Excellent river kayaking experience! Seven Oaks staff made everything easy, from online reservation, confirmation, day of float. Prices were reasonable, staff was friendly & helpful! River float was perfect! Great time on the water!

We did the Gladiator Challenge here this year for the first time since they left Wisconsin. What a great course. The race was very organized and we really enjoyed the race here.

Great family river to experience kayking or tubing in central Iowa. I would rate this as a beginner level, very safe and kid friendly. Alot of tubes also hit this particular river stretch.

This place is an upgrade from skiing at Mt Crescent. The lifts run smoothly, lots of runs with different difficulty options. The lodge was very nice with lots of room and food/snack options. I just wish it was easier to access from Omaha and not 3 hours away haha.

I took my kids canoeing/kayaking. The prices are good and the staff is very friendly. Its a short bus ride to drop off point. The staff will have your canoe/kayak in the water waiting for you. They will also pick you up at the end. Very smooth process and a nice stretch of river. I will definitely be back.

It was a fun experience. But the location that they have was real sandy (to many sand bars) had to do a lot of walking past the sand bars. The thing that they have you listen to isnt up to date they say the train track bridge is the halfway point and that is the place where you start. This is the route we took and start locations... we floated for 5 hrs to get back to the bridge we crossed as we were arriving at the business.

We had a great time snow tubing. This was our first visit to Seven Oaks and first experience with snow tubing. Staffs are helpful. We would surely return. Highly recommended.

We had a blast! Just want to thank one of your instructors Walter!! He was so good with my girls, teaching them how to ski, he made it fun, cracked a few jokes. My girls wanted to go down the bigger slopes after being on the beginner hill At first I was like I don’t know! We asked Walter what he thought he was super cool and went down with them a couple of times. After that they were on their own! My son and his 2 friends also came with us, first time for all us. They did the snowboarding. After they got the hang of it, they had theirOwn favorite hills they liked. There is something for everybody to do here. Love it!!!! This place rocks!

The tube float was terrific.Some tubes needed a little more air. Nothing major though.

Best Place to go in IA! I went Skiing there3 times and every time i had an AMAZINGtime and the Staff are so nice, even thoughthe Water was not free they gave me a SmallCup and i was Allowed to have another Drinkfor Free! ans Speaking about staff, the Medicalpeople were really nice including Kim and alsoLucas and the other Instructors were really niceand Helpful! And now i know how to Ski and if itwere not for the Instructors i would never knowhow to! Thank you!

River Valley Music Festival is the best, and close to home. Thank you for providing the venue.

Great place for beginners. Good instructors always available to help you in your first contact with ski or snow board. They have also great beginners hills, where you can safely develop your first skills. A excellent option for having great family moments.

This was our kids first experience with skiing. Seven Oaks is incredibly family friendly. The staff is professional and attentive. You can tell they work really hard to make everyones skiing experience positive! The lodge is super clean too. We will be back!

Great place for an outdoor concert, lots of food trucks around for a variety of choices.

Awesome place to get fun in the snow👍😊

Very well run facility and system for canoeing, kayaking and tubing. Staff was very friendly and nice. Was my first time kayaking and they made sure my buddy and I were comfortable before sending us on our way. Would recommend.

For a local small hill, this place is great! I love taking new skiers to learn. The instructor staff is always so helpful and kind to beginners. They have a great place and very accommodating!!!

Great fun, reasonable price, beautiful floating.

Had a great time here. Staff was professional and friendly.

We rented kayaks, and it was super fun😊 there were lots of places to stop and hang out!

Excellent day on the river today because the staff are so wonderful making you feel safe and taking care of you the whole way. Thank you each and everyone of you ❤️

It was a lot more crowded than theyve ever experienced yet they worked hard to get everyone in. Once we got in the lines moved quickly. Staff was fun and lots of help.

Outstanding, as usual. Cant say enough good things about this family friendly Recreation facility. Small scale done right.

Staff are friendly and attentive, instructors are top notch and the facilities are great. The hills are great, too. We really enjoy our time at Seven Oaks.

We camped and floated here and it was all great! The camping is on top of the hill with no running water but very nice sites! The float was nice, they bus you to launch and bus you back to lodge! Everyone we met on staff was very nice and helpful!

Didnt feel safe tubing and staff didnt help ease my concerns

Place is amazing and so much fun. But my friends and I had a problem with the lady that is in charge of the rental equipment. She had an attitude and was not listening.

