Selecting a Site
• A minimum water area of 5 acres. Note: If the water area is not available it is almost as easy to make an artificial pond if you have a sufficient water source.

• Property size may vary depending on sports you wish to incorporate.

• The water quality should be good for swimming if using an existing pond.

• Many ideal sites are made by accident when fill is needed to create overpasses on new interstates.

• The water area should not be exposed to waves, which is to be considered for sea or large lake installations. There are a variety of solutions to help reduce or break waves in these installations.

• An infrastructure (electricity and water) needs to be close to the Starting Platform.

• An existing parking area, or space for one, should be close to the infrastructure.

• Room for possible expansion.

• Easy accessibility.

• Good visibility helps to reduce needed marketing investment.

• Proximity to schools, universities and camps for educational purposes.

Selecting a Location
• A good summer climate. Canada, Germany, Norway and Kansas have shown that cable systems work well in colder climates.

• Close proximity to a well populated area. Many cities in the U.S. can sustain multiple cables. Keep in mind there are over 45 cables in the small country of Germany.

• A sound sporting and recreation culture.

• Areas looking to grow tourism income through a unique environmentally friendly activity.

• Areas seeking an athletic family activity.

Building a Business Plan / Optional Consulting
Contact Blake for files that may help you create your business plan. We can get you realistic number projections, a power point presentation and videos to help explain your idea to investors or city officials. We also offer consulting services if you need a little help getting started. Upto $5000 spent on consulting services will be rebated back if you choose to purchase a Rixen cable system through Cable Wake Parks.

Consulting Services Offered:
• Site Planning
• Legal/Permitting 
• Marketing
• Website and logo design
• Event planning and operations
• Safety Training
• Long-term maintenance agreements
• Management
• Site Design & Drawings to help pass necessary approvals needed
• Site Development (Construction of lake, building, common area…)
• Slider and Kicker planning and construction.

Cable Wake Parks have built over 50 structures and have been featured in WakeBoarding Magazine (click here for actual spread). They have the experience and knowledge to teach you how to build your own and design a proper layout for your park. When planning a cable wake park the structures are a key component. Flow of the park and aggressiveness of the structures is something that can only be learned by experience from running a wake park.