• Many Iowa water parks feature tube slides.red water slide fun image by .shock from Fotolia.com
  
  Throughout Iowa, outdoor enthusiasts can find lakes and beaches, such as Big Spirit Lake and Orleans Beach, where they can go swimming, fishing or boating. Due to the state's climate, Iowa does not provide an ideal location for engaging in outdoor water activities during certain parts of the year, especially the fall and winter. People who are interested in swimming but also enjoy slides, wave pools and other amenities will find indoor water parks in certain regions in Iowa. Some resort hotels in Iowa also feature water parks.
  
  

Wasserbahn Waterpark

• The Wasserbahn Waterpark is located inside the Clarion Hotel in Williamsburg, a city near the historic village of Amana Colonies. One of the main attractions in the water park, the tower area features two tube slides for adults and children. Inside the water park, people can go swimming in a wading pool or a vortex swimming pool. They can also move across the water on a water walk course, play water basketball, get water dumped on them while standing under a dumping station or try to climb a rope suspended above the water. The water park also has a video arcade for children and a spa for adults. Family attractions inside the hotel include a miniature golf course; a playground; a general store with crafts, toys and candy and a restaurant with a colonial-style theme.
  
  Wasserbahn Waterpark
  2211 U Ave.
  Williamsburg, IA 52361
  319-668-1175
  wasserbahn.com
  
  

Great Harbor Resort and Waterpark

• The Great Harbor Resort and Waterpark is located in Dubuque, a city that is also home to Crystal Lake Cave, the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium, Roe Nature Preserve, the Dubuque Museum of Art and Eagle Point Park. The resort's water park features a lazy river ride that goes indoors and outdoors; tree house structures with water spraying areas, slides, climbing sections and tunnels and a water play area with a children's slide. The water park also has indoor tube slides for adults and children and pools for water basketball and other activities. The resort has a variety of additional amenities for families, such as a café with American-style foods and desserts, an on-site Tony Roma's Restaurant and a game room with arcade games. The facility also offers planned activities for children, such as movie nights, scavenger hunts, Bingo nights and water activities.
  
  Great Harbor Resort and Waterpark
  350 Bell St.
  Dubuque, IA 52001
  866-690-4006
  grandharborresort.com
  
  

King's Pointe Waterpark Resort

• King's Pointe Waterpark Resort sits on Storm Lake, a lake where people can go canoeing, boating, kayaking, swimming and fishing. The resort is also located near Hanover Historical Village, the Brooke Wildlife Area and Santa's Castle. The resort features indoor and outdoor water parks. Inside the indoor water park, families will find a play area with children's slides, a climbing wall, a water walk area with lily pads, a lazy river and tube slides. The outdoor water park offers a virtual reality raft waterslide, a bowl-like slide and flume and tube slides. Other amenities at the outdoor water park include a water castle with children's slides; a walk area with lily pads and a swimming pool with a diving board, areas for swimming laps and a water basketball section. For hungry families, the resort offers a snack shop with American-style foods, candy and desserts and a grill restaurant overlooking Storm Lake. Other hotel amenities include a bike-rental service, a video arcade and nature trails. The resort also features planned activities for guests, including live musical acts, swimming lessons and carnival nights.
  
  King's Point Waterpark Resort
  1520 E. Lakeshore Dr.
  Storm Lake, IA 50588
  712-213-4500
  kingspointeresort.com