Indoor Water Park

Raptor Reef is a 25,000 sq ft indoor water park at Triple Play Family Fun Park in Hayden, Idaho, minutes from Coeur d’Alene and about 40 minutes from Spokane. It has four water slides, a wave pool, two kids’ areas and a hot tub. The water is kept at 82°F and the air at 86°F, so it’s warm enough to swim in January.

Raptor Reef is open to everyone, not just hotel guests. Day passes start at $29.95, and you don’t need a reservation. Tubes and mats for the slides are included with admission.

Quick facts

• Address: 175 West Orchard Ave, Hayden, ID 83835
• Phone: (208) 762-7529
• Size: 25,000 sq ft, opened in 2005
• Temperature: water 82°F, air 86°F
• Day pass: from $29.95 (plus tax)
• Hotel: Triple Play Resort Hotel & Suites connects to the park by skybridge

Water slides and attractions

Raptor Reef has four water slides, from a 400-foot tube ride to a high-speed body slide. All slides are for ages 3 and up. Riders 42″ and taller can ride with an adult, and riders 48″ and taller can ride alone. Double tubes and mats are included with admission.

• Lost Falls: our longest tube slide at just under 400 ft. Ride on a double tube; solo riders are welcome.
• The Constrictor: our fastest slide at 350 ft, ridden on a double tube. The Travel Channel featured it as one of the world’s most extreme slides.
• Velociraptor Vortex: a bowl slide that drops riders into a second slide, ridden on a double tube.
• Prehistoric Plunge: a 300 ft high-speed slide you ride on your body or a mat.
• Wave Pool: six wave patterns, waves up to 3 ft and a zero-depth entry. Ages 3 and up.
• Hot tub: a warm soak with a chair lift for easier entry. No children under 3; ages 3–12 must be with an adult.

The fourth slide was added in 2012. Raptor Reef sits next to the go-karts, bowling, laser tag, ropes course and arcade at Triple Play, so you can split a day between the water and the rest of the park.

For little kids

Raptor Reef has two areas built for younger swimmers, plus free life jackets in many sizes.

• Children’s Aquaplay: two 30-foot kid slides and a 300-gallon dumping bucket, in water just 11 inches deep.
• Toddler Lagoon: a zero-depth splash area for ages 4 and under.
• Life jackets: free to borrow, in many sizes.
• Swim diapers: required for children 2 and under.
• Baby changing: changing stations are in both the men’s and women’s restrooms, and there’s a family changing room.

Children 2 and under get in free with a paid adult. Children under 16 must be with an adult.

Tickets and hours

A Raptor Reef day pass is $29.95 for guests 42″ and taller and $22.95 for guests under 42″. No reservation is needed. All prices are plus 6% tax.

• All-Day Pass + Waterpark: $74.95, includes $7.50 in arcade value
• Spectator pass: $5
• Ages 2 and under: free with a paid adult

Discounts: Military get 10% off with ID. Hotel guests pay $23 for the waterpark, $65 for a 1-Day pass or $110 for a 2-Day pass with their check-in voucher.

Safety, cleaning and water quality

Every Raptor Reef lifeguard is certified through Star Guard Elite (SGE) and trains every week to keep that certification.

How our lifeguards train

• They start on the slides. New aquatics team members work as slide dispatchers before they begin lifeguard certification.
• Certification is a three-day course. It covers water rescue, spinal injury care, CPR, choking response and first aid.
• Training never stops. Lifeguards train 1–2 hours every week, with at least 4 hours each month required to keep their certification.
• Re-certification is yearly. Lifeguards re-certify every year and lead guards every two years. Our Aquatics Manager is a certified instructor, so certification happens on-site.

How we keep it clean

When the pools are quiet, our lifeguards are cleaning. On top of daily cleaning during every shift, lifeguards come in every other day (and some weeks every day) to pressure wash the bathrooms, wave pool, kids’ pool, stairs and balcony. Raptor Reef also closes for a week or two each fall for deeper maintenance.

Water and air quality

Our team tests the pool water throughout the day to check water chemistry and temperature. The water is kept at 82°F.

The air is kept at 86°F. Raptor Reef uses a Dectron environmental control system built for indoor pools, which manages humidity and air handling so the space stays comfortable.

Why do indoor pools sometimes smell like chlorine? That smell usually isn’t chlorine itself. It comes from chloramines, which form when chlorine reacts with sweat, body oils and other things swimmers bring into the water. More swimmers means more chloramines. You can help by taking a quick shower at the rinse-off station before you get in.

Amenities and accessibility

Raptor Reef has changing rooms, lockers, towels and free life jackets on site, so you only need to bring a swimsuit.

• Changing rooms: inside the men’s and women’s restrooms, with baby changing stations in both. One family changing room is also available.
• Lockers: $10 for the day, just outside the changing rooms. Rent one from a cashier or at the lockers.
• Towels: $3 to rent from the cashiers in the arcade, next to the waterpark entry gates. Free for hotel guests at the hotel front desk.
• Rinse-off shower: just outside the changing rooms, for a quick rinse before and after swimming.
• Life jackets: free to borrow, Coast Guard-approved, in many sizes.
• Tubes and mats: included with admission. No rental fee.

Accessibility: The wave pool has a zero-depth entry, so there’s no drop over the side to get in. The hot tub has a chair lift. The family changing room offers a private space for guests who need help changing.

Food and rules

You can eat food from the Triple Play grill inside the waterpark, and gluten-free pizza is available. Outside food and drinks aren’t allowed, except individual water bottles.

Waterpark rules

• Children under 16 must be with an adult.
• Swim diapers are required for children 2 and under.
• Slides: age 3 and up; 42″ to ride with an adult, 48″ to ride alone.
• Hot tub: no children under 3; ages 3–12 must be with an adult.
• Please take a quick rinse-off shower before you swim.

Stay at the hotel

Triple Play Resort Hotel & Suites connects to the fun park by skybridge, so you can walk from your room to the water park without going outside.

• 95 rooms and suites, pet friendly
• Free breakfast and internet
• Free access to the Raptor Reef hot tub
• Free pool towels at the front desk
• Discounted waterpark passes with your check-in voucher: $23 for the waterpark, $65 for a 1-Day pass, $110 for a 2-Day pass

Waterpark passes aren’t included in the room rate. Triple Play calls itself the only park, waterpark and hotel combination west of the Mississippi.