The Adventure Park at West Bloomfield

If you are looking for something different to do, this is the place to come to. It is in obstacle course that is suspended in a forest. Whether you are a child or an Olympian, you will have a fun and challenging course at your disposal. One of my friends is afraid of heights, but because of the safety of the technology that they have, even he was able to enjoy himself. Two things are guaranteed, you will have a fantastic time, and you will get a great workout in. I have come here several times, sometimes with a large group, and other times with just one other person. Whether I go with a large group or not, I have a blast. I highly recommend this place for anyone who is bored on a random Tuesday, or someone throwing their birthday party with a large group on a weekend.

So much fun! If you can swing tickets for a night-​time climb it’s even better. Lots of different routes and elements for all ability levels, and a great way to spend 3 hrs at a quite reasonable cost. I’m a big fan of the Adventure Park.

It’s not often that I feel the need to bombard my friends and family with, «You need to try this!» Most of the time, I figure that I might like something, but there isn’t something universally enjoyable about it. That’s where the Adventure Park differs – no matter how old you are, or what your favorite hobbies consist of, I think that you’ll enjoy this. (Provided you don’t have a serious fear of heights.)
The Adventure Park is divided up into numerous courses by difficulty, with the hardest being black or double black. We started with green, then did a second green course, finishing up with a blue course before closing. The courses do escalate in difficulty, but that’s part of the fun. By the end of the night, I felt genuinely challenged, both in my upper body strength and in my sense of balance.
We got there for «Twilight Pricing,» a special discount for coming a few hours prior to closing. Honestly, outside of the monetary savings, the evening exploration was one of the highlights. It is so beautiful to be up high in the trees as the sun is setting and allowing a few twinkle lights to illuminate your path in the darkness. (Note that you’re harnessed and clipped on, so even if you fell off the platform, you’re not going anywhere.)
Notes for future adventurers: I recommend wearing athletic tights, either in capri or full-​length. Shorts and harnesses are kind of hit or miss. Also, learn from my mistake and wear a shirt with short sleeves instead of a tank top – there are parts where it can rub your armpits unpleasantly. Also, don’t hold up the line – keep moving. Even if you’re doing the course with friend directly behind you, don’t wait for them to finish the obstacle before continuing forward – it backs up the wait for everyone behind you. Most importantly, have fun and bond with friends/​family/​coworkers in a way that doubles as a workout.

Suit up in your activity clothes and lace up your most athletic footwear because you’re in for a real treat. This is where being one with nature, action sports and working out is bundled up into one very awesome activity. Quit making excuses and come down with the family and have a real good bonding moment.
If you’re a beginner or has never done anything remotely physical, get your feet wet on the yellow and green courses. If you’re the hard core type and like to push yourself to the very limit of your own capabilities. The blue, the black and the double black is where the real fun is at.
The black courses are where they make you feel like you’re alive and human again. Element after element completed makes you pump out those endorfins which will make you feel truly alive. Then at the very end of the course there’s the leap of faith. What better ending than an awesome jump that makes you second guess your landing.
The staff are really nice and cool. They’ll give you a detailed intro to all the equipments that you will be encountering. Before you get to the real fun stuff, they’ll make you go through the practice course. After that, prepare to have the time of your life.
I love this place, we come here every summer as a family bonding activity.
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Went here for the Unilocal in the treetops event and had an amazing time.
They have a nice variety of courses to try out ranging from easy to very difficult (at least it was for me). They do require that you complete lower level courses before proceeding to higher levels in order to help people take on courses that their skill level can handle.
I started of with the two lower levels (Green & Blue) and was able to complete them without any trouble buy with quite a bit of enjoyment. I did skip the black and went on to the double black (which is allowed) as it was nearing the closing time of the park (after checking with the monitors of course). I found this course to be particularly challenging and it took me some time to clear few of the obstacles, and even though the rest of the guests had left, the park monitors rather than rush me encouraged me through the obstacles and gave me great guidance which helped me to get further than I expected. Eventually when I was too tired to continue mid way through an obstacle, they tried to encourage me and suggested resting before continuing, not once rushing me to finish or quit. I did however decide to quit and they sent Princess Charming to come rescue me. They had the ability to lower me from where I was midway though the obstacle, however I chose to pull myself back to the platform while I was rescued in the interest of saving time.
The park is very safe and the harnesses sturdy. It is very clear that customer safety is of a top priority to them. They have a two point harness which forces you to always have one point of contact with the rope to prevent the risk of falling.
My grievances with the park would be that the safety mechanism to keep one point of contact requires the clip to be pushed into a locking mechanism which sometimes could be difficult to do due to the location of the mechanism being too close to a tree. Also, some of the gloves that are provided for the course seem to be overused/​uncomfortable.
Overall though a very fun place that is great for kids and adults, small groups or big ones and I definitely recommend stopping by sometime.

