The Camp Swatara Challenge Course is a three part course which includes Adventure Games, two High Ropes Courses as well as a Climbing and Rappelling Tower. Groups can choose to do any or all of the parts. The Challenge Course is open weekends and weekdays from March to November, although our summer campers are given priority from June to August. The course is led by trained, qualified, challenge course instructors, who truly enjoy leading others through a challenge course experience. The course provides a way for your group to learn to work together, and understand each other better. The course can build self esteem and teach encouragement. It provides an exciting, adventurous, challenging and fun opportunity. It is open to any and all family groups, church groups, scout groups, school groups, community groups, and corporate groups.

 
The Camp Swatara Challenge Course is a three-part course that includes:

• Adventure Games – Obstacles are designed to build communication, Cooperation and team bonding skills, in finding out who is our ultimate Team Leader!
• The High Ropes Course - NEW two level Pole Based ropes course suspended 30 feet in the air. This course will help you to learn the importance of encouragement and persistence. The ropes course allows the participant the ability to actively engage in an element independently of another human being with the use of a participant static line system. Showing us that with God at the top of our ropes anything is possible.
• Climbing and Rappelling Tower – Three sided 33 foot tower, ranging in levels from beginner to more advanced. Allowing you to set your own goals of varying difficulties. With Jesus at our side the mountains may not go away but they sure are easier to climb.

Goals and Objectives

• The Challenge Course will help participants increase their self esteem and self confidence by being challenged mentally and physically.
• Participants will learn to trust leaders, others in the group, and themselves, through encouragement and achieved goals.
• Participants will develop and appreciate the value of encouragement; both giving and receiving.
• Participants will learn to be more responsible. Listening, helping, and following directions is critical.
• Participating will lead to creativity and problem solving, due to the diversity of the individuals and the possibilities of the course. They will become more open to new ideas and challenges.

Adventure Games

The Adventure Games will take your group through many obstacles. At each of the obstacles you will be presented with a challenge. Your group, working together, will find a solution and overcome the challenge.

Group Size: 10-16 for 3 hours
Rate: $10 per person

Minimum Age: 11 years old

High Ropes Course

The new course has two levels. The lower level, 25 feet in the air this encourages teamwork as partners go through the course together. The upper level, 40 feet in the air to provide individual challenges. Contact camp to schedule a visit.

Group Size: 8-15 for 1/2 day

16-25 for full day

Rate: $20.00 per person

Minimum Age: 13 years old

Climbing and Rappelling Tower

The Climbing and Rappelling Tower is a two-part element. There are four climbing courses, of varying difficulty, that imitate rock climbing. You will have the opportunity to try each of these climbs. You will also be able to try a regular rappel and a free rappel. In addition to these two aspects, the tower ties into the High Ropes Course allowing them to be used in combination. The Tower is a great way to build self-confidence, and to develop encouragement.

Group Size: 8-10 for 1/2 day
11-20 for full day
Rate: $15.00 per person
Minimum Age: 11 years old
Minimum Age for rappelling: 13 years old


Special Rate - High Ropes and Climbing / Rappelling Tower
Group Size: 10-20 for full day
Rate: $25 per person

Special Rate - Adventure Games and Tower Or Adventure Games and High Ropes

Group Size: 10-20 for full day

Rate: $20 per person

Reservations