Even though Michigan has four seasons of weather, you can still enjoy a swimming pool year-round at one of the several water parks across the state. The water parks provide a heated atmosphere during the fall and winter months and a cool recreation spot during the spring and summer months. No matter when you choose your indoor water park visit, you will have a great time.
Great Wolf Lodge, Traverse City, is an awesome water park for families. This indoor water park features three giant slides for one, two and three passengers on a raft, a lazy river, a hot tub and a children's area. A giant dump bucket drenches anyone who dares to stand under it when the bell rings!
The lodge also features two different restaurants, a snack shop serving alcoholic drinks, an arcade, an ice cream and candy store, a spa, a gift shop and the MagiQuest Game. The MagiQuest game involves special wands that are activated to find "magical" objects around the hotel. Pick your quest, follow the clues and see if you can reach all of the objectives before it's time to go home. Great Wolf Lodge is open year round.
Great Wolf Lodge
3575 N. US Highway 31 South
Traverse City, MI 49684
231-941-3600
greatwolf.com
Swim under the magical world of fairies and forests at Splash Village in Frankenmuth. Giant mushrooms and colorful butterflies decorate the large, heated indoor water park that is transformed in to a destination kids both young and old will enjoy. There are several slides for one or multiple riders, a lazy river, lily pads to hop across, water guns to shoot and a shallow area for younger children. Adults can relax in the hot tub or lounge in the poolside chairs.
The resort at Zehnders includes a themed gift shop, a restaurant, an arcade, and a play area with a giant tree for kids. There is 30,000 square feet of space inside the water park.
Splash Village
1365 South Main ST
Frankenmuth, MI 48734
989-652-0400
zehnders.com
Avalanche Bay, in Boyne Falls, is an indoor water park with 88,000 square feet of wet recreation. This water park is connected with the Boyne family of resorts, which also offer spa and skiing packages. Avalanche Bay has a children's pool, five giant water slides to ride with tubes, two hot tubs, a lazy river and basketball hoops for the kids.
The resort also has a spa, a restaurant,a cafe, an arcade and a day care center for the kids. During the winter, the resort offers skiing, tubing and snow boarding. Children's' activities are planned on special weekends and may have a fee associated with the event. Avalanche Bay also has an area for birthday parties or special events if you would like to book a special party.
1 Boyne Mountain Road
Boyne Falls, MI 49713
231-549-7979
avalanchebay.com
