Texas Indoor Water Parks (Including 6 Indoor Waterparks)

The African-themed Kalahari Resorts and Conventions provide an unbeatable fun package deal for your next family getaway or business convention. The resort is full of exciting family adventure activities and includes an indoor, year-round water park, the expansive outdoor Zambezi Pools as well as Tom Foolery’s Adventure Park.

Guests are welcome to visit the resort on a day-trip basis, but there are a variety of accommodation options available if you would like to stay a little longer. When you check into the hotel you can choose a package deal which includes complimentary access to the Water Park and add-ons for the other attractions.

Address: 3001 Kalahari Blvd , Round Rock, Texas 78665, 877 525 2427

Schlitterbahn Waterpark Galveston is a family-friendly water park with a variety of exciting water-based rides, slides, wave rivers, and water coasters. Located on the island of Galveston in the Gulf of Mexico, Schlitterbahn Waterpark Galveston is bisected by a 1-mile river that connects three distinct sections of the park, which are home to four thrilling speed slides, including the exhilirating Screaming Serpents body slide ride, the Cliffhanger, and Rohr! as well as raft rides, water coasters, and picnic pavilions at Surfenburg, and the Tiki Tikes Kids Area for children of all ages. Schlitterbahn Waterpark Galveston is also home to the world’s tallest water coaster, a “shipwreck harbor” in a massive wave pool, and a swim-up bar. The park also has an award-winning indoor water park and family accommodations in the form of beach-style cabanas.

Address: 2026 Lockheed Street, Galveston, TX 77554, Phone: 409-770-WAVE (9283) or 830-625-2351

Located at the Holiday Inn Club Vacations Villages Resort in Flint, Texas, The WaterPark at The Villages is a family-friendly vacation resort with a family playground and popular water park. Set on 3,000 acres of fragrant piney woods overlooking Lake Palestine, the WaterPark offers 25,000 square feet of fun for visitors of all ages and includes a 19,000-square-foot, glass-enclosed, climate- controlled recreational area, which features a retractable roof for open-air fun in the warmer summer months. The WaterPark @ The Villages features a relaxing, meandering river, a gentle wave pool, a forest-themed children’s playscape with water features, four water slides and two tower slides, a party room, a casual dining area, and a retail store.

Address: The WaterPark at The Villages, 18270 Singing Wood Lane, Flint, TX 75762, Phone: 903-534-8400

Texas Indoor Water Parks for Teens

Located in Grand Prairie, Texas, Epic Waters Indoor Waterpark is an 80,000-square-foot indoor/outdoor year-round waterpark that offers a wealth of family fun. Situated a short walk from The Epic, the water park features an architecturally distinct and retractable roof that opens in the hotter summer months to offer an open-air experience. The park is home to 11 water slides set around the waterpark’s slide tower, three of which are unique to the industry, as well as a 10,000-square-foot outdoor wave pool with calm surf gently lapping a tranquil beach and rolling waves in deeper water, a 600-foot lazy river, and a swimming hole with basketball hoops.

Address: Epic Waters Indoor Waterpark , 2970 Epic Place Grand Prairie, TX 75052, Phone: 972-337-3131

The Great Wolf Lodge Resort is a family-friendly resort located a few miles from the LEGOLAND Discovery Center in Grapevine and offers deluxe accommodations, upscale amenities, and an indoor water park with several swimming areas and wave pools, water slides and rides, waterfalls, hot springs, and entertainment for children. The park also boasts two casual restaurants, a poolside café, and a pizzeria as well as a fully equipped gym and spa. Water slides and rides at the park include River Canyon Run, Totem Towers, Racoon Lagoon, Big Foot Pass, South Hot Springs, and Chinook Cave. Attractions at the Park include the Howly Wood XD Theater, the Howler’s Peak Ropes Course, the Northern Lights Arcade, and Lazer Frenzy, among others.

Address: Great Wolf Lodge Resort, 100 Great Wolf Drive, Grapevine, TX 76051, Phone: 800-693-9653

The Lubbock Water Rampage has been providing families with water-based fun for more than three decades with a variety of exciting water rides, slides, wave pools, and picnic grounds. The park features several attractions such as Pirates Cove, Caribbean Adventure, and Lost World. Pirates Cove features a pirate ship, party pavilions, and a dumping bucket; Caribbean Adventure has a baby pool and a big wave pool for children and adults, Captain Morgan's Rum Point, and offers unique movie nights; and Lost World is home to a lazy river and a pirate village. Water Rampage also has plenty of picnic sites dotted around the park and food concession stands for snacks and drinks.

