Michigan boasts several outdoor attractions. There are state and national parks, wilderness areas and hundreds of islands. Michigan also includes parts of four of the five Great Lakes, but it's not just natural wonders that people enjoy visiting. Man-made water attractions are also a big draw. There are nearly a dozen water parks with more than just slides. They include attractions for young and old alike such as kiddy pools and lazy rivers.
Family Aquatic Center is in the city of East Lansing and is open seasonally from June through September. This outdoor water park includes a zero-entry swimming pool with drop slide and diving board, a 140-foot slide and a 190-foot slide. Small children can ride the frog slide, which is smaller and has safety nets on each side of the slide. Family Aquatic Center also has a splash park, sand play area, sunbathing deck and concession stand.
Family Aquatic Center
6400 Abbot Road
East Lansing, MI 48823
517-332-4420
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Rolling Hills Water Park is in Ypsilanti in the southern part of the state. Open from Memorial Day through Labor Day, visitors have plenty of options for playing and relaxing. Every 12 minutes a bell rings to signal the start of the wave pool where people can ride the waves on inner tubes. These tubes are also used on the 750 foot lazy river. A narrow body slide is for single riders while a wider slide can be ridden with or without an inner tube and is big enough for an adult and child to ride together. Younger children may enjoy the activity pool which has zero entry, a kiddy pool, waterfall, geysers and bubblers. Rolling Hills also includes two spraygrounds which have slides, water falls, fill-and-spill buckets, a water umbrella and floor geysers. A sand play area includes oversized animal sculptures for kids to play on and in, spring riders and a shower to wash off the sand. The park also has a sun deck, shade umbrellas, first aid services, bathhouses and coin lockers.
Rolling Hills Water Park
7660 Stony Creek Road
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
734-484-9676
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Turtle Cove Family Aquatic Center is in Lower Huron Metroparks in Belleville. Guests can enjoy two waterslides, a lazy river, a 300-gallon dumping bucket and a pool with lap lanes. After working up an appetite in the water, guests can enjoy food and beverages at the Grille. No food or drinks from outside the park are allowed. The park is open from Memorial Day through Labor Day.
Turtle Cove Family Aquatic Center
17845 Savage Road
Belleville, MI 48111
734-697-9181
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