Guide to Indoor Water Parks in North America

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.

Howlin Tornado funnel ride Great Wolf Lodge — Great Wolf Resorts

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

Great Wolf Lodge Indoor Water Park Resort, Boston — Great Wolf Lodge

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

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

Jay Peak Water Park
Jay

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.