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N. American Indoor Water Parks Feb 9th 2012, 11:22 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 provide the most comprehensive guide to parks in the US and Canada on the Web. They are regularly updated. Note that very small parks and most municipal parks are not included. First, a Little Background It used to be that if folks in North America who lived pretty much anywhere outside of Florida wanted to ride down a water slide during February, they had a couple of options: Wait until June, or book a flight to Florida (or some warm-weather location outside the continent). 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 in 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. (Read more about the history of Wisconsin Dells water parks.) The idea caught on and exploded in the Dells and around Wisconsin, expanded into the Midwest, and eventually spread throughout the US (even to Alaska!) and into Canada. Before we Get to the Listings... Here are some articles and info that may 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. Which ones offer the biggest splash for your cash? A Lotta Water: Who Has the Biggest Indoor Water Park? Lots of water parks claim to be the "biggest in America," or the "biggest in North America," but they can't all be true. The About Theme Parks Guide sorts it all out (or at least tries to). 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 Parks and resorts are arranged alphabetically by US state. Although there are some standalone indoor water parks, most are connected to hotels, and some restrict admission to the park for hotel guests only. Click on a park below to find out about its policy and to get more info. Indoor water parks in Canada follow at the end. ALASKA H2Oasis Anchorage, Alaska Alaska's only indoor water park is open year-round -- even when it's 30 degrees below zero outside. CALIFORNIA Great Wolf Lodge California Garden Grove Part of the Great Wolf Lodge chain. COLORADO APEX Center Arvada Small park. CONNECTICUT CoCo Key Water Resort Waterbury Waterbury, Connecticut (west of Hartford) Medium-szied park open to hotel guests and to the general public. FLORIDA CoCo Key Orlando Water Resort Orlando, Florida Note that unlike the other CoCo Key Resorts, the Orlando property has an outdoor, but no indoor water park. GEORGIA Grand Empire Resort Indoor Water Park Lithonia in DeKalb County (near Atlanta), Georgia Don't get too excited. The grand plans for this indoor water park and theme park didn't materialize, and it was never built. But you can see what its developers had planned. IDAHO Silver Rapids Water Park at Silver Mountain Resort Kellogg, Idaho Medium-sized indoor water park at the Silver Mountain Ski Resort. Raptor Reef Waterpark at the Holiday Inn Express Hayden, Idaho Small indoor park. ILLINOIS Illinois indoor water parks have their own page. INDIANA Big Splash Adventure at Valley of the Springs Resort French Lick, Indiana Medium-sized indoor water park. Caribbean Cove Indianapolis, Indiana Medium-sized indoor water park resort. Splash Universe WanaWaves Shipshewana (near South Bend), Indiana Comparatively small indoor water park IOWA 'Boji Splash at Bridges Bay Resort Arnolds Park, Iowa Indoor water park open to registered hotel guests. Grand Harbor Resort Dubuque, Iowa Indoor water park open to registered hotel guests. Huck's Harbor at PZAZZ! Resort Hotel Burlington, Iowa Indoor water park open to registered hotel guests and general public. King's Pointe Waterpark Resort Storm Lake, Iowa Indoor and outdoor water parks open to registered hotel guests and general public. Wasserbahn Waterpark Resort Amana, Iowa Indoor water park for hotel guests with waterslides, interactive children's play area, spa, and sauna. KANSAS Great Wolf Lodge Kansas Kansas City, Kansas Open to registered hotel guests only. Schlitterbahn Vacation Village Kansas City, Kansas Outdoor and indoor water park resort MASSACHUSETTS Cape Codder Resort Hyannis, Massachusetts Small, indoor wave pool, 2 slides, whirlpool, kids' play area. CoCo Key Water Resort Danvers Danvers, Massachusetts Medium-sized indoor water park resort. CoCo Key Water Resort Fitchburg Fitchburg, Massachusetts Medium-sized indoor water park resort open to hotel guests and to the general public. MICHIGAN Michigan indoor water parks are