Olympia residents Gabe Crandall, 12, and Pandora Crandall, 8, splash down a slide on August 5 at Birch Bay Waterslides. The water park spent over $1 million in upgrades before celebrating its 40th anniversary this summer.
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The park, 4874 Birch Bay-Lynden Road, will be open through Labor Day weekend.
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Birch Bay Waterslides repainted all of its slides with bright colors as part of the 2025 upgrades.
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A lifeguard communicates with another lifeguard in the pool. Birch Bay Waterslides has focused on lifeguard training, management says.
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Birch Bay Waterslides has added a "Barnacle Bar" for adults, doubled the number of cabanas, added hundreds of new lounge chairs and expanded management training.
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The Newton, Slota and Herman family traveled across Washington state to meet in Birch Bay for their family vacation.
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A lifeguard watches a child go down the Hydrocliff, a 65-foot free fall slide.
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A water park guest ends their ride down the Hydrocliff.
