Whitewater park offer thrills, spills for all experience levels

July 22, 2024 at 7:05 p.m.

by Flip Putthoff

Randy Jackson (left) of Bentonville and Lucas Wicker of Rogers hone their kayak skills on June 21 2024 at WOKA Whitewater Park on the Illinois River. The park is a few miles south of West Siloam Springs, Okla.
(NWA Democrat-Gazette/Flip Putthoff) — Randy Jackson (left) of Bentonville and Lucas Wicker of Rogers hone their kayak skills on June 21 2024 at WOKA Whitewater Park on the Illinois River. The park is a few miles south of West Siloam Springs, Okla. (NWA Democrat-Gazette/Flip Putthoff)

WEST SILOAM SPRINGS, Okla. -- Surf's up at WOKA Whitewater Park on the Illinois River.

High waves capped in a froth of churning white water toss shrieking summertime thrill seekers while they run rapids in kayaks and inner tubes.

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