Lions Park Aquatic Center
Boonville, MO
Lions Park Aquatic Center is a new $3.5 million aquatic facility, which replaced the city’s outdated swimming pool. The new aquatic facility, designed by Counsilman-Hunsaker and Peckham and Wright Architects, has over 9,300 sq. ft. of water.
The Grand Opening of the new aquatic center was held in May 2011. The new facility includes an outdoor multi-purpose pool and outdoor water sprayground. A bathhouse complete with men’s and women’s locker rooms, family changing rooms, operations offices and concession stand was also included in the design.
The aquatic complex embodies the community’s needs and objectives by combining leisure areas and fitness/competitive swimming programming spaces. The family waterpark has something for everyone to enjoy such as:
- 9,300 sq. ft. Recreation Pool
- Zero entry children’s play area with interactive play feature
- Lily pad walk
- Therapy bench seating
- Open flume slide
- Closed tube slide
- Double drop slide
- Six lane 25-meter competition pool with two 1- meter diving boards
- 1,540 sq. ft. Sprayground
