Summer Fun at Mustang Waterpark at Lake Lopez
Last summer, we went camping at Lake Lopez in Arroyo Grande, California and discovered Mustang Waterpark. We actually rode our bikes from our RV camping site to Mustang Waterpark and even bought season passes for our entire family! We went a few times and had a blast. While it wasn’t as big as other water parks, it was nice to have one to go to that wasn’t 2 hours away!
We bought our passes online and had to make sure we had the printouts to show them at the window. Once I gave them the printouts, they gave us All Access Pass bracelets to wear for the day. If you think you’ll go the waterpark more than 3 times during the summer, I would recommend getting Season Passes, as daily admission for someone over 48″ is $21 each time and for under 48″ it’s $18 each time.
When visiting Mustang Waterpark, I would recommend two things. First, get there early – like as soon as or shortly after they open, especially if visiting on the weekend. When we got there as soon as they opened, there was plenty of seating and even some in the shade (important especially for those of us who burn quickly and easily). Second, wear lots of sunscreen!! Riding waterslides are fun, but not when you get a sunburn!
At Mustang Waterpark, you’ll find both a Kiddie Pool and three different waterslides. When you first walk in, you’ll see cabanas on your left and a Kiddie Pool right in front of you. The Kiddie Pool has small waterslides and is a great place for all ages to take a dip or go under the mushroom waterfall and cool off.
Our kids’ favorite attraction at the Mustang Waterpark (formerly called Mustang Waterslides) was Stampede! When you ride the Stampede, you actually plummet 38 feet down one side of the giant half-pipe in an inner tube. You’ll then speed 38 feet up the other side, stop, then repeat this wild ride backwards! While I didn’t have the guts to go on it, I did have fun taking pictures and videos of my kids riding it! You can either go solo or ride with a buddy in the double tube.
In addition to the Kiddie Pool and Stampede, you’ll find two different waterslides. These two giant 600-foot curving waterslides will take you from a hilltop overlooking Lake Lopez to splashing down in the catch pools at the bottom. I love that Mustang Waterpark has lifeguards at each ride, ensuring our family‘s complete safety. Life jackets are available if members of your family need them.
At Mustang Waterpark, you also have the option to rent Cabanas, which are great especially if you want guaranteed seating in the shade. You’ll also find a bathroom with changing rooms and a Snack Bar! At the Snack Bar, you’ll find hamburgers, hot dogs, chili dogs, nachos, salads, chips, candy, ice cream and more!
Our family had a blast and we look forward to going to Mustang Waterpark again this year!
Have you been to Mustang Waterpark before?
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Mustang Water Park looks like so much fun! My favorite way to spend time with the kids is at the water park. We have so much fun!
My family loves to go to the water park. We live in a state that is routinely hot enough to fry an egg on your dashboard. The best way to beat the heat is to get out and enjoy the water park!
That sounds like an awesome waterpark!! My kids would have a BLAST there.
Oh, I love water parks and this one has some great slides and platforms. This one goes on my travel list!
I sure wish we lived closer to this park. It looks like so much fun. We visit lots of water parks here in FL in the summers
OMG, some of those slides look totally crazy but totally fun! My family loves waterparks they’re so much fun!
Those slides are insane! They’re nearly vertical! I have no idea how you got those photos but I applaud you. I would love to go there.
Wow it looks and sounds like you all had a real blast!! My kids absolutely love water parks — I will have to check this one out! I am always looking for new and fun places to take them!
This park looks like great fun for kids and adults alike!! I do love a good day out at a water park in summer!!
This looks like so much fun and you’re so lucky to live so close!
There’s plenty of things to look forward to especially for the kids! I just love waterparks because they’re so much fun and this is one more place to check out! It shows how much fun you had too!
The Stampede and the water slides are totally my cup of tea. I wish we had a small something near by. This looks just enough fun and really close by.
We have a spot about 45 minutes away, it has the pool part like you guys but no slides.
This looked like the best time! This does sound like a good stop when the heat is getting to everyone!
I haven’t been but it looks like a lot of fun! That big green mushroom of water looks like a great place to play!
I love waterparks. That Stampede slide…thing looks like one I rode in the Dominican Republic. So much fun!
looks like a great way to stay cool for the summer hazy hot days! I have season passes to a great water park in MN which my kids and I love to go escape the busy hot days and just have fun!
This looks like such a good time! I think my kids would love the Stampede, but I am not so sure I would! I think I would have a heart attack!
What a wonderful time for the whole family. We love going to water parks. My kids could stay there forever. Lol.
What a GREAT water park!! I love water parks and this one looks like SO MUCH FUN!!!
I am sooo in awe with the beautiful shots!!! So amazing. I love water parks and I would love to visit Mustang Waterpark with my hubby someday soon.
Wow! Now that looks like a fun time!
Good to know that there are plenty of things in store for kids of different ages. It’s always awesome to go to waterparks with the kids during the summer! It’s a lot of fun!
I would love to go here with the family! It looks like a lot of fun especially since there are different pools to look forward to! It’s awesome that they didn’t forget about the little kids as well.
I’ve never heard of this place before but it looks like so much fun for the entire family! I’d love to do this!
This waterpark looks like it has something for everyone in the family. It’s such a great way to spend time together on a hot, summer day.
This looks like so much fun! I wish we had a nice water park like this near our home!
Those curving waterslides look amazing! I would love to take the family here. We will have to keep this in mind for a getaway.
It’s been so hot lately I could use a trip to a water park. Wish I lived near Mustang as it looks like such a fun place to spend the day.
I need to get my butt over to California. This place sounds awesome!
We are in love with places like this. We tried a similar place this summer and fell in love.
This would be so much fun with the kiddos, the perfect place for the summer for everyone and to have some fun! Especially to beat this heat.
It does not get more fun than spending the day at a waterpark! I appreciate that this one is reasonably priced and that Stampede ride is totally calling my name.
Mustang Waterpark looks like a whole lot of fun! The my inner child just wants to hit the pool right now!
Mustang Waterpark looks like a blast! I wish we had one of these near me!
Wow, this looks like a great family getaway! In Arizona it’s so warm during the summer and we love our water parks. I’m sure my daughters would enjoy a weekend here too!
This looks like SO much fun! I would love to visit Mustang Waterpark. I know my whole family would have a blast!
Thank you so much for sharing your adventures and showing us the glimpse of Mustang Waterpark. The photos are great. This place looks awesome! Love to visit this with my family too.
We spent a lot of time at water parks this summer! I would love to try this one out with my boys! They are just as obsessed with the water as I am!
Never heard of this place but so cool! And you have such a big crowd, seems like so much fun!
This looks like so much fun! I’m a sucker for water parks and pools!
It seems like you had an amazing time! I’d love to go there one day and have fun!
I love water parks like these. They are so fun and I swear I never get sick of them.
What a fun place to spend a summer day. I wish we had something like this where I live. We have a water park but it is small and very, very crowded.