Best Aerial Adventure Park (2020)

Branson’s Shepherd of the Hills Adventure Park brings thrills to the Ozark Mountains in the form of a multi-level treetop ropes course, zipline canopy tour or the Vigilante Extreme ZipRider, Missouri’s highest zipline where riders reach speeds of up to 50 miles per hour after a launch from 170 feet above ground.
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The Gorge calls itself the nation’s steepest and fastest zipline canopy tour. This tree-based adventure in North Carolina comprises 11 ziplines spanning well over a mile with a total descent of more than 1,100 vertical feet. The course also includes a sky bridge and three rappels.
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The Kerfoot Canopy Tour in Minnesota offers two different adventures. Thrill seekers can opt for a Zipline Canopy Tour with 14 ziplines stretching for over a mile through the Minnesota River Valley, while those looking for a challenge can conquer the 45 unique obstacles (some 50 feet above the ground) at the Adventure Park.
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This treetop adventure park in Greensboro, North Carolina takes inspiration from the neighboring Greensboro Science Center’s zoo. Visitors can tackle 60 challenges and three intensity levels.
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Visitors will find no shortage of aerial adventure at Alpine Adventures in New Hampshire. The Thrillsville Aerial Park features a self-guided obstacle course of bridges, rope ladders, cargo nets, and a climbing tower, while the Tree Top Canopy Tour comprises six ziplines ranging in length from 250 to 1,000 feet. The Super SkyRider Tour turns up the thrills with seven ziplines.
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The Tree-to-Tree Adventure Park at Ramblewild encompasses more than 10 acres of pristine New England forest divided by a ravine. A central platform serves as the starting point for eight aerial obstacle courses with features like high wires, ziplines, balancing logs, cargo nets, rope ladders and suspension bridges.
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This 60-acre adventure park in North Carolina’s Hickory Nut Gorge takes visitors into the canopy for a zipline adventure through the hardwood forest. The course includes six separate ziplines, allowing visitors to reach speeds of 35 miles per hour and heights of 100 feet.
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At Cocoa Beach Aerial Adventures, 49 unique obstacles await visitors in the canopy of life oak trees. Guests can choose between seven trails and three difficulty levels to explore the park via suspension bridges, ziplines, catwalks, nets and rope bridges.
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Located in Smugglers Notch in Vermont, ArborTrek Canopy Adventures takes visitors on guided zipline tours through the canopies of Northern Vermont throughout the year (even in the snow). The Treetop Obstacle Course features more than 85 elements where visitors can climb, swing, jump, zip and balance their way from tree to tree.
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Tree Frog Canopy Tours is Northern Ohio’s only dual cable zipline canopy tour, allowing guests to experience the natural beauty of Mohican Country from above. The course features more than 4,000 feet of zipline cable, with seven ziplines, two sky bridges and two rappels.
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