Indoor Waterparks
Kick your family calendar up a notch with a visit to one of these indoor waterparks (shown in order of distance from Dulles Airport):
Claude Moore Rec Center
Sterling, VA (~7 m from Dulles Airport)
Locally, the indoor waterpark at Claude Moore Recreation Center is a hidden gem! The center not only boasts a multi-story slide, but an in-water, climb-on play structure with a mini slide too! Kids and adults alike will also love the spinning vortex and lazy river, as well as the large free-swim area.
The center is open to the public, county residents, and non-residents. For information, including hours, rates, and rules, please click here.
Cub Run Rec Center
Chantilly, VA (~8 m from Dulles Airport)
Cub Run RECenter offers an indoor water oasis! Families with young children love their indoor waterpark, complete with a zero-depth entry pool and in-water playground offering slides, water jets, cannons, and sprays! Stronger swimmers enjoy their leisure pool, a current channel (lazy river), a spinning water vortex, and two water slides — a 30-foot-high slide that exits the building in an enclosed tube or a 20-foot-high slide with an open tube!
The center is open to the public, Fairfax County residents and non-residents. To learn more, including hours (different than center hours), click here, then click “Leisure Pool Calendar.”
Dulles South Rec & Community Center
South Riding, VA (~11 m from Dulles Airport)
Loudoun’s newest Recreation & Community Center means plenty of indoor swimming all year round! Take some laps in the 50-meter competition pool, relax in the lazy river, or slip on down the curvy 125-foot slide! The 4,500-square-foot leisure pool also features a spinning vortex and games like water basketball.
The center is open to the public, county residents, and non-residents. For information, including hours, rates, and rules, please click here.
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Freedom Aquatic & Swim Center
Manassas, VA (~20 m from Dulles Airport)
The Freedom Aquatic & Swim Center is always warm inside, no matter the weather outside! In addition to their spinning vortex, current channel, and water dump buckets, kids love their slide and diving board! On select nights, enjoy Family Swim Night — an opportunity to splash around while listening to popular music! Plus, during the summer, on select nights, enjoy the Wibit — an inflatable water sports park!
Open to members, as well as non-members, with their daily admission option. For information, including hours, rates, and rules, please click here.
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The St. James Indoor Waterpark
Springfield, VA (~26 m from Dulles Airport)
The St. James is Springfield’s newest health, wellness, and entertainment destination for adults and children of all ages! Inside this massive sports and recreation complex, find an indoor waterpark bursting with slides, sprayers, buckets, and so much fun.
As part of the “Super, Awesome & Amazing” active entertainment portion of the complex, the waterpark is open to both facility members and non-members, with a drop-in rate available for spur-of-the-moment splish-splashing year-round. Plus, there’s no charge for parents or spectators who don’t want to get wet! Sit back and relax and enjoy free WiFi while the kids slip and slide the afternoon away.
The center is open to the public, members, and non-members (learn more by clicking here and choosing “Pricing” in the top navbar). For information, including hours, rates, and rules, please click here.
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Long Bridge Aquatics & Fitness Center
Arlington, VA (~28 m from Dulles Airport)
With more than 92,000 square feet dedicated to complete wellness, the Long Bridge Aquatics & Fitness Center is a first-class aquatics and fitness facility for all ages and fitness levels. The leisure pool features a splash pad, a water slide, a lazy river, and fun water play features!
The center is open to the public. For information, including hours, rates, and rules, please click here.
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Warrenton Aquatic & Rec Facility
Warrenton, VA (~34 m from Dulles Airport)
The Warrenton Aquatic & Recreation Facility is home to a 68,000-gallon leisure pool, perfect for indoor water fun! Young and young-at-heart will love their open tube water slide with lots of twists and turns, lazy river, and spinning vortex. Their zero-depth entry play area boasts an in-water, climb-on play structure with spray features, a slide, and more!
The center is open to the public, county residents, and non-residents. For information, including hours, rates, and rules, please click here.
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Rollingcrest-Chillum Splash Pool
Chillum, MD (~34 m from Dulles Airport)
Indoor water play reaches new heights at the Rollingcrest-Chillum Splash Pool! With slides, tunnels, and cool spray features coupled with a lily pad obstacle course, the whole family will love spending the day splashing, swimming, and soaking up all kinds of fun! With a special play area for preschoolers and three 25-yard lap lanes, there really is something for everyone within this enormous splash park.
To learn more about admission, please call (301) 853-9115. For information, including hours, rates, and rules, please click here.
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Germantown Indoor Swim Center
Boyds, MD (~39 m from Dulles Airport)
Swim into an indoor paradise at the Germantown Indoor Swim Center! The 60,000+ square foot facility includes competition, recreation, leisure, and hydrotherapy pools alongside an exciting tot pool for the littlest of swimmers! Found nestled amongst faux palm trees, guests will love the twists and turns of the gigantic, multi-story water slide!
To learn more about admission, please call (240) 777-6830. For information, including hours, rates, and rules, please click here.
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