Camelbeach Waterpark - Tannersville, Pennsylvania - water amusement park located in the Pocono Mountains

Located in Pennsylvania's Pocono Mountains, Camelbeach Waterpark has a number of water attractions for the whole family. The park does not have non-water rides, and visitors are encouraged to wear swimming suits while in the park. There are also areas to eat and enjoy the sun without getting wet.

One of the newest attractions at Camelbeach Waterpark is Pharaoh's Phortress. This $3 million project was made especially for children and their parents. The area is surrounded by patio chairs where adults can relax while children run through the structure's fountains, shoot spray guns, enjoy small slides, and more. Every few minutes, a four-story-high bucket tips over, drenching guests with gallons of water. Younger visitors can also enjoy the Camel Cover interactive play area.

Along with play areas, there are a number of water slides and other adventurous water rides for older visitors. Two of these slides are mat slides, where riders use park-provided mats to speed down the open tubes. In addition, riders can enjoy the Triple Venom. This slide doesn't use mats and gives riders three slide options. The park's raft sliders are great for groups, since up to three riders can jump on a raft and slide down one of the tubes at once. One of the most popular is Midnight Run, a black tube where riders can't see or anticipate the next turn.

Camelbeach Waterpark is also home to the only pair of bowl sliders in the country - the Vortex and Spin Cycle. These rides shoot guests into a large bowl where they spin around before being dropped into a pool of water. Another popular ride at the park is The Titan, which is billed as "the ultimate water slide.'' There's room for up to five people in each raft, and the slide is the largest of its kind in the world. The slide is eight stories tall, and it is longer than three football fields.

Along with slides of all kinds, the park has an Olympic-sized swimming pool, the Kahuna Lagoon Wave Pool, a mild 1000-foot river raft floating attraction called the Blue Nile Adventure, and the Checkered Flag Challenge, which pits riders against one another to see who can reach the end first. There's also Flow Rider, which came to the park in 2006. This attraction is a small wave pool where riders learn to stand on boogie boards or increase surfing skills.

Camelbeach Waterpark is open during the summer, and during the rest of the year, guests can enjoy Camelback Mountain, the facility's ski resort. The park opens in late May every year, with hours from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM on weekends. Later, they open the park on weekdays as well, and starting near the end of June, the park is open extended hours, from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM. They close annually after Labor Day. General admission to the park costs $34.99 for adults and $23.99 from children under 48 inches. There are also Twilight tickets available for those who come to the park within 3 hours of closing, as well as discounts for groups, those buying ticket online, and spectators. For more information guests can call the "splash phone'' at 1-800-233-8100.