Recreation Facilities
Integrated Recreation Design That Balances User Experience and Environmental Stewardship
Designing functional, maintainable spaces that enhance the user experience.
Recreation projects require designs that blend technical precision with environmental sensitivity and user experience. RPA’s Site Civil Group provides site design and engineering services for parks, fairgrounds, campgrounds, marinas, and other public recreation spaces, helping communities build facilities that are functional, maintainable, and welcoming to visitors.
Our engineers collaborate closely with owners, architects, and stakeholders to refine plans, manage permitting, and design utility access and stormwater systems that integrate seamlessly with recreational layouts and amenities. From planning and grading to access road and utility design, RPA delivers solutions that balance recreation needs with long-term infrastructure performance.
Our Recreation Facilities team provides a full range of civil engineering and site design services tailored to our client’s local outdoor and community recreation projects.
Core capabilities include:
- Site Surveys
- Utility Investigations and Locating
- Construction Cost Estimating
- Cost Estimates for Construction, Review Fees, and System Impact or Development Fees
- Design of Connections to Existing Water and Sewer Systems
- Design of On-Site Water Wells and Septic Systems
- Stormwater Collection, Conveyance, and Flow Control Design
- Site Grading and Drainage Design
- Approaches, Parking Lots, and Roadway Design
- Planning and Design of Public Parks, Fairgrounds, and Campgrounds
- Design of Boat Launch and Marina Facilities
- Permitting Applications with Local and State Agencies
- Bidding Assistance and Construction Engineering Services
- Preparation of As-Built Drawings and Project Closeout Assistance
