Exploring history behind the former Burnet Road Water Park in Austin, Texas.

The Burnet Road Water Park was one of the water parks which operated during the 1970s. Not much is known about this water park but is known is this water park is one of Austin’s forgotten water parks. (Ref: https://allandaleneighbor.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/AllandaleNeighbor07AprilFINAL.pdf)

Construction for Burnet Road Water Park began in late 1967. Burnet Road Water Park would open a year later in 1968. Burnet Road Water Park was located next door to the Burnet Drive-In. Now this waterslide that was a giant slide which was actually a generic waterslide painted in orange and white colors. It was called the Super Slide. (The first Super Slide was on I 35 next to Capital Plaza. The next one was on Burnet Road next to Putt Putt.)

A splash pad for small children was constructed using ground level concrete. The waterslide was a regular giant slide. The splash pad was a small 3 foot concrete square operated by a pump.

A child broke their neck riding the giant waterslide sometime during the 70s. They closed the slide afterwards. The owners could not get insurance for their attractions or cover them. So they were shut down by the state for not getting proper insurance beforehand.

Burnet Road Water Park was already shut down by 1981. The waterslide remained untouched for a few years before finally being removed sometime in the mid-80s. The former Burnet Road Water Park is now home to Burnet Road Self Storage and Leslie’s Pool Supplies.

Burnet Road Water Park was located at 6326 Burnet Road, Austin, Texas, US 78757.