Grand Park brings the competition, SKYLAKE brings the adventure
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SKYLAKE Adventures and Droplight Grand Park Sports Campus (Grand Park) have announced a multi-year partnership designed to enhance the tournament experience for the millions of families who travel to Hamilton County each year for youth sports.
Together, the organizations are collaborating to create a destination where sports, entertainment and hospitality are combined to make Hamilton County one of the premier destinations in the Midwest for families to visit.
Opening in Sheridan this summer, SKYLAKE Adventures will be Indiana’s first large-scale adventure park, offering a new family destination just minutes from Grand Park. Centered around a six-acre lake, the park will feature white sand beaches, an interactive water obstacle course, rentable aqua cabanas, and multiple water slides, creating a unique recreational experience for visitors of all ages.
Founded by Phil Sack and co-founder Sean Howard, the $50 million privately funded project is being developed alongside a team of experts with international attraction experience.
SKYLAKE expects to welcome thousands of visitors annually and create hundreds of jobs in the local community. The adventure park blends interactive entertainment, including seasonal activations, and champion-inspired celebrations, with strong economic and community impact. SKYLAKE reinforces Hamilton County’s reputation as a destination for both competition and family entertainment.
Located in Westfield, Grand Park is the most successful sports campus in the country, welcoming more than 5.5 million visitors annually. Through this partnership, SKYLAKE will extend the visitor experience beyond the playing fields, giving traveling families new opportunities to relax, explore and enjoy the community between games.
“Tournaments often involve downtime between games, and rather than have families leave the area, we want them to discover more of what Hamilton County has to offer,” said Brad Hauter, Vice President of Marketing and Communications for Grand Park Sports & Entertainment. “Our goal has always been to position Hamilton County as a premier sports tourism destination. By partnering with SKYLAKE, we’re giving teams and their families another reason to stay longer and come back again.”
Grand Park has provided a home for world-class sports competition for more than 12 years. It includes 31 multi-purpose fields, 26 baseball diamonds, and a 377,000 square-foot Community Health Network Events Center with three indoor full-size synthetic fields, office space and a full-service restaurant and bar. The campus is also home to the NFL Flag Football Championships, Indy Eleven Professional Soccer, Pacers Athletic Center, Wright’s 360, and Pro X Athlete Development.
“With its extensive adventure offerings, SKYLAKE is a destination worth traveling for,” said Sean Howard, co-founder of SKYLAKE Adventures. “Hamilton County is already on the map because of Grand Park as a premier sports destination, and we’re excited to extend the stay of visiting families while creating a hub for competition and fun right here in central Indiana.”
The partnership reflects a shared vision for Hamilton County as a destination where sports, entertainment, and hospitality work together to create a complete visitor experience, with the goal that families return year after year. As the relationship evolves, visitors can expect coordinated experiences, special activations and programming designed to connect the energy of tournaments at Grand Park with the adventure and recreation offered at SKYLAKE.
The water attractions at SKYLAKE are set to open this summer, with a high ropes course and all-season tubing hill set to launch later this year. SKYLAKE tickets will go on sale this spring and more information can be found at skylakeindiana.com.