Camelbeach Waterpark

Camelbeach Mountain Waterpark is a water park located in the Pocono Mountains, in Tannersville, Pennsylvania at Big Pocono State Park. Opened in 1998, it is the summer operation for Camelback Mountain Resort which operates Camelback Ski and Snowboard Area during the winter.

Attractions

Camelbeach contains over 37 waterslides as well as many other attractions.

Dry Attractions

• During the summer the ski lift, called the Sky Ride is still open. It allows guests to observe wildlife as they ascend the mountain.

Adventure Zone

• Free-fall
• Bungee-Jumping
• Rock Wall

Water Attractions

Original Park Attractions

• The Blue Nile Adventure River is Camelbeach's lazy river. Riders can choose from single and double-rider tubes.
• The Mat Slides are 2 slides where riders use foam mats to slip down the waterslide. The same foam mats are used for Checkered Flag Challenge.
• The Olympic Pool is a full-size swimming pool.
• The Tube Slides is a series of 4 tube slides where as many as 3 people can ride down in one tube

The Tube Slides Consist of:

• Twister: A green tube slide which features some enclosed sections and some open sections, with one of the enclosed sections tunneling into the mountain and back out again.

• Midnight Run : A black tube slide which is fully enclosed, and features small holes in the roof of the track to provide a small amount of light to the riders.

• Riptide : A yellow (originally white) tube slide which is fully open and features many twists and turns, including two spirals.

• Sidewinder: A red tube slide which which is fully open and, as the name suggests, snakes back and forth down the mountain and also features a spiral.

Expansions

• The Titan is an eight-story tall inline tube slide that allows up to four people per raft to ride down it. The Titan has nine banked curves with an added lip to keep the raft from going over the side. It opened in 2000.
• The Kahuna Lagoon is a wave pool which can produce waves up to six feet high. It opened in 2001.
• The Vortex and Spin Cycle are two bowl water slides. Spin Cycle is a tube slide which ends with a chute, while Vortex is a body slide and ends drop into a 6 ¹⁄₂-foot-deep (2.0 m) pool. Both slides opened in 2002.
• Triple Venom is a series of three separate speed water slides, each over six stories tall. It opened in 2003.

• Serpent is a multicolored body slide which is fully open. It allows riders to experience airtime three times as riders descend with its three drops.

• Viper is a translucent blue body slide which is fully enclosed.

• Cobra is a red body slide which is fully enclosed. Unlike Viper, this slide is in total darkness.

• Checkered Flag Challenge is an eight-lane mat slide where the participants race each other down the slide to finish in 1st place, and to achieve the best time. It includes a timing system which announces the winner. It opened in 2004.
• Flowrider is a surfing simulator which allows riders to ride waves while lying down or standing up on a surfboard. It opened in 2006.
• Pharaoh's Phortress is a family water play structure that features 8 watersides, a four-story-high tipping bucket, fountains, spray guns, and more. It opened in 2008.
• Dune Runner and Sandstorm are two family raft slides featured at Camelbeach. Both opened together in 2011.

Former Rides and Attractions

• The Bumper Boats were an attraction which allowed riders to compete against each other in gasoline-powered bumper boats in a traditional bumper-cars style battle.
• Camel Cove was a family water play structure that featured several play structures, including a large bucket similar to the ones found at Kahuna Cove and Pharaoh's Phortress.
• Mini Golf was an 18-hole miniature golf course.

Awards & Accolades

Camelbeach has been awarded by several national publications many times in its short lifespan. Aquatics International magazine awarded the park "Best Commercial Waterpark" for parks gathering 100,000 through 300,000 visitors each year. The International Amusement Parks Convention awarded Camelbeach one of three "Best Waterparks to Visit in 2005" awards. Camelbeach was also showcased in The Travel Channel's Waterparks 2005.

External links

• Camelbeach official site
• Complete Poconos Waterpark Directory

Coordinates: 41°03′09″N 75°21′13″W / 41.0526°N 75.3535°W / 41.0526; -75.3535

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