302:
and amusement park facilities. A representative from the company evaluates the lifeguards' scanning time (how quickly and accurately the water surface is viewed), appearance (indicates that the lifeguard is prepared with proper equipment), posture (rescue ready stance) and proper dispatching of the water slides and gives a numeric score between 0 and 100. A score of 75 or higher is considered a "world class score" nationwide while a score below 40 follows an immediate closure of the park.
45:
246:
219:
120:
301:
team at Dry Town Water Park is evaluated two times per summer season by the
National Aquatic Safety Company (NASCO). NASCO performs inspections at hundreds of water park facilities throughout the United States each year and is recognized as a leader and innovator in the safety procedures for aquatics
288:
As opposed to typical heat and heat waves, Dry Town Water Park is also susceptible to stormy weather, high winds, and surrounding fires. If lightning is present, the park is closed immediately and all attendees are asked to exit and leave the park as soon as possible. Although the park may not close
284:
Dry Town Water Park's water is heated to 80 °F. Because Dry Town Water Park is located in the high desert in
Palmdale, California, the heated water is still relatively cool compared to the outdoor weather. The hot season in Palmdale coincides with the operating days of Dry Town Water Park, with
266:
Little Miner's Camp is a 6,000 square foot children's water playground area with three slides, spray features, and a giant overhead splash bucket. The splash bucket holds 50 gallons of water and drops the water on guests periodically when filled. The camp also features three water rings, two water
257:
On the Dusty's Mine Shaft Racer, up to four riders go head-to-head on a high-speed race, sliding headfirst down their designated slide. Riders encounter a 360 degree turn in an enclosed tube before plunging 40 feet down open-air lanes for a downhill dash to the finish.
253:
The second tower was not part of the original opening of the park in 2006. Dusty's Mine Shaft Racer, the main attraction of this tower, encountered problems during its 2011 summer season debut but became fully operational starting the 2012 summer season.
229:
The tower's first slide, Rattler's
Revenge, also known as the “red slide” to locals, is a half-covered half-open slide. Riders are plunged through darkness through an enclosed flume for the duration of a 360-degree turn until exposed to bright sunlight.
289:
due to high winds, certain areas and attractions may be shut off for the time being in order to avoid park damage or injury to staff members and attendees. Depending on the severity of the smoke, the park may close due to bad air quality.
275:
The Big Rock River, also known as The Lazy River, is a 925-foot lazy river that contains three main entrances and exits. Attendees can either swim or use first-come, first-served free inflatable tubes to float around the lazy river.
233:
The tower's second slide, The
Wildcatter or the “yellow slide”, is the only slide of the three that is entirely open. Riders are propelled down this open flume slide with two 360 degree turns until they reach the splash pool below.
305:
As of 2018, the lifeguard team received a "world class" score upon inspection from the NASCO for the 17th consecutive time. In 2012, the lifeguard team was recognized by the City of
Palmdale for attaining a perfect score of 100.
226:
The tower features three slides that are individually colored and named. According to the Park Policy, guests must meet height and weight requirements and use a rider tube to enjoy these three slides.
592:
237:
The tower's third slide, the Devil's Punch Bowl or the “blue slide”, is a giant bowl slide where riders drop into and swirl around before finally entering another drop into the catch pool.
1295:
930:
697:
172:
The City of
Palmdale canceled Dry Town Water Park's 2020 season due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions and will reopen in 2021 for its 15th Anniversary Season.
563:
809:
923:
745:
1290:
735:
643:
830:
60:
1300:
419:
916:
158:. It is located at 3850 East Avenue S, on the grounds of the Palmdale Oasis Park & Recreation Center in the southeast portion of the city.
1305:
1239:
1155:
825:
690:
619:
864:
1203:
1136:
1197:
874:
725:
337:
1179:
1018:
683:
549:
500:
478:
456:
964:
730:
199:: A 6,000 square foot children's water playground with three slides, spray features, and a giant overhead splash bucket
169:
in
September. Normal operating hours are from 11am to 6pm but has different operating hours during special event days:
1189:
1081:
1069:
1036:
804:
1217:
1269:
1161:
988:
571:
1118:
1253:
1247:
869:
285:
an average daily high temperature above 88 °F and hotter days in August with an average high of 96 °F.
