Archive for July 27th, 2009

You may want to take your kids to one of these before the summer is out. So here are the places I was able to scare up that are in the basic Fort Worth area that have water slides and kids play areas with waterfalls, etc. Some are full-fledged waterparks where you pay a lot and stay all day — others are simply augmented municipal pools. There’s a park for every budget. So let’s get splashing.

NRH2O – Owned by the City of North Richland Hills (hence the name). This is a pretty spiffy waterpark, with 6 attraction-quality waterslides as well as a kid’s waterfall/pipes area, wave pool, and river. Free parking, free tubes, and concession stand. $22.99 over 48 inches, $18.99 others, and under 2 is free. Discounts for purchasing ahead on the web.

Hurricane Harbor: Run by Six Flags. This is a full size waterpark. You can buy a joint ticket for Hurricane Harbor along with Six Flags, but I wouldn’t advise it, since either of these places would take all day to see. How many slides? I couldn’t count them, but here’s a map to give you an idea. Online, get both kids and adult passes for $19.99; at the park, adults pay $24.99. Kids under two are free. Parking $10.

Water Works Park run by the City of Denton Four slides, children’s play area, river ride. $12-7 non-resident admission depending on age, with discounts available if you show up for the evening after 5.

Bedford Splash This is apparently a smaller waterpark with some kids-splash attractions and a couple of slides. But the price is definitely right:  $5 adults and $4 kids.

Hawaian Falls Mansfield This looks like a pretty well developed waterpark, with lots of stuff to do. Also two people on Twitter mentioned that this was a good place to go.  Here a link to the map. $19.99 adults/$13.99 kids online price.

Keller Point: Run by the City of Keller: A very advanced public pool or a very small waterpark, take your pick. There are two attraction quality slides (small, but fun) two lazy rivers and two little kids splash areas, as well as a “beach” of very shallow water for babies. Two pools, one inside and one out. Concessions. No tubes. Life jackets $2. $10 for adults, $9 for kids, non-resident.