Great Wolf Lodge, Grapevine, TX

Great Wolf Lodge in Grapevine, Texas is part of the Great Wolf Lodge chain. This chain is an indoor water park and resort setup. The first lodge to open was in 1997 in the Wisconsin Dells. This lodge was first known as Black Wolf Lodge. The business was converted to have indoor water slides like the Howlin' Tornado and others. Eventually, Great Wolf Lodge Inc. was able to expand into other North American states like Texas.

At Great Wolf Lodge in Texas guests will find comfortable suites with four to eight guest capacity. All of the suites have a rustic quality to match the log lodge on the outside. Each room has its own theme. For instance, guests can book the Wolf Den Suite if they have children. This home offers an en suite cave theme that is a lot like a wolf den. Inside the den are bunk beds with a Nintendo and 20'' flat screen television for the children. The adults have a queen size bed and a lounge area with a full size sleeper sofa. The capacity in this room is for 6 people.

The family suite is a little different. It has log bed frames, Texas decor and two queen size beds with a sleeper sofa. This room can also fit six people with the KidCabin section and spacious bathroom. Many of the rooms are set up to be kid's suites for families. However, there are also rooms like the Grizzly Bear with 2 private bedrooms, 2 full baths and three televisions. The maximum capacity is 8, but one must have a party of 6 at least to book it.

If the themed suites are not enough, guests also have the water park to enjoy. There is something for the entire family in the water park, no matter the age. Toddlers get to experience story time, the cub paw pool, Gushin's Geyser toy, cub club, whopping hollow kiddie slide, crooked creek and the GR8 space tech center. Crooked Creek is a lovely tube ride with a meandering river that sets under the larger kid and adult water slides. Bigger children can enjoy the slap tail pond waver pool. In this pool there are waves and inner tubes are allowed. The River Canyon Run is fun for the entire family since it is a large tube ride down a watery slide. Fort MacKenzie is for story time at the treehouse, which also has a water fort. There are twelve levels of super fun for the family.

Larger children have Howlin' Tornado slide, MagiQuest, the kid's spa, big foot pass, northern lights arcade, and hot tubs. The hot tubs require children to be with adults. There is also the Chinook Cove Activity Pool with water games and fun. Those who want to stay in shape out of the pool can make their way to the Iron Horse Fitness room. Alberta Falls allows for a four story water slide in which guests are plunged into a pool below. The larger slides have a height requirement of at least 42 inches.