Water Parks in Wisconsin

Most of Wisconsin's major cities provide access to water parks throughout the year. The Badger State is home to Wisconsin Dells, the self-proclaimed "Water Park Capital of the World." Nearly all of Wisconsin's year-round water parks are indoor facilities, due to the extreme weather the state experiences in the fall and winter. Most outdoor parks in Wisconsin are only open during the summer months.
  1. Hotels

    • The Ramada Plaza (greenbayramada.com) in Green Bay houses a 15,000 square-foot indoor water park. This water park includes an indoor pool, a children's wading pool, a sauna and a whirlpool tub. The pool features two slides. Arcade video games are also provided in the indoor water park. Adults can stay an hour later after the park is closed to children.

      Madison, Wisconsin's state capital, is home to Holiday Inn Madison West (holidayinn.com), which houses the Crawdaddy Cove Water Park (no website; 1109 Fourier Drive, Madison; 608-826-0500). This indoor facility has a southern Louisiana bayou theme. Crawdaddy Cove features a 55-foot slide and the S.S. Crawdaddy Shrimp Boat, which is a treehouse structure. Adults have access to cocktail drinks at Wharf Raw, a poolside bar.

    Theme

    • The Kalahari Resort (kalahariresorts.com) is an African-themed water park resort in the Lake Delton region of Wisconsin Dells. This resort indoor water park is 125,000 square feet, making it one of the largest indoor water parks in the Badger State. Indoor water park rides include Victoria Falls raft ride and Master Blaster, a 570-foot inner tube roller coaster-style ride.

      Polynesian Resort (dellspolynesian.com), located in eastern Wisconsin Dells, has a Southeast Asia theme and features tropical-style décor throughout the resort's indoor and outdoor water parks. The outdoor park is over 200,000 square feet and has a three-story tube slide and 40-foot pirate ship structure. Polynesian Resort's indoor park is 38,000 square feet and offers two 2-story slides.

    Children

    • The Meadowbrook Resort (meadowbrookresort.com) in northern Wisconsin Dells has indoor and outdoor water parks. Meadowbrook's Timber Camp Water Playland caters to children with indoor attractions such as Baby Bears Bubbling Brook and Tip-A-Canoe Slide. Outdoor children's rides include the tournament-sized Sparkling Pool and Hollow Tree Swimmin' Hole, which is a wading pool.

      Situated in southern Wisconsin Dells, the Grand Marquis Resort (grandmarquis-dells.com) has indoor and outdoor pools. The indoor area features tropical-themed slides and a children's wading pool. Grand Marquis' outdoor pool is Olympic-sized and features a 30-foot dinosaur slide and waterfall. Adults can take advantage of the resort's sauna and whirlpool tub.

    Lazy Rivers

    • The Three Bears Lodge in Warrens (threebearslodgewarrens.com) has 50,000 square-foot indoor and outdoor water parks. The indoor lazy river ride is 400 feet long and features single or tandem tubes for riding; the lazy river is 2 to 3 feet deep. Three Bears outdoor water park has two slides, a kiddie's wading pool and is open from May through September. Dining is available at Papa Bears Pizzeria, located in the resort's indoor water park.

      Eau Claire's Chaos Waterpark (no website; 5150 Fairview Drive, Eau Claire; 715-552-3333) is in the Metropolis Resort (metropolisresort.com) and has a comic book theme. This indoor water park has the Tsunami River, a lazy river ride with waterfalls and sharp turns. Other indoor attractions include the Twister, a twisting water slide, and the 40-foot Bailout speed slide. Chaos Waterpark's outdoor area has a water hosing station and barbecue grills.

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