Kalahari Resorts
Kalahari Resorts and Conventions is a water park resort chain with locations in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin; Sandusky, Ohio; Pocono Manor, Pennsylvania; and Round Rock, Texas. Named for the Kalahari Desert in southern Africa, the resorts are heavily decorated with African animals and plants, and other African motifs.
| Kalahari Resorts | |
|---|---|
| Location | Wisconsin Dells, Sandusky, Pocono Mountains, and Round Rock |
| Coordinates | 43.570178°N 89.772184°W, 41.382750°N 82.643977°W, 30.5197711°N 97.6336570°W |
| Theme | African |
| Owner | Todd Nelson |
| Opened | 2000 (Wisconsin) 2005 (Sandusky) 2015 (Poconos) 2020 (Round Rock) |
| Operating season | Year-round (outdoor theme, water parks, and pools closed in the winter) |
| Website | www |
Kalahari Resorts operates some of the largest indoor water parks in the United States. The Round Rock location's 223,000-square-foot indoor water park is the second largest in the United States, followed by the Pocono Mountains location's 220,000-square-foot water park, the 173,000-square-foot waterpark in Sandusky and the Wisconsin Dells' 125,000-square-foot park. A Fredericksburg, Virginia location was in development until 2013, when it was scrapped after problems with financing. Kalahari later returned to Virginia and broke ground on their newest resort in Spotsylvania County, which is set to open in 2026.
Conventions held at the Kalahari Resorts are typically by state and regional organizations, such as the Wisconsin Network Conference on Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias in May 2014, Ohio Holstein Convention in February 2020, and Wisconsin District Ladies Ministries Retreat in April 2021.