The summer season of 2023 has been a really heat and very muggy one to date, so protecting your physique as cool as doable is the secret over the following couple of months. What higher option to maintain cool outside than by having fun with Oklahoma Metropolis’s waterparks and abundance of splashpads and spraygrounds scattered all through the metro.
In the event you desire a bigger theme-park setting with quite a lot of water rides and excursions, two Six Flags-owned amusement parks, Hurricane Harbor and Frontier City , are ready to listen to from you! Hurricane Harbor, which is positioned in west Oklahoma Metropolis off Interstate 40, boasts greater than 15 water rides for individuals of all ages and luxury ranges. Thrill seekers could wish to check out the extra excessive water rides, together with Wahoo Racer, Dive Bomb or the Bermuda Triangle, whereas those that desire a extra tranquil, stress-free retreat could wish to verify Hurricane Harbor’s extra family-friendly rides, together with Caribbean Cove, Castaway Creek or Splashwater Island. Hurricane Harbor is open each day all through the summer season however you should definitely verify the newest park hours by visiting their web site.
Though nearly all of its rides are land primarily based, Frontier Metropolis, one other Six Flags property positioned in northeast Oklahoma Metropolis, has a number of water rides that households have loved through the years, together with the Wild West Water Works (the most important water works construction in Oklahoma!) and the Gulley Washer, a 66-foot-tall tower with three enclosed water slides.
The Oklahoma Metropolis space can also be blessed with an abundance of aquatic facilities, group swimming pools, splashpads and spraygrounds the place children of all ages – even these younger at coronary heart – can benefit from the refreshing splash of cool water on a scorching, summer season day. Oklahoma Metropolis’s two aquatic facilities, Earlywine Household Aquatic Heart and Will Rogers Household Aquatic Heart, are open this summer season in addition to its two group swimming pools, Woodson and Northeast group swimming pools, and 17 spraygrounds sprinkled all through the town. Please verify the Oklahoma Metropolis Parks and Recreation Division web site at okc.gov to be taught extra about these services and their hours of operation.
One other well-liked hangout spot to get soaked (that’s solely if you wish to!) is Scissortail Sprayground positioned on the new Scissortail Park within the coronary heart of the Oklahoma Metropolis’s Downtown Enterprise District. You’ll quickly uncover that this sprayground is rapidly develop into a success with each native residents and out-of-town guests alike! To see what different water adventures can be found on the new downtown park, try scissortailpark.org.
