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The Right Ingredients

Smart & Simple Pool Additions to Expand Your Reach

Is your pool boring? Accessorize it! Simple additions can take your pool from blah to boring, adding competition, recreation, fitness and fun.

It Takes a Village

Supporting Our Soldiers Means Supporting Their Children

Programs and facilities that support military families are crucial to maintaining morale and welfare among the armed forces. Here’s how one military base is making that happen.

Keep It Up

Mother (and Human) Nature, and Other Challenges for Park Maintenance

Mother—and human—nature can wreak havoc on park sites and furnishings. Here are some ideas to help keep things looking their best.

Trailblazers

From Exercise to Economics, Communities See Trails’ Benefits

Building new trails for commuters, bikers and walkers is one way to make your community more attractive to people of all ages, from working families with kids to retirees and more.

Let’s Get This Potty Started

Restroom Structures Make Sites More Welcoming

When you gotta go, you gotta go, and that’s why your site needs restrooms. This feature examines some of the basics you need to know to get going on your park restroom project.

Stop, Look & Listen

Upgraded Scoreboard, Lighting & Sound Technology Delivers on Gameday

From videoboards and scoreboards that help viewers stay engaged in the game to lighting and sound that make the game easier to see and hear, upgrading your technology can upgrade the gameday experience.

Tickets to Paradise

Indoor Waterparks Bring Fun to All Climates

When you take the water fun indoors, you make it possible to slide, splash and play all year long. Here, we take a closer look at indoor waterpark facilities.

Splish-Splash

Splash Play Continues to Meet Evolving Needs

Many municipalities and parks and rec departments continue to list splash play areas as a top-planned amenity. Find out what’s new in these popular recreational spaces.

Aquatic Aspirations

Municipal Aquatic Parks Create a Waterpark Vibe Close to Home

As the traditional outdoor pools from the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s continue to reach the end of their lifespans, municipalities have been planning and executing what’s next for the community.

Let’s Get This Potty Started

Sponsored by CXT Inc.

When you gotta go, you gotta go. And if there’s nowhere to go, you’re not going to hang around. Add young kids with potty emergencies to the mix, and there’s no question about it: Your park needs restrooms—especially if it’s a home to playgrounds, sports fields and any other amenity that encourages folks to stick around a while.