Wild Bear Falls (wgwildbearfalls.com) water park is on the property of Westgate's Smoky Mountain Resort in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Wild Bear Falls is one of the only water parks in the United States with a retractable roof; the roof is normally open during the summer. The 60,000-square foot facility includes a 300-foot speed slide and Cade's Cove lazy river. Ramsey Cascades is a multilevel playground structure with bridges, water geysers, two slides and a 300-gallon bucket that dumps water over the entire structure. The pool surrounding Ramsey Cascades is less than 2 feet deep.
Timber Ridge Lodge and Waterpark (timberridgeresort.com) is at the Grand Geneva Resort (grandgeneva.com) in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. The 50,000-square foot water park has indoor and outdoor rides, including the 35-foot Timber Rapids speed slide, a lazy river and the Avalanche Falls tube slide. The amusement park also has children attractions, including Tiny Timbers, a play area for toddlers, and an activity pool for kids ages 7 through 10.
Northern Georgia's Chattahoochee Rapids Beach and WaterPark is approximately 40 minutes northeast of downtown Atlanta. Lake Lanier Islands (lakelanierislands.com), a mountain lodge-style resort, owns Chattahoochee Rapids; the resort is on the shores of Lake Sidney Lanier. Chattahoochee Rapids features two wave pools. Wiggle Waves is a smaller version of the Wild Waves pool and is for children under 4 feet tall. Other attractions include the Fun Dunker Drop, a four-story speed slide, a power jump bungee ride and the Typhoon tube slide.
Watiki Indoor Waterpark Resort (watikiwaterpark.com) is in northeastern Rapid City, South Dakota, right off Interstate 90. At 30,000 square feet, Watiki is one of the largest indoor water parks in the Dakotas. The park has a lazy river and six slides, including an inner tube slide, a speed slide and a vortex slide. A vortex slide is a large, bowl-shaped slide. Watiki also offers a Koko's Kingdom for infants and small children.
Oasis Water Park is a part of the Arizona Grand Resort (arizonagrandresort.com), a AAA four-diamond resort in Phoenix, Arizona. The resort and water park are within 5 minutes of Exit 154 off the Maricopa Freeway. Oasis is a desert-theme water park with a 25-person whirlpool tub, eight-story tower with three slides and a wave pool. Wild Cat Springs is a water playground area. The park is open from February through September.