1167:
1075:
959:
720:
368:
53:
322:
1231:
1112:
1024:
771:
1150:
1064:
1261:
847:
775:
1047:
1124:
427:
1130:
794:
740:
706:
151:
30:
1053:
517:
1059:
993:
890:
750:
187:: a 35-foot tower structure that holds three waterslides with a three foot deep splashdown pool
970:
245:
1173:
644:"Palmdale lifeguards achieve "World Class" lifeguarding score for 17th consecutive time"
1209:
1100:
1042:
1012:
951:
939:
218:
1284:
1142:
44:
38:
593:"Average Weather in Palmdale, California, United States, Year Round – Weather Spark"
982:
976:
162:
135:
908:
119:
1092:
1030:
1004:
943:
541:
492:
470:
448:
206:
155:
131:
34:
75:
62:
298:
166:
139:
1223:
150:
Dry Town Water Park first opened in 2006 and is operated by the city of
1227:(Anaheim / Castro Valley / Milpitas / Roseville / San Jose / Sunnyvale)
675:
1243:(Bakersfield / Fresno / Modesto / National City / Newark / Riverside)
620:"Palmdale lifeguards attain perfect "World Class" lifeguarding score"
338:"Visit DryTown Water Park on your trip to Palmdale or United States"
1213:(Irvine / Livermore / Modesto / Palm Springs / Santa Maria / Vista)
670:
395:
111:
912:
679:
323:
DryTown Water Park in
Palmdale | Attractions, Hours & Food
134:
located in
Palmdale, California that opens each year from the
193:: A second tower structure that holds a four-lane racer slide
222:
Rattler's
Revenge, The Wildcatter, The Devil's Punchbowl.
1265:(Sacramento / Victorville / Fairfield / Rohnert Park)
1188:
1091:
1003:
950:
883:
857:
839:
818:
787:
761:
713:
107:
99:
91:
52:
26:
21:
180:The six acre park features four main attractions:
1296:Buildings and structures in Palmdale, California
493:"devil's punch bowl at dry town water park!!!"
924:
691:
8:
810:Los Angeles Air Route Traffic Control Center
369:"DryTown Water Park announces 2020 schedule"
768:Antelope Valley Community College District
931:
917:
909:
736:Antelope Valley Union High School District
698:
684:
676:
1204:Blackbeard's Family Entertainment Center
244:
217:
209:that winds around the center of the park
118:
831:Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
315:
267:cannons, water shooters, and buckets.
18:
614:
612:
7:
512:
510:
420:"Park Policies – DryTown Water Park"
390:
388:
363:
361:
359:
357:
332:
330:
161:The park is open each year from the
1146:(San Dimas / San Jose / Sacramento)
826:Los Angeles County Fire Department
518:"Dusty's Mineshaft Racer is back!"
14:
1291:2006 establishments in California
865:Antelope Valley Transit Authority
16:Waterpark in Palmdale, California
552:from the original on 2017-04-29.
503:from the original on 2017-04-29.
481:from the original on 2017-04-29.
459:from the original on 2017-04-29.
43:
1301:Economy of Palmdale, California
1240:John's Incredible Pizza Company
983:Rotary Storyland & Playland
1224:Golfland Entertainment Centers
1218:Fiesta Village Family Fun Park
1198:Alpine Slide at Magic Mountain
875:Palmdale Transportation Center
726:Westside Union School District
1:
1190:Family entertainment centers
1119:Roseville Golfland Sunsplash
731:Keppel Union School District
671:Dry Town Water Park Homepage
146:Location and operating hours
1254:Mulligan Family Fun Centers
1248:Mountasia Family Fun Center
1082:Universal Studios Hollywood
1070:Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
1037:Disney California Adventure
805:Joe Davies Heritage Airpark
564:"FAQs – DryTown Water Park"
396:"Home – DryTown Water Park"
1322:
1162:Six Flags Hurricane Harbor
1156:Six Flags Hurricane Harbor
1019:California's Great America
989:Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
293:Lifeguard team recognition
1306:Water parks in California
899:
870:Palmdale Regional Airport
762:Colleges and universities
542:"Dusty's Mineshaft Racer"
249:Dusty's Mine Shaft Racer.
