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Buccaneer State Park’s new Wave Pool provides a safe way to enjoy the action of the ocean. It gives the swimmer a chance to play in the surf and swim in calm waters.
Buccaneer State Park Wave Pool
Buccaneer State Park has always had such offerings as the Gulf of Mexico, marshlands, bayous, and a vast array of land and water recreational activities. And now Buccaneer State Park offers Mississippi’s first wave pool — a swimming pool with live waves.
The wave pool is a source of fun for everyone, providing a place for rafting, body surfing, playing in the whitecaps or just relaxing in the rolling action of the waves. The gradual sloping of the pool bottom and the waves are similar to the ocean, yet the water is clean and safe from sudden drop-offs and undertow.
A series of electric motors drive high speed fans that create the wave action in ten-minute cycles. The swimmer has the opportunity to swim for ten minutes in waves, and then for ten minutes in calm water.
Handicapped persons will also find the wave pool exciting and easily accessible. Park personnel will be available to assist the handicapped.
Included at the Buccaneer wave pool complex are a fast food service, a sales shop, and locker rooms with comfort facilities. The multi-level decking at the wave pool provides an ideal spot for sunbathing and picnicking. (No food or drink may be brought from outside. However, excellent picnic facilities are located near the entrance to the wave pool complex.)
Photo by Sonny Pippin
The hours are 11:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. daily June-August and open weekends in May and September.
Buccaneer State Park offers overnight accommodations for persons interested in primitive or developed camping. In this area no facilities are provided with the exception of a comfort station, water faucets, and picnic tables. A shady area of the park has been designed for primitive camping. One hundred and four camping pads providing water, electricity and sewage hook-ups are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Bathhouses, picnic tables, and grills are conveniently located to each camping pad. A camp-store and laundry facilities are nearby.
Additional activities to be enjoyed at Buccaneer State Park include fishing from the sea wall for speckled trout and red fish, tennis, basketball, shuffleboard, playgrounds and walking a 45-minute nature trail or a 15-minute trail with observatories for bird watching.
The Wave Pool is located on the western edge of Waveland, Miss., in Hancock County. Buccaneer State Park is accessible from Interstate 10 and U.S. Highways 90 and 49 and is easy driving distance from all points between Jackson, Miss., New Orleans, La., and Mobile, Ala.
For more information contact Buccaneer State Park, P.O. Box 180, Waveland, MS, 39576, or (601) 467-3822. ★
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