Address: Lubbock Water Rampage, 6602 Marsha Sharpe Fwy, Lubbock, TX 79407, Phone: 806-771-5953

Texas Indoor Water Parks for Younger Kids

Aquatica San Antonio, SeaWorld's Water Park is the companion water park to SeaWorld San Antonio, one of three parks of its kind in the nation along with Aquatica Orlando and Aquatica San Diego. The park was opened to the public in May of 2012 and showcases a wide variety of family-friendly water attractions, including attractions that offer up-close experiences with the main park’s animal habitats, such as the Stingray Falls family rafting ride that passes through an underground grotto showcasing stingrays and tropical fish species. High-thrill slides include the enclosed Hooroo Run and Tassie’s Twisters multi-slide complexes, the dark experience Woohoo Falls, and the zero-gravity Walhalla Wave clover tube slide. Younger visitors can enjoy the Kookaburra Cove splash play area, the miniature Zippity Zappity slides, and the three-story Walkabout Waters interactive funhouse.

Address: Aquatica San Antonio, SeaWorld's Water Park, 10500 Sea World Dr, San Antonio, TX 78251, Phone: (210) 520-4732

Wet'n'Wild Waterworld is one of the United States’ oldest water parks, originally opened in 1979 by Berry H. Edwards and modeled after the now-defunct Wet’n’Wild Anaheim park. Today, it spans 60 acres near the towns of El Paso (Video) and Las Cruces, offering a wide variety of attractions for novice and expert swimmers alike. Most rides feature shallow water, allowing non-swimmers to enjoy top attractions such as water slides. Thrill rides include slides such as the Blue Streak, the screamer, and the twin slides Amazon and Alien Vortex, while family-friendly attractions include the Little Rio Grande lazy river attraction and the Wild Island Wave Pool, one of Texas’ largest. Young children can play safely at the Atlantis Adventure and King Kiri’s Fountains of Fun playplaces. A slippery rock challenge and beach volleyball courts are also provided to continue the fun on land. Throughout the season, concerts and festivals are presented at the park’s picnic area, which also allows guests to bring their own food into the park in coolers.

Address: Wet'n'Wild Waterworld, 8804 S Desert Blvd, Anthony, TX 79821, Phone: (915) 886-2222

NRH2O Family Water Park owned and operated by the City of North Richland Hills and has been consistently ranked as one of the nation’s top water park facilities. The park offers eight water slides of varying thrill levels, including the 330-foot Sidewinder, the mega-tube Viper, and the 1,161-foot-long Green Extreme, the world’s tallest uphill water coaster. Gentler family attractions include the parent-child ride-along Double Dipper slide, the 5,300-square-foot Beachside Bay lagoon, and the NRH2Ocean wave pool, which presents dive-in movies on weekend evenings throughout the summer. A wide variety of dining options are offered throughout the park, including Al Gator’s Smokehouse and Grill, Piper’s River Falls Café, and Eb and Flo’s Funnel Cake Lab.

Address: NRH2O Family Water Park, 9001 Boulevard 26, North Richland Hills, TX 76180, Phone: (817) 427-6500

Schlitterbahn New Braunfels was the first Texas water park location to open under the Schlitterbahn franchise, opened to the public in 1979. The park’s name is a reference to the German word for “slippery road,” an homage to the New Braunfels region’s German heritage. At its opening, the park featured four water slides. Since then, it has expanded to feature more than 50 attractions across two distinct water resort areas, earning it more than three dozen Golden Ticket Awards from Amusement Today, including a nearly 20-year streak as the world’s best water park.

Major attractions include the Dragon Blaster, the world’s first uphill water coaster, and the Torrent, the world’s first wave river attraction. Seven types of accommodations are offered at the park’s resort, with discounted Stay and Play admission packages available for overnight guests.

Address: Schlitterbahn New Braunfels , 400 N Liberty Ave, New Braunfels, TX 78130, Phone: (830) 625-2351