Clear Creek Metropolitan Recreation District

What Clear Creek Metropolitan Recreation District does

Clear Creek Metropolitan Recreation District (CCMRD) is a Colorado special district and quasi-governmental entity that operates the Clear Creek Recreation Center in Idaho Springs, serving residents of Clear Creek and Gilpin Counties. The district delivers a portfolio of recreational services including fitness and wellness programs, a 6-lane 25-yard aquatics center with diving board, wading pool, hot tub, slide, and lazy river, full-court gymnasium access, youth and adult classes (dance, yoga, pickleball, drop-in sports), and childcare and camp programs. Its core technology layer is the WellnessLiving online registration platform enabling self-serve enrollment for childcare, camps, and programs, supplemented by a WordPress-based website, Facebook, Twitter, email newsletter, and Google Calendar for community communications.

CCMRD generates revenue through five streams: recurring monthly and annual memberships, pay-per-visit drop-in and day-pass fees, subscription-based childcare enrollment, usage-based lane rentals at the forthcoming Clear Creek Sport Shooting Park, and one-time facility rental fees for parties and events. As a public special district, it is governed by an elected Board of Directors and is funded in part by property taxes alongside program fees and grants from Colorado Parks and Wildlife, the Department of Local Affairs, and Clear Creek and Gilpin Counties. The customer base is segmented horizontally into adults, youth, families with children, shooting sports enthusiasts, and community event participants.

The district is in the late stages of constructing the Clear Creek Sport Shooting Park, a 29-lane facility dedicated to rifle (8 lanes at 100 yards), mid-range (9 lanes at 35 yards), and pistol (12 lanes at 25 yards) shooting, with a U.S. Forest Service Decision Notice in place that will close dispersed shooting areas north of I-70 upon opening. CCMRD has also recently completed the Idaho Springs Skatepark through community donations. Marketing is community-driven, relying on the district website, organic social media, email, and event programming such as Independence Day promotions, the Red, White & Splash pool party, the Zombie Fun Run, and the Fall Festival.

Name

Clear Creek Metropolitan Recreation District

Legal name

Clear Creek Metropolitan Recreation District

Website

https://clearcreekrecreation.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Clear Creek Metropolitan Recreation District is a Colorado special district operating the Clear Creek Recreation Center in Idaho Springs, providing fitness, aquatics, youth programs, and childcare to Clear Creek and Gilpin County residents. It is expanding with a forthcoming shooting park and completed skatepark.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Recreation Services

NAICS

Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (71394), Sports and Recreation Instruction (61162), Sports and Recreation Instruction (611620)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997), Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Aquatic Centers & Swimming Facilities (MPAKAEAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Aquatics Programs (Pools, Swim Lessons, Lifeguarding) (EDALAIAF), Aquatic Playgrounds & Splash Pads (Spray Parks, Kids’ Water Play) (THAAABAE)

Keywords

• Public recreation services
• Community fitness programs
• Aquatics facility management
• Youth sports programming
• Municipal recreation district

Headquarters

HQ city

Idaho Springs

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual and monthly memberships providing access to fitness facilities, aquatics, community activities, drop-in sports, and group fitness classes
2. Drop-in/Day Pass Fees: Pay-per-visit access to facilities for non-members
3. Childcare Services: Childcare programs with separate registration and fees
4. Sport Shooting Park Lane Rentals: Range time and lane rentals at the Clear Creek Sport Shooting Park facility
5. Facility Rentals: Party and event rentals of recreation facilities

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Clear Creek Metropolitan Recreation District operates a multi-purpose community recreation facility in Idaho Springs, Colorado, offering fitness equipment, a gymnasium, a 6-lane pool with water features, youth and adult classes (dance, yoga, pickleball), childcare programs, and facility rentals. The district is also developing the Clear Creek Sport Shooting Park with dedicated rifle, mid-range, and pistol shooting bays.

