Splash Down Family Water Park — Attraction in Spokane Valley

I'm a little disappointed in splash down... today we spend the day here with family. We got there right at open, and my kids when down the slides right away they had fun of course which is great since they are kids and don't worry about the big things. (As it should be) My husband and I get to he bottom of the hill and sit right by the 5 slides. The life guard is posted, however her butt is hanging out, and I don't mean a little it was all cheeks sure it's summer she's young blah blah but this is a family place I don't want my kids to ask why her butt is showing, which they did. Then she leaves and 2 young men are posted as guards. Well they are to interested in talking to notice anything else, let alone pay attention to the slides. Most of the time they had their backs to the water, how is this safe? Aren't they to keep an eye on the water just in case? And after maybe 15 mins of them chatting they leave noone is posted at the bottom of the slides for over 45 mins. Mind you I was sitting there the whole time as it was still cold and raining I could not take my 8 month old in the water for obvious reasons. I then go use the bathroom and it's gross, dirty and smells weird. The floor had over 2 inches of water with no wet floor sign posted, the bottom of the doors are rotted and the tile is broken off the wall sitting on the ground where it fell. Also no baby changing table. Later in the day as it got busy the pool at the bottom filled with swimmers.... how unsafe.... I've never been to a pool where they allow people to swim where others come off fast slides. It's very dangerous to the swimmers all around and people coming off the slides many times I saw people coming off the slide hitting a swimmer. Someone could of got seriously hurt. over all I'm glad my older kids had fun but we won't be back they can't even keep proper life guards on duty. I feel like this place is going to be sued for something. I'd rather travel and spend a little more money to go to silverwood they at least have proper life guards who take it seriously instead is talk. I'm sure there are many postives about splash down but we saw...

We took the family (1, 3, 5, mom, dad, grandpa) for the grand re-opening on July 29 and had a blast! The new owner has done so much work with a great vision on how to expand the facility. The owner was circulating the whole time and chatting everyone up and thanking them for coming. We even lost an Apple Watch while there on a water slide and the lifeguards were all attentive and helpful getting it back. The front office took our name and number and promised to be in touch. (And we got it back as we left! 🙌)

For littles, there is a nice kiddy area. Four short slides that end in a shallow pool. My 5 yr old was confident on her own. 3 yr old and 1 yr old sat on an adult’s lap, and loved it. There is also a shallow wading pool in the shade that our 1 yr old loved splashing in.

Adults and bigger kids will love their 6 different longer water slides. You can ride down regular or be on a magic carpet mat that helps you go super fast. One of the slides is a drop off slide that follows the steep angle of the hill! There’s also a tube slide you can do with a single or double tube. It’s amazing! It’s like a toilet bowl. You shoot down into a giant bowl and go around and around until you’re pulled into the middle and drop down to the bottom.

There are concessions available, and you may also bring outside food. We brought a picnic lunch, so I don’t know exactly what concessions are available.

There is plenty of seating in the sun or shade with giant sun umbrellas both at the top of the hill and at the bottom where the slides end.

As of 7/29/23, tickets are $20 for those over 48” and $15 for those under. No senior pricing or anything, just by height. There are also twilight hours and season passes. Babies in arms are free.

Welcome back, Splash Down! 💦 See you again very soon!

(Sorry I don’t have more pictures! I was too busy riding slides and chasing my kids around! 😊 This is a picture of the...

Great place for family summer fun. Good deals on specific nights and overall, a great place to spend money! I will say, the only negative experience (and the reason for the missing 5th star) was that while most of their staff, young and old, are very attentive, there have been 2 slide rides that have ended with someone barrelling towards us and hitting us on the way into the water. I usually have my 3 or 6 yr old on my lap and therefore we go somewhat slower than the average person. While there are lifeguards at the top of the slide and at the bottom (both with walki-talkies), sometimes they dont wait until the person on the slide has safely exited before sending the next person down. This would be ok, except most slide riders are young people who ride on their knees for maximum speed and I'm always a little nervous about the painful consequences of being a slow rider. Especially when my kids are on my lap and my job of keeping them safe and their heads mostly above water is jeopardized. Alas, this does not stop us from participating, and is only the reason for a one star loss. We are generally extremely happy with our experience at...