McPherson Water Park — Attraction in McPherson

This is a nice water park. The lazy river is by far the best part, but the fact they have a sprinkler park is also great. It means that during breaks you kids still have things to do. The pool it's self gets really deep, but the shallow end is nice with little waves, a bull dog shaped slide, and a nice round bench with a big umbrella.

Concessions also are great. $2 for nachos is a LOT cheaper than most places.

That being said there are two major things I did not like.

One the sprinklers were SHOOTING water out of them. Like so intensely my kid was scared to play in them.

Two... the lockers don't lock. As in I put the same small lock on a locker that I put on every locker I use and you could open the locker still.

I talked to someone asking of I was missing something. Talked to 3 people, including a person I assume was a "person in charge" all told me they didn't know why. The in charge person said that it works fine with bigger locks. Well... I don't care if your locks "work with bigger locks". If your lockers don't work with a lock regardless of it's size, then maybe take down the "We aren't responsible for lost or stolen things" Because I didn't realize the locker wasn't locked till I had been there over and HOUR. If something had been stolen it would entirely be on the pool because I had a LOCK on the locker. The reason it doesn't work, btw, is because the hole you slide your lock through is a single hole. You aren't putting it through two like with most lockers. Where one hole is on the locker and stationary and a second hole slides down and you put a lock through both to keep the lock from moving? Yeah no these lockers have a single hole that attaches to nothing. Don't take any valuables here.

Like the sprinkler thing was annoying, but the fact I can't keep my belongings safe is the reason I gave it 3 stars.

Edit: Well. Locker issue aside this was becoming our favorite pool because it's less busy than salt city splash. We spent all day here the other day this week. Came back today and my son was told he can't have his inflatable seahorse. The same seahorse that he had ALL DAY at the pool just 3 days ago. We even handed it off to a member of staff at the lazy river TWICE. He had it with him for almost 5 hours. Then suddenly today he's not allowed to have it. This place needs to make sure their staff knows the rules so situations like this don't happen. Because after speaking to a manager. There is a sign on the window that says no inflatables. But no where on their rules sign does it say that. And I'm not so much upset he can't have it. I am upset he was allowed to have it an entire day and so then expected he could have it today. All their rules need to be on their rules sign and all staff need to know these rules. Cause if someone had said like 10 minutes into my kid having his seahorse last time "Hey he can't have that in the pool" we wouldn't have...

First time here and from out of town...Currently there is what looks like 200 people, but it only feels like 40. As we entered the park an area YMCA was showing up with another 40 people. I was dreading coming in. However once you're in the pool enclosure it really opens up. They have a giant water slide, an amazing lazy river (for a local pool), 2 great kiddie sections, diving boards, and lap lanes. It feels pretty busy in the kiddie sections where I spent most of the time with my 3 kids. One kid section puts you in the actual pool. The other is more of a water park with sprinkles, fountains, etc... There is, also, TONS of seating to just enjoy the warm sun. But plenty of places to sit in the shade. Although the shaded areas do get kind of cramped and fill up quick. All in all this is a very nice facility and I will bring my family back here...

Made up rules and they pick and choose when to enforce other rules. Things that they allowed and approved of last summer are only allowed to certain people this summer, it's a joke. I specifically asked last summer if I could bring in a rolling wagon and they said yes, this year it's against the rules but it isn't posted anywhere. Everyone brought in their own snacks but they said it wasn't allowed. No floaties of any kind yet they allowed pool noodle and kickboard. Don't waste your money, go to Hutchinson or Salina or any other place. Management are snobs who just want to make your life difficult. I questioned the inconsistency of enforcing rules and they mouthed off that they have discretion to enforce what...