no cover)
- Sites not well marked
- No directional signs
- Clutter/garbage
Shari S.
Jun 17, 2016
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This was a nice place and I really enjoyed myself, when we went it was not alot of people there, But when 3:00 came they started pouring in. I wasn't trying to get in the water , My son made me get in on the Teki area ( I think thats the name ) So I went on the slide that my son assisted I go on and when I did I found myself pushing my way out. I didn't slide through like I usually do at other locations we have visited. That was not fun to push yourself out of a slide... I suppose to whip on through and I didn't. I only weigh 115 pounds and I was half naked anyway so ..... I didn
Richard F.
May 01, 2016
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We went to Beech Bend because of the campground. They have a very nice facility with large sites and full hookups. We were there in the off season so we did not use the park since we wanted to explore Bowling Green instead. If you have a camper, the prices are reasonable and you can stay right there and walk over to use the park and Splash Lagoon.
