Plunge into outrageous fun at Water Country USA, the mid-Atlantic’s largest water park. Featuring a 1950s and ‘60s surf theme, Water Country USA offers families tons of summertime fun with more than 30 slides, water rides and super soakin’ thrills. In 2008, there is a whole new reason to visit Water Country USA. This season, the mid-Atlantic’s largest water park debuts “Rock ‘n’ Roll Island,” featuring three new body slides emptying into a 9,000-square-foot pool that is surrounded by a 700-foot lazy river.

• Features state-of-the-art water rides and attractions
• 1950s and '60s surf theme
• Summertime entertainment, dining and shopping

• 55 miles/90 kilometers from Virginia Beach, VA
• 150 miles/240 kilometers from Washington D.C.
• 210 miles/340 kilometers from Raleigh, NC
• 275 miles/445 kilometers from Philadelphia
• 360 miles/580 kilometers from Charlotte, NC
• 400 miles/645 kilometers from New York
• 490 miles/790 kilometers from Charleston, SC

Water Country USA is easily accessible to travelers. Three airports (Norfolk, Richmond, and Newport News/Williamsburg International Airports) are within a 45-minute drive of the park and an Amtrak train station is just 10 minutes away.

• A surf shop and gift shop
• Seven dining establishments
• Locker rental
• Bathhouse facilities
• Complementary use of life vests and inner tubes.
• Climate-controlled pools
• 16 private cabanas available for rent throughout the park
• More than 1,500 lounge chairs for sun worshippers and those needing a break from all the excitement
• Pet kennels rentals at Busch Gardens Europe’s Pet Center