Chesapeake Beach Water Park

This was a really nice, not too out-​of-​way park. Overall, it was clean and fun. I really like that you don’t have to pay extra for the tubes or life vests, and their unique locker system. I didn’t like that the locker system doesn’t give change back. I would definitely go back with my family again. We bought a living social deal, and it was worth it.

BEWARE: If they are closed due to maintenance/​weather issues they will NOT refund your money on ticket purchases. That it is poor customer service especially since they were closed for not 1 but 2 days in a row. I can understand no refunds if we just decided not to go but this was not the case. Due to this issue this establishment gets a poor rating and I caution anyone to patronize this establishment.

This is now our 3^rd time coming here and my daughter has a blast every time. It is perfect for the little ones. My daughter is 4 and she uses 3 different kids slides. In the beginning of summer you can usually get a certifikids deal otherwise admission is $ 19 for children and $ 22 for adults. They fill up right when they open at 11 so I would recommend getting there early and waiting in line if you want a seat. We got there at 11:20 and there were already no chairs available. We did bring our own chairs, but there wasn’t anywhere to set them up? We even asked a life guard and she said she didn’t know. Luckily I didn’t do any sitting since my daughter was in the water the entire time. Another con is that you can not bring in food or drinks, just one empty water bottle that you can fill with water inside. I would have loved to pack some drinks and snacks for the little ones, but ended up buying a $ 6 kids hotdog meal that she didn’t touch. I had a cheeseburger which surprisingly tasted great. We drive an hour for this day trip that a group of us do once a summer. It is worth it for us because the kids have a great time. Slowly each year I learn something new that I will do next year to make this day trip run a little smoother. Next year I will be there early!

A little on the small side but a lot of fun, my entire family enjoyed themselves today

I would recommend this place for under age 10. I think any kids older than 10 would get bored.
They’ve got four small water slides, two medium slides, and two large slides where you must be at least 48 inches tall to ride. There’s a lazy river, a waterfall and two big anchored floating creatures that the kids can climb on. The main pool ranges from 2 feet to 3 ½ feet deep. Same goes for the lazy river. There are also two smaller sections for toddlers and babies. Everything is clean.
Be sure to arrive early to get a good spot to sit, as chairs and lounge chairs fill up quickly. It does get comfortably crowded.
They don’t let food in. This may be my only gripe. Prices range from about $ 4 – 10 per entrée and then about $ 2 – 3 for a drink. It just adds up. You can bring in empty water bottles; they have coolers with ice cold water you can fill. It’s near the ice cream stand (I didn’t see it until we were on our
It’s very safe and family friendly. They’ve got lifeguards stationed everywhere. They even made announcements to report anyone who is out of line or using loud, foul language.
Overall, great experience for the little ones!

So let me start with this, I had such low hopes for this place based on the reviews and I was wrong. This is a municipal run water park and really it is more of a pool with enhanced features. It was clean, well staffed, and a good value. I think that the people who gave all the negative reviews we’re comparing it to Water Country or another large establishment. You really need to compare to a nice pool or other municipal water feature. When you consider this you have better expectations. You should bring your own towels, chairs, and floaters to minimize being frustrated. We had a great time and it was lots of fun.

We had so much fun at this place. The reviews that say it’s crowded are true, but that didn’t keep us from having a great time. Our group was two adults and two children (under 13) on a Sunday afternoon. We went on all the slides, the pool area, and the lazy river. Everyone who worked at the park was friendly – same with park guests. It’s pricey but I think there are «Groupons» and weekday evening discounts. The slides, pools and tubes are in really good condition. The showers, rest rooms and changing areas are crowded but functional. One surprise was the food – it was better than expected. We would definitely visit again.

Small. Great for little kids under age 10. Over priced. If u dont live local I don’t recommend the drive to it.

Surprisingly even though I should have read the reviews first, not enough tubes for the lazy river, not enough chairs for people and staff were rude and inconsistent. $ 50.00 blown on a subpar water park. Do yourself a favor save your money and get a slip and slide for your yard versus going here.