With courses for people of all levels, this is fantastic park for children and adults alike. Most importantly, they take safety seriously and even though I was dangling 30 feet off the ground, I never once felt unsafe. From ziplining to balancing on ropes and logs, the activities at the park provide not only a huge adrenaline rush but also a great workout. Free water stations are available around the park and staff also patrol the area to give tips and help with whatever’s needed. Lastly, the park is nicely shaded, so even on a hot day, this is a great place to visit. I love how this park is so well-​integrated with nature. Instead of chopping trees down to build it, the park is comfortably nestled inside the forest so five gold stars for the eco-​friendliness here!
The only downside is that guests can only spend a maximum of 3 hours in the park, and intermediate/​advanced courses take probably at least 45 minutes. Because of the time limit, I felt like I had to rush and didn’t take rests in between. With training and waiting times factored in, I found that I only had time to do two of the nine or ten courses.

Definitely a fun way to spend three hours. It’s also reasonably priced for the amount of activity/​entertainment offered. The staff is super-​friendly, enthusiastic and encouraging. There are courses for almost any age and skill level.
I went on a busy weekend day recently and was not surprised to find that the park was full and there was a wait ahead of me. I was happy to learn that they have a great waiting list process that allows you to not only receive a text when your place in line is up, you can also monitor the wait times of the parties ahead of you using your mobile phone. We took off to get some refreshments while waiting and received a text indicating our time was up. No problem, we responded to the text indicating that we needed an additional 10 minutes. When we arrived back at the park, we were next up for the orientation. Great service!
No real gripes other than the fact that some of the elements simply take longer to complete than others. At those spots, the process of completing a course sort of grinds to a halt. Golfers could liken these bottlenecks to a par 3 hole only there’s no waving the the next group to hit up on the green. There are also some elements that some people find to be too much for them and freeze. This really slows things up… While I’m not a fearless daredevil, I found no reason to feel unsafe there. There is plenty of safety equipment for the activity. I’m not sure what the safety record is here. Based on the equipment and orientation, I’d guess it is excellent.
I highy recommend this park for an afternoon or evening of fun physical activity.

We had so much fun here! We thought it was all zip lining, but was pleasantly surprised to find out it was obstacle courses as well. I had a hard time with the blue course, however overall it was so much fun!

Ive never been to anything like this before but it was such a fun experience.
They strap you in and give you a brief tutorial before you get onto the course. The course difficulty is separated by color and you must complete the green before going to the blue or black courses. There isn’t a time limit on how long you can be out there so pace yourself!
I had my friend go first so I can watch how he completed the course and follow. The green wasn’t very difficult and we started with those. The blue gets more difficult but not undo able. I didn’t do the black course but my friends did and it did look difficult. I don’t even want to think about the double black course. I think the increase in height makes it all the more scary.
This is a full body workout and can get really tiring! The people who work there watching on the floor will give you hints if you’re struggling and don’t know how to cross parts of the course.
Be careful how you’re holding onto the wires! If you’re holding it with your forearms above the wire you’ll probably see scrapes on the underside of your arm!

So much fun! My 8 year old and 10 year old were talking about wanting to come back before they even finished their course. It’s a combo of tree climbs and zip lines. There’s 10 different courses to pick from for various age rages and experience levels.
I personally assessed the harnesses and safe factor to the whole process. It’s essentially fool proof and near impossible for a kid to fall off. Once you get two hooks on, it is impossible to take both hooks off at the same time. It’s very safe and easy for kids to use. Plus there is plenty of staff around in case a kid gets stuck somehow.
With that in mind, you should know that it’s only for 7+ years. However make sure you asses it and you’re sure your kid won’t freak from heights and hold up the line. They CAN get off, but it’s annoying and frustrating for the kid, especially if the kid is already frightened.
I would totally come back to this place in future visits MI.

