Indoor water parks are an ideal place for family fun and can be especially inviting during cold winters or during bad weather. In Des Moines, Iowa, families can take advantage of a warm pool for swimming and attractions such as water slides and waves no matter what the weather is like outside.
The Ramada Tropics Resort and Conference Center is a destination hotel where families can enjoy all 18,000 square feet of its indoor water park. The water park includes a hot tub, inner tube slides, a pirate ship and even water basketball and volleyball. The water park also offers a poolside bar and can accommodate parties and large groups.
Ramada Tropics Resort
5000 Merle Hay Road
Des Moines, IA 50322
515-278-0271
ramadatropicsresort.com
King's Pointe Resort combines indoor and outdoor water parks for a park adventure. The water park includes water playgrounds, water slides, pools and even areas for lap swimming. The indoor water park is 20,000 square feet of indoor water activities. Walls for climbing and floating lily pads are part of the park. The resort also has two indoor water slides. The Intrepid Cyclone is a twisting 254-foot slide and the Runaway Rebel is a fast, 150-foot slide. The water park is available for birthday parties, reunions and other gatherings.
King's Pointe Resort
1520 E. Lakeshore Drive
Storm Lake, IA 50588
866-552-5960
kingspointeresort.com
The Grand Harbor Resort offers a 25,000-square-foot water park with activities for all ages. The water park features water slides, rope ladders for climbing, water chutes, water playgrounds and a tube ride. It also has a lazy river and two large hot tubs and even boasts a four-story water tree house.
Grand Harbor Resort and Waterpark
350 Bell St.
Debuque, IA 52001
563-690-4000
866-690-4006
grandhaborresort.com