Big Kahuna’s Destin is one of the biggest water parks in the Florida Panhandle. Located at 1007 U.S. 98 in Destin, it’s about an hour and 15 minutes’ drive from Pensacola.

While Florida was home to three top-ranked outdoor water parks, Great Wolf Lodge ranked No. 8 on a list of best indoor water parks. The company has several U.S. locations, including in Naples .

These Florida water parks have just the thing. USA TODAY recently released the readers’ choice awards 10 Best Outdoor Water Parks in the U.S., and Florida dominates the list with 3 out of 10.

Florida offers a variety of water parks to escape the summer heat. Both of Walt Disney World's water parks, Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach, are open simultaneously this summer. Aquatica Orlando ...

Guana Lake in Ponte Vedra Beach, located just north of St. Augustine on A1A, offers bioluminescence sights all year long, ...

It’s the first major, traditional theme park to open in Florida since 1999, when Universal Islands of Adventure debuted, though Universal opened a themed Orlando water park, Volcano Bay, in 2017.

It’s the first major, traditional theme park to open in Florida since 1999, when Universal Islands of Adventure debuted, though Universal opened a themed Orlando water park, Volcano Bay, in 2017.

It's the first major, traditional theme park to open in Florida since 1999, when Universal Islands of Adventure debuted, though Universal opened a themed Orlando water park, Volcano Bay, in 2017.