Summer Waves, Water park in Jekyll Island, United States.
Summer Waves is a water park on Jekyll Island, Georgia, with water slides, a wave pool, and a lazy river called Turtle Creek. The grounds are divided into areas for different ages, ranging from calm wading pools to faster slides.
The park opened to strengthen Jekyll Island as a tourist destination and broaden the leisure options available on the island. It has been run by the Jekyll Island Authority ever since and remains one of the island's main attractions.
The park features a section called Pirate's Passage, a nod to the seafaring past of Georgia's barrier islands. Visitors walking through it can notice how the coastal setting shapes the overall feel of the place.
The park is open mainly during the warmer months, generally from late spring through early fall. Going early in the morning gives visitors a chance to enjoy the attractions before lines start to form.
Jekyll Island is a state-protected island where development is capped by law, which gives the park an unusually open setting close to the shore. From parts of the grounds, visitors can see the tree canopy and coastal landscape that surrounds the island, something rarely found at water parks in more built-up areas.
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