Waterworks Park

Visiting the park from out of town. Place is not very clean and the restrooms were among the worst I’ve seen in a while.

Great place, tons of fun! Love taking the children to cool off and have a blast. If you have never been, go it is well worth it.

Came here with my best friend today (: we had so much fun. This is one of my favorite places to go this summer. My favorite ride is the Cyclone. it makes me scream so loud every time. it never gets old. I even went on the Avalanch and it about scared the holy macaroni out of me haha. The employees and lifeguards are super friendly. and the snow cones are the bomb (: I love coming here.

As I stand here in line in 100+ degrees with my 4 year old and 6 month old to get our pictures taken for season passes I’m doubting my choice now. They have one employee working the window. In which one transaction seems to take at minimum 5 – 7 minutes. Seems like a half hour when you’re standing in the hot weather waiting.
–sitting under the covered areas I look up to see fans but they do not appear to be on or plugged in at all?
Solution: have 2 people working in the office to help expedite transactions in a timely manner for the situation at hand.
–I was also interrupted by a guest who came to the office from inside the park to ask questions which took more time away from the staff member (only 1 person) in the office.
#2 install misting systems and turn the fans on that are already in place?!

I guess it is ok if not a busy day but this park is TINY and overpriced for the little that is offered. Don’t bother buying tickets online as they aren’t efficient at the entry and make you stand in line anyways. There is so much «why did I even bother?!» About this place that it is maddening. I’m a bit peeved I paid this much for my family to come here and that I drove over an hour. For a day pass… WHY do I need an armband? Let the lady scan my prepaid ticket and let me in, or have her administer the wrist band. I bought online to avoid the 30 min wait. So much stupidity at this place… It doesn’t deserve my time on this review. Also, let me add that while the food isn’t that unreasonably priced and the chicken fingers are very good (only 3 with fried and a medium drink for $ 10…) the line moves slower than molasses. It’s a waste of time to try to get food/​drink here. Also, bring your own toilet paper! They sure don’t give incentive to NOT pee in the pool. Every stall had none and it is hard to find someone who can help rectify that in a timely manner. There was never toilet paper while I was there (2 pm and on). Also the tubes are scarce if you don’t want to pay to rent the larger tubes for 2 or 3 riders. You can wait ages to get a free single use tube.

If I can give this place no stars and just write a review I would. Can I say how long of the line was and I just feel like the people at the counter take their sweet ass time socializing with people. It was hot as hell standing in that line for 45 mins with 4 kids all under the age of 5. When seriously I got to the window and it took me less than 3 minutes to get the tickets and to through the effing door. Forgot to mention that it was only about 6 families before us but it took them 45 minutes. And us less than 3 mins. It’s ridiculous! Too small of a park to be charging so much money with slow entry lines. Will never return to this place. Save your money and go to turtle bay, take your kids exploring buy a swimming pool and let them swim in the backyard.

I was R O B B E D 50 dollars. i wanted the «water works park» in Denton, Texas but i ended up on the wrong website to a completely unaffiliated water park in C A L I F O R N I A. and even worse no where on that clunky designed website did it say it is in California. it is buried in the «history» page, and also in the contact us page. i even searched in Google for water park in Denton and this website showed up instead. i tried to sign into my account to get a refund, which did not work. this is very sneaky and deceptive. their name needs to be changed to redding water works park, instead of just «Water Works Park.»

I went here a few years back and one of my roommates had a season pass last year. It’s a lot of money for only a few months enjoyment.
Please be aware that Googles, Trip Advisors and Unilocal open dates aren’t correct. Usually they are «officially open» mid June through August. They do search your belongings and you’d be better off eating before or after. Try to stay hydrated during because Redding’s 100 plus heat is a sure way to end up in the Urgent care due to Dehydration.
Spend a few bucks and get some water bottles.
Please read Reviews, and keep in mind that if you are driving in from out of town you might be better off at Whiskey town or Redding Aquatic. Just a suggestion.

This park leaves a lot to be desired size wise but, makes up for that with loads of fun and very accessible slides.

What’s not to love?! Go have fun!

Great fun and terrific value for a full-​day of enjoyment for the kids. The ride offerings were for all different ages and levels of adventure. I even went on 4 of the slides! That said, the lines for most of the slides were very long (15 – 30 minute wait), although it was a popular August Saturday.
The food was not great and unhealthy– even the chicken wrap had fried chicken, not grilled chicken. Plus, the food line was 20 minutes long, I also wish they offered more attractive shade options for the adults. The cabanas were $ 90(?), and the other shade options offered uncomfortable chairs. Who wants to sit in such an uncomfortable chair for 8 hours?
That said, the park is close to I-​5, very convenient. We ended with an ice cream at the park and a quick to-​go sandwich at Subway (across the street).

The coolest place In Redding! My family and I enjoyed a wonderful birthday party today and everything was perfect. My daughter is paralyzed and that didn’t stop the staff from making sure she has the BEST time. They treated her just like anyone else and they all worked together to make sure she was safe and having fun. I recommend parents taking there kids there if they want a safe great family day! And all the employees were fantastic can’t wait to go back and enjoy another day!!!

Took the grandkids on Friday. Compared to last year this was a much more enjoyable experience. We all had so much fun. The staff was very friendly and helpful. We rented a cabana which was great to have a spot to go to and rest in between slides. Lunch was good. We were able to take our empty water bottles inside the park and fill them up with filtered ice water all day. I would have given this years experience a 5 star except there were a few ants starting to migrate in the cabana. Where there is one there are many. But we had an all around great day.

