Great Wolf Lodge

About Great Wolf Lodge

The first Great Wolf Lodge, originally known as Black Wolf Lodge, opened as one of the Wisconsin Dells water parks in 1997, providing a year-round water park destination for families. Later, the water park’s name was changed to Great Wolf Lodge.

Great Wolf Locations

With new resorts opening over the years, Great Wolf Resorts have become North America’s largest family of indoor water park resorts.

Great Wolf Resorts are also located in:

• Sandusky, Ohio
• Traverse City, Michigan
• Kansas City, Kansas
• Williamsburg, Virginia
• Pocono Mountains, Pennsylvania
• Niagara Falls, Ontario (owned by Ripley’s)
• Mason, Ohio
• Grapevine, Texas
• Sheboygan, Wisconsin (Blue Harbor Resort & Conference Center, a nautical themed resort)

Upcoming Great Wolf Resort locations are planned in Grand Mound, Washington and Concord, North Carolina.

Resort Details

Since Great Wolf Resorts are a chain of indoor water parks, their rustic “northwoods” theming and layout are generally the same at each location, with the exception of the square footage the resorts occupy and some of the individual attractions.

Lodging

The Great Wolf lodging is typically between 270 and 400 all-suite rooms, which accommodate between six and eight people and include a microwave, wet bar, refrigerator, dining and sitting area.

Guests interested in an even more special getaway can book rooms that feature "room within a room" options, including Wolf Den, KidCabin and KidKamp options that have separate bunk areas for children to enjoy during their stay.

Indoor Water Park

The indoor water park area’s size depends on location, and can encompass an area of between 40,000 and 100,000 square feet. The main feature of the water park is a 12-level tree house fort, with a variety of water guns, fountains, hoses, bridges and a giant dump bucket that floods the park every five minutes with between 700 and 1,000 gallons of water.

A number of water slides are available for guests of all ages, including body slides and inner tube slides – some of which wind outside of the building. There is also a lazy river, wave pool, toddler pool, activity pools and hot tubs.

Note: Exact features at each resort will vary.

Other Great Wolf Areas

In addition to lodging and the water park area, the Great Wolf properties also include a fitness area, restaurants, spas (note: not available at all locations), an arcade and/or game room and supervised children’s Cub Club activities.

The lobby of Great Wolf resorts continues the rustic theme, with a large fieldstone fireplace and a clock tower that features an animated show.

There are some different features among the Great Wolf properties – for instance, some have an outdoor pool area with activities, while Great Wolf Lodge Wisconsin Dells has an additional water park called Spirit Island.

Kansas City is home to one Wolf resort.

Advantages of a Great Wolf Getaway

With new locations opening on a regular basis, Great Wolf properties are able to provide more easily accessible indoor family getaways for families, conveniently within driving distance of many cities. The indoor activities provide a cold weather escape that guarantees a warm water park experience, no matter what the temperature outside.

The on-site lodging and dining areas, as well as activities, make this an affordable one-stop-shop for many families seeking a break from the confines of cabin fever in any season.

Pricing

One of the benefits of Great Wolf is the affordable packaging of both lodging and water park fun. Room rates include the use of the water park for all guests.

For more details, including pricing and reservations, visit the Great Wolf Resorts web site. Pricing varies slightly, depending on location.

Additionally, check Great Wolf’s web site for information about seasonal events like Howl-O-Ween, a Halloween celebration, and Snowland, which celebrates the fun of the winter holiday season.

With on-site restaurants, an arcade, spa, fitness center, snack and gift shops all under the same roof as lodging and water park fun, Great Wolf resorts provide an ideal year-round family getaway.