Pirate's Cove Adventure Park just north of the state park in Traverse City. Built in 1983, it is a pirate themed outdoor water park that features adventure golf, go-cart races, bumper boats, a game room, water coaster and new in 2009--a zipline and ropes course. Guests can choose to purchase packages that offer discounts for adventure golf and attraction tokens or pay a set fee that allows for re-play on the Blackbeard Challenge 36-hole adventure course. Pirate's Cove Adventure Park is open the last weekend in April to the third weekend in October with operating hours of 10am to 11pm every day of the week.
Pirate's Cove Adventure Park
1710 US 31 North
Traverse City, MI 49684
231-938-9599
piratescove.net/location/11
Great Wolf Lodge in Traverse City, open Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day, offers guests of all ages activities to be enjoyed. With 225,000 gallons of water, eight water slides, two hot tubs, five pools, a giant water fort and lazy river, Great Wolf Lodge's water park is billed as one of the largest in America with indoor and outdoor water features. Other activities include miniature golf, arcades and story times. Great Wolf Lodge also provides on-site accommodations for guests.
Great Wolf Lodge
3575 North US 31 South
Traverse City, MI 49684
866-478-9653
greatwolf.com/traverse/waterpark
The Park at Waters Edge located within the Crystal Mountain Resort is 28 miles from Traverse City. A one-acre, outdoor water park, The Park at Waters Edge features impressive water playground structures, zero-depth entry (similar to a beach entry), 75-foot competition-length lap lanes, water volleyball and a 15-person hot tub. In addition, there is a 700-square foot sand play area, bath house and vertical climbing wall. After guests work up an appetite swimming, they can take a break and enjoy lunch at the Beach House Café and share ice cream, frozen drinks and hot dogs. Crystal Mountain Resort, which hosts The Park at Waters Edge, provides overnight accommodations for guests.
The Park at Water's Edge
12500 Crystal Mountain Drive
Thompsonville, MI 49683
800-968-7686
crystalmountain.com/summer/poolwater