This place is so cool! I would have had every birthday party here if it was around when I was a kid.
Some of it is really challenging — there were certain spots where I thought I was either going to really hurt myself or fall, but I didn’t actually do either.
They do a good job of quickly teaching you how to use all of the gear and it’s set up in a way that you can’t mess up and do it wrong, which was annoying at times when I wanted to cut corners, but definitely a good thing…
My biggest complaint is how backed up it can get. We never waited a ridiculous amount of time between obstacles but it would have been nice to be able to go at whatever pace we wanted.
There’s a couple spots where you have to just jump off of a tall platform and count on the springy rope to catch you which was definitely the scariest part. I loved it, but if you’re afraid of heights you might want to stay away from those…

Oh my goodness. I had a BLAST!!!
The courses were truly challenging, and I feel like a total badass for finishing… half of the blue course. eheheh…
I promise you’ll have a grand time here! You WILL be challenged!
There are many courses to choose from, and they range from purple (easiest) to double black diamond. You can start on of the easiest 3 levels, but you have to work up one level at a time for the harder ones. I did orange, then green, then blue. I’m glad they enforced the difficulty levels, since I would’ve quit much sooner if I jumped right to blue!
Everything is super safe. They harness you up, and walk you through all the safety measures. They then have a practice area (at ground level) for some hands-​on experience with the tweazles (sp?) and zip lines before they let you out into the wild.
The staff were very helpful, and I don’t think I was judged too hard for my clumsy maneuvers! :P

Wow. Who knew this place was here.
How would I describe this place … very fun, exhilarating, thrilling, HARD WORK OUT, exhausting!
Entry level runs are great for kids and adults. Level green and blue are challenging. Black are beyond tough if you’re a weakling.
My husband and I have quite a few scrapes and bruises. We would totally go back!

I wasn’t sure what to expect from The Adventure Park. Would it remind me of the South Park episode «I never should have gone zip lining?» Would it be full of obstacles designed to challenge four-​year-​old kids?
Nope to both! This place is a blast for all ages! I started out on a green course, which was tons of fun because it involved plenty of swinging between the trees. Then I moved on to a blue course, which was also great (I swung into a giant net) and challenging. My fiancé and I both worked up quite a sweat after these two courses.
The staff were friendly and helpful, but not overbearing. We were free to explore and make mistakes as we tried new obstacles.
This was a really fun couples activity, but I also think it would work for a group of friends, family, even co-​workers!
It is sort of hidden behind a Jewish Community Center, so give yourself time to find parking.

I’ve wanted to come here for some time now, and I’m really glad I was finally able to make it!
When you go you have to sign a waiver, and they go through a tutorial with you before they let you up in the air. I felt pretty safe knowing that the system was fairly idiot proof and the staff put safety as such a high priority.
There are a lot of different courses ranging from children’s courses to advanced. I also really liked that they had varying courses in the same difficulty range. That way if you didn’t feel comfortable with going up in difficulty you could at least do something different. The course design was challenging physically, but also mentally. You had to figure out the best way to approach the obstacles, and it’s really fun with a group.
The staff was very attentive; they were there to help you with questions, give you advice, and even rescue you if you’d managed to get in over your head. I appreciated their patience and attention to keeping everyone safe.
I will definitely be back.

This place is pretty cool. It’s not as good as the Adventure Park I went to at Virginia Beach in Summer 2014 — as the latter had ziplines going over water and grasslands and the like, and the trees were bigger and there were more courses — but to have this in Michigan is cool.
The higher up you go (skill-​wise and literally) the more challenging things become. I think yellow was the easiest course, which is pretty much there to acclimate you with the park and how to use the clips and all that jazz. But once you get into the blue colors and the diamonds, things go up another level and you will soon sweat and jitter your way through different obstacles — all to end up a zipline that flies 50 feet from one tree to another, all while you are about 35 feet in the air. Oh, it’s a thrill!
It tests your patience, endurance and even your mind. You start to think, how should I approach this obstacle? Then you conduct the same type of thinking for every other obstacle that isn’t straightforward. It tests the body and the mind.
The employees are helpful and patient, as some people catch on way quicker than others. Their main thing is safety and making sure people feel comfortable with their equipment and with the heights.
Just a tip: when you «jump» off a tree at the end of a run, try to land on your feet! I didn’t and I started backpedaling and my back hit the tree, then I fell on my butt. It was pretty awesome.

