Make a splash no matter the season! These indoor waterparks offer year-round fun with thrilling slides, lazy rivers, and pool playgrounds perfect for all ages:
Shown in order of distance from Dulles Airport…
Claude Moore Rec Center
Sterling, VA ∙ Approx 10 miles 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; click here for hours, rates, and more.
Cub Run Rec Center
Chantilly, VA ∙ Approx 10 miles from Dulles Airport
Cub Run Recreation Center offers an indoor water oasis! Families with young children love its indoor waterpark, complete with a zero-depth entry pool and an in-water playground with slides, water jets, cannons, and sprays! Stronger swimmers enjoy the 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; click here and select “Leisure Pool Calendar” for hours, which differ from center hours.
Ashburn Rec & Community Center
Ashburn, VA ∙ Approx 10 miles from Dulles Airport
The Ashburn Recreation & Community Center has plenty of family-friendly features, including a leisure pool with a zero-depth entry splash play area designed for younger swimmers. The space also includes water basketball, a floating play feature, a lazy river, and ample room for free swimming.
The center is open to the public; click here for hours, which differ from center hours.
Dulles South Rec & Community Center
South Riding, VA ∙ Approx 10 miles from Dulles Airport
The Dulles South Recreation & Community Center offers plenty of indoor swimming 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; click here for hours, rates, and more.
Freedom Aquatic & Swim Center
Manassas, VA ∙ Approx 20 miles 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 and non-members with their daily admission option; click here for hours, rates, and more.
The St. James Indoor Waterpark
Springfield, VA ∙ Approx 25 miles from Dulles Airport
Inside The St. James, 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.
The center is open to the public, members, and non-members; click here and choose “Pricing” in the top navbar for hours, rates, and more.
Long Bridge Aquatics & Fitness Center
Arlington, VA ∙ Approx 30 miles from Dulles Airport
With more than 92,000 square feet dedicated to wellness, the Long Bridge Aquatics & Fitness Center is a first-class 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; click here for hours, rates, and more.
Warrenton Aquatic & Rec Facility
Warrenton, VA ∙ Approx 35 miles 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 alike will love their open-tube water slide with lots of twists and turns, a lazy river, and a 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; click here for hours, rates, and more.
Rollingcrest-Chillum Splash Pool
Chillum, MD ∙ Approx 35 miles from Dulles Airport
Indoor water play reaches new heights at the Rollingcrest-Chillum Splash Pool! With slides, tunnels, and cool spray features, plus 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, this enormous splash park has something for everyone.
Call 301-853-9115 to learn more about admission; click here for hours, rates, and more.
Germantown Indoor Swim Center
Boyds, MD ∙ Approx 40 miles from Dulles Airport
Swim into an indoor paradise at the Germantown Indoor Swim Center! The 60,000+ square-foot facility features competition, recreation, leisure, and hydrotherapy pools, along with an exciting tot pool for the youngest swimmers. Found nestled amongst faux palm trees, guests will love the twists and turns of the gigantic, multi-story water slide!
Call 240-777-6830 to learn more about admission; click here for hours, rates, and more.
Disclaimer: Event details are curated from public sources and subject to change. Verify all information via the provided links before attending.