We enjoyed this waterpark. We arrived after 4 PM so the tickets were deeply discounted. There was still plenty of sun left. The lazy river is relaxing, slides are fun and plenty of chairs to lay out and grab some sun. The two big slides are open to everyone over 48″ tall and under 300 pounds and they have numerous slides for those under 48″. Lifeguards pay extra attention but aren’t constantly jumping on everyone so you can still have fun. I would recommend this to any family looking to cool off and relax.

Not sure of all the negative reviews but I’m always happy to get a deal on Groupon or LivingSocial this place is awesome my son loves just to go hang out with friends and although the waterpark it’s not very big it’s cozy and I can see my son all the time and make sure nothing is happening to him because he has seizures.
the environment is friendly and the food is good and it’s a great place to hang out

Thank Goodness I came here on LivingSocial coupon because if I paid full price I’d be very upset.
I actually 1^st came in July, not realizing my LS coupon wasn’t valid on weekends until August!
I came back in August arriving just 15 min after the park opened. All the chairs were taken & they were already out of inner tubes for the lazy river!
What water park doesn’t have enough chairs or tubes for their paying customers just 15 minutes after opening!!! When I saw a stack of chairs not being used, I was told they were for the cabanas that we could rent for $ 50!!! WTF! I saw people who obviously knew the deal bring their own chairs! Once you’re inside the park, they announce ‘Admission to the park doesn’t guarantee a chair or an inner tube!’ Well NOW you tell me!
When we finally got in the lazy river & rode the 2 small slides we were done within an hour.
Not worth it! Even with a LS coupon.

21 dollars for 2 short water slides and an over crowded beach and lazy river ¹⁄₁₀ would not come again

My family and I gave Chesapeake Water Park another try. I’m SO glad we did! We all had a great time. We went on Tuesday, which is ½ price for Cheaspeake Beach residents. I went with my daughter and her 3 children and her niece. The children were 11 and older and had fun all day, so did my daughter and I. Get there at 11am when they open and there will be plenty of chairs. We even gave 3 of our chairs away because the kids were in the water the whole time. The food was really good (but not cheap). We were there 11am til 6pm, and had a blast!

Add this to the list of local businesses who try very hard to exclude tourists. Besides the high non-​resident price of admission ($ 21!!) they do not attempt to accommodate their guests. I am 7 months pregnant and saw they did an adult swim in the lazy river three mornings a week for season pass holders. Seeing as how I really need to be taking it easy, I went there in person to ask if I could pay to partake in it. Despite the place being pretty empty (this was mid-​week, mind you) and my explanation that it would just be my husband and I, and that we would only be staying in the park until that time was over (not taking up chairs or tubes during their busy hours) they very curtly said no and wouldn’t even consider my request. If I wanted to spend a half hour in the lazy river I would have to do so after paying full admission, and it would have to be later in the day when I would risk having a rowdy group of kids in there with me. Another place you need to be a season pass holder to get anything out of. Oh, and they don’t even let you bring bottled water in, let alone any snacks-​better bring even more money if you plan to eat lunch!

I took my 5 year old son here this past Friday for their FREE Worlds Largest Swim Lesson (6÷20÷14) and we had a Blast!!! I will admit that the prices are kind of up there for admission and food but what amusement park isn’t?
It took us a little over an hour to get to the water park but I love driving so that was no big deal. When we got there we were greeted with nothing but smiling faces. The swim lesson took about 45 – 50 minutes and then fun in the water and sun was our experience for the 6 hours that we spent there. My son couldn’t get enough of the water.
I would say this is a park more for elementary age children and under, rather then teenagers and adults. I more than likely bring my son another time or two before the end of the summer but only on the discounted evening events in July and August.

Not recommended for anyone outside the town/​county. Very expensive for a small water park. In town residents, it’s a good value.
We had two big issues. One, there’s no shade. On a super hot day there is no place to take cover, we had a 2 month old and our three year old. You’d have buy some nasty food to be able to sit in the shade. What you have to do is rent a 10’x10’ canopy for $ 52…that’s right… $ 52…crazy. Out of 8 canopies only 3 were in use. Lower the price and get them all rented. Doesn’t make sense to me. Anyway, we were lucky enough that someone with kids about the same age was looking to rent one as well and we ended up sharing the canopy and cost.
Second, you cannot take food or drink into the park. Again this was a big issue. Both kids have food allergies so the 3y.o. and my wife are on strict diets. Not to mention we prefer to eat on the healthy side. The pizza, burgers, fries and chicken fingers don’t cut it. There should be some flexibility on this issue.
It was worth it because we got the town resident discount, but not worth it if you’re coming from out of the county.
We actually liked Bohrer Park better (if you’re coming from out of the county). Shade and better kid section.

