The heat is coming – and you know what comes next right? Kids whining about being hot! Cool your kids off this summer by heading out and hitting water park! Check out our list of water parks near Kent Island and get out and have some dripping good fun! Click the headings for more info and to purchase tickets.
Six Flags America
13710 Central Park Drive, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772 – Approximately 30 minute drive from Kent Island
Ride the waves in our 800,000-gallon wave pool, or take the plunge on over 25 water slides! Explore three distinct children’s play areas for the little ones. Bring your bathing suit; the waterpark’s included in the price of admission to the park.
Admission:
One-Day Ticket $60.00 Check the site for deals and summer passes
Killens Pond State Park
5025 Killens Pond Rd, Felton, DE 19943 – Approximately 1 hour drive from Kent Island
Features 5 slides, baby pool, tot lot spray park, and more. Food concession stand and swim shop. Locker rooms designed to meet everyone’s needs with lower hand/hair dryers, baby changing stations, and lower toilet facilities. Please bring your own lock. Unisex bathroom in the Children’s Cove
Wheelchair Accessible – Ask to borrow our water wheelchairs!
Admission
Weekdays: Under 48”: $8 per person 48” and over: $10 per person Children 2 and under are free
Saturday-Sunday + Holidays: Under 48”: $10 per person 48” and over: $12 per person Children two years old and under: free
Chesapeake Beach Water Park
4079 Gordon Stinnett Ave, Chesapeake Beach, MD 20732 – Approximately 1 hour drive from Kent Island
Features water slides, baby pool, lazy river and more. Locker rooms with showers, food concession, swim shop, cabana rentals available.
Guests are welcome to bring your own beach chairs! Chairs are first come-first served. Guests are welcome to bring their own swim tubes, but they must be CLEAR, ensuring the lifeguards have a clean view of the pool. No outside food or drink permitted but there’s a great park right outside where you can pack your lunch and eat at picnic tables!
Admission
***Major Price Increase:
Kids 2 years old and under are FREE Thursday – Friday And Holiday Mondays: Labor Day, Sept. 5 48″ or Taller $70 Under 48″ $63 Friday-Sunday 48″ or Taller $90 Under 48″ $80
Jolly Roger Splash Mountain Water Park
2901 Coastal Highway, Ocean City, MD – Approximately Under 2 hour drive from Kent Island
Welcome to Splash Mountain! Jolly Roger’s® Splash Mountain has slides to test even the bravest member of your family. Experience the thrill of being shot uphill amidst a torrent of water on the Master Blaster water roller coaster, test your nerves while flying up and down the sides of Stealth, the park’s 45-foot tall half-pipe slide, or dare to test your nerves in the Aqualoop. Try your hand at river rafting on the Rapids Ride or slip and slide your way through the darkness of the Black Hole. For the little ones, Splash Mountain is home to three Kiddie Pools, the Lazy Lagoon Family Activity Pool, and the ever popular family favorite, the Rain Forest!
Admission
Splash Mountain Over 42″ Tall $45 Splash Mountain Under 42″ Tall $15.99 2yrs old and under is free. Check the site for season passes, family packs and more.
Sun Outdoors Frontier Town
8428 Stephen Decatur Highway, Berlin, MD 21811 – Approximately Under 2 hour drive from Kent Island
OC’s Coolest Spot is now Open to the Public. Experience the wild west, soar down twisting, high-speed water slides, float down the lazy river, and let the kids play in the splash pad. Frontier Town features the famous Western Experience, with gunfights and pony rides, a water park with cabanas, and 18 holes of miniature golf. Registered guests of Sun Outdoors Frontier Town enjoy complimentary access to the Western Experience and Water Park. Waterslides, Lazy River, Poolside Bar & Grill, Splash Pad, Wading Pool, Cabana Rentals.
Admission
48″ or Taller: $29.95 / Under 48″ Tall: $24.95 48″ or Taller with Active Military ID: $26.95 Twilight Rate (4-6 p.m.): $14.95 Age 3 & Under: Free. Water Park Rules No outside food and beverage. No coolers. Guests must be 48″ or taller to ride any of the water slides
Jungle Jim’s – River Safari Water Park
36944 Country Club Rd Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971 – Approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes from Kent Island
Features Wave Pool, Kid’s Spray Ground, Lazy River, Activity Pool, Kiddie Pool, Several Giant Water Slides, Lockers and Bathhouse available. Food available for purchase.
Admission
All Day Pass: Over 42″ tall $48.00 Under 42″ tall $33.00 Twilight (beginning at 3 p.m.) Over 42″ tall $35.00 Under 42″ tall $25.00
Midway Speedway Park
18645 Coastal Hwy • Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971 – Approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes from Kent Island
White Water Mountain Water Park invites you and your family to get wet! Cool off in our two pools, and don’t forget to try our body flumes (both open and enclosed) and super-fast waterslides. When you’re ready to dry off, soak up some sun on the large tropical sunbathing deck with a tropical treat from our Tiki Hut. White Water Mountain is 100% kid-friendly. Children 36″ tall & up can slide by themselves or with an adult in our double innertubes. We also provide complimentary life vests for the little ones.
Admission
All Day Waterpark Over 42″ $36.99 All-Day Water Park Under 42″ & Senior Citizens 65+ $24.99
Thunder Lagoon Water Park at Viking Golf
38960 Island Street Fenwick Island, Delaware 19944 – Approximately just under 2 hours from Kent Island
Thunder Lagoon Waterpark presents The 400 foot themed Lazy River ride, six slides, a 2800 square foot activity pool, and 800 square foot kiddie pool, all of which will excite everyone in the family. The water park features our Black hole body slide, a Twister doubles slide where the parents may ride with their child, and, of course, the one of a kind tipping Viking ship: Watch your child’s anticipation build as he or she waits for the next 250 gallons of water to come crashing to the ground. There is ample lounging space or relax while floating along the Lazy River with it’s tropical theming and interactive water gadgets. Food and drinks can be purchased from our adjacent concessions. Burgers, hand cut fries, Pizza, funnel Cakes, Ice cream and more are available for purchase and can be consumed on site.
Great Wolf Lodge Maryland – BRAND NEW!
Great Wolf Lodge’s newest and largest resort is opening on June 14, 2023. When you’re looking for the ultimate family getaway, our resort has it all: a 126,000-square-foot indoor water park kept at a warm 84 degrees year-round, fun attractions & events, dining options to please every palate, and more. Check it out HERE.
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