The places that don't make you apologize for the kids. Restaurants with crayons that aren't an afterthought, parks with shade and bathrooms, the ice-cream stop with the line on a hot Tuesday.
A casual hot dog and burger stand on the hill above the lake, best known for the "Bob Dog" — a loose-meat-topped hot dog.
Pizza, calzones, and sandwiches on W Broadway St, near the Arnolds Park Amusement Park entrance.
An ice cream stand inside Arnolds Park Amusement Park's Queens Court, operating since 1945, known for its namesake chocolate-and-peanut-dipped vanilla ice cream bar and house-brewed root beer.
A paved, roughly 14-mile trail connecting Spirit Lake, Okoboji, West Okoboji, Arnolds Park, and Milford, part of a roughly 50-mile multi-use trail network through Dickinson County.
A lakeshore amusement park established in 1889 and operated today by the nonprofit Historic Arnolds Park Inc. Its wooden Legend roller coaster dates to 1927 and is commonly described as among the oldest operating wooden coasters in the country.