Girl About the World

Photo courtesy of Schlitterbahn Waterparks

Growing up in the Northwest, there weren’t a lot of opportunities to go to water parks — the best we have is Wild Waves in Federal Way, which I enjoyed well enough when I was younger, but it really doesn’t compare to others across the country. If I had lived in New Braunfels or Denver or Orlando or Wisconsin Dells, you can bet I would’ve had a season pass to the parks there, which feature all the lazy rivers, uphill water coasters, speed slides, wave pools, dump buckets, and fountains a water-loving kid (and her parents) could ask for.

Want to beat the heat this summer at a cool water park? Check out my story in June’s issue of The Family Groove on four great water parks for kids.