25 Dallas Area Water Parks (What Parents Think)

WaterPark at The Villages is a 19,000-square-foot indoor water park attached to a condominium complex called “The Villages.” Seated along the shores of Lake Palestine, the water park features multiple attractions including water slides, a children’s play area, and a wave pool. And Waterpark at the Villages has family-friendly pricing including free admission for children under 36 inches!

Stephanie W.:  With several locations open seasonally near Dallas, Splash Kingdom has thrilling water slides, wave pools, lazy rivers, and water playgrounds!

Stephanie W.:  This seasonal outdoor water park is managed by the City of Rowlett, and features a Kiddie Playground, lazy river, water slides, lap pool, volleyball court and more. Special events include Angel Swims, for those with special needs, a Pooch Plunge, and outdoor movie nights!

Shila:  Hydrous Wake Park's Aqua Park is a giant floating playground on the water that opens each summer in Little Elm and Allen! You'll find inflatable slides, climbing walls, balance beams, jungle gyms and more floating atop the lake.

McKinney's Apex Centre has a large indoor aquatic center, perfect for colder or rainy days! The Indoor Leisure Pool has three lanes, ranges from zero-depth to 4 feet deep, a lazy river, kiddie playground, and flume slide. And, once summer rolls around, you can head over to their outdoor water park to enjoy the zero depth entry kiddie pool and water playground, lazy river, water slides, and water basketball hoop!

Stephanie W.:  The Jack Carter Pool has all your favorites like the lazy river, several slides, a splash pad, and of course, a pool, but what really sets Jack Carter apart is the Flow Rider Surf Simulator which creates waves perfect for surfing practice!

Stephanie W.:  Float Frisco Water Park's lazy river, take a dip in the Lagoon, race a friend on The Preston Plunge, take a thrilling ride on The Pipeline and The Green Gusher, or cool off at the interactive playground with over 85 water spray elements.

Stephanie W.:  Tom Muehlenbeck Center's outdoor waterpark features three huge water slides, a water playground and sprayground, and three separate pools- one perfect for a game of water volleyball (net provided!) and another for tots.

Stephanie W.:  The Rosemeade Rainforest Aquatic Complex features a zero-depth entry pool, water cannons, a 200 foot lazy river, 600 gallon dump bucket, and two 22 foot high water slides!

Shila:  The Frog Pond invites thrill seekers to experience its 30-foot slide tower and 2 slippery and swirly body slides! The water park also has a lagoon pool, 500-foot lazy river, and an ankle-deep activity pool with a 350-gallon dumping bucket!

Stephanie W.:  Water Works Park offers giant slides, toddler slides, indoor slide, lazy river, children's play pool, sand volleyball, cabanas, and more for seasonal outdoor water fun!

Stephanie W.:  The Sun Valley Aquatic Center in Lewisville has a lazy river, two large double loop slides for the older kids, and a tot pool and lily pad splashground for younger kids!

Stephanie W.:  Bahama Beach is overflowing with seasonal outdoor water attractions for kids of all ages! Play for hours at the rain fortress playground with an enormous dumping bucket at the top, race a friend down the four lane mat racing slide, float the lazy river, and more!

Stephanie W.:  Flower Mound's Summer Water Park attractions include two huge water slides, lazy river, lap pool, children's play area with shallow water and an interactive water feature with a massive dumping bucket!

The water park at Great Wolf Lodge is impressive! The waterslides include the massive Howlin' Tornado, the heart-stopping Coyote Canyon which has a four story drop, Crooked Creek lazy river, mini waterslides and play structure for young children, a wave pool, and many more fun attractions. Dining and shopping are also on site.