Doing business at the Lake of the Ozarks is about having the right product or service, but it’s also about making the community better. In this small-town atmosphere, businesses that are doing good get noticed. 

For 28 years, Big Surf Waterpark has been doing both of those things well, with a quality, fun, family-friendly atmosphere that locals and vacationers can enjoy, as well as a business model that gives back to the community.

From waterslides to a wild half-pipe, to a lazy river the length of two football fields, Big Surf is a can’t-miss summer destination to have fun and cool off during the Lake’s hot summers. Families enjoy the rapids and wave pool, and the Surfside Grill keeps adults and kids happy too.

Families love Big Surf so much, the waterpark sells about 1,300 Season Passes every year. Those are a bargain for frequent “surfers”—those who plan to go more than three times in a summer will save money with a Season Pass. But today, Friday, Nov. 18, Big Surf is having its annual one-day “Blue Friday Sale,” with passes discounted to about the cost of two visits.

Considering the food discounts pass-holders enjoy, if you’re planning to enjoy Big Surf twice in 2017, it’s best to buy a Season Pass with Friday's discounted price. CLICK TO PURCHASE

Good businesses at the Lake have staying power not only because they can turn a profit, but also because they do good for the community. Big Surf has employed thousands of teens over the years—teens who needed a summer job and who used their Big Surf earnings to save for a first car or college. Those kids catch the “giving-back” culture of Big Surf, too: this year, the teens from the kitchen staff pooled their summer tip money and donated it to Kids Harbor, a non-profit devoted to helping abused children in central Missouri. Big Surf matched their donation. Keim said that was just the tip of the iceberg: “Our kids have done some awesome stuff over the years, and this year is no different.”

This fall, Big Surf helped raise funds for the Camdenton VFW’s building project.

Keim himself has been publicly recognized as a “Hometown Hero,” not only for his four years in the Army in which he participated in Operation Desert Storm, but for his role as Big Surf President and community involvement including service in AWANAS at First Baptist Church Camdenton, coaching baseball for nearly two decades, coaching 3rd-6th grade football, and past participation in the Buddy Pack Program.

It’ll be a few months before we can enjoy the warm weather and splash in the wave pool at Big Surf (they reopen for the season on Saturday, May 27th, Memorial Day weekend). But until then, memories of fun in the sun and the good done by a great local business will continue to ripple across the Lake community.


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