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If you are planning a visit to an indoor water park or a hotel with a water park, you've come to the right place. The listings that follow offer a guide to indoor water parks in the United States and Canada. Note that most very small water parks as well as some municipal parks are not included.
A Little Background
It used to be that if folks in North America who lived anywhere outside of Florida wanted to ride down a waterslide in February, they had a couple of options: Wait until June, or book a flight to Florida (or some warm-weather location outside North America). That's no longer true. Indoor water parks now offer a low-cost alternative to expensive tropical vacations in the winter. And because they are weatherproof, they provide a surefire way to have water park fun any time of the year.
The concept began in earnest in 1994 when a Wisconsin Dells hotelier thought that if he erected an outdoor water park attraction around his indoor pool, he might be able to get a little more business in the early spring and late fall. When hordes of guests showed up and kept showing up straight through the winter, he knew that he was onto something. The idea caught on and exploded in the Dells and elsewhere around Wisconsin, expanded into the Midwest, and eventually spread throughout the United States and into Canada.
Info to Help You Plan a Water Park Vacation
Here are some articles and info that can help you as you plan your vacation or visit to an indoor water park.
- The Top 10 Indoor Water Park Resorts
There are lots of parks and more opening all the time. Find out which ones offer the biggest splash for your cash. - The World's Largest Indoor Water Parks
Lots of water parks claim to be the biggest, but which ones deserve the title? This guide tries to sort it all out. - Great Wolf Lodge
With locations throughout North America, Great Wolf is the biggest chain of water park hotels. - CoCo Key Water Resorts
It's always balmy and looks like the Florida Keys inside CoCo Key resorts, even when the weather outside is dreadful.
US Indoor Water Parks
What follows is a comprehensive list of water parks and resorts with water parks, listed alphabetically by US state. Although there are some stand-alone indoor water parks, most are connected to hotels, and some restrict park admission to hotel guests only. Click on a park below to learn about its policy and to get more information. For water parks in Canada, scroll down to the bottom of the page.
Alaska
H2Oasis
Anchorage
Alaska's only indoor water park is open year-round, even when it's a frigid -30℉ outside.
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Arizona
Great Wolf Lodge Scottsdale
Scottsdale
California
Great Wolf Lodge in Garden Grove
Garden Grove
Great Wolf Lodge in Manteca
Mantenca
Colorado
APEX Center
Arvada
Small municipal park
Great Wolf Lodge Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs
Florida
CoCo Key Orlando Water Resort
Orlando
Unlike other CoCo Key locations, the Florida CoCo Key features an outdoor water park, instead of a climate-controlled indoor park.
Gerogia
Great Wolf Lodge Georgia
LaGrange
Idaho
Silver Rapids Water Park at Silver Mountain Resort
Kellogg
Medium-size indoor water park at the Silver Mountain Ski Resort
Raptor Reef Waterpark at the Holiday Inn Express
Hayden
Small indoor park
Illinois
There are several water parks in Illinois—too many to list them all here. Check out the online directory dedicated to Illinois indoor water parks for all the up-to-date information you'll need.
Indiana
Big Splash Adventure at Valley of the Springs Resort
French Lick
Medium-size indoor water park
Iowa
Boji Splash at Bridges Bay Resort
Arnolds Park
Indoor water park open to registered hotel guests
Grand Harbor Resort
Dubuque
Indoor water park open to registered hotel guests
Huck's Harbor at PZAZZ! Resort Hotel
Burlington
Indoor water park open to registered hotel guests and the general public
King's Pointe Waterpark Resort
Storm Lake
Indoor and outdoor water parks open to registered hotel guests and the general public
Wasserbahn Waterpark Resort
Amana
Indoor water park for hotel guests with waterslides, interactive children's play area, spa, and sauna
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Kansas
Great Wolf Lodge Kansas
Kansas City
Open to registered hotel guests only
Massachusetts
There are several water parks in Massachusetts— too many to list them all here. Check out the onine directory dedicated to Massachusetts indoor water parks for all the up-to-date information you'll need.
Michigan
There are several water parks in Michigan— too many to list them all here. Check out the online directory dedicated to Michigan indoor water parks for all the up-to-date information you'll need.
