The group has a potential partner for the project, which it hopes to confirm once the plan change is over the line.
Construction could start in April if the private plan change is approved, Te Awa Lakes development director Lale Ieremia said, or sooner if a special housing area gets the tick.
The development will be on the path of the Te Awa Great River Ride cycleway and there are ideas brewing in the tourism zone, Ieremia said.
Iwi groups shared theirs at a tourism symposium and they include zip lining, waka tours, a Kīngitanga experience or an augmented reality Land Wars exhibit.
New Zealand currently doesn't have anything like the proposed Te Awa Lakes adventure park, Perry Group chair Simon Perry said.
The first example he thought of was America's Texas Ski Ranch.
It's described on its site as a "70-acre action sports paradise" where you can do everything from snowtubing to wakeboarding to paintball.
"Really clever design" will help separate the Waikato's adventure park and housing areas, Perry said, and there could be a couple of co-housing areas with some shared facilities.
The Perry Group also has ideas for about 14 hectares of land just across the Waikato Expressway, which falls inside the Waikato District Council boundary.
The group is working with district council and plans to make a formal submission to its district plan review, Ieremia said.
From Stuff.co.nz