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Create your own adventure! Whether you are looking for some personal fun or have a group of people in mind, the Adventure Center is the perfect place to help you handcraft your custom adventure experience. From instruction to teambuilding to group outings, our experienced staff will work with you to meet your needs.

We strive to create a meaningful customized program experience catered to each group’s individual needs. Much planning and preparation go into our programs. Because of this, we ask that customized programs are booked at least a week in advance. Please contact us for more information regarding customized programs. If you would like to start the conversation, please complete our . We will review your request and reply quickly.

Please contact us at adventurecenter@kent.edu for more information regarding customized programs.

Teambuilding

We offer customized teambuilding experiences catered to the goals of your group. Please click on Teambuilding for more information on our offerings.

Climbing Wall Rental

Great for Scouting groups, birthday parties, families, general exercise and those wanting to work on their rock-climbing technique, our 35-foot wall is located inside the SRWC with 11 top ropes and one auto belay system. The wall contains a variety of routes, from easy to difficult, and is great for people of all experience levels. Groups can rent our climbing wall and we will cater the program to your climbing goals. Wall rentals include staff who will cover the basics of climbing and are there to encourage participants as they belay.

We require a 2 hour minimum rental period and a minimum of 10 participants for all climbing options.

Custom Canoeing, Kayaking or Stand-Up Paddleboarding

Enjoy some time outdoors paddling down the Cuyahoga River or on one of our local lakes. We have a fleet of canoes, kayaks and stand-up paddleboards ready for your group to use. If you are new to paddling, we can provide paddling instruction or we can just enjoy a leisurely paddle with your group. All paddling destinations are great for beginners and families. All paddling options include equipment, trained staff, paddle instructions (as requested) and assistance with return shuttle.

Archery

Bring your group to shoot archery at our indoor archery range. We will teach you basic archery technique, safety and range rules. From there, you’ll shoot at our targets and play fun archery games.

Custom Trips

We can coordinate and run an outdoor adventure trip for your group. All trips are designed to be beginner friendly with a focus on learning new outdoor skills. Trips can range from a few hours to multiple days/nights. Examples of trips we can offer include: hiking, skiing/snowboarding, kayaking, backpacking, mountain biking, rock climbing, rafting, rappelling, camping and more. If you have other ideas, please let us know. You can also visit our Adventure Trips for some inspiration.

Scouting BSA Merit Badges

We offer merit badge programs for your Scouting group. Merit badge offerings include: First Aid, Archery, Camping, Orienteering, Emergency Preparedness, Climbing, Search and Rescue, Astronomy and more. Our trained Merit Badge instructors will cover all workbook topics through interactive activities.

Trips of Experiential and Adventure Learning (TEAL)

We offer many unique experiential outdoor field trip options for school groups. Classes are designed to meet Ohio Learning Standards (OLS) and be a fun and interactive way to learn in and about the outdoors. Classes offered include: Archery, Art in Nature, Astronomy, Beginning Compass, Climbing, Kayaking, Music in Nature, Nature Journaling, Outdoor Skills, Water Quality and more!