Minnesota
There are several water parks in Minnesota— too many to list them all here. Check out the online directory dedicated to indoor water parks in Minnesota for all the up-to-date information you'll need.
Missouri
Castle Rock Resort
Branson
Indoor waterpark resort
CoCo Key Water Resort
Kansas City
Splash Country at Grand Country Resort
Branson
Indoor and outdoor water park open to Grand Country hotel guests and the general public
Montana
Big Horn Resort, an Ascend Hotel Collection Member
Billings
Resort with indoor water park open to the general public and hotel guests
Nebraska
CoCo Key Water Resort
Omaha
Indoor water park resort, part of the chain of CoCo Key indoor water parks
New Hampshire
Kahuna Laguna at Red Jacket Mountain View Resort
North Conway
Small indoor water park for registered hotel guests
New Jersey
CoCo Key Water Resort
Mt. Laurel, New Jersey
Part of the chain of CoCo Key indoor water parks
DreamWorks Water Park
At the American Dream complex in E. Rutherford
Enormous indoor water park
Sahara Sam's Oasis
West Berlin
Indoor water park
New Mexico
ABQ Surf ‘N Slide
Albuquerque
New York
The Cascades, part of Hope Lake Lodge Resort at Greek Peak
Cortland
Six Flags Great Escape Lodge
Lake George
Affiliated theme park: The Great Escape
North Carolina
Ray's Splash Planet
Charlotte
Small, municipal indoor water park with waterslides, lazy river, and children's play area
Great Wolf Lodge Concord
Concord
Indoor water park resort. Part of the chain of Great Wolf Lodge indoor water parks
North Dakota
Splashdown at Sleep Inn & Suites
Minot
Indoor water park open to registered hotel guests and to the general public
Splashers of the South Seas at Canad Inn
Grand Forks
Indoor water park open to registered hotel guests and the general public
Ohio
There are several water parks in Ohio— too many to list them all here. Check out the online directory dedicated to Ohio indoor water parks for all the up-to-date information you'll need.
Oklahoma
Water-Zoo
Clinton
Medium-size facility with wave pool, lazy river, bowl ride, interactive water play structure, and more Nearby campground and hotels offer packages
Oregon
Splash at Lively Park
Springfield
Small municipal facility with indoor wave pool, waterslide, water umbrella, family play area, adult spa, lap pool, and kiddie pool
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Pennsylvania
There are several water parks in Pennsylvania— too many to list them all here. Check out the online directory dedicated to Pennsylvania indoor water parks for all the up-to-date information you'll need.
South Dakota
Evans Plunge
Hot Springs
Indoor and outdoor park. Features geothermal pools. Attractions include speed slide, body slide, kiddie slide, hot tubs, and kiddie pool
Rippin' Rapids Resort
Rapid City
WaTiki
Rapid City
Tennessee
The Resort at Governor's Crossing
Sevierville
Small outdoor water park
Wild Bear Falls at Westgate Smoky Mountain Resort
Gatlinburg
Mid-size indoor park open to resort guests only
Wilderness at the Smokies
Sevierville
Mid-size indoor water park resort
Texas
Great Wolf Lodge
Grapevine, Texas
Kalahari Resort
Round Rock
Schlitterbahn Galveston Island
Galveston Island
Schlitterbahn South Padre Island
South Padre Island
Waterpark at The Villages
Flint
Virginia
Great Wolf Lodge Williamsburg
Williamsburg
Massanutten Resort
Massanutten
Vermont
Washington
Great Wolf Lodge Washington
On the Chehalis Reservation in Grand Mound
West Virginia
Volcano Island Resort
Fairmont
Wisconsin
There are so many indoor water parks in the Wisconsin Dells and throughout the state that Wisconsin has its own online directory to Wisconsin indoor water parks.
Canada
Adventure Bay
Windsor, Ontario
Fallsview Indoor Waterpark
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Great Wolf Lodge Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Waves Indoor Water Park
Niagara Falls, Ontario
At the Americana Conference Resort & Spa
World Waterpark in the West Edmonton Mall
Edmonton, Alberta
North America's largest indoor water park