The Place
Warm Water on the Lake Shore
Parque Acuático Termas de Salto Grande is the water park at Parque del Lago, on the Uruguayan shore of the lake north of Salto, about 15 km from the centre. It is open to everyone, every day of the year, public holidays included, from 10:00 to 18:00, and the ticket is paid at the gate. Of the two water parks in Salto it is the one that never closes for the winter.
The park lists seven attractions: three long slides it calls the Anaconda, a 180 m lazy river floated down on rubber rafts, a big pool with different depths, a giant waterfall with a hydromassage pool for 30 people, underwater loungers under a row of massage showers, a children's pool with a castle in the middle, and Playa Paraíso, which the park describes as the first hot-spring wave pool in Uruguay. There is a restaurant, a mini-market, free lockers and a large car park.
For a day out with children it is the easiest choice in Salto: warm water, something for every age, and the lake a few steps away for a walk when everyone has had enough. On Sundays at 15:15 there is a foam party.
The Attractions
Seven Ways into the Water
| Attraction | What it is |
|---|---|
| Anaconda | Three long slides, one of them fully enclosed. The park's own word for it is vertigo. |
| Playa Paraíso | The wave pool, on hot-spring water: the first of its kind in Uruguay, in the park's words. |
| Río Aventura | A 180 m lazy river, floated down on a rubber raft. |
| Isla Bonita | A big pool with different depths, so there is a part of it for everyone. |
| La Cascada | The giant waterfall, with a hydromassage pool for 30 people beside it. |
| Aguas Bravas | Underwater loungers under a row of massage showers. The park's promise: you go home as good as new. |
| Splash! | The children's pool: a castle in the middle, small slides, swings and water games. |
The seven attractions as the park lists them, with its own one-line descriptions turned into English: parqueaquatico.com.uy, October 2026. The park writes its name Parque Aquático. Attractions can be closed for maintenance.
Tickets
Hours and Prices
| Ticket | Who | Price |
|---|---|---|
| General | Age 11 and over | UYU 650 (about US$16) |
| Children | Age 4 to 10 | UYU 520 (about US$13) |
| Under 3 | Free | |
| Salto residents | With ID | UYU 520 |
| 30-day pass | Salto residents, 30 consecutive days from a date of your choice | UYU 2,000 (about US$49) |
| Hotel guests | Guests of Hotel Horacio Quiroga, Jardines de Daymán and Gran Hotel Uruguay, for the whole stay | Free |
Prices in Uruguayan pesos as published by the park in October 2026; US dollar figures are a rough guide. Every day from 10:00 to 18:00, 365 days a year. Sundays: foam party at 15:15.
Good to Know
Before You Go
Restaurant La Casona does short-order dishes, sandwiches, coffee and a parrillada. The Mini Mart sells kiosk goods, ice creams, biscuits, yerba and sunscreen.
Lockers are free but limited, and they take your own padlock, or one bought at the park. Tables, chairs, sun loungers, rafts, towels and bathrobes are for hire, also in limited numbers, so the park suggests hiring early in the day.
A large car park at the gate. Salto residents show ID for the resident price, and the 30-day pass is for residents too.
Attractions and services can be out of action for maintenance, in the park's own words, so a slide or a pool may be closed on the day. Pets, re-entry and what you can bring in are not covered on the park's site: the WhatsApp line below is the place to ask.
Plan It
Getting There and Making a Day of It
North of the city on the road to the international bridge, at Parque del Lago: about 15 km, 20 minutes by car or taxi (fares on saltouruguay.com).
Parque del Lago is the park's front garden: a walk along the shore, sailing boats in the autumn, and the sunset over the water at the end of the day. The Stay page covers sleeping by the lake.
Phone +598 4733 4411, WhatsApp +598 94 304 420, email paquatico@hotelhoracioquiroga.com, Instagram @parqueaquaticosalto, and the park's own site, parqueaquatico.com.uy, in Spanish.
Acuamanía, beside Termas del Daymán, is the bigger one, with ten rides, but it is open-air and seasonal, September to March. This one is the all-year option. The Spa Day puts a full day in hot water and a massage together, with this park as one of the three choices.