Product overview

Clear Creek Metropolitan Recreation District (CCMRD) operates a unified recreation facility providing fitness, aquatics, youth and adult programming, childcare, and outdoor amenities. The core offerings include the Clear Creek Recreation Center with fitness equipment and gymnasium, an aquatics center with a 6-lane pool and water features, and various classes including dance, yoga, and pickleball. CCMRD also manages the coming soon Clear Creek Sport Shooting Park (featuring rifle, mid-range, and pistol shooting bays) and the recently completed Idaho Springs Skatepark project.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Clear Creek Sport Shooting Park: A premier, safe, and accessible local shooting range featuring dedicated rifle lanes (100 yards, 8 lanes), mid-range bays (35 yards, 9 lanes), pistol shooting bays (25 yards, 12 lanes), and a main clubhouse.

Products and services

• Clear Creek Recreation Center (Fitness and Gymnasium)

Quantifiable outcome

• 29 total shooting lanes across dedicated rifle (8), mid-range (9), and pistol (12) bays at the Sport Shooting Park
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• U.S. Forest Service (USFS)coreOthersU.S. Forest Service issued the Decision Notice that established the regulatory framework for the shooting range project. The USFS determined that upon opening of the managed range, unsafe dispersed shooting areas would be closed.
• Scraps-to-SoilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Fall Festival and Pumpkin SMASH event. Scraps-to-Soil collaborates with CCMRD to compost pumpkins and prevent them from entering landfills.
• WellnessLivingcoreTechnology or IntegrationWellnessLiving provides the online registration system for CCMRD classes, childcare, and camp programs. The platform enables self-serve scheduling and registration.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• WellnessLiving: SaaS platform that powers CCMRD's online registration for classes, childcare, and camps. Included as a technology partner/peer enabling the district's self-serve sales motion rather than as a competitor.
• National Recreation and Park Association: Industry association for park and recreation agencies. Not a competitor but an enabling peer — CCMRD operates within NRPA's member ecosystem, and NRPA provides benchmarking, training, and advocacy that shape government recreation district operations.

Emerging players

• Boys & Girls Clubs of America: National youth-services organization providing afterschool care, sports, and recreational programming. Partially comparable in the childcare and youth-programming segment of CCMRD's offerings, though typically focused on youth rather than full family recreation.

Broad incumbents

• Crunch Fitness: Large national fitness chain offering memberships, group classes, and personal training. Broadly comparable in the fitness/subscription layer of CCMRD's business but operates at much larger scale with no aquatics or childcare mix.
• Lifetime Fitness: National chain of large-scale fitness centers with pools, group fitness, childcare, and family programming. Comparable operating model (membership, drop-in, family services) but at vastly greater scale and with private-equity ownership.

Direct peers

• YMCA of the Rockies: Community-based recreation organization in Estes Park, Colorado, offering fitness, aquatics, youth programs, and family lodging. Directly comparable as a community recreation hub with a similar multi-program subscription model serving mountain-county residents and visitors.
• Summit County Recreation Center: Municipal recreation facility in Frisco, Colorado, with indoor pool, fitness equipment, gymnasium, and youth programming. Direct peer as a Colorado mountain-community government recreation center with a comparable multi-revenue operating model.
• Vail Recreation District: Special recreation district serving the Eagle County mountain community with an indoor pool, fitness center, childcare, and youth programming. Direct peer as a similarly structured mountain-town government recreation district with comparable facility mix and subscription model.
• Eagle County Recreation: Colorado mountain-county recreation authority offering aquatics, fitness, and youth programs. Directly comparable as another small-county government recreation operator with similar funding model and program scope.

Regional players

• Cameo Shooting Complex: Public Colorado shooting range operated by Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Comparable as a managed public shooting facility in the same state, relevant for understanding pricing, utilization benchmarks, and regulatory parallels for the new Clear Creek Sport Shooting Park.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/clearcreek.recreation
• Xx.com/ccmrd_rec
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/clear-creek-metropolitan-recreation-district

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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