Water Parks In Denver: A Huffington Post Travel Guide
Water parks in Denver, Colo. provide a great summer experience to remember when the temperature dips down into the single digits during the winter months. Denver's water parks offer some of the most exciting slides and attractions in the western United States. As part of aHuffington Post travel serieson family-fun parks, here is our guide to all the key information visitors need to know about Denver's water parks.
Elitch Gardens Water Park
Elitch Gardens has one distinct advantage over other Denver water parks: it's an amusement park you can visit for one ticket price. Even without the opportunity to ride a few roller coasters in between trips to the wave pool, Elitch Gardens has enough to occupy any water park fan for a day.
Hook's Lagoon
Big Drops
Grub
Price
Safety Record
one involving rider negligencea ride stopped, trapping passengers for an hour
Address:2000 Elitch Circle, Denver, CO 80204
Telephone303-595-4386
Hours of OperationThe water park is open between Memorial Day and Labor Day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Water World
Take a helicopter tour of Water World. See in a minute what it'll take you and your family all day to experience. Sixty-seven acres in size, Water World isadvertised as America's largest water park, and looking at the list of attractions and rides here, that claim is easy to believe. Take a six-story plunge on the Revolution or the Speed Slides, ride the rapids on the Tortuga Run, or relax with the little ones in Wally World. There's something for everyone, from thrill ride enthusiasts to kids just wanting to splash around.
Wave Pool
Captain Jack's Wave PoolThunder Bay
The Wave
Grub
Price
Safety Record
a man drowned at the park in 2009.
Address:1800 W. 89th Ave., Denver, CO 80260
Telephone:303-427-7873
Hours of OperationWhile there are exceptions (check the park'swebsite), the park's hours are usually 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Other Noteworthy Parks
Pirates Cove Family Aquatic Center
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