10 Of The Best Local Indoor Water Parks Dallas & Fort Worth Have To Offer! (2024)

During the chilly winter, most of us are looking for an escape to a warmer place like Mexico or the Caribbean. However, if you are looking to stay closer to home, then an indoor waterpark is your best option for beating the winter blues.

We’ve picked 10 of the best great Indoor Water Parks Dallas has, that are great for year-round water-based fun and swimming.

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Why we love Indoor Water Parks in Dallas!

These indoor waterparks offer family fun year-round, and many are only a few minutes drive from Plano.

This list of DFW waterparks is compiled from recommendations by our staff and local families that are great for the entire family.

As a bonus, most of these parks keep the air temperature around a hot and humid 85 degrees, making a perfect beach day in any season!

Check out these Local Splash Pads you can try too!

Leave the sunscreen, but pack those swimsuits and have a fun day splashing in the water.

The Cove at The Lakefront

Newly opened in The Lakefront at Little Elm™ is a 42,000-square-foot, fun-for-the-whole-family, one-of-a-kind destination Water Park!

The Cove™ is open year long and features something for everyone and all ages!

Splash away in the zero-depth splash ground, catch a wave on our FlowRider® Double, or take a relaxing ride down our lazy river.

You can stay and play all day and reserve a cabana (or more!) to relax in style poolside. Enjoy shade, comfortable seating, and your own TV too. They also host birthdays, corporate events or family gatherings too.

Kids aged under 2 are free

Opening Hours for the Cove at Lakefront in Little Elm, Texas

School Year: Limited features available during the school day.

MONDAY-FRIDAY 4.-8 p.m. (Temporary), SATURDAY 10 a.m. to 6 p.m and SUNDAY noon to 6 p.m.

Summer and School Holidays: During the summer and on school holidays, there will be special events and programming before opening. Check our site frequently for programming updates, events, and more!

MONDAY-FRIDAY 11 a.m.-8 p.m, SATURDAY 10 a.m. to 6 p.m and SUNDAY noon to 6 p.m.

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Epic Waters Indoor Waterparks

Address: 2970 Epic Place, Grand Prairie, TX 75052

Phone: (972) 337-3131

Open year-round

Children 3 and under are admitted free and do not require a ticket. Tickets purchased are nonrefundable. Currently, they’re offering online tickets for pre-booking an entry time and date with some availability at the door.

They also offer Season Passes and Package deal combos too.

One of the largest indoor water parks in the world and one of the best DFW water parks is Epic Waters Indoor Waterpark, an 80,000 square-feet facility with outside space too.

This park goes to prove that everything is bigger in Texas!

Epic Waters features water slides for all ages, toddler and child water play area, a lazy river, a Flowrider, swimming pool, cabanas, and sitting areas, rides, birthday party/ event rooms, arcade, and more.

You’ll love the body slide Lassoloop (the “tallest indoor Aqualoop” in the country”) and the twisty-turvy Yellowjacket Drop, which is a combination of the popular Boomerango and Constrictor features.

On top of that, visitors can grab food, and enjoy co*cktails, wine, beer at a full-service bar. Seriously, they have it all!

And, they have a retractable roof, which opens up on a beautiful summer day and closes during the winter season. You can enjoy Twilight Swim and Family Fun Friday events too.

If you want outdoors, we love any of the Schlitterbahn parks around Texas!

Plano Aquatic Center

Address: 2301 Westside Dr, Plano, TX 75075

Phone: (972) 769-4232

Open: Year-round

Plano Aquatic Center has an indoor pool that offers a 25-yard pool that has a shallow area for younger children.

There is an outdoor splash ground with fountains and sprayers if you want to venture out, and they offer pool party rentals for your next celebration.

Great Wolf Lodge

Address: 100 Great Wolf Dr, Grapevine, TX 76051

Phone: (800) 693-9653

Open: Year-round

Free for all kids aged 2 and under.

Great Wolf Lodge is the largest family indoor water park resort in the US, and we have one in Grapevine, just a 40 minute drive from Plano.

Great news – to use the indoor water park, you don’t need to stay at the hotel!Many parents do like to stay in the hotel though, so you can take a break in your room and visit multiple times as the air can get stuffy and hot.

Many Moms say it’s better value if you incorporate a Room Stay though

When you stay a night you essentially get two days in the Water Park plus the kids love the magic quest game (and it’s a several hours event). So, if you’re going to spend money there I’d spend a little more and get more bang for your buck.

Amber S. Plano TX

However, it is always worth checking if they have any Specials to stay a night or two to enjoy all other attractions, also try Groupon or Resort Pass for discounts if you book/pay ahead of time

Great Wolf Lodge has 80,000 square feet of water park with tons of activities to choose from.

