Other pools where you can go slip, sliding away
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Renton's new Henry Moses Aquatic Center joins a handful of Washington pools with added attractions such as slides or lazy rivers. Here are some water fun spots in Seattle and around the state.
Outdoor
Seattle pools: Colman, a heated saltwater pool at West Seattle's Lincoln Park, and Mounger Pool, in Magnolia, each feature a 50-foot corkscrew tube slide. Colman, 8011 Fauntleroy Way S.W., Seattle, 206-684-7494; Mounger, 2535 32nd Ave. W., Seattle, 206-684-4708, $2.25 children and $3.25 adults, plus $1 slide fee.
Wild Waves: The state's largest water park features a river float, tube slides, regular slides, river raft ride, activity pool, Hook's Lagoon kids play area with mini slides and a 24,000-square-foot wave pool. 36201 Enchanted Parkway S., Federal Way, $29.99 or $24.99 for children under 48 inches; www.wildwaves.com or 253-661-8000.
Moses Lake Family Aquatic Center: Two 200-foot water slides, kiddie slide and water play area, tube slide, Olympic-size pool, wet-sand play area and sand volleyball courts. McCosh Park, 401 W. Fourth Ave., Moses Lake, $5 adults, $4 children; www.mlrec.com/aquatic_center.html or 509-766-9246.
Birch Bay Water Slides: Four-acre park with four slides, 60-foot speed slide, river float, kiddie slides, kid activity pool and hot tub. 4874 Birch Bay Lynden Road, Birch Bay, $13.95 age 6 and up, $8.55 ages 3 to 5; www.birchbaywaterslides.com or 360-371-7500.
Slidewaters: Ten slides, including a raft slide, river ride, enclosed slide and kiddie slides, plus hot tub and kid activity pool. 102 Waterslide Drive, Chelan, $14 or $11 children under 4 feet tall; www.slidewaters.com or 509-682-5751.
Indoor
Mountlake Terrace Leisure Pool: This swimming pool, kept at 88 degrees, features a lazy river with moving current and a shallow-water play area with toys. Recreation Pavilion, 5303 228th St. S.W., Mountlake Terrace, $3.25 residents and $3.75 nonresidents or $2.25/$2.75 children; 425-776-9173.
Stephanie Dunnewind: sdunnewind@seattletimes.com.