13 Milwaukee Area Water Parks (What Parents Think)

Whether your children need towering water slides, baby pools or anything in between, Great Wolf has an impressive array of watery fun. Great Wolf offers day passes as well as a hotel for a weekend escape, and sits just across the way from Six Flags Great America.

At Schulz Aquatic Park, you can speed down the tube and body water slides, float along the lazy river, splash around with spray jets and the bucket dump, swim or play water basketball in the leisure pool and grab a poolside snack!

The TOSA Pool at Hoyt Park is an award-winning outdoor community pool that provides summertime fun for all ages. The pool features a water playground, water slide, concessions, classes, events, & a zero-depth tot area.

Enjoy a fun-filled day outdoors at Cool Waters Family Aquatic Park in Milwaukee County's own Greenfield Park. The zero-depth, heated pool has giant tube and body waterslides, children's waterslides, interactive water toys, sand volleyball courts, and a children's playground.

The Wiberg Aquatic Center boasts many enjoyable aquatic features including a flume slide, 50 meter pool, zero depth pool, multiple diving boards, a playground, a sand play area, sprays and geysers, a concession stand, and a sun deck - all within an easy driving distance of downtown Milwaukee!

Timber Ridge Lodge & Water Park offers climbing, swimming and an on-site restaurant. The waterpark has 50,000 square-feet of slides, a lazy river, swimming pool and more. The park also features an arcade, arts and crafts, pool swings, toddler water play area and more. This water park is exclusive to hotel guests only.

This 54,000-square-foot entertainment area and waterpark is always 84 degrees, making it an ideal year round destination for both Milwaukee and Chicago families. Blue Harbor Resort's indoor waterpark features an expansive activity pool, tube slides, lazy river, surf simulator, and more. Day passes are available. Stay the night and explore many other special amenities, too!

Less than 30 minutes from Milwaukee, this indoor water park features 3 slides, a lazy river, activity pool, dump buckets, whirlpool, and more. The largest slide is 362 ft. long.

Alexandra F.:  We love Kalahari, and it is one of two resorts we always stay at with our kids on what have become annual visits to the Dells (the other is the Wilderness Resort). Kalahari is truly all-inclusive, so if you stay there, you really can just *stay* and not venture out your entire vacation. In addition to the indoor and outdoor waterparks, we love the expansive arcade and fun center which includes ropes courses, a small mini golf, go carting and bowling. They also have a movie theater next door, so when we go with grandma & grandpa, we like to leave the kids with them at least one night for a movie date. I also really like their on-site fine dining restaurant, Double Cut Steak House, though of course they also have lots of casual dining options as well. And if you did want to venture out, they are right by the outlets, Knuckleheads, and Buffalo Phil's, which are the other big things we like to do in the Dells!

The Wilderness Resort is located on 600 acres consisting of cabin-themed properties and villas, and including multiple indoor and outdoor water parks, and so many family attractions. The resort features arcades, a laser arena, go-carts, ropes course, mini-golf and more, including Take Flight, an aerial adventure theatre ride. 

Noah's Ark features water thrill rides, food, and over 80 family activities to enjoy including schooners, arcades, and a dive-in theatre. Also featuring two endless rivers, four children's water play areas, bumper boats, and two giant wave pools. It's recognized as being "America's Largest Waterpark." Parents with young tots can appreciate the exclusive kiddie area and gentle rides. There is lodging adjacent to the water park.

Featuring both indoor & outdoor water parks with more than 2 dozen water slides, huge interactive kiddie play areas, activity pools, lazy river, luxurious poolside cabanas, outdoor hot springs, & more, Chula Vista was designed with the whole family in mind! The resort also features an 18-hole golf course, river walk, hot springs, spa, & plenty of family dining. Water park passes are included in all overnight stays, and day passes are also available for those not staying at the resort.

Mt. Olympus Water and Theme Resort offers both indoor and outdoor water parks, as well as thrilling rollercoasters and amusement park rides, like twirling teacups and bumper cars. Take a plunge down several water slides or sit in a hot tub to relax. Lodging options include typical hotel suites, but also tents for camping and unique treehouse beds! Kids love it!