Texas summers are hot and water parks are a great way to chill. Most parks open in May and remain open until Labor Day weekend. Water parks usually have lockers for rent, food and beverages for sale and picnic tables.
Great Wolf Lodge
Courtesy Great Wolf Lodge
Great Wolf Lodge is an indoor water park/resort with a seasonal outdoor section located in Grapevine, Texas. You must be a guest of the hotel to have access to the waterparks. Details.
Cost: Prices vary throughout the year so check the website for your particular needs and summer promotional codes. All suites are non-smoking. Amenities at this resort include water slides, lazy river, spa, arcade/gaming, restaurants, Starbucks and retail shopping.
Great Wolf Lodge
100 Great Wolf Drive
Grapevine, TX 76051
800-943-1127
NRH2O
Owned by the city of North Richland Hills, this water park just north and east of Fort Worth has slides, wave pools, a play area for small children, and picnic tables and pavilions. In the summer, popular kids' movies are shown. With free parking and coolers are welcome, it's a very family-friendly place!
Adults: $19.99
Child: $19.99
Season Pass: $69.99/$79.99 (Residents/Non-Residents)
Free Parking
NRH20
9001 Boulevard 26
North Richland Hills, TX 76180
817-427-6500
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor
Courtesy Hurricane Harbor
More than twenty rides with slides, pools, rapids (for tubing), and kids' splash areas. Order your tickets online and save some cash.
Summer Promotions:
Online: Everyone pays kid's prices: $21.99.
General Park Admission: $27.99
Admission for those under 48" tall costs $21.99.
Children under two get in free.
Season Passes $69.99; Six Flags Combo Season Pass is $99.
Parking is $11.11; Season Parking is $50.
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor
1800 E. Lamar Blvd.
Arlington, TX 76006
817-265-3356
Hawaiian Falls
Open through Labor Day weekend 2011. Slides, lazy rivers, wave pools, inner tube rides, and much more can be found at the three Hawaiian Falls parks.
General admission: $23.99.
Admission for those under 48" tall costs $16.99.
Children under two get in free.
Season passes cost $79.99. Early bird passes for $74.99.
Party packages and food packages are available on their web site.
Locations: Garland, The Colony and Mansfield and Roanoke.
Bedford Splash
Bedford Splash at the Boys Ranch Activity Center is designed for younger kids and their parents with milder rides and plenty of splash play centers.
Admission:
18 and older costs $6 residents and $7.50 for non-residents
3-17, $5 residents and $6 for non-residents
2 and under, free.
Season passes cost $50-150, depending on residency status and month purchased.
Check their web site for many events, including a dog splash, movie nights, and special holiday programs. Swim lessons, both private and group, are offered throughout the summer.
Bedford Splash at Boys Ranch Park
2817 R.D. Hurt Parkway
Bedford, TX 76021
817-952-2380
Denton Water Works
Four giant slides, a children's play pool and a lazy river means fun for everyone at Denton Water Works. Pavilions, picnic tables, and lounge chairs provide space for relaxation. Sand volleyball.
Season passes:
$75 for resident individual/$225 for a family
$90 for a non-resident/individual and $275 for non-resident/family
Monthly pass:
$25 month resident
$30 month non-resident
Daily admission:
48" or taller: $11 resident/$13 non-resident
Under 48": $7 resident/$9 non-resident
Under 2: Free
Non-swimming guest: $5
2400 Long Road (near Loop 288 and FM 428/Sherman Drive)
Denton, TX
940-349-8810
Wet Zone Waterpark
Slides, pools, splash areas for the little ones, and water wars can be found at this park.
General admission for Rowlett residents/non-residents:
Adults: $8.50/$10.50
Under 48" tall costs $7.50/$9.50
Seniors: $4.50/$5.50
Children under two get in free.
Season passes $40 and for non-residents, $50.
Group discounts and party packages are available. Swim lessons and water exercise classes are offered
Angel Swim: From 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on 6/11, 7/9, 8/6, a time is set aside for those with special needs and their families. Enjoy the area without the crowds. Pay $4 for a 2-hour swim or pay regular admission for an all-day pass.
Wet Zone
4000 Main Street
Rowlett, TX 75088
972-412-6266
Randol Mill Water Park
Shallow water play area, vortex pools, current channel, water slide, shade pavillions.
Over 48 inches: $6
Under 48 inches: $5.50
12 months and under: free
Hours: Open 12 noon to 7 p.m. daily, closed Wednesday, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Sundays. Open from May 29 through September 6, 2011.
Randol Mill Water Park
1924 Randol Mill Road
Arlington, TX 76102
800-433-5374
Dallas Spray Parks
Dallas has several spray parks open and best of all, it's free. A spray park is a type of park where water shoots up out of the ground and streams from pipes and spouts, bubbles up from the ground or falls from waterfalls. The water is extremely shallow -- no deeper than a puddle -- so it's safe for kids (and adults) of all ages. There's also three pretty cool fun spray parks in Arlington.
