Spotlight: Provo - Seven Peaks Water Park

Spotlight: Seven Peaks is Utah's biggest water park. There are two locations, one in Provo and one in Salt Lake City.

Location: The water park is located at 1330 E 300 N in Provo, UT. The easiest way to get there is to take Center Street east until you reach N. Seven Peaks Blvd. Turn left and follow the signs to one of the parking lots.

Cost: All day pass (48"+) - $24.99; All day pass (under 48") - $19.99; Toddlers (2 and under) - free
- The Pass of All Passes (season pass good for several venues including Seven Peaks) - $109.99

Time: 4-8 hours. The water park is usually open Monday - Saturday from noon - 8:00 pm.

Description: The park is famous for it's slides. There are three ways to go down the slides - on inner tubes (sitting), on mats (head first), and on your back (body).
- Flash Flood & Rapid Ravine - Twin body slides (3 stories) where you get flushed down the a slide with lots of twists and turns.
- Avalanche - A mat slide in which up to 8 guests race each other head-first down a series of drops to the bottom.

Avalanche

- Cave-In - An enclosed tube slide with lots of twists, turns, and drops in semi-darkness.
- Tube Run - An open-air tube slide (3 stories) with lots of twists and turns.
- Vortex - A tube slide in which you go down the slide into the toilet bowl. After going around the bowl a couple of times, you get sucked down the vortex.
- Boomerang - A tube slide built like a half pipe. You drop three stories, and go halfway up the other side before dropping back down and up again, and again, and again, until you finally come to a stop.

Boomerang

- Shotgun Falls - A tube slide (4 stories) for double or triple tubes. You drop down a series of drops before reaching the bottom.

Shotgun Falls (pink) and Free Fall (orange)

- Free Fall - This body/mat slide (6 stories) is similar to Sky Breaker, except the plunge is at the very beginning.
- Sky Breaker - This body/mat slide is six stories tall. You slowly descend in a small tunnel before suddenly plunging 6 stories at an insane angle.

Jagged Edge (yellow) and Sky Breaker (blue)

- Jagged Edge - This body/mat slide (6 stories) has a pair of smaller drops before reaching the bottom.
- Tykes Peak - A pair of smaller, enclosed body slides designed specifically for kids (or parents) who aren't quite ready for the big slide tower.
     Seven Peaks also has a variety of other attractions, including a wave pool, a pair of kiddie pools (2 feet deep) with floating animals, small waterfalls, fountains, and four kiddie slides, an obstacle course pool area, a lazy river, and more.

Rating: 4 stars (out of 5); 5 stars for the slides, but lower for add-on fees and policies.

Things You Should Know: - The water park is closed on Sundays.
- The park opens for the season at the end of May, and closes around mid-August. It then opens on select days (usually Fridays and Saturdays) until Labor Day.
- Guests who have a current "Pass of all Passes" are admitted free. However, they still have to pay for parking and tubes unless you purchase the parking ($25) and tube rental ($20) add-ons. The Pass gives you discounts at the gift shop and food stands and is accepted at several other venues around Utah.
- Season pass holders get to enter the park two hours (10 am - noon) before the general public is admitted.
- There are discounts for tickets purchased for the evening hours (after 4:00 pm, and even lower after 6 pm).
- Occasionally, the park closes early due to special events, so make sure you check the schedule on their website before making plans.
- The park management may close all or some rides due to weather conditions. Unfortunately, they do not offer refunds or rain checks if the park closes early for any reason; so if it is raining, it is best not to go.
- Guests may rent tubes (single - $6, double - $11, or triple riders - $21) for slides, the wave pool, and the lazy river. Some rides require tubes to ride, and have a limited number of tubes you can borrow for the duration of the ride (when available) if you purchase a $1 wrist band. Most tube slides prohibit the triple tube, but Shotgun Falls is only for double and triple tubes. Also, you must fill all the spots to use the tube on a ride.
- Outside food and drink are not permitted inside the park except sealed water bottles. If you have special dietary needs, bring a doctor's note. The park does sell a variety of snack foods. Alcohol and tobacco are not allowed on park grounds. There is a picnic area outside the park where guests may eat picnic lunches.
- Most non-tube slides only allow single riders. Guests 16 or older may accompany small children with permission from the life guard.
- Shirts, sandals, aqua socks, hats, goggles, and glasses may not be worn on slides (but may be held in your hands as you slide). Life jackets are permitted. The first aid station has life jackets that you can borrow in exchange for your driver's license.
- Seven Peaks' policy on flotation devices states, "You can bring a Coast Guard approved lifejacket, baby floats with built in seats, and swimsuits with built in flotation. Arm floaties are allowed if they are accompanied with a lifejacket. Noodles, inner tubes, rafts, kickboards, or boogie boards are not allowed."
- Lockers may be rented at the gift shop, but are expensive.
- There is very little shade. They do have cabanas available to rent, but they are expensive. If we have season passes, we usually go for a few hours at a time in the evening when parking is cheaper (after 4 pm).
- Warning: I've read several reviews that give the park only 1 star. Evidently many customers have been highly dissatisfied with customer service issues. It appears that most people either love this park or hate it.

Nearby: Peaks Ice Arena, Hike the Y Trail, BYU Creamery, Getout Games