DOES NOT DESERVE ONE STAR. I buy season passes every year for my family of 5. With each season pass bought they give you 1 free day pass for friends and family. When I picked up my season passes this year I didn’t get my free day passes. I realized it when a friend of mine came over and I offered 2 to her. Anyone who knows me knows I am a very honest and organized person if I got the passes they would have been in my wallet with our season passes. If you have ever gotten season passes from here you know it’s utter chaos. I called Waterworks and after being passed to 4 different people the general manager got in the phone. She treats me like I am some dirt bag trying to extra passes. Will NOT be buying season passes again ever. Even with season passes we spend over $ 50 a visit on renting tubes, food, drinks etc. Waterworks Park doesn’t care I am just a peon who they think is trying to get something for free.

I don’t think they deserve one star. I just left with my family of 6. The only thing we’re there for is to hear the lifeguards blow their whistle and make everyone stop having fun. My 1 year old wasn’t allowed to sit at the bottom of the slide in the kiddie area when nobody was using it, she told her to move. My 3 year old who can swim was asked to do a swim test after he’d already been swimming for a ½ hour. And after she asked me if he could swim, I told her yes and she said «are you sure?» Of course I’m sure, I have a pool at home and he swims in water deeper that 3 ½’. So what’s the purpose of buying season passes?, oh, to go there and have a teenager tell you how to care for your child. Mind you me and my husband were with both our young ones the whole time. We’re not the parents who let our young kids run off on their own, the older ones did. We bought 5 season passes, rented a double tube, bought $ 40 worth of GROSS food, uncarbonated soda, a warm bottle of water. Yay!!! Waste of money and I have no plans on going back ever.

I can’t bring myself to give them one star because the lagoon is fun? Or I guess it’s something else to do?
Like previous reviews have mentioned this park is expensive for what it is. They do not let you bring in food or water. Their food is okay price but it is not good at all. We went with someone that has a season pass and they brought food in a cooler left it in the car and we went out when we wanted some food.
Now about the park… Um it’s here in Redding and it has one or two fun slides for kids over 48″.
Instead of the pleasant sent of summer chlorine, it smells like pee. I got home and took my bathing suit off and it absolutely reeked. I had to wash it a couple times to get that smell off. Now if the smell does not put you off, the floating band aids might. And if that is still not enough the gross chunks of hair everywhere should. It’s like they have no pride in the facilities.
Don’t ever want to go back. Would rather go to the aquatic center or to the lake.

We love this family park. They play appropriate music for family, very attentive staff, and great employees.

Excellent Fun on a Sunny Summer Day
Visited Wednesday July, 23, 2014 All-​day!
Staff was very friendly and helpful. This was our second visit (last visit August 2013) and was even more fun because our daughter could finally ride all water slides. Favorites to her were ALL!
The park is kept very clean and organized with staff around every turn to give advice if needed. The food court has typical choices of hamburgers, pizza, hot dogs, etc. and all the we ate were very good.
There are 4 long water slides that are 48″ and over that our daughter did not get to last year but quickly became her favorites this year (Bunking Bronco, CorkScrew, and Whipper Snapper). One not listed on their webpage is an enclosed slide (The Dragon) and as she does not like the dark, she was leery of trying it. A young boy walking the path mentioned the neon lights inside and that did it — she was hooked — the Dragon was cool!
All the other water slides are great just know these require a «tube» to slide down on, whether it is one of the free one person, or a rented two or three person tube. The Awesome Avalanche, Cyclone, and Raging River Tube ride were our daughters favorites last year and she enjoyed them equally as well again this year but the fact she could ride those 4 listed above that we off limits to her last year was a bonus. She also enjoys the lazy river and occasional dip in the kiddy pool when it was empty.
As some else has suggested in the forum, rent a cabana if you can and you will always have a quick reprieve from the summer sun, and also as a bonus, a personal lock box is provided within your cabana for your keys, wallets, phones, etc.
While last year we did not rent a cabana, as it was a very busy day, we had to wait for a table and chairs and shade when we needed it. This year, there were seats readily available and when we weren’t using our rented tube we didn’t have to keep an eye on it, we locked it safely in our cabana with a bike lock brought from home.
Knowing that we could not bring in our own water bottles we immediately purchased a water and refilled it from their drinking fountain. Our habit for using a water fountain is we take water flavoring drops EVERYWHERE we go (Disney, movies, etc.) so when we refill we don’t get to experience their chlorine :-)
Needless to say — although WaterWorks Park may not be as large as many other waterparks around California, this water park is perfect for our family as it is close to home, has friendly staff, and lots of fun things to do!
Oh, only one staff member was a bit rude, telling people to move out of her way up and down the stairs of the slides, but we (a number of people in line who commented to her) wrote it off on her age or that she might have been having a bad day herself — you can catch more flies with honey than vinegar :-) She didn’t spoil our day!

We have enjoyed Water Works as season pass guests for three years. It is great for little ones and the majority of the life guards are VERY good especially in the children’s area. We have only had one instance where a life guard basically ignored the children as they smashed into each other down the flume. I took over monitoring the flume at that point when the LG said, «kids don’t listen» & «I’m a LG not a babysitter.» He was disengaged. I reported him to the office and they were on it. But PLEASE know that Water Works is a GREAT spot and has top quality LGs. We LOVE them and love how hard they work to guarantee a great and safe time for all.

After reading all the reviews we decided not to go and were going to aquatic center. Low and behold the aquatic center was closed! In the middle of the day! So we did not want to disappoint the kids so we went to water works in Redding, California. Contrary to the other reviews, the workers were kind, helpful and went out of their way to help!
We did not try their food, but ALL parks have bad food. We didn’t eat there. Not all tubes did you have to purchase! Only the double and triple. The kids had a great time and so did the adults! And grandparents over 63 only have to pay 5.00. Very pleased with our experience? Sheryl N