(CURRENTLY CLOSED!)Īs part of the Jay Peak Resort, this park offers several slides, lazy river, kids play area, indoor/outdoor hot tub, double-barrel “flowrider” (a cross between skateboarding, surfing and snowboarding on water).Īt over 3 hours from the seacoast, this one’s definitely a road trip but I’ve even seen some combo ski/splash specials for Jay Peak Resort that would be worth it if you wanted to ski, as well. You must be an overnight guest of the hotel to access the water park (and even then, there is an additional cost to enjoy the water park. Kahuna Laguna, North Conway NH (CURRENTLY CLOSED!)Īs part of the Red Jacket Mountain View & Resort, this water park has four water slides (single and double riders), a wave pool, water basketball court, 25-person hot tub, toddler pool area and a play tower area with water cannons, rope bridge, slides and a 175-gallon tipping bucket.Īt 40K square feet, this park is almost half the size of the ones mentioned above but still fun for a day or two. For more info, visit Waterpark of New England Website. Tickets can be booked in advance (recommended). Right now, the waterpark is only open on the weekends. Do bring your own towels (not offered) don’t bring your own food or drink (not allowed and they have some onsite options).Ĭheck the website for prices, they can vary. I like this place because they put in a lot of cheesy tropical décor, but it makes me forget there’s snow outside so I’ll take it. The park has an adventure river, water-filled jungle gym, zero-depth entry pool and play area, indoor/outdoor spa, several water slides and an activity pool (think water basketball, obstacle course). Although they have an onsite hotel, you are not required to stay overnight to access the water park. Waterparks of New England is a great day-trip option. ![]() Waterpark of New England (formerly CoCo Key), Danvers MA I would not recommend the onsite restaurants for dinner (either order in or go out), but other than that, it got a thumbs up from me. It was warm, clean and offered tons of activities. I have personally been here and really liked it. Prices for overnight start at about $199 per night for four people. There are also a ton of non-water related activities including an indoor ropes course, bowling alley, mini-golf, lazer tag, MagiQuest (an interactive scavenger hunt which is an extra expense but I highly recommend splurging on it) and so much more. ![]() Great Wolf Lodge is 68K square feet of aquatic fun including water slides (for singles and groups), lazy river, children’s splash pool, water fort tree house, wave pool and more. Be sure to Google special deals before booking and you could score some sweet savings. Note: Almost all of the indoor water parks discussed below offer discounts and special package deals on sites like Groupon, TripAdvisor, etc. They’re close, they’re fun and they’re warm. For me, I’ll take these for tropical humidity in the cold weather any day. Your desire to be warm, however, must trump any issues you may have with things like extremely high levels of chlorine and tons of wet people everywhere. ![]() If you’re willing to pay cold hard cash to be transported to a balmy 84 degrees (albeit indoors) during a New England winter, this article may be for you.
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