Phoenix Friday Cool Spot - Big Surf

If it's a choice of air conditioning or water, sometimes wet is best. Getting wet and staying wet is the preferred method for staying cool for many of our younger Valley residents during those hot summer days and nights.

If you can't take the family on vacation to Hawaii's Waikiki Beach, or Bora Bora in Tahiti, the next best thing might be a day or evening at Big Surf. Both waterparks -- Big Surf in Tempe and Sunsplash in Mesa -- are open now.

Did you know that Big Surf has been in Tempe for about 40 years? Do you remember when there used to be a sandy beach there? I do!