You can enjoy The Fort Mackenzie, a water fort treehouse with interactive water toys and kid-activated splash features. Or have a thrilling ride at the Howlin’ Tornado, a super-fast thrill ride in a raft built for four.

They have a lazy river, slides, pools and rides for all age groups.

The twists, and turns will have you howling before you drop into the six-story funnel of fun, and you can see how high you can ride up the walls before you shoot into the last tunnel for an unforgettable splashdown. You need to visit to experience the fun!

Amenities such as a laser tag maze, kids’ spa, and interactive movie theater will keep the entire family busy, and for some parents-only playtime, head to the 24-hour arcade, which becomes adults-only after midnight.

Multiple room packages are available. Go online to check their nightly rates calendar for deals on suites. Book one night and get nearly two full days of resort access.

Frisco Athletic Center

Address: 5828 Nancy Jane Ln, Frisco, TX 75035

Phone: (972) 292-6600

Open: Year-round

Free for Kids aged 2 and under

Frisco Athletic Center is an award-winning, family-focused fitness and aquatic facility, which offers 100,000 square feet of indoor wellness time.

With more than 350,000 gallons of water, which makes it an excellent place for some water fun with the entire family all year round.

The Indoor Aquatic Center features a water slide, activity pool, four lap lanes, a warm water pool, a current channel with vortex, and a children’s play area with spray features and slides for smaller guests.

Guests must be 48 inches tall to ride the Big Blue Slide!

Kings Spa and Waterpark

Address: 2154 Royal Ln, Dallas, TX 75229

Phone: (214) 420-9070

Open: Year-round

A unique experience for the whole family, King Spa Waterpark, is modeled after traditional Korean spas. It has attractions ranging from a slide to a swim-up bar, hot tubs, and shallow play area for little splashers.

The pool utilizes premier whirlpool and water jet technology of varying strengths to provide you with a unique massage experience to relieve muscle pain and internal stress.

And, after lounging in the soothing water jets, you can go to the lazy and take a calming ride with your little ones.

The indoor play pool complete with colorful tiles, a footbridge, various water fountains, and a 30ft slide, is perfect for the kids.

Your admission ticket also gives you access to the steam and Jacuzzi rooms, as well as the dry rooms where you can sweat out all toxins (good for adults).

Kids can enjoy the water-park with parents – although some parents might be tempted to leave the kids to enjoy the waterpark while they luxuriate in the spa.

For $25 you can stay for 24 hours if you wish. No food or alcohol can be brought in – but they serve food and drinks on site at good prices.

The REC Aquatics

Address: 1175 Municipal Way, Grapevine, TX 76051

Phone: (817) 410-3450

Open: Year-round

Grapevine Aquatics offers whole-year fun for the entire family with four lap lanes, a current channel, floatables, a hot tub, two-tower slides, and two basketball goals.

They have a state of the art play structure for the little ones.

They also have swim lessons for all ages, birthday parties, after-hour private pool parties, and multiple special events throughout the year.

Apex Centre

Address: 3003 Alma Road, McKinney, TX

Phone: 972-547-2739

Open: Hours vary by day.

You can also purchase a pass for $30/family. Resident discounts and memberships available

Super local to us, they have a large indoor aquatic center.

The Indoor Leisure Pool has three lanes, ranges from zero-depth to 4 feet deep, a lazy river, kiddie playground, and flume slide.

Don Rodenbaugh Natatorium

Address: 110 Rivercrest Blvd, Allen, TX 75002

Phone: (214) 509-4770

Open: Year-round

Admission Price:

What a great place for year-round aquatic and fitness fun!

Don Rodenbaugh Natatorium is a facility with a 25-yard by 25-meter competition pool with two 1-meter diving boards, a leisure pool with three 25-yard fitness lanes, a flume slide, interactive play water elements and a lazy river, a 5,000 square feet fitness facility, an aerobics room, and a climbing wall.

The little kids will definitely enjoy the slide and play area, and big kids can enjoy the indoor rock-climbing wall.

Kids can be left to splash under supervision of lifeguards. Little kids enjoy the slide and play apparatus but older kids may not enjoy it as much. They may however enjoy the indoor rock-climbing wall.

One of our favorite Dallas based waterparks is Jade Waters Resort Pool, based at the Hilton Anatole.

Don't forget to check out these other great options to enjoy the Water:The Best List of Local Splash Pad Parks for Kids and Where to Swim in Plano

Don’t leave without reading our Water Safety Tips and planning for Swimming Lessons.