The thermometer’s climbing, you don’t have air conditioning, and you just want to cool down for a little while. One solution is to head to the nearest waterpark. That’s easier said than done in New Mexico, a state that is short on this type of attraction. However, we do have a few awesome water wonderlands, where kids – and kids at heart – can beat the heat.
- WaterMania at Cliff’s Amusement Park (Albuquerque)
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Facebook/Cliff’s Amusement Park WaterMania at Cliff’s opens on Memorial Day weekend. Older kids love Mega Water Monkeys and the chance to get soaked, while younger ones can get in on the fun in their own section of the park, known as Li’l Squirts.
Tripadvisor/Ellen G. This place gets busy but the crowds tend to let up by late afternoon. WaterMania is located at 4800 Osuna Road NE in Albuquerque. For more info.
- Abq Surf N’ Slide at Hotel Cascada (Albuquerque)
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Facebook/Abq Surf N’ Slide Abq Surf N’ Slide is an indoor water park that features water slides, a lazy river, along with a wave pool and wading pools.
Facebook/Abq Surf N’ Slide FlowRider™ is a particularly unusual attraction that recreates the experience of surfing, even when you’re thousands of miles away from the nearest ocean.
This water park is located at 2500 Carlisle Boulvard NE in Albuquerque. For more info.
- Park Lake (Santa Rosa)
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Tripadvisor/Emily C. This inflatable water park, known as a Wibit, is the only one of its kind in New Mexico. This is more of an aquatic-based obstacle course than a standard water park, but it’s still loads of fun.
Yelp/Jaime C. You need to pay an admission fee and then purchase a day pass that also includes use of pedal boats, canoes, and the water slide. It is located on Blue Hole Road in Santa Rosa. For more info.
While not a water park, this year The Beach at Lake Farmington has been enlarged by 10,000 square feet and stocked with more water toys.
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WaterMania at Cliff’s opens on Memorial Day weekend. Older kids love Mega Water Monkeys and the chance to get soaked, while younger ones can get in on the fun in their own section of the park, known as Li’l Squirts.
Tripadvisor/Ellen G.
This place gets busy but the crowds tend to let up by late afternoon. WaterMania is located at 4800 Osuna Road NE in Albuquerque. For more info.
Facebook/Abq Surf N’ Slide
Abq Surf N’ Slide is an indoor water park that features water slides, a lazy river, along with a wave pool and wading pools.
FlowRider™ is a particularly unusual attraction that recreates the experience of surfing, even when you’re thousands of miles away from the nearest ocean.
This water park is located at 2500 Carlisle Boulvard NE in Albuquerque. For more info.
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Tripadvisor/Emily C.
This inflatable water park, known as a Wibit, is the only one of its kind in New Mexico. This is more of an aquatic-based obstacle course than a standard water park, but it’s still loads of fun.
Yelp/Jaime C.
You need to pay an admission fee and then purchase a day pass that also includes use of pedal boats, canoes, and the water slide. It is located on Blue Hole Road in Santa Rosa. For more info.
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