It’s not Vail, but if you’re in Iowa and can’t get to the mountains, this is a great place to learn and hone your skills. The instructors are all very knowledgeable and patient, the lift operators are all really nice, and overall you get a lot for your money. We had season passes and they were very well used. It’s also very well maintained and groomed!I also really love that I could get so many more runs in with shorter lifts. Thanks for a great season!!

I took my family to Seven Oaks on NYE. We had a great time. The best part was the FREE group lessons that they provide. There were more than enough instructors and they were all so helpful. This was probably the best part of the experience. I want my boys to start off right and the fact that they are free blew me away. To be honest, every single staff member was super nice and helpful. We will go back!

Recently took a tubing trip with the family. Everyone had a good time. Very relaxing and beautiful scenery. Staff was friendly and helpful! Looking forward to our next visit!

I go to Boone a lot. The staff is very friendly and the park crew does a good job regularly changing the features. As an experienced snowboarder that enjoys riding park, it is very difficult to ride park when the hill is basically a sheet of ice. I feel like they only make snow to maintain vs. creating quality riding conditions. I went on 1/11/20, and the hill was rock solid ice making it brutal to hold an edge, or hit any features. After about 30 minutes I left as the hill was just not in condition to be safe for park riders. I understand the weather is finicky and the warmer weather caused some challenges, but with temps dropping some fresh made snow would go a long way.Changed to 4 star. Appreciate the response and update. Thanks!

Love this place!!! Great skiing for Central Iowa. Plenty of snow making equipment for when Mother Nature doesnt cooperate and their man made snow is honestly some of the best Ive seen. We ski in Colorado and Montana a couple of times a year so have seen plenty of man made snow and Seven Oaks really has some of the best.

Love this place. Always a great time.

A friend and I went snowboarding for the first time here today, we’re both just out of college aged. We got set up with the mini lesson and it was amazing! They were not very busy so they were able to walk us through everything we needed to know; how to stand, move around then into actually moving on the board and eventually to the hill.If you are getting private lessons, or a mini lesson, ask for John! He was wonderful, passionate, and very informative. He went way above and beyond what he had to do! We’ll be back again before the end of the season!

It was a fun snowboarding, skiing, and snow tubing place

Amazing staff and plenty of space inside on out!

Iowa isn’t as flat as Nebraska, but it doesn’t offer much for skiers. Seven Oaks is our exception. It is small, but a great place to learn with a well staffed bunny slope, and best of all, lights for night skiing when you are going after work. It will help you look forward to winter!

Great slopes, wonderful staff. Love it!!

Plenty of people, everybody having a lot of fun.

Awesome fun...river was low and slow, but very relaxing and the kids enjoyed kayaking a lot.

Fond memories of Seven Oaks. Was on the Ski Patrol here almost 20 years ago. Glad to see it’s still here and thriving!

What a great little hill. Our 4 year old niece went with us and the instructors were not only amazing but free as well. It was pretty quiet the Sunday we went with discounted kids prices. This was our 1st time here and we cant wait to come back!!

Awesome crew here. Great easy float with trains and wildlife. #WORTH

We did a family river tube float trip. Tons of fun!

This place was overall AWESOME! Had lots of fun with the family. We tried snowboarding, Patrick and Spencer helped us with our training.. They were both very patient and kind with my 4 year old. Definitely coming back!

My little human never even heard of snow skiing befor we went to Seven Oaks after an a private lesson they had him skiing all by him self my big human loved this place it mad him a kid again its a perfect place to learn or to hone in on your skills or just to have fun they do give free lessons on the bunny slope to get you going the tubing hill they have is fast and fun I loved flying down the hill I felt like superman the price is right the staff is super friendly and all the instructors nothing but nice and are very knowledgeable this place is just awesome my human is already planning another trip to Seven OaksFollow us on Instagram @g.o.a.t_adventures

We had so much fun here on a thursday night! $5 an hour for tubing! Cant beat that! The staff was super friendly and hills were a thrill!

In regards to a summer time tube float: The crew at Seven Oaks went above and beyond to accommodate my large youth group of over 100 girls. They were easy to work with and so friendly. They made sure we had tubes, life jackets, cooler tubes and kayaks all ready to go. Any time you are doing something with that many people it can get crazy, but the loading on and off the buses, the getting in and out of the river, the transportation, payment arrangements, communication- all of it was smooth. My girls had a great time and we hope to make this a yearly outing. We loved working with Seven Oaks and highly recommend them!

Got sick and couldnt go the float on the morning of. Technically could have but it being a pandemic in all not the best idea. The part of my group that went still got charged for us!So in summary they would rather have some who is sick during a pandemic show up rather than not charge. My advice would be to go with another company that takes covid seriously.

