Brooks, Kentucky, is located a short drive south of Louisville in the north central part of the state. Centrally located, the small town of Brooks is situated next to one of Kentucky's only indoor water parks and a short drive from other water parks throughout the state. Kentucky experiences the highs and lows of all four seasons, therefore, its outdoor water parks operate seasonally.
Located next to Brooks, Kentucky, in Shepherdsville is the Comfort Inn Pirate's Bay Indoor Water Park. A Kentucky water park for any season of the year, Pirate's Bay Indoor Water Park features five water slides, a pool with water basketball, water cannons on a family-friendly pirate ship, a children's pool and a hot tub. Pirates Bay Café is located poolside and offers an array of drinks and light snacks. A stay at one of the Comfort Inn's 79 guest rooms includes breakfast, wireless high-speed Internet access and a daily newspaper. The hotel is minutes from popular Louisville, Kentucky, attractions.
Comfort Inn Pirate's Bay Indoor Water Park
191 Brenton Way
Shepherdsville, KY 40165
502-955-5566
comfortinn.com/hotel-shepherdsville-kentucky
Splash Lagoon Water Park is located 90 miles south of Brooks, Kentucky, in Bowling Green. This outdoor water park is part of Beech Bend Amusement Park and operates seasonally. Splash Lagoon features Tiki Island, a four-story water play area with seven slides and a tipping bucket, a 275,000 gallon wave pool, a not-so-lazy river, Raging Rapids water slides, Lotta Watta splash pool and a giant leisure pool. Soft drinks, sunscreen and water tubes are free. Several standard hotels are located nearby, but RV rentals are available at the park's on-site campground.
Beech Bend
798 Beech Bend Rd.
Bowling Green, KY 42101
270-781-7634
beechbend.com
Home to the largest lazy river in Kentucky, SomerSplash Water Park is an outdoor water park 120 miles southeast of Brooks, Kentucky. Other attractions at SomerSplash include a 20,000-square-foot wave pool, a tube water slide, three body water slides, a bowl slide and Kiddie Play, a water play structure featuring child-size slides and a giant tipping bucket.
SomerSplash Water Park
1030 Hwy. 2227
Somerset, KY 42503
606-679-7946
somersplash.com
Located 160 miles southwest of Brooks, Kentucky, is Venture River Family Water Park. Water attractions at Venture River include the Waloopas inner-tube water slides, hurricane wave pool, a lazy river ride, the Cliffhanger thrill slide, Dueling Demon Speed Slides, Pleasure Island interactive kid pool, Frog Island spray pool, a Water Wars Maze, sand volleyball and more.
Venture River Family Water Park
280 Park Place
Eddyville, KY 42038
270-388-7999
ventureriver.com
