A quick roundup of the best of the best in outdoor waterpark fun, with great play areas around the country.
If it’s between April and September, chances are good that your family will be able to sample one of the “Best Waterparks in America” chosen by the Travel Channel. To learn more about each of them, just visit the website of the one most convenient to your family.
And, watch the weather forecast! Only Disney’s Blizzard Beach is open year-round, with hours varying according to season.
Schlitterbahn
381 East Austin Street
New Braunfels, Texas
830/625-2351
Disney’s Blizzard Beach
1500 W. Buena Vista Drive
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830
407/824-2222
Raging Waters
111 Raging Waters Drive
San Dimas , CA 91773
909/802-2200
Water Country USA
176 Water Country Parkway
Williamsburg, VA 23187
800/343-7946
Splish Splash
2549 Splish Splash Drive
Riverhead, NY 11901
631/727-3600
Knott’s Soak City
2052 Entertainment Circle
Chula Vista, CA 91911
619/661-7373
Water World
88th Ave. and Pecos Street
Denver, Colorado 80260
303/427-SURF
Six Flags White Water
7561 Six Flags Pkwy
Austell, GA 30168
770/948-9290
Noah’s Ark
1410 Wisconsin Dells Parkway
Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965
608/254-6351
Silver Dollar City (Geyser Gulch)
399 Silver Dollar City Parkway
Branson, MO 65616
800/475-9370
Wet n’ Wild
6200 International Drive
Orlando, FL 32819-8290
407/351-1800
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