King’s Pointe Waterpark Resort

About King’s Pointe

History

It all starts with the lake.

Storm Lake is shallow with a clay bottom covered by a large amount of silt. The wave action created by our considerable winds keeps the sediment stirred up so the water sometimes looks cloudy. To eliminate that problem, a dredging project was begun in 2003 with the goal of deepening one half of the lake to a depth of 13 feet. This will prevent the wave action from stirring the sediment, resulting in cleaner, clearer, more user friendly water. Our thanks to Buena Vista County, the State of Iowa, the Federal Government, the City of Storm Lake, the City of Lakeside, the Lake Preservation Association and private contributors for funding to start and continue this project.

With improved water quality, the idea of building a resort surfaced in late 2002. In early 2003, the City of Storm Lake, with the help of the Iowa Department of Economic Development and various local businesses, commissioned a conceptual plan and feasibility study for such a resort.

The conceptual plan was unveiled in early 2004. The plan received rave reviews from the community. From there, the City, with the help of nearly 250 community volunteers, completed the plans that resulted in a $9 million Vision Iowa grant that was the key piece of funding for the nearly $39 million project.

We chose the name King’s Pointe after seeing old maps that referred to this area as King’s Point (we added the ’e’). We don’t know the origin of King’s Point but we thought it fit well. The term ’Project AWAYSIS’ (a combination of ’getting away’ and ’oasis’) was coined to refer to the overall project that includes King’s Pointe Waterpark Resort, the great lawn, family playground, lighthouse, Lakeshore Drive beach, renovated campground, renovated golf course, lakeside cabins, a new Senior Center, and the lighted trail.

The goals of Project AWAYSIS are to enhance the quality of life in Storm Lake, generate economic activity and make Storm Lake a ’destination’. We believe that we have created a family friendly environment, with first class physical facilities and world class customer service.

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