The best places for water fun in South Florida

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BEST WATER FUN


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What's South Florida's best spot to chill out? Here's your chance to rate the best water slides, water parks and pools in Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Miami and more South Florida cities. Get details below, then cast your vote in our poll to the right to put in your two cents and see what others rate as South Florida's best.

Bucky Dent Aquatic Center
2250 W. 60th St., Hialeah
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Zoom down two 150-foot slides or race laps at the six-lane swimming pool.

Calypso Bay Water Park
151 Lamstein Lane, Royal Palm Beach
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Take a trip down the 897-foot river ride or meander through the lily pad walk.

Calypso Cove Aquatic Facility
6200 Royal Palm Blvd., Margate
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A multi-million dollar makeover gives Margate a fun-filled water playground.

Castaway Island
T.Y. Park, Hollywood
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Head to the Swimming Lagoon beach, which has splash appeal for toddlers as well as teens.

Coconut Cove Waterpark
South County Regional Park, Boca Raton
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Follow the Meandering River ride or venture into the Sea Monster walk pool.

Cypress Park Pool
1300 Coral Springs Drive, Coral Springs
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Slip down the 120-foot flume slide at the cloverleaf pool.

Larry and Penny Thompson Park
12451 SW 184th Street, Miami
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Features three mammoth water slides carved into a rock mountain.

Lion Country Safari Wet Play Area
2003 Lion Country Safari Rd., Loxahatchee
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Kids get wild at the 4,000-square-foot children's wet play area.

Markham Park Pool
16001 W. State Road 84, Sunrise
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Escape to Safari Isle for a cool swim in the pool.

Matheson Hammock Park
Biscayne Bay, Miami
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Play by Biscayne Bay in the man-made atoll pool.

Paradise Cove Waterpark
C.B. Smith Park, Pembroke Pines
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Swoosh down two 350-foot water slides or the 400-foot Crazy Creek tube ride.

Pembroke Falls Aquatics Center
1361 NW 129th Ave., Pembroke Pines
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Jump off the one-meter diving boards into the 13-foot dive well.

Plantation Central Park & Pool
9151 NW 2nd St., Plantation
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The play structure is perfect for little ones; big kids head to the Olympic-sized pool.

Rapids Water Park
6566 North Military Trail, West Palm Beach
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Take a plunge down Big Thunder or 15 other waterslides.

Splash Adventure
Quiet Waters Park, Deerfield Beach
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Enjoy the water playground or the adjacent freshwater swimming beach.

Sugar Sand Park
300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton
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Cool off at the three-level Science Playground's wet play area.

Venetian Pool
2701 De Soto Blvd., Coral Gables
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Splash beneath its two waterfalls or lounge in the coral caves and grottos.

West Lake Park
1200 Sheridan St., Hollywood
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Let the kids loaf around like sea cows at the Manatee Playground.