1168:Splash Kingdom Waterpark
1076:Six Flags Magic Mountain
960:Belmont Park (San Diego)
901:This list is incomplete.
721:Palmdale School District
400:www.drytownwaterpark.com
123:Dry Town front entrance.
1180:Wet'n'Wild Palm Springs
772:Antelope Valley College
297:The City of Palmdale's
165:weekend in May through
138:weekend in May through
1151:Sesame Place San Diego
1065:Sesame Place San Diego
994:Scandia Amusement Park
250:
223:
124:
76:34.55742°N 118.05985°W
1270:SpeedZone Los Angeles
1257:(Murrieta / Palmdale)
848:Antelope Valley Press
248:
221:
122:
1025:Children's Fairyland
795:Antelope Valley Mall
746:Highland High School
741:Palmdale High School
707:Palmdale, California
568:siteline.vendini.com
424:siteline.vendini.com
261:
81:34.55742; -118.05985
1235:(Norwalk / Ventura)
1137:Legoland Water Park
1107:Dry Town Water Park
1054:Legoland California
800:Dry Town Water Park
449:"Rattler's Revenge"
262:Little Miner's Camp
197:Little Miner's Camp
128:Dry Town Water Park
112:Dry Town Water Park
72: /
22:Dry Town Water Park
1060:SeaWorld San Diego
1048:Knott's Berry Farm
891:Battle of Palmdale
751:Knight High School
251:
224:
125:
39:United States
1278:
1277:
1266:
1258:
1244:
1236:
1228:
1214:
1147:
1131:Knott's Soak City
906:
905:
342:www.inspirock.com
117:
116:
1313:
1264:
1256:
1242:
1234:
1226:
1212:
1145:
1125:Island Waterpark
933:
926:
919:
910:
700:
693:
686:
677:
658:
657:
655:
654:
640:
634:
633:
631:
630:
616:
607:
606:
604:
603:
597:weatherspark.com
589:
583:
582:
580:
579:
570:. Archived from
560:
554:
553:
538:
532:
531:
529:
528:
514:
505:
504:
489:
483:
482:
471:"The Wildcatter"
467:
461:
460:
445:
439:
438:
436:
435:
426:. Archived from
416:
410:
409:
407:
406:
392:
383:
382:
380:
379:
365:
352:
351:
349:
348:
334:
325:
320:
95:City of Palmdale
87:
86:
84:
83:
82:
77:
73:
70:
69:
68:
65:
48:
47:
19:
1321:
1320:
1316:
1315:
1314:
1312:
1311:
1310:
1281:
1280:
1279:
1274:
1200:(Big Bear Lake)
1184:
1174:Splash Pad Park
1087:
999:
952:Amusement parks
946:
940:Amusement parks
937:
907:
902:
895:
879:
853:
835:
814:
783:
757:
709:
704:
667:
662:
661:
652:
650:
642:
641:
637:
628:
626:
618:
617:
610:
601:
599:
591:
590:
586:
577:
575:
562:
561:
557:
540:
539:
535:
526:
524:
516:
515:
508:
491:
490:
486:
469:
468:
464:
447:
446:
442:
433:
431:
418:
417:
413:
404:
402:
394:
393:
386:
377:
375:
367:
366:
355:
346:
344:
336:
335:
328:
321:
317:
312:
295:
282:
273:
264:
243:
216:
178:
148:
80:
78:
74:
71:
66:
63:
61:
59:
58:
42:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1319:
1317:
1309:
1308:
1303:
1298:
1293:
1283:
1282:
1276:
1275:
1273:
1272:
