TopSide Marinas Acquires Rock Creek Marina

TopSide Marinas, a Texas-based family-owned company that acquires and operates high-quality marinas around the country, announced the acquisition of Rock Creek Marina, a 188-acre large-scale marina located in Ozawkie, Kansas, on Perry Lake, less than 50 miles in between Kansas City, Lawrence, and Topeka. The full-service marina and resort facility offers boat storage and RV sites. With the recent acquisition, the marina is expanding its boat rental business, providing access for more consumers to enjoy the lake. Rock Creek Marina marks TopSide Marinas’ sixth acquisition since its launch in 2021 and its first in Kansas. 

Rock Creek Marina was built in 1975 and is one of only three marina leaseholders that have been approved to operate a marina on Perry Lake since it opened in the 1970s due to the development and entitlement process managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). 

The highly occupied marina consists of 495 wet slips and 35 dry slips, 36 RV sites, short-term cabin rentals, and new boat rental offerings. Other amenities include boat service and repairs, a convenience store, a gas station, and a restaurant for those who want to enjoy the lake from shore. 

This acquisition marks the second property TopSide Marinas has acquired through its finder’s fee reward program. For those who connect the company with a marina owner, TopSide Marinas pays a $75,000 referral fee if it ends up acquiring that marina, whether it be on a lake, river or coast. April Plaza Marina, a 4.9-acre marina located in Montgomery on Lake Conroe, just outside North Houston, marks the company’s first finder’s fee referral acquisition. 

TopSide Marinas also owns and operates Larsen Marine in Waukegan Harbor, Illinois, on Lake Michigan, North Point Marina on Lake Belton in Temple, Texas, as well as Beavers Bend Marina located on Broken Bow Lake in Broken Bow, Oklahoma, and Galveston Yacht Marina located in Galveston, Texas.