The city of Cleveland, Ohio, located on the shores of Lake Erie, is a popular summer family destination location. The nearby city of Sandusky, located 60 miles west, boasts numerous theme parks including the well-known Cedar Point and is also home to three indoor water parks---one of them being the largest indoor water park in the nation.
The Kalahari Indoor Water Park is the largest indoor water park in the United States. This African-themed, mammoth, 173,000-square-foot park features 17 exciting rides and attractions and an outdoor swimming pool area. Surf or boogie board on one of the two "Flowriders" where 50,000 gallons of water create over-five-foot-high waves, or have some fun in the 12,000-square-foot wave pool. Alternatively, kick back and relax on the Lazy River ride or in your own private, indoor cabana. The water park also offers six on-site restaurants. The resort is open 365 days a year and boasts its own 900-room hotel on the premises.
Kalahari Water Park Resort and Convention Center
7000 Kalahari Drive
Sandusky, Ohio 44870
877-525-2427
kalahariresorts.com/oh/waterparks
Castaway Bay, owned by the Cedar Point Corporation is a tropically themed vacation destination in the heart of Sandusky, Ohio. The 38,000-square-foot, five-story indoor water park offers its own hotel with 237 guest rooms and family-friendly suites and 12 rides and attractions, including "Rendezvous Run," a 35-foot-high, 520-foot-long spiraling water roller coaster and the "Castaway Bay Wave Pool," a 100,000-gallon wave pool creating three-foot-tall waves with a scenic waterfall serving as a backdrop. The resort features three on-site restaurants, a 6,000-square-foot arcade, a day spa and fitness center and retail shops.
Castaway Bay Resort and Water Park
2001 Cleveland Road
Sandusky, OH 44870
419-627-2106
castawaybay.com/public/explore/waterpark/index.cfm
The Great Wolf Lodge was the first indoor water park constructed in Ohio and still remains a draw to visitors today. The on-site accommodations are set up as wood cabins for a rustic, outdoorsy feel. Rides and attractions in the Great Wolf 33,000-square-foot water park include "Fort Mackenzie," a 12-level water fort with suspension bridges and soaker buckets and the "Caribou Creek Lazy River" ride. Other amenities at the resort include the Northern Lights Arcade, a 6,000-square-foot amusement arcade, two restaurants, Bear Paw and Lumber Jack's Cook Shanty and three retail shops.
Great Wolf Lodge and Indoor Water Park
4600 Milan Road
Sandusky, OH 44870
800-641-9653
greatwolf.com/sandusky/waterpark
