Parent-Reviewed Indoor Water Parks Near NYC

Shila said:  Big Kahuna’s Indoor and Outdoor Water Park features a lazy river, water slides, a water adventure playground, and more!

Sue Krawitz Tandoc said:  In the heart of the Poconos, Kalahari Resorts offers both indoor and outdoor waterparks featuring tons of slides, a lazy river, and a wave pool.

Sue Krawitz Tandoc said:  Great Wolf Lodge Indoor Water Park offers fun for the whole family with water rides and slides, including a special kids area, water fort treehouse and hydro plunge slide.

Sue Krawitz Tandoc said:  Enjoy water-play adventure year round at Camelback Resort's Aquatopia Indoor Water Park in the Poconos. With 84 degree water, enjoy the pool, rides and slides from mat and tube slides to aqua launch capsule slides to kiddie slides. Reserve a cabana or enjoy a bite to eat or drink from the poolside restaurant.

Jennie Utsinger said:  The Kartrite is only an hour and forty-five minutes from midtown Manhattan and features a huge indoor water park with rides, slides & more!

Sue Krawitz Tandoc said:  Split Rock Resort in the Poconos offers the H2Oooohh! Indoor Water Park with over 53,000 square feet of water play for ultimate family fun including three four-story slides, a wave pool, activity pool, Jungle play structure with dumping bucket, and Leapin' Lillypads crossing area. This park is most fun for ages 12 and under.

Joni Monacell said:  Big Splash Indoor Waterpark at Rocking Horse Ranch is kept at a balmy 85° all year, so it feels like summer all year long. Some of their attractions include a 250-foot Gold Rush Flume, a Fort Geyser Aqua Station with slides for little ones, interactive fountains, dumping buckets and huge geysers!

Juan L. said:  Woodloch Resort is the perfect winter escape in the Pocono Mountains. You can cozy up in the hotel and let the kids play in their Splash Zone for hours on end. The Splash Zone includes a "double corkscrew" water slide along with a superdome water tower. For those parents that don't want to be drenched but want to watch all the fun, there is an observation deck with a glass window.

This indoor water park offers fun for kids of all ages and is accessible to those not staying at the hotel as well.

Joni Monacell said:  Six Flags Great Escape Indoor Waterpark features a lazy river, tube slides, a whitewater rafting slide, a treehouse splash zone for younger visitors, and a surfing area. The temperature is always 82° in the park, so it's nice regardless of the weather outside.

Jennie Utsinger said:  Cascades Indoor Waterpark, in the Finger Lakes Region of NY, is about 3 1/2 hours outside of midtown Manhattan. The park includes a whitewater wave pool; water slides - including two 3-story tall slides; play structures with nets and water blasters for big kids and little kids; a basketball cove; and a heated outdoor pool and hot tubs. There's also a large arcade should you need a break from the waterpark.