Great Outdoor Waterpark

The Project

The Great Outdoor Waterpark replaced an outdoor pool that had become unsafe and inefficient. A bond measure, a Great Outdoors Colorado grant, and private donations together funded a multi-generation community park amenity.

The bathhouse embraces a modern mining theme through its use of wood and metals. Artistic features and plaques showcasing native plants, animals, and rocks were built into the design to help patrons experience and learn about nature in the Rocky Mountains.

The aquatic elements create a space that patrons of all ages can enjoy, including a zero-depth pool, a lazy river, and two large slides. Water monkey bars, a first in the state of Colorado, were installed in the center of the lazy river. Essenza Architecture worked with the owner to save that lazy river, the number one community requested feature, from being cut during value engineering.