listed on their own page. MINNESOTA There are quite a few indoor water parks in Minnesota, which are listed on their own page. MISSOURI Castle Rock Resort Branson, Missouri Indoor waterpark resort CoCo Key Water Resort at the Clarion Hotel Kansas City Sports Complex Kansas City, Missouri Splash Country at Grand Country Resort Branson, Missouri Indoor and outdoor water park open to Grand Country hotel guests and the general public. MONTANA The Reef at Big Horn Resort and Billings Wingate by Wyndham Billings, Montana Indoor waterpark resort open to the general public and hotel guests. NEBRASKA CoCo Key Water Resort at the Holiday Inn Omaha Central Omaha, Nebraska Indoor waterpark resort, part of the chain of CoCo Key indoor waterparks. Great Adventures Water Resort Bellevue, Nebraska Indoor waterpark resort NEVADA Las Vegas Wet Indoor Water Park Resort Las Vegas, Nevada Indoor waterpark resort and casino NEW HAMPSHIRE Manchester Marriott at the Pines Merrimack, New Hampshire, near Manchester Indoor waterpark resort Kahuna Laguna at Red Jacket Mountain View Resort North Conway, New Hampshire Small indoor waterpark for registered hotel guests. NEW JERSEY CoCo Key Water Resort at the Mt. Laurel Marriott Mt. Laurel, New Jersey Part of the chain of CoCo Key indoor waterparks. Sahara Sam's Oasis West Berlin, New Jersey Indoor water park NEW MEXICO Radisson Water Park Albuquerque Albuquerque, New Mexico Indoor water park at the Radisson Albuquerque hotel. NEW YORK Aquazonia Indoor Waterworld at Glacier Lakes Resort Farmington, NY The Cascades, part of Hope Lake Lodge Resort at Greek Peak Cortland, NY Maya Resort Syracuse, NY Six Flags Great Escape Lodge Lake George, NY 888-708-2684 Affiliated Theme Park: The Great Escape NORTH CAROLINA Ray's Splash Planet Charlotte, North Carolina Small, municipal indoor water park with waterslides, lazy river, and children's play area. Great Wolf Lodge Concord Concord, North Carolina Indoor waterpark resort. Part of the chain of Great Wolf Lodge indoor waterparks. NORTH DAKOTA Splashdown at Sleep Inn & Suites Minot, North Dakota Indoor waterpark open to registered hotel guests and to the general public. Splashers of the South Seas at Canad Inn Grand Forks, North Dakota Indoor water park open to registered hotel guests and to the general public. OHIO Ohio indoor water parks have their own page. OREGON Lively Park Springfield, Oregon 541-736-4244 Small municipal facility with indoor wave pool, water slide, water umbrella, family play area, adult spa, lap pool, and kiddie pool. PENNSYLVANIA Pennsylvania indoor water parks have their own page. SOUTH DAKOTA Evans Plunge Hot Springs, South Dakota 605-745-5165 Indoor and outdoor park. Features geothermal pools. Attractions include speed slide, body slide, kiddie slide, hot tubs, and kiddie pool. WaTiki Rapid City, South Dakota TENNESSEE The Resort at Governor's Crossing Sevierville, TN Small indoor water park. The Water Resort at Pigeon Forge Pigeon Forge, TN Medium-sized indoor water park. Wild Bear Falls at Westgate Smoky Mountain Resort Gatlinburg, TN Mid-sized indoor park open to resort guests only. Wilderness at the Smokies Sevierville, TN Mid-sized indoor water park resort. TEXAS Great Wolf Lodge Grapevine, Texas Schlitterbahn Galveston Island Galveston Island, Texas Schlitterbahn South Padre Island South Padre Island, Texas Waterpark at The Villages Flint, Texas VIRGINIA Great Wolf Lodge Williamsburg Williamsburg, Virginia Kalahari Virginia Fredericksburg, Virginia Massanutten Resort Massanutten, Virginia VERMONT Jay Peak Water Park Jay, Vermont WASHINGTON Great Wolf Lodge On the Chehalis Reservation in Grand Mound, Washington WEST VIRGINIA Volcano Island Resort Fairmont, West Virginia WISCONSIN There are so many indoor waterparks in Wisconsin Dells and throughout the state, Wisconsin has its own directory: Wisconsin Indoor Waterparks Indoor Water Parks in Canada Fallsview Indoor Waterpark Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada Great Wolf Lodge Niagara Falls Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada Waves Indoor Water Park Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada At the Americana Conference Resort & Spa. World Waterpark in the West Edmonton Mall Edmonton, Alberta, Canada North America's largest indoor water park

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