1. Payne Lake Family Playground

2. The Thompson Family
We are the owners of Payne Lake Family Playground. We live in Calgary but Dustin (Dad) grew up in Mountain View. This is a family business and Nolan (10 yr old) has played a large role in getting the business to this point. We look forward to enjoying the area and the business as a family.

3. Current Business Payne Lake Lodge Payne Lake Hunter’s Cabin
Rents to large groups
Booked for ~100+ nights/yr
Family business for many years
Rents to smaller groups
Booked during the summer
Started renting it out in 2015

4. Where:

5. Issues: Waterton: Overcrowded No Parking Not enough camp spots
Nolan Thompson
Dustin Thompson
When I go to Nana & Granddad’s house:
Play with cows
Go hiking
Go camping
But;
I wish there were more fun things to do
I don’t have friends there to play with that like doing what I like to do
Waterton:
Overcrowded
No Parking
Not enough camp spots
Nothing to do outside of the park
Not enough group camping for youth groups
Not enough jobs for kids close to home

6. Payne Lake Family Playground
Solution:
Payne Lake Family
Playground
Rental Properties
Camping
Family Activities

7. How: Recreational Zoning
In order for us to allow for camping and family fun activities we have changed a large portion of the property to recreational as you can see in the green.

8. How: Activities - Ready Summer of 2017
Battlefield & Frisbee Golf
Frisbee Golf

9. How: Activities – Ready Summer of 2018

10. How: Camping (Planning for Summer 2018)

11. Benefits Opportunities for Waterton: Opportunity for the county by:
Daytime relief for tourists
Activities
Allows for more people to enjoy the park
Opportunity for the county by:
Bringing people out of the park and into the county
Employment opportunity close to home
Kids want to come
Activities for family visiting
Access for those that want to spend more time in our county

12. QUESTIONS ??? Payne Lake Family Playground Rental Properties Camping
Family Activities