Pirates Cove

Ahoy Mateys! A Tale of Two Adventures at Pirate Cove in North TexasArrrr, gather 'round and hear this pirate's tale of feasting and frolicking at Pirate Cove in North Texas!‍The Grub:- **Crew Size: 4 hungry souls- **Ship: Air-conditioned, ample seating for allRations Ordered:- Cheese pizza- Grilled cheese- Cheeseburger- NachosWould I spend my treasure on the food here again? Nay! Here be the verdict:- The pizza had a soggy bottom that would make a ship sink.- The burger was chewier than a sea monster's tentacle.- The nachos were surprisingly good, but hey, even a pirate can't mess up gas station nachos!-There is an arcade inside next to the food that is tons of fun and in the air conditioned building! Sodas: $3 with free refills - definitely worth plundering! The best part is the indoor, air-conditioned hideout. Perfect for escaping the blazing sun and resting your sunburnt bodies.**The Water Park:**- Price: Great value for yer doubloons- Lifeguards: Plenty, and actually doing their job. Some liked to just yell at the adults for fun I think. - Slides: A barrel of fun!- Water: Clean as the seven seas- First Aid:Quick and helpful, even fixed a bloody nose from a flying basketball (Arrr, beware the airborne balls of doom!)**The Bummers:**- Ye have to pay for a float for the lazy river, unless ye be lucky enough to snag a stray one floating by.- They have lockers ye can rent, but bring yer own lock and use it for free, savvy? At least that's what this pirate did.So, if ye be heading to Pirate Cove, pack your own grub, enjoy the refreshing beverages, DONT forget the sunblock and have a swashbuckling good time at the water park. Just beware of soggy pizza and chewy burgers, me hearties! #PirateLife #WaterAdventures #SunburntButHappy

First time visit. I went on 100 + degree day in August. The water temperature felt perfect! We went around 11 AM. We left around 5 PM. I went on a Sunday. Best time for the blue mat related race slides/ doubles Inter-tubes was after 12:30 PM. Plenty of life guards on site. First aid/medic available by restrooms by Kiddie Slides. Lost and Found is closer towards the entrance. Cabanas, for group events, are available to reserve. We were able to score one right by the kiddie slides and waterfall. We celebrated a kids birthday. Staff assisted us with a cake knife. I had to go in a few times to retrieve paper plates, napkins, and plastic forks. The items were easy to find. There were a few spots for selfies- ie by the alligator and/or shake (by the Lazy River) . Lazy river and slides were solid. Great for my super-niece: almost 10 year old. Rafts are available for rent. I'm 5'4 / didn't feel a need for a raft in said Lazy River. We were able to bring in extras towels and sunscreens. Food available for purchase. Pre-orders of pizza pies recommended. This location is connected to JellyStone Park at Rustic Creek Ranch. One entrance to the park. If one misses it, one will have to drive a bit before you can U-Turn. Parking free and available on the lot. Enjoy!

PROS: Small side for younger kids though big enough even adults can go down slides and have fun with kids. There is also food and games and PLENTY of cabanas to rent ($30) - There is a lot to do, the price is fair in my eyes for what you get. The water is cold, we went on 103 degree day and the water felt great still. I will deff be back! Plenty of room everywhere, we did go on weekday however. CONS: Parking area has potholes but wasn't the biggest deal to us. Food Court had limited options nothing healthy but the biggest deal is food took a REALLY long time. Nachos took 20 minutes, yikes! I felt bad for the workers, we ventured to gift shop while waiting but some people grew heavily impatient. THE PLANTS DESPERATELY NEEDED WATER!!!! Bone dry - I know this has not much to do with the fun but plants are everywhere here and they were all slowly dying which was sad to me.

Great place to take the kids and prices are low. Lazy river for the adults and large kids area. We usually go a few times in the summer months to keep cool.

We stayed at Jellystone so the waterpark was free aka included in our stay. Unlimited access!! Woohoo! So if you have the jellystone bracelet on, skip the ticket line and head to bag check. No outside food, no drinks except water. Boooo! No alcohol on the premises. Anyway so entering, to the left is the lazy river and big kids slides. And sno comes. To the right is the snacks booth, kids swim play area, and the grill. In front on you is the locker rental & arcade. Yes, arcade in the waterpark. I never had problems finding somewhere to sit. Very small park. If you're not staying at Jellystone park, I wouldn't recommend paying the $27 for the waterpark. The concession stand had pretty slow service causing long lines. Absolutely no sense of urgency in these staff members. They messed up my order (I asked for chicken tenders but they got my corn dog). If you order pizza by the slice, it's ready. If you order anything else, you may be waiting upwards of 30 minutes. Other than the snack bar, it's the only place to get food. There's 1 cashier, 1 guy handing your order... yeah. Waterpark itself the kids are bored after 2-3 hrs. It's nice & new but small and not worth the admission price.

Love this little water park even bette than the big ones! It's free parking, easy entrance. Cabana was only $15 and wasn't busy at all. We stayed mostly on the "little kid" side and it was so great for the kiddos. 6+ different slides from very small to pretty wild for a kiddie park. Cabana came with a table with 4 chairs and a lounge chair. The gift shop had adorable swimsuits for $22 (adult size with top and bottom!) which was a total steal! Food was good - hamburgers, nachos, hotdog, pizza and such very reasonably priced. Tons of life guards on watch and they literally RAN if they needed to help. "Big folks" side had a lazy river and several larger slides that would keep the more adventurous entertained. Tube rental was $3-5 for single and double all day. All and all we had a blast! The kiddos loved it and I honestly did too. We will all sleep well tonight after this wild day!

It was 103 and ny daughter just has to go.... from 4 to 6 the price is 9.99... not too crowded no long lines... we has a blast

Because it was their last day of summer, lazy river and pools were closed and their snack hut had low stock because they chose not to refill it, again because it was their last day. Yet, we had to pay full entry.

The place is so much fun and has so much fun stuff for the kids but unfortunately I had a bad experience with a staff member. I, along with other moms, was waiting for my son to do the box cross (idk the name of it) and the life guard told me I had to leave and yelled at me, waiving his hand across to get me to go. I had asked if I could wait in an area where I wouldn't be in the way and he told me no. There was other moms waiting for their children as well and they said he yelled at them also. I am so sad that this staff member wouldn't allow me to wait for my 3 year old son and expected me to leave him alone there. My son got scared of his tone and decided he'd rather not do it. He came to me and said, let's go mom, he's yelling, I don't want to do it anymore.

They don't allow outside food (which is fine I understand making money). But their food is disgusting. Burnt chicken fingers is old oil. Cold fries. I don't buy this "we are just trying to do our best during COVID." Make an attempt or don't serve food! We won't be back. They get 2 stars because park was ok.