1267:
1259:
1251:
1245:
1237:
1232:Golf 'N' Stuff
1229:
1221:
1215:
1210:Boomers! Parks
1207:
1201:
1194:
1192:
1186:
1185:
1183:
1182:
1177:
1171:
1165:
1159:
1153:
1148:
1140:
1134:
1128:
1122:
1116:
1110:
1104:
1101:Aqua Adventure
1097:
1095:
1089:
1088:
1086:
1085:
1079:
1073:
1067:
1062:
1057:
1051:
1045:
1043:Gilroy Gardens
1040:
1034:
1028:
1022:
1016:
1013:Adventure City
1009:
1007:
1001:
1000:
998:
997:
991:
986:
980:
979:(Santa Monica)
974:
968:
962:
956:
954:
948:
947:
938:
936:
935:
928:
921:
913:
904:
903:
900:
897:
896:
894:
893:
887:
885:
881:
880:
878:
877:
872:
867:
861:
859:
858:Transportation
855:
854:
852:
851:
843:
841:
837:
836:
834:
833:
828:
822:
820:
816:
815:
813:
812:
807:
802:
797:
791:
789:
785:
784:
782:
781:
780:
779:
765:
763:
759:
758:
756:
755:
754:
753:
748:
743:
733:
728:
723:
717:
715:
711:
710:
705:
703:
702:
695:
688:
680:
674:
673:
666:
665:External links
663:
660:
659:
648:theavtimes.com
635:
624:theavtimes.com
608:
584:
555:
533:
522:theavtimes.com
506:
484:
462:
440:
411:
384:
373:theavtimes.com
353:
326:
314:
313:
311:
308:
294:
291:
281:
278:
272:
271:The Lazy River
269:
263:
260:
242:
239:
215:
212:
211:
210:
203:The Lazy River
200:
194:
188:
177:
174:
147:
144:
142:in September.
115:
114:
109:
105:
104:
101:
97:
96:
93:
89:
88:
56:
50:
49:
28:
24:
23:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1318:
1307:
1304:
1302:
1299:
1297:
1294:
1292:
1289:
1288:
1286:
1271:
1268:
1263:
1260:
1255:
1252:
1249:
1246:
1241:
1238:
1233:
1230:
1225:
1222:
1219:
1216:
1211:
1208:
1205:
1202:
1199:
1196:
1195:
1193:
1191:
1187:
1181:
1178:
1175:
1172:
1169:
1166:
1163:
1160:
1157:
1154:
1152:
1149:
1144:
1143:Raging Waters
1141:
1138:
1135:
1132:
1129:
1126:
1123:
1120:
1117:
1114:
1111:
1108:
1105:
1102:
1099:
1098:
1096:
1094:
1090:
1084:(Los Angeles)
1083:
1080:
1077:
1074:
1071:
1068:
1066:
1063:
1061:
1058:
1055:
1052:
1049:
1046:
1044:
1041:
1038:
1035:
1032:
1029:
1026:
1023:
1021:(Santa Clara)
1020:
1017:
1014:
1011:
1010:
1008:
1006:
1002:
995:
992:
990:
987:
984:
981:
978:
975:
972:
969:
966:
963:
961:
958:
957:
955:
953:
949:
945:
941:
934:
929:
927:
922:
920:
915:
914:
911:
898:
892:
889:
888:
886:
882:
876:
873:
871:
868:
866:
863:
862:
860:
856:
850:
849:
845:
844:
842:
838:
832:
829:
827:
824:
823:
821:
817:
811:
808:
806:
803:
801:
798:
796:
793:
792:
790:
786:
777:
773:
770:
769:
767:
766:
764:
760:
752:
749:
747:
744:
742:
739:
738:
737:
734:
732:
729:
727:
724:
722:
719:
718:
716:
712:
708:
701:
696:
694:
689:
687:
682:
681:
678:
672:
669:
668:
664:
649:
645:
639:
636:
625:
621:
615:
613:
609:
598:
594:
588:
