Are you ready for sun and fun this summer? Then it is time to head to the water park! Keep reading as we plunge into the top fun water parks to visit across the country!
Warren County, Ohio
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Warren County is Ohio’s Largest Playground and for good reason! It offers visitors endless hours of entertainment which includes two amazing water parks!
Kings Island’s Soak City
King Island may be known for its rides but its Soak City is the perfect place to cool down in the sizzling summer heat! Soak City has more than 50 water attractions including 36 water slides, a tranquil lazy river, and tropical lagoons. It is also a great bargain for families wanting to combine the thrill of an amusement park with the chills of the water park because admission to the water park is included with the purchase of an amusement park ticket.
Great Wolf Lodge
If you want to weatherproof your water park experience then Great Wolf Lodge is the place for you! This impressive indoor water park is kept at an ideal 84°F. It also offers an outdoor pool and bar, perfect for sun seekers on warm summer days. There are countless slides and tube rides for all ages. The whole family can take advantage of Fort Mackenzie, a four-story water fort treehouse that includes swinging cargo nets, spray stations, and suspension bridges. If you are looking for a thrill, try out Coyote Canyon which includes a 40-foot drop! Adults are welcome to visit North Hot Springs, an adults-only hot tub area.
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Rehoboth Beach & Dewey Beach, Delaware
The Delaware Resort Area of Rehoboth Beach & Dewey Beach is always fun! It is especially fun during the summer months– the perfect time to visit its family friendly water parks!
White Water Mountain Water Park
Summer is all about family fun! That’s exactly what you will have when you visit White Water Mountain Water Park! This park is 100% kid friendly and includes two pools, a lazy river, a tropical sunbathing deck, and super fast tube slides. The water park is part of Midway Speedway Park which offers even more family fun including go-karts, mini-golf, bumper boats, and bumper cars.
Jungle Jim’s River Safari Water Park
Did you know Delaware’s largest water park is in Rehoboth Beach? Jungle Jim’s River Safari Water Park offers countless activities to keep you and your family cool this summer. The water park includes a wave pool, spray ground, lazy river, kiddie pool, activity pool, and giant water slides!
Jungle Jim’s is jam packed with fun! In addition to the water park, families can enjoy rock climbing, go-kart tracks, batting cages, miniature golf, bumper boats, and so much more!
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New York
New York is an incredible place to visit! Especially in the summer when families can spend time together exploring the countless exciting water parks like the ones below!
Zoom Flume Water Park
Zoom Flume Water Park in Greene County, New York is a great place to share a sunny summer weekend with your family! Its newest attraction, the Rip Van Racer Slide, is a double flume mat ride that the whole family can enjoy. Zume Flume Water Park offers fun for everyone with play areas, body slide rides, tube rides, a wild river, and a lazy river. It also has signature rides including the Typhoon Twister and the Black Vortex.
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Enchanted Forest Water Safari
This summer is the perfect time to visit New York’s largest water theme park! Enchanted Forest Water Safari in Old Forge, New York has over 50 rides and attractions! Its newest rides promise jaw-dropping fun for adventure seekers! After the trapdoor floor opens on the Mamba Strike, guests plunge into a 285-foot enclosed, looping body slide. The Serengeti Stampede is a playful ride where guests can race each other on the 293-foot long four-lane mat racer. The floor drops out of Killermanjaro’s Revenge to plunge guests onto a 207-foot long speed slide.
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Chicago Southland, Illinois
Did you know that Chicago Southland is within a five-hour drive of eight states? That makes it the perfect destination for a weekend getaway. Chicago Southland is brimming with fun summer activities for the whole family including refreshing water parks!
Centennial Park Aquatic Center
Centennial Park Aquatic Center is a family friendly water park with a zero-depth pool, two body speed slides, a 328-foot tube slide, a 200-foot flume slide, a platform cliff jump, and a drop slide. It is also a great place to relax with a lazy river as well as ample deck space and an inviting lawn for lounging.
White Water Canyon Water Park
At White Water Canyon Water Park, you and your family can enjoy five acres of fun! Perfect for even the youngest swimmers, this water park has a pool with zero-depth entry and an interactive children’s play area. You can perfect your dive from the diving board or feel the rush of the drop slide. For a relaxing time, grab a single or double inner tube and float around the 600-foot lazy river.
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New Jersey
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New Jersey has so much to offer year round! Below are just a few of the many water parks to include during your vacation to the Garden State!
Land of Make Believe
The Land of Make Believe in Hope, New Jersey is both a charming family amusement park and water park. At Pirate’s Cove, you and your family can cool off in America’s largest wading pool, take the plunge on pirate-themed water slides, and have fun on the water playground!
Raging Waters Water Park
Raging Waters Water Park in Wildwood, New Jersey offers wet and wild water fun! The water park has high speed slides including Sky Pond Journey, a unique attraction where riders slide in tubes into four different elevated pools on their way down to the final splash! Shipwreck Shoals promises to be fun for the whole family. The interactive pirate ship includes water cannons, a cargo net, climbing ropes, and slides!
DreamWorks Water Park
Did you know the largest indoor water park in North America is located in East Rutherford, New Jersey? DreamWorks Water Park promises visitors a tropical 81°F climate year round. This impressive indoor water park is all about comfort and adventure with tubes, slides, climbing structures, a wave pool, and luxury poolside cabanas. It is also a great place to meet your favorite DreamWorks characters and enjoy live character entertainment!
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Maryland
Are you ready for an unforgettable Maryland vacation? Maryland has so much to offer visitors during the summer including the impressive water parks described below.
Hurricane Harbor
Hurricane Harbor is part of Six Flags America in Bowie, Maryland which means that your family can experience the thrills of an amusement park alongside the excitement of a water park. Hurricane Harbor is one of the biggest water parks in the region. Thrill seekers can get their hearts pumping on rides like Vortex/Riptide, Tornado, Shark Attack Hammerhead, RipQurl Blaster, Paradise Plunge, and Halfpipe. Kids run the show at Buccaneer Beach, a private double beach, and Splashwater Falls, a play area with over 100 water features.
Splash Mountain Water Park
If you are looking for the biggest water park in the Ocean City area, then look no further than Jolly Roger’s Splash Mountain Water Park! Splash Mountain has rides for all ages including an 1,100-foot, slow-moving lazy river, a kiddie pirate pool, a wave pool perfect for body surfing, and a multi-lane speed slide ideal for family races. Adrenaline junkies can ride the Master Blaster water roller coaster and the Aqualoop, an enclosed 360-degree looping water slide complete with a trap door!
It’s the perfect time to plan your Maryland summer vacation! Request your free print and downloadable Maryland Travel Guide today!
Take the Plunge!
Summer is a time for adventures in the sun and water park fun! Start planning your invigorating water park vacation today!