Big Surf, Tempe

Name: Big Surf
Address: 1500 N McClintock Dr, Tempe, 85281-1643, United States
Telephone: +1 480-994-2297

#1 among attractions in Tempe

Watersports, Water park, Amusement park

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Big Surf is a waterpark located in Tempe, Arizona. Opened in 1969 and financed by Clairol, it boasts the oldest wave pool in the United States, designed by Phil Dexter. At a ceremony on August 17, 2013 the Waikiki Beach Wave pool was designated an ASME Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark as the "first inland surfing facility in North America". The Big Surf Water park became the first amusement park to receive the ASME landmark status. ()

Coordinates: 33°26'45"N, 111°54'43"W

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1500 N McClintock DrTempe (Papago - North Tempe)Tempe 85281-1643 United States

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+1 480-994-2297

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Big Surf – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Tempe Marketplace, Karsten Golf Course, Tempe Town Lake, AZ Heritage Center at Papago Park.

1.1 miSE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Tempe Marketplace, Tempe
28 min walk • Tempe Marketplace is an open-air shopping center located in Tempe, Arizona. It is located along the Salt River near the interchange of Loop 101 and Loop 202 near the Tempe borders with Mesa and the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community.
1.2 miS
Golf
Karsten Golf Course, Tempe
32 min walk • ASU Karsten Golf Course was a classic designed links-style golf course in Tempe, Arizona, located on the campus of Arizona State University.
1.3 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Tempe Town Lake, Tempe
34 min walk • Tempe Town Lake is an artificial perennial reservoir located just north of Tempe Butte at the confluence of the intermittent Salt River and the ephemeral Indian Bend Wash in Tempe, Arizona, United States.
1.2 miW
33°26'32"N • 111°55'59"W
AZ Heritage Center at Papago Park, Tempe
32 min walk • Museum, History museum
~920 ftW
33°26'46"N • 111°54'54"W
Singh Meadows, Tempe
5 min walk • Park
~570 ftN
Sport, Sport venue
Oceanside Ice Arena, Tempe
3 min walk • Oceanside Ice Arena is an ice arena and skating center in Tempe, Arizona. It is home to the Arizona State Sun Devils women's ice hockey team and the Desert Youth Hockey Association.
1.5 miSW
Sport venue, Sport, Baseball
Packard Stadium, Tempe
39 min walk • Packard Stadium was a college baseball park in the southwestern United States, located in Tempe, Arizona, a suburb just east of Phoenix. It was the home field of the Arizona State Sun Devils of the Pac-12 Conference from 1974 to 2014.
0.6 miSE
Sport, Sport venue, Arenas and stadiums
Phoenix MLS stadium, Tempe
15 min walk • The Phoenix MLS stadium is a proposed 21,000 seat soccer-specific stadium to be built in Tempe, Arizona for the Phoenix Rising FC, in its effort to join the MLS.
1.5 miSW
Sailing, Marina
SRP Tempe Town Lake Marina, Tempe
37 min walk • Tempe Town Lake is an artificial perennial reservoir located just north of Tempe Butte at the confluence of the intermittent Salt River and the ephemeral Indian Bend Wash in Tempe, Arizona, United States.
0.7 miSE
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex, Tempe
18 min walk • Casino Arizona Field, formerly known as Phoenix Rising Soccer Complex, was a 15.8-acre soccer-specific training and stadium facility located in the Salt River Pima–Maricopa Indian Community near Tempe, Arizona. It was the home of Phoenix Rising FC of the USL Championship from 2017-2020.