Birchwood Camp offers dynamic experiential learning through our low ropes Challenge Course
Benefits to participating in our Challenge Course:
- It’s fun and breaks down boundaries
- It gets your group outdoors together
- Overcoming challenges together fosters cooperation and trust
- The experience enhances communication and problem solving in your workplace, organization or leadership team
- Solving problems as a group builds community and team work
- Everyone can participate! Elements are all below 6 feet and an average healthy individual should have no problem completing the elements.
- Our challenge course supervisor holds his certification through a nationally recognized ropes course organization (Adventure Experiences Inc.).
This low ropes challenge course that is a great activity for teaching team work, cooperation, communication and group building. Both youth and adult groups enjoy the low impact challenge elements. Businesses, youth groups, school groups, leadership teams, staff retreats, leadership development programs and many other groups have enjoyed the benefit of experiencing the Challenge Course together. Challenge Course sessions can be tailored to focus on a theme or issue depending on the desires and goals of your group; when you schedule a challenge course session with us, our challenge course supervisor will contact you to discuss your group’s goals and particular needs.
Participants are lead through team building initiatives and low ropes elements by one of our trained challenge course facilitators. Facilitators provide leadership and debriefing throughout the experience and help ensure the safety of the participants. Groups of 15 or more will be divided into smaller groups for a portion of the challenge course experience. Guests renting our facility are encouraged to add the challenge course experience on to their rental package. However, this option is also available to groups not staying overnight at the camp. Consider taking advantage of one of our offerings below for your organization, school or business.
We generally require participants to be at least 12 years old. Regardless of age, all participants must fill out our Challenge Course Release Form.
Contact the camp office to schedule your challenge course experience or to talk about the right experience for your group! Discounted rates are available to non-profits and school groups participating in the Community Challenge Course.
Half Day Challenge Course: $15 per participant
Minimum 6 participants. Maximum 60 participants.
Select from a morning session (8am-Noon) or afternoon session (1pm -5pm) to best fit your scheduling needs. A break is provided in the middle of the session.
Full Day Challenge Course & Lunch: $35 per participant
Minimum 6 participants. Maximum 60 participants.
Full day sessions typically run 9am-4pm with a delicious homemade boxed lunch provided during the one hour lunch break. The full day format allows groups to progress further into the team building initiatives and low ropes challenges, thus increasing the benefits of participating in the Community Challenge Course.
Full Day Challenge Course: $30 per participant
Minimum 6 participants. Maximum 60 participants
This is the same program as above, but no lunch is provided. Groups can bring their own sack lunch to eat during the one hour lunch break.