I remember going there as a kid, the rocket ship slide was my favorite. We are very lucky to have had so few people hurt. But the damage is quite extensive 😢
I was in burns park rv park when this tornado hit. It was crazy I heard the sirens 6 times but no rain. I stayed in my camper. On the 6 siren I said let's go to the brick bathrooms. I was to late I opened the door bam, the tornado was there I couldn't believe it. I saw the tops of trees breaking and flying off I saw trees falling all around me. My wife and I were pushed by the wind into a ditch and fell down. Trees falling everywhere and debris flying above us. Before we knew it the tornado was gone and it was hard to breath no air. We are lucky to be alive and will forever remember this experience.
This is truly tragic. I grew up in the area and still visit regularly. Those trees were like family to me, they brought me peace any time I’d sit under them and listen to their leaves blow in the summer breeze. In recent years I’ve watched the forests surrounding Burns Bark get clear cut by construction and shale mining companies, and it made me sad each time I saw the gaps in the trees. But I thought, “at least the trees in Burns Park are protected and I can enjoy them”.. but now the tornado has destroyed them too… we’re supposed to be the Natural State, yet we continue to let our forests be demolished by man thinking the parks are eternally preserved. Well, let this tornado serve as a lesson. No forest is truly safe. It is up to us to preserve as much of the wild lands as possible even, or we risk losing it all. Right now they’re planning to build a Top-Golf-like driving range, as well as hotels, apartments, a bowling alley and restaurants on the land where Wild River Country used to be. Considering the recent destruction of so much land in the area by other construction projects and the tornado, I think that project should be put on pause and hopefully totally scrapped.
My dad did the siding on the building at the baseball fields. I would see it from the freeway every time I drove that way. My dad has been gone since 1997 and it's sad that one of the things that made me think of him is gone.
A lot of us grew up there:')
I remember going there as a kid, the rocket ship slide was my favorite.
We are very lucky to have had so few people hurt. But the damage is quite extensive 😢
I was in burns park rv park when this tornado hit. It was crazy I heard the sirens 6 times but no rain. I stayed in my camper. On the 6 siren I said let's go to the brick bathrooms. I was to late I opened the door bam, the tornado was there I couldn't believe it. I saw the tops of trees breaking and flying off I saw trees falling all around me. My wife and I were pushed by the wind into a ditch and fell down. Trees falling everywhere and debris flying above us. Before we knew it the tornado was gone and it was hard to breath no air. We are lucky to be alive and will forever remember this experience.
This is truly tragic. I grew up in the area and still visit regularly. Those trees were like family to me, they brought me peace any time I’d sit under them and listen to their leaves blow in the summer breeze. In recent years I’ve watched the forests surrounding Burns Bark get clear cut by construction and shale mining companies, and it made me sad each time I saw the gaps in the trees. But I thought, “at least the trees in Burns Park are protected and I can enjoy them”.. but now the tornado has destroyed them too… we’re supposed to be the Natural State, yet we continue to let our forests be demolished by man thinking the parks are eternally preserved. Well, let this tornado serve as a lesson. No forest is truly safe. It is up to us to preserve as much of the wild lands as possible even, or we risk losing it all. Right now they’re planning to build a Top-Golf-like driving range, as well as hotels, apartments, a bowling alley and restaurants on the land where Wild River Country used to be. Considering the recent destruction of so much land in the area by other construction projects and the tornado, I think that project should be put on pause and hopefully totally scrapped.
My dad did the siding on the building at the baseball fields. I would see it from the freeway every time I drove that way. My dad has been gone since 1997 and it's sad that one of the things that made me think of him is gone.
😢WOW WE WAS JUST THERE MY KID FAVORITE PARK ROCKETSHIP BELLA CALLS IT 🙏🏾
My favorite park wow
That was my favorite park now we can't go thare😢
God bless the rock! Love that park
I live in north Little Rock and I survived the tornado
I'm wondering how the Parkway Apartments faired - it's right up the street from the park.