• Indoor water fun near Brainerd, MN.boy in waterpark image by PETER LAKOMY from Fotolia.com
  
  Brainerd, in the heart of Minnesota's "Land of 10000 Lakes," has no shortage of outdoor summer swimming opportunities. In the winter, indoor water parks offer an opportunity for swimming and splashing. Three hotels near Brainerd feature indoor water parks.
  
  

Paul Bunyan Water Park at The Lodge at Brainerd Lakes

• Paying homage to the mythological lumberjack, Paul Bunyan's Water Park is large enough to accommodate its namesake. A 30,000-square-foot park, one of the main attractions is the Holographic Tube Slide, only the second of its kind. Other feature includes a large tree house with water cannons, a lazy river with waterfalls, an indoor/outdoor hot tub surrounded by a heated outdoor patio floor, a floating log walk and a suspended bridge across the activity pool.
  
  Paul Bunyan Water Park at The Lodge at Brainerd Lakes
  6967 Lake Forest Road
  Baxter, MN 56425
  218-822-5634
  877-687-5634
  lodgehotelsbrainerd.com
  
  

Three Bear Water Park at Holiday Inn Express

• The Holiday Inn Express hosts the Three Bear Water Park. This forest-themed park has 250,000 gallons of heated water and features a tube slide, a body slide, a lazy river, a 1,000 gallon splash bucket and two gigantic hot tubs.
  
  Three Bear Water Park at Holiday Inn Express
  15739 Audubon Way (Hwy 371 North)
  Baxter, MN 56425
  218-824-3232
  888-824-3232
  brainerdhi.com
  
  

Rapid River Lodge & Water Park

• The Rapid River Lodge's water park features a realistic forest design with artificial foliage and a tree fort. Water features include two 240-foot slides, a 1,300-foot activity pool, waterfalls, an adventure channel, variety of spray tubes and tipping water buckets. Adults can relax in the sauna or the hot tub, then take a ride on the 250-foot lazy river.
  
  Rapid River Lodge & Water Park
  7376 Woida Road
  Baxter, Minnesota 56425
  218-825-7234
  877-543-8938
  rapidriverlodge.com