Oh my gosh! Swinging through the trees, I felt like Tarzan (I know, I should have felt like Jane, gender-​wise, but I felt like Tarzan).
Of course, negotiating the well crafted rope courses at The Adventure Park at West Bloomfield takes a little more mental and physical work than hanging from a vine, but it’s that combo of mental and physical challenge that makes this the most fun I’ve had being healthy in ages!
The harness seemed complicated at first, but I got used to it by the time I was on my second element. The youngsters who were there seemed to catch on even more quickly.
And if you think you’re too out of shape, think again! I am very out of shape, but that just meant that the easier courses were the right challenge for me. I can tell you what, I will definitely be back again soon, and having fun swinging through the trees is going to be part of my strategy to get back in shape!

This is Definitely an adventure park that is worth coming to and loading up the kids. As kids sped past me on the courses they all raved that it is the coolest place ever! Didn’t even want to stop to eat!

You have to try this at least once!
Staff are fantastic, and safety is the #1 priority here. You’re given I quick tutorial that seems complicated, but once you starting climbing you realize there is no way to progress unless you clip in the correct way. A time or two and you’ll feel like a pro.
Once you’re on the platform there are several courses to choose from. They’re marked with color/​shape difficulty rankings, just like ski runs. Green circle is easy, blue square is intermediate, etc. There are also ones that are shorter that are recommended for kids.
The courses are a combination of climbing, balancing, zip lining and some falling. They get pretty creative with what they have up there, and it takes a lot of skill to complete a course. After making my way through an easy one, I went up to a blue… and it kicked my butt. I wanted to quit but once you’re on a course there’s really no way out… unless you want to call for staff to come rescue you, and I wasn’t going down like that!
When I went I didn’t have to pay and it was a private event, so I can’t speak to the crowds or if it was worth the money. I see on their Facebook page they have things like college night for $ 20 though, so that can make it more affordable.

This place is way too much fun.
My wife and I were looking for something interesting, different, and local to do for a part of our anniversary celebration. This location had just opened up and it sounded like fun so we decided to give it a shot. Very glad we did. Absolutely 100% recommended.
I’ll start by calling out the elephant in the room. The price is a bit steep. At $ 49 for three hours of «adventuring» there are certainly less expensive ways to spend your day. But the quality and abundance of courses as well as staff made it all worth it. When everything was said and done, I didn’t feel cheated in the least. Would happily shell out the cash to do it again. (Note that kids cost less and there are specials such as group rates and reduced prices if you show up within a few hours of closing time)
First thing you have to do when you get there is register and pay at the entrance. After that the staff fit you with your harness and give you a 20ish minute tutorial and safety briefing. Once you’ve proven that you understand the basics of your safety equipment, they send you on your way and the fun begins.
There are courses of varying difficulty levels so if you’ve never done this kind of thing before you’ll probably want to hit the «bunny slopes» and work your way up. We did a couple of medium-​difficulty courses. Each course is full of zip lines and challenges designed to test your balance, strength, and agility. The green circle course we did was fun and contained just enough of a difficulty level to keep us engaged while we figured out how the place worked. After that we did a blue square course which had challenges varying from a little trickier than the green circle course, all the way to OH MY GOD I REALLY HOPE THEY DON’T HAVE TO COME UP HERE AND RESCUE MY PATHETIC SELF.
To that last point, the staff are friendly, courteous, and helpful. They are positioned all over the park and if you need help or have no idea what to do next, they will assist you. They also did a really good job of not making us feel like as big of idiots as we sometimes felt like. They were compassionate and full of useful pointers, sometimes when asked for and sometimes not. And you can tell they take the safety of their guests seriously. They are watching closely and on more than one occasion I saw them intervene when they saw someone doing something «wrong».
The only real complaint I have about the place – and I’m not even sure complaint is the right word – is that the pacing can be kind of slow depending on who you get stuck around. For example, when we first got there, a huge group was getting outfitted with their harnesses and we had to wait a fairly long time until it was our turn. And while out on the course, you can either get stuck behind a group that is slower than your own, or you can be the ones unintentionally slowing the group behind you down. We experienced both sides of this today. And unlike, say, golf… it’s not a simple matter to simply let the faster group go ahead of you (due to the limited space on the platforms in the trees).
If this is something that sounds like it could be fun to you, I would advise you to give it a shot. If the price is holding you back, I still say go for it. We actually left after only two hours on the courses (not the three you pay for) and it still wound up feeling like it was worth the money. And I’ll have all the aches and pains to prove it for days to come… in a good way, of course.