Are you ready to throw in the towel on this summer heat? Instead, grab your beach bag and head to one of Patten Title’s Top 10 spots across the state to cool off. We have water park fun for the whole family, from giant drop slides to lazy rivers and everything in between.
Aquatica – San Antonio
Big River – New Caney
Epic Waters – Grand Prairie
Kalahari – Round Rock
Hawaiian Falls – Roanoke
NRH20 Family Waterpark – North Richland Hills
Schlitterbahn – Galveston
Texas Water Rampage – Lubbock
Wet N’ Wild Waterworld – Anthony
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor – Arlington
Where: 10500 Seaworld Dr., San Antonio
Cost: $35.99 for a daily ticket; Parking is $30
Highlights: Aquatica is a stand-alone water park inside Sea World that boasts the tallest drop slide in Texas. You’ll drop at an 80-degree angle from a tube after the floor is pulled out from underneath your feet. Families will find a mix of high-adrenaline rides with some more relaxing experiences, like a 400,000-gallon wave pool and a pool with a waterfall.
Where: 23101 TX-242, New Caney
Cost: $39.99 for a daily pass
Highlights: Families can make a wet and dry day in New Caney, as the water park is attached to Big River Fairgrounds, which includes carnival rides. While at the water park, older kids and adults can try Wild Isle, a water challenge course where guests can climb over walls and work their way through obstacles.
Where: 2970 Epics Place, Grand Prairie
Cost: $239 for a season pass. Daily ticket prices vary.
Highlights: There is plenty of fun for everyone at Epic Water, which is the largest indoor park in Texas. The park, an 80,000-foot facility, has 11 water slides and a tipping bucket that unloads 300 gallons of water with each dump.
Where: 290 West Nelson Blvd., Roanoke
Cost: $99.99 for a family pass or $30.99 for a daily ticket.
Highlights: With five locations in Texas, Hawaiian Falls is accessible to a wide range of residents. For thrill-seekers, the Roanoke site has MegaWaterWorld, billed as the world’s largest aquatic play structure.
Where: 3001 Kalahari Blvd, Round Rock
Cost: $99.99 for non-resort guests
Highlights: Kalahari is the biggest indoor resort water park in America. It was made for thrill-seekers with two high-profile rides that bring guests from across the country: “The Screaming Hyena” and “Tanzania Twist.” The Hyena has a 60-foot slide that drops guests through the water park roof, and the Twist is a water ride that hurdles patrons down a funnel at 40 miles per hour.
Where: 9001 26 Blvd., North Richland Hills
Cost: Weekday $18.99 for under 48 inches or $22.99 for over 48 inches
Highlights: One of the most affordable water parks in Texas, NRH20 has the Tadpole Swimming Hole for young kids or Frogstein’s Splashatory, a five-level interactive water playground. Older kids and adults will enjoy the Green Extreme and the Sidewinder, two thrilling water coasters.
Where: 2109 Gene Lucas Blvd., Galveston
Cost: $52.89 (Daily Ticket)
Highlights: According to Adventure Travel, Schlitterbahn is the world’s best and biggest waterpark. Split into two sections — East and West — Schlitterbahn boasts 33 rides. Its marquee water slide, “The Master Blaster,” features a six-story drop.
Where: 1800 E. Lamar Boulevard, Arlington
Cost: $29.99 for a daily pass and $30 for parking.
Highlights: A park for thrill-seekers, the biggest adrenaline rush attraction is the Mega Wedge, an 83-foot wall for riders to slide down a vertical wall at 23 miles per hour. There is also a lazy river and a giant swimming pool for a slower pace.
Where: 6602 Marsha Sharp Freeway W, Lubbock
Cost: $29 for a daily ticket.
Highlights: Affordable for families, Texas Water Rampage has a 700-foot lazy river (Rio Rampage), a tidal wave pool with 4-foot waves and Twin Twisters, two 400-foot long body slides.
Where: 8804 S Desert Blvd, Anthony
Cost: $69.99 for a daily pass.
Highlights: Wet ‘N’ Wild boasts the biggest wave pool in Texas. Parents looking to escape the sun can enjoy a spot under the most shade of any park in Texas. Its biggest attraction is the Alien Vortex, a spinning speed slide for advanced swimmers only.