585:
574:on 2020-10-26
573:
569:
565:
559:
556:
551:
547:
543:
537:
534:
523:
519:
513:
511:
507:
502:
498:
494:
488:
485:
480:
476:
472:
466:
463:
458:
454:
450:
444:
441:
430:on 2020-10-27
429:
425:
421:
415:
412:
401:
397:
391:
389:
385:
374:
370:
364:
362:
360:
358:
354:
343:
339:
333:
331:
327:
324:
319:
316:
309:
307:
303:
300:
292:
290:
286:
279:
277:
270:
268:
259:
255:
247:
240:
238:
235:
231:
227:
220:
213:
208:
205:: A 925-foot
204:
201:
198:
195:
192:
189:
186:
183:
182:
181:
175:
173:
170:
168:
164:
159:
157:
153:
145:
143:
141:
137:
133:
129:
121:
113:
110:
106:
102:
98:
94:
90:
85:
57:
55:
51:
46:
40:
36:
32:
29:
25:
20:
1133:(Buena Park)
1106:
1050:(Buena Park)
977:Pacific Park
973:(Sacramento)
846:
799:
651:. Retrieved
647:
638:
627:. Retrieved
623:
600:. Retrieved
596:
587:
576:. Retrieved
572:the original
567:
558:
545:
536:
525:. Retrieved
521:
496:
487:
474:
465:
452:
443:
432:. Retrieved
428:the original
423:
414:
403:. Retrieved
399:
376:. Retrieved
372:
345:. Retrieved
341:
318:
304:
296:
287:
283:
274:
265:
256:
252:
236:
232:
228:
225:
202:
196:
190:
184:
179:
171:
163:Memorial Day
160:
149:
136:Memorial Day
127:
126:
1121:(Roseville)
1093:Water parks
1005:Theme parks
967:(Riverside)
965:Castle Park
176:Attractions
79: /
67:118°03′35″W
54:Coordinates
1285:Categories
1250:(Valencia)
1170:(Redlands)
1164:(Valencia)
1139:(Carlsbad)
1109:(Palmdale)
1078:(Valencia)
1056:(Carlsbad)
1031:Disneyland
971:Funderland
944:California
653:2020-10-23
629:2020-10-23
602:2020-10-24
578:2020-10-24
527:2020-10-23
434:2020-10-23
405:2020-10-23
378:2020-10-23
347:2020-10-23
310:References
280:Operations
207:lazy river
156:California
64:34°33′27″N
35:California
1176:(Oakland)
1158:(Concord)
1113:Drop Zone
1103:(Fremont)
1072:(Vallejo)
1039:(Anaheim)
1033:(Anaheim)
1027:(Oakland)
1015:(Stanton)
996:(Ontario)
788:Landmarks
776:Lancaster
299:lifeguard
167:Labor Day
140:Labor Day
132:waterpark
1220:(Colton)
1206:(Fresno)
1127:(Fresno)
1115:(Perris)
985:(Fresno)
819:Services
550:Archived
501:Archived
479:Archived
457:Archived
152:Palmdale
31:Palmdale
27:Location
1262:Scandia
884:History
714:Schools
546:YouTube
497:YouTube
475:YouTube
453:YouTube
241:Tower B
214:Tower A
191:Tower B
185:Tower A
108:Website
100:Opened
41:
840:Media
130:is a
92:Owner
774:(in
103:2006
942:in
1287::
646:.
622:.
611:^
595:.
566:.
548:.
544:.
520:.
509:^
499:.
495:.
477:.
473:.
455:.
451:.
422:.
398:.
387:^
371:.
356:^
340:.
329:^
154:,
37:,
33:,
932:e
925:t
918:v
778:)
699:e
692:t
685:v
656:.
632:.
605:.
581:.
530:.
437:.
408:.
381:.
350:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
