Myrtle Waves - Myrtle Beach, South Carolina - Water Park

Myrtle Waves Water Park is located at the corner of 10th Avenue North & Highway 17 Bypass near Broadway at the Beach in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and is generally open between May and September from 10am. It is the largest water park in the state of South Carolina with over 30 slides and attractions and 1.2 million gallons of water, and has welcomed over 200,000 visitors per year since it opened in 1985. There are plenty of parking spaces available free of charge for all vehicles including motor coaches.

There are a number of rides for visitors to enjoy but they cannot bring recreational flotation devices into the park. Life jackets are provided free of charge if required and there are over 100 specially trained life guards on duty here. Rides include the LayZee River a slow-flowing water ride winding more than 1,200 feet with single or double inner tubes, which is suitable for all ages, whilst the Racin' River is a little quicker a 10 mph with riders provided skimmer boards to help navigate the 250-foot river.

Families can enjoy the numerous and varied slides available at the park including the Turbo Twisters, which boasts the world's tallest tubular slides at 10 stories high and will send visitors down the enclosed tube at 50 feet per second. Riptide Rockets are two side by side 350 foot slides that propel the guest in to the air before they land in to the water. There is a tamer version of Riptide called Thunderbolts, and meanwhile Snake Mountain features three snake themed slides with varying speeds.

Additional slides include the 20 foot long Super Chute, which has a four foot vertical drop or alternatively guests may like to try out Arooba Tooba, Night Flight or Sidewinder for children under 48 inches tall.. Other pools and attractions include the 20,000 square foot Ocean in Motion Wave Pool, which can create eight different kinds of waves of up to four feet high. The water playground called Saturation Station has slides, fountains, water shooters and a 700 gallon volcano that soaks visitors every 6-8 minutes or for younger children the Bubble Bay is a shallower pool with bubble jets.

The park has plenty of poolside lounge chairs for visitors to relax in and luxury Cabana Rentals, whilst there are also showers, changing facilities and lockers on site too, including handicap-accessible restrooms. A picnic area is available outside the main entrance of the park but visitors are not allowed to bring any food or drinks into the park. There are shaded pavilions on site though for group outings and cookouts.

The venue offers various group packages to visitors with specialists on hand to help create a customized event, which can include use of the shaded picnic pavilions, a full catering menu, special evening events, park rentals and entertainment. Birthday packages are also available for groups of 10 or more with use of a private party area for one hour, food and drinks and a special souvenir gift for the birthday guest.