Birch Bay Waterslides

The Birch Bay Waterslides is a water park in Birch Bay, WA operated by Global Management Amusement Professionals (GMAP) and owned by Jun Yu Development LLC. It is the only water park in Whatcom County and one of five in Washington State. The water park was built in 1985 amidst the wake of tourism from Canadians into Whatcom County, and is a big part of the community with many residents and tourists alike spend summer days there with their families. Homestead Northwest (the owners of Homestead Farms in Lynden), purchased the park in 2005. Homestead Northwest would file for bankruptcy sometime in 2011, and the park would be acquired sometime in 2011 by a Richmond, British Columbia based company operating under the name Jun Yu Development LLC. On August 25, 2023, an incident at the water park occurred. A man going down one of the slides known as “Hairpin”, when he ran into a broken splash guard panel and severely lacerated both of his legs. Eyewitnesses described the scene as “chaotic ” and “gruesome”. The park was sued, subsequently closed, stripped of its permits, and underwent renovations to address safety concerns. The park remained closed until June 2025 when it reopened after nearly two years and prepared to celebrate the 40th anniversary. In January 2025, it was announced that California based GMAP (Global Management Amusement Professionals) was hired to operate the Birch

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