A vacation in Ohio during any season offers cultural venues, experiences with nature and many sporting events. Spend the day seeing local attractions such as Cedar Point Amusement Park, touring Amish country or fishing in the Ohio River. At the end of a long day, unwind in the lazy river at your hotel. Adults and children alike enjoy the soothing movement of a lazy river, regardless of the weather outside.
The Great Wolf Lodge offers family suites decorated in a Northwoods theme to bring you back to nature. The nonsmoking suites accommodate four to eight guests, and offer television, video games, granite counter tops and mini-refrigerators. Great Wolf activities include a kids spa, and story time at the Great Clock Tower show each evening. The heart of the Lodge is the indoor water park, featuring twisting funnel slides, a water-play tree house, jumbo whirl pool, wave pool and lazy river.
Great Wolf Lodge
2501 Great Wolf Drive
Mason, OH 45040
513-459-8885
greatwolf.com
Experience an African adventure at Kalahari Waterpark Resort. Guests may choose to stay in African-themed rooms, family suites or condos, accommodating up to eight people. Rooms offer refrigerators, microwaves, Internet access and TVs. The Outdoor Adventure Park has a zip-line tour, ropes course and climbing walls. The Indoor Waterpark is the largest in the United States, and features activity pools, slides, a lazy river, hot tubs and a large sun deck. Visitors can also enjoy mini-golf, a spa and an arcade.
Kalahari Resorts
7000 Kalahari Drive
Sandusky, Ohio 44870
877-525-2427
kalahariresorts.com
Fort Rapids Indoor Waterpark Resort offers luxurious rooms and suites in 11 different styles, including Jacuzzi Suites and those with kids bunk bed rooms. Suites can accommodate up to 12 guests and are handicapped-accessible. Book your stay as a water park package to include passes to the water park. The 60,000 square-foot water park features four water slides, a water play structure, kiddie area and a lazy river. Take a break from the water and enjoy the on-site restaurant, gift shop, Old Tyme Photos and gold mining. This resort can also accommodate up to 500 guests for conferences and wedding receptions.
Fort Rapids Indoor Waterpark Resort
4560 Hilton Corporate Drive
Columbus, OH 43232
877-337-7527
fortrapids.com