We had a great time but what I want to bring attention to the staffFrom the time we checked in to the time we left we felt like we were treated like kings.When we arrived at the drop location you were organized. When asked what we rented without hesitation they grabbed the boats and put them in the water. Loaded us and pushed us out.Later on we stopped at the first bridge for a break and ran into another staff member clearing a path to the river. He took time to explain the bridges and the significance along with a few other facts about the river.When we arrived at the end of the trip we were greeted by two young men that came out and pulled the canoe and the kayaks up to the shore. They asked us how the trip went and told us to leave all trash in the boat but take out cooler to the top of the hill and look for an Astro van.The driver greeted us and immediately loaded our cooler and took us to our car.I have been on many float trips where we would assist loading and unloading the watercraft but not here…it was refreshing.You folks took care of everything for us and that impressed us beyond words.We are planning another trip later in the month and drag some of our friends alongI will highly recommend your company to others

One of the lift operators was very rude

Lots of fun for everyone

I just skied for 5 hours for $12

Very rude phone representative

Spoke to someone on the phone on Thursday and explained that we were going to be in the area on Friday and would like to canoe. Placed a reservation on line for a noon launch and when we arrived were told that they had not put anyone on the river all week and were not putting anyone on until Saturday. Wouldve been nice if that would have been mentioned to us when we called. Paid for two nights in a local hotel so that we could go. Waste of our time and money. Very disappointed.

For the Iowan terrain this is about as good as can be done. The runs are well taken care of and have about as much variety as can be packed into the small area.

Daughters first time out.

It was our first time at Seven Oaks and we went tubing as a family. Great service, great staff, well maintained equipment. Would recommend to others to try then out for winter fun.

Nice place. Well kept. Its small and is no Colorado slopes, but its an excellent place to learn extremely cheap. Highly recommended.

Be prepared to see many moving logs (beavers moving large logs the entire trip). Easy river for a non-experienced kyaker. Just sit and go with the flow paddle to avoid moving logs. Very peaceful.

First time skiing here and it was great! Friendly staff, nice facilities, well-groomed slopes, and $12 lift tix on wed/thur cant be beat! Theres enough terrain to keep things interesting for a few hours but I wouldnt think to ski here for a full day. My only complaint would be the hard-seat lift chairs -- they make for a cold tush on nights when its hovering above zero. Cushions are preferred, but thats not too big a deal.I will be back for more!

This review is in relation to the float trips only. The staff was pretty friendly and the drop off and pick up went smoothly. I was a little disappointed in the state of some of the tubes, definitely under-inflated. We had rented a cooler raft and when we got there we were given a tiny black tube to wrap around our cooler that didnt even keep it above water... I was a little disappointed in that as well. It was definitely a family environment compared to some of the floats Ive been on before which is nice, not a lot of drunks.

I love canoeing the Des Moines river. Seven oaks handles all the hustle and bustle of getting to the river and returning. Decent prices, almost double the price in Colorado for a comparable experience. I suggest this for all!

Good place!

Awesome Fun

Great time floating.

Great time the instructors are very informed and extremely easy to work with, best time I definitely recommend going there to work with them

Love the river float that we did. We had a blast and the staff was so friendly and nice!

The crew were very helpful. The skii slopes not so much.They have a free tubing 7-8pm, which is also a lot of fun!

Good times, thankful this is the only decent snow resort in the mid Center iowa.

Fun for my grandson. Clean friendly facility.

Best time there the people that teach you are nice they will help you though everything

Nice facilities, ski conditions great, grand kids loved it.

Great place to go skiing, it is just a bit pricey.

Go somewhere safer

We tried sledding and it was soo much fun! We were there from 11:30 am until about 1 and it was pretty crowded.

Fantastic for skiing and snowboarding without having to drive to far.

Its a very nice place, the slopes are clean and they are friendly. A little pricey, but worth it.

I have went river tubing several times through this company and always had a good experience.

Great place for mountain biking in the summer months!

Fun for the family, camping is inexpensive, great atmosphere, employees are very warming

Good place for paintball and water sports

Good amount of activities here in the summer & winter

Fantastic Canoe trips and friendly staff

Terrific instructors, well groomed slopes.

Slopes are awesome and the people are friendly.

Great family ski location!

Such a fun place, wonderful staff

Wedding venue is real nice

Helpful, organized, and friendly staff.

It was a ok place to go.

Great fun

Year round things to do

Open the bike trails up

Tube floating is a blast

Good