Deforest is within driving distance of several water park and water slide resorts at the Dells and in the Madison area.
In spite of the Wisconsin's distinction of having the most water parks in the world, the small village of Deforest, Wisconsin, does not have have any hotels with water slides. Rather, visitors who wish to enjoy Wisconsin's rich water park system can drive under an hour north to visit the Wisconsin Dells or head east and west from town towards the smaller networks of aquatic parks.
The Dells
Located 50 minutes northwest of Deforest is Wisconsin Dells, a popular Midwestern tourist destination with the largest concentration of water parks and water slides at every turn. Billed as the "Waterpark Capital of the World," the Dells has no less than 22 hotels with water slides. The Greco-Roman Hotel Rome Mount Olympus Resort, Water and Theme Park contains both indoor and outdoor water parks, including 13 mat, tube, speed, body and drop slides, one of which is a 10-story drop. The African-themed Kalahari Resort contains the largest indoor water park at 125,000 square feet and 11 slides. The Wilderness Hotel and Golf Resort in the Dells features 12 football fields worth of water park activities, including no less than nine indoor slides and additional outdoor slides including "The Black Hole," "Ransack Ridge" and the 400-foot long "Gold Rush" tube slide that launches off a 40-foot high tower.
Greater Madison Area
Half an hour away is the Crawdaddy Cove Water Park at Holiday Inn, Madison's sole indoor water park. The Crawdaddy features a Louisiana bayou theme and includes a 55-foot open body water slide, five mini water slides and an assortment of kiddie water slides. Deer Valley Lodge in Barneveld is significantly smaller at 12,000 feet and features two tower slides and a zero depth kiddie pool with a double slide.
Non-Resort Slides Near Deforest
Located 55 miles east of Deforest is the Riverside Park Aquatic Center Complex in Watertown, a city-owned outdoor facility that features a 216-foot water slide and a 24-foot drop slide. Another alternative is the River Bend RV Resort, home to an 8,000-square-foot water park with two 300-foot water slides. Noah's Ark Waterpark in Lake Delton claims to be America's largest water park, covering 70 acres and containing over 40 water slides. Popular Mechanics named Scorpion's Tail at Noah's Ark Family Park as the wildest capsule slide in America. Scorpion's Tail is a 400-foot long, 10-story high vertical loop that sends sliders hurtling down nearly 50-feet per second. Noah's Ark Waterpark is a theme park only; there are no on-site lodging accommodations.
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