Chesapeake Beach Water Park felt a little bit too limited for me. I got the feeling that this facility was designed more with children in mind vs. adults (though the two big slides were pretty good), and that they put a lot of effort into aesthetics, with the big slide structure’s being designed to look like stone and brick and such, rather than a purely functional appearance. But while it definitely looked nice, I didn’t feel like there were enough things that were really good for adults. Most of the slides were kiddie-​sized.
They also didn’t have enough water coming off of the tube-​ride slide to make it easy to start the ride. Every time anyone tried to start down that slide, they had great difficulty. I don’t know if this was a plumbing problem, meaning that there wasn’t enough water to supply the slide because of a maintenance issue, or if they had that low of a water flow on purpose, but it was very annoying, especially when using the double tubes.
I also found it odd and quite annoying that the water areas were completely cleared on two different occasions while we were there just to give the guards a break. Don’t they rotate their guards on and off throughout the day so that patrons can play uninterrupted? When you have paying customers, there’s no reason to completely clear the water, unless there’s a lifesaving emergency or a poop/​puke incident.
We also hit the snack bar while we were there, and got snow cones. I found the way that worked to be a very strange arrangement. First, you paid for and received your cup in the store near the restrooms. Then you walked over to the snack bar area where they prepared your snow cone in said cup. Looking back at this, I see some potential sanitary issues here. Without realizing it at the time, my friends illustrated the problem all too well with something that we did while we were being silly. After we bought the cups, but we got our snow cones, my friends posed for a photo while holding their cups on their faces using only their mouths. Those cups, which had been on their faces, then went into the machine to make the snow cones. We thought nothing of it at the time, but in hindsight, I see a problem with this. Perhaps it would be better for them to issue tickets at the store upon payment, which could then be redeemed for cups that are kept near the snow cone machine. In such an arrangement, the customer would not receive any product until it is complete and ready for consumption, eliminating the issue of potentially unsanitary cups’ coming in contact with the equipment.
Another thing that I found odd while here was that they had a lifesaving dummy sitting out in the open where people could potentially trip on it. Yes, they had signs indicating that they used dummies for training purposes, but to leave it sitting out unattended like that struck me as irresponsible.
All in all, would I go again? Not likely. Splash Down Waterpark in Mansassas is approximately the same distance away from my home in Montgomery County, and it’s bigger, costs less, has better parking, and has a better experience for adults.

Where to start? Our family moved to Chesapeake Beach during the winter, so we signed up for four season passes. If you live in town, it’s a bargain compared to the full price — $ 10/​person, or $ 49/​season/​person. After experiencing the park over several visits, I can’t imagine paying $ 18/​trip.
It’s very overcrowded at the park. May times we’d go by during the weekdays and there were busloads of children being admitted. I just went by (last open Thursday of the 2012 season), and 25 minutes *after* the park opened the admission line was down the block, down another block and out to the main road. It had to be at least 300 – 400 people waiting to get in, and the park seemed full already.
The other downsides have been mentioned by others — little to no shade, no available chairs once the park is partially full (although you can bring your own lawn/​folding chair), not allowed to bring water in (or even an empty bottle to fill inside), VERY expensive food and beverages.
Our boys visited about 6x this summer and they have no desire to return. Their main unhappiness is that the lifeguards are very strict about no horseplay and to keep moving around the lazy river, and that after they’ve slid in the slides a few times and floated around the lazy river, that they became bored with it. Since it is so expensive they usually don’t have any friends in the park with them.
Even though it is close to walking distance for us, I don’t think we will be returning very soon. Back to a neighborhood pool for us.

WOW! Can’t say enough about this park! We took out two year old here this weekend and she LOVED, and I to say so did we. Very family like water park very clean. It was a nice getaway from hom. We will def we comig back here! I would recommend it to anyone. It’s really a great time. My only suggestion is to arrive as soon as the park opens becuase it gets very crowded.