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Providing clean, attractive and well-maintained park restrooms is a surefire solution to ensuring the comfort of people visiting your parks, ballfields and other sites. While many sites rely on porta-potties, this is not the ideal solution when guest comfort is your goal. What’s more, you might be looking to incorporate other types of park buildings, such as concessions or storage.

Getting people to visit your facilities and join your programs can be tricky. We’ve got advice from a range of facility directors to help boost engagement and participation.

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Shelters, gazebos, pergolas and other structures can beautify your park or site, making it more appealing to visitors while also giving them a comfortable place to get out of the hot sun or wait out a rainstorm. While a wide variety of beautiful options are available straight from the manufacturer’s catalog, you also can go one step further and elevate your shelter with customization options that make it even more attractive and welcoming.

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With their wide variety of colors, water sprays and mists, splash play areas are a natural draw for people of all ages. If you want to make sure your splash pad stands out from the pack, there are many ways to get creative and make it truly unique.

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Add Competition to Your Aquatic Program Lineup
Learn-to-swim is the foundation of all other programs, but what if you want to offer more? Consider adding competitive programs like water polo, diving and more to grow your aquatic program lineup.

Inclusive Playgrounds Continue to Expand Play Possibilities
Inclusive play continues to expand as more and more facilities seek ways to make sure everyone is able to enjoy the playground. Learn more about how this trend continues to develop.

Encourage Pickleball Without Forgetting Other Popular Court Sports
From recoating existing courts to building entirely new facilities, there are lots of ways to accommodate the meteoric rise of pickleball, while still making room for tennis, basketball and other favorite sports.

Extend the Season, Beat the Weather With Nonconventional Structures
Enclosures can provide a way to take pool and sports programming from seasonal to year-round. Learn more about the many options available to help extend your season.