Schlitterbahn is the place to go when it is over 100 degrees in Central Texas!
This last weekend my grand daughter was visiting from Florida, and we had record breaking heat, which stifled the plans we had for a lot of outdoor activities, but one of the must do items on her list when she visits each summer is a trip to Schlitterbahn in New Branfels, Texas. So with the temps rising quickly on Saturday morning we headed out from our ranch in Bastrop for what has been called the best water park in the country!
As you can imagine we weren't the only ones with this idea! Schlitterbahn was packed all day long. We got there early enough to get parking fairly close in to the entrance. We had purchased our tickets on line so we just handed our printed receipt to the entry attendant for our wrist bands and in we went.
One of the great things about Schiltterbahn is you can bring in your own coolers with food and drinks which cuts down on the costs for families. We had our cooler packed with picnic goodies and we raced down to the lowest level by the big pool to set up on a picnic table under the Cyprus trees down on the Comal River.
Another great thing is you do not need to wear shoes, everything is cool decked and outdoor carpeted between rides! If you don't want to go barefoot you can always wear water shoes. Everyone is always in such good spirits, and I am sure it is because we are all in our bathing suits and all carrying tubes. Who could get upset or be in a bad mood in those circumstances.
Even thought it was one of the busiest days of the season and Schiltterbahn was probably at maximum capacity everyone had a good time even waiting in lines for the tube rides. And the lines went fast.
I am always amazed at the engineering that went in to the water park, especially the older side that uses the cool, cool water from the Comal River for many of its rides. There are fast tube chutes, lazy to fast river floats, a great little kids water park area, and plenty of tubes. Something for everyone! And in my estimation one of the best summer investments for a good time there is in Central Texas!