If you don’t want those summer swimming skills lost during the long winter…
If you’re longing for a tropical experience but your calendar is lacking in jaunts to Hawaii or the Seychelles…
If you think it’s just too damn cold…
If you want to rock that bathing suit once more before you and Casper share a skin tone…
Consider packing up the crew for an indoor water park experience. Day trip or overnight, admission rates from $7 to $32, there’s something here for you.
Kahuna Laguna (North Conway, NH)
This indoor waterpark resort promises 40,000 square feet of wet and wild fun. If you’re in the mood for a weekend getaway, head to the Red Jacket Mountain View Resort and enjoy Kahuna Laguna for $20/person, $10/observer (registered guests only). Kahuna Laguna also hosts birthday parties for a minimum of 8 guests, at a rate of $35/person.
Upper Valley Aquatic Center (White River Junction, VT)
If the family budget doesn’t currently allow for an overnight getaway, or your schedule only permits a day trip, Upper Valley Aquatic Center is a great place to land. Just over the river from the Dartmouth area, UVAC’s Splash Park features a lazy river, big climbing structure, and 20 foot high corkscrew slide. Day passes are just $7/kid (ages 3-18) and $15/adult, or $20 per adult/kid (3-14) combo. We had a splash blast at UVAC with a group of 20 kids ranging in age from baby to tween; there was something for everyone, and no crowds.
CoCo Key Water Park (Danvers, MA)
If you’re in the market for a southern experience, CoCo Key Water Park outside of Boston offers a 65,000 sq ft indoor water park. Typically quite busy, day passes should be purchased in advance, or admission is not guaranteed. Day rates are $32/person; twilight passes (4-9 pm) run $25/person.
Don’t pack that swim gear away just yet…
Hawaii would be nice this winter, but UVAC is delightful too. At $27 for 2 monkeys + a mama, UVAC wins the budget comparison. (photo the_tahoe_guy via flickr creative commons)
