Don’t let the colder months stop you from making a splash on your next family getaway. Pennsylvania is packed with some of the country’s largest and adventure-filled indoor water parks, so start planning your winter water-land escape right here in the Keystone State.
1. Hershey Lodge Indoor Waterpark
Hershey
You can find the country’s sweetest indoor waterpark right here in Pennsylvania. The Hershey Lodge Indoor Waterpark is exclusive and complimentary to all the lodge’s overnight guests, offering 30,000 square feet of fun for the whole family. Check out impressive slides including the Twizzlers Twists and more easygoing attractions such as Reese’s Water Walk. When not slipping and sliding through the park, play at the sandcastle spray zone, lighthouse tipping bucket or basketball hoops. Amenities to take advantage of include their leisure pool, children’s pool and whirlpool.
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2. Splash Lagoon
Erie
Enjoy a wet, wild, 84-degree winter escape with the whole family at Erie’s Polynesian paradise, Splash Lagoon. With extreme rides and slides, lazy rivers and whirlpools plus a kid’s zone, arcade, surf bar, treetop ropes course and Laguna Grill, it’s no wonder this 80,000-square-foot indoor waterpark in Pennsylvania consistently receives USA TODAY's “10Best Readers' Choice Awards” for top water park in the country. Once you’re inside, it’s hard to miss one of the park’s main attractions—the Tree House. This centerpiece has multiple levels of colorful water sprayers, mini dumping buckets and a giant tipping coconut. If you’re having too much family fun, turn your visit into an overnight stay by reserving a room at one of three connecting hotels.
3. Great Wolf Lodge Waterpark
Scotrun
Dive into winter fun at Great Wolf Lodge. With slides including the Hydro Plunge and Double Barrel Drop, the interactive, four-story Fort Mackenzie treehouse and River Canyon Run, your whole pack is in for an adrenaline-pumping time at this 120,000-square-foot indoor waterpark near the Poconos. Take a break and relax with the whole family in the warm waters of the South Hot Springs, then buddy up for a tandem tube ride down the Alberta Falls. Stay the night in one of their three-bedroom Woodland Villas that can sleep up to 10, or book a Family Fireplace Suite in the main lodge with its grand lobby and dining options.
4. Aquatopia Indoor Waterpark
Tannersville
Slip and slide your way on 13 different water slides, then enjoy an adventure river, kiddie pools and splash zones for 125,000 square feet of fun at Camelback Resort’s Aquatopia Indoor Waterpark. When you’re not in the water, rent a private indoor cabana for a quick nap between activities and snack and shop at the pool-side stores and restaurants. Aquatopia has been named one of the country’s best indoor waterparks by USA TODAY’s “10Best Readers’ Choice Awards.” Stay at Camelback Resort this winter and get free access to this Pocono Mountains winter water-land. Return in the summertime to experience the largest outdoor waterpark in Pennsylvania at Camelbeach.
5. Kalahari Indoor Waterpark
Pocono Manor
One of the nation’s largest indoor waterparks is located in Pennsylvania. When you’re not hitting the slopes in the Pocono Mountains, have some winter fun at Pennsylvania's biggest waterpark, Kalahari Indoor Waterpark. Splash around 220,000 square feet packed with waterslides of all thrill levels, a lazy river, a wave zone and, for parents, two swim-up bars. Aspiring surfers and bodyboarders can test their skills on the park’s FlowRider. Kalahari resort guests receive free waterpark access as part of their stay, so be sure to pack winter weather gear to take advantage of all that the area has to offer.
