Ziplines in Lancaster County
Just 25 minutes north of Lancaster, Refreshing Mountain Retreat and Adventure Center offers ziplining packages open to people of all skill and experience levels. Whether you’re a long-time resident of Lancaster County or you’re just visiting for the weekend, ziplining at Refreshing Mountain is an unforgettable experience that we highly recommend adding to your itinerary this year. While ziplining in Lancaster County might not be the first thing you think of when you visit our beautiful area, it is guaranteed to create lasting memories for the whole family.
Refreshing Mountain is a family-friendly facility and offers endless opportunities for both fun and bonding as you work through obstacles and step off zipline platforms with your group. All of our ziplining packages are appropriate for ages five and up, which makes it accessible to families looking for an engaging activity to do during the day. Never ziplined before? That’s okay! Our packages are built with all ages and experience levels in mind and are geared towards providing an adventure that anyone and everyone can enjoy. One of our favorite things to see is the look of triumph and accomplishment on our patron’s faces when they make it across our elevated obstacle course or bravely zipline across our catch-and-release fishing pond. For individuals and smaller families of up to eight people, we have a handful of package options for you to choose from:
Aerial Excursion Zipline Tour – 7 Ziplines
Aerial Excursion Tour– Looking for a fun way to ease into ziplining? Our Aerial Excursion Tour is a relaxed canopy-style tour complete with seven ziplines (with lengths anywhere from 300 feet to 800 feet), three skybridges that transfer you from platform to platform, and a controlled 40-foot descent. This tour can hold a maximum of eight people, and children under the age of thirteen are required to be accompanied by an adult.
Challenge Adventure Zipline Tour – 5 Ziplines + High Ropes
The Challenge Adventure Tour (the CAT for short!) is our most popular ziplining package for a reason. With five ziplines and the top level of our Elevated Obstacle Course, patrons who book this package get to try a little bit of everything. If you’re looking for a good balance between ziplining and our high ropes course, this is the package for you! This tour can hold a maximum of up to eight people, and children under the age of thirteen are required to be accompanied by an adult.
Flying V Zipline – 2 Ziplines + Elevated Obstacle Course
If you are feeling hesitant about ziplining for the first time or are a parent with young kids who aren’t sure if they want to commit to a larger ziplining package, we often recommend the Flying V Bundle! Including just two ziplines and the first two levels of our Elevated Obstacle Course, this is the perfect bite-sized package to book. This tour can hold a maximum of eight people, and children under the age of eight are required to be accompanied by an adult. During the summer months this is part of our Ascent Package!
Bonus and Christmas Light Zips
The Ascent Package– Last but not least, we wanted to give an honorable mention to our Ascent Package. This package includes our Flying V Bundle as well as unlimited access to our Climbing Tower, Pedal Carts, Sling Shots, Wildlife Center, and Farm Animal Area. When booking the Ascent, you get to choose between our morning session (9am-12:30pm) or afternoon session (1:30pm-5pm), and then you will choose the time you want to do your ziplines and Elevated Obstacle Course (referred to as our “RefreshPass”). This is an extremely popular package due to including a plethora of activities outside of our ziplines and our Elevated Obstacle course.
Starting in August we start to ramp up for the Christmas season, meticulously laying out over half a million Christmas lights across our property.
A picture says a thousand words, but a video says a million. Check out the video below to see what we do for the Christmas season from late November through December.
Adventure the Refreshing Way
We want you to have a positive experience when you visit Refreshing Mountain and we value your peace of mind and safety as much as you do! While we like to remind our patrons that there is an inherent risk associated with any adventure activity (just like there is with driving a car or participating in sports), we have made every effort to keep your group safe and sound. All of our ziplining tours are accompanied by two expert guides who have gone through extensive training, and they take care of everything so that all you have to think about is following their guidance and stepping off the ziplining platform when they tell you to. In addition to being accompanied by our guides, we also have frequent safety inspections made by members of our staff, third party experts, and state officials.
How can you best prepare for your time ziplining at Refreshing Mountain? While our recommendations for this change seasonally as the weather fluctuates, there are a few ground rules to keep in mind for your visit. All of our patrons are asked to wear sturdy, closed-toe shoes for their ziplining tours, no exceptions. Guests with hair that is shoulder-length and below are asked to tie it back for safety reasons. In addition, any dangly jewelry will need to be removed before you embark on your tour. Finally, during our warm weather months, it is recommended that our patrons wear shorts no higher than mid-thigh and stick to t-shirts versus tank tops, due to the harnesses potentially causing discomfort by the friction created against the skin. Apart from that, bring your spirit of adventure and have fun!
You are able to book your ziplining tour completely online or over the phone. To book online, simply visit the “Zipline Options” tab on our website, pick the tour you are most interested in, and select the date and time that works best for you! Please keep in mind that our activity calendar opens up between five to six weeks in advance, so if the dates you are interested in are outside of that, you may not see availability. If you would like to be added to our waitlist so that our office team members will know to contact you once your preferred dates open up, please call the number listed on our website.
Large Group and Field Trip Adventures
If you are someone looking to book ziplining activities for a larger group (9+ people), we have plenty of options for you to choose from as well. Refreshing Mountain proudly facilitates exciting large group ziplining experiences, ranging from youth groups to field trips to corporate teambuilding events. Our Ascent and Basecamp Packages are designed to facilitate larger group sizes naturally and are a great option for those who want a variety of activities. However, we also offer variations of our other ziplining packages, such as the Challenge Adventure Tour and the Flying V (see above), and a few other adventure activities we don’t offer to our smaller groups, such as Rappelling, the Giant Swing, and the Giant Ladder. For larger groups, please keep in mind that these activities are booked differently than our day-to-day bookings and require advance notice when registering, and that the rate is per hour instead of per individual.
And there you have it! The inside scoop on ziplining here at Refreshing Mountain in Lancaster, PA. Whether you’re looking for a fun, family adventure, a unique date idea, or an engaging group activity, the ziplines at Refreshing Mountain offer an unforgettable experience for all of our patrons! There is nothing like that feeling you get of stepping off the platform and finding yourself flying through the treetops, just you, your line, and the surrounding nature and wildlife. Give yourself the gift of adventure this summer and book now!