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CHOOSE AN ADVENTURE: Adventure Mountain Off-Road Tours annual passes to the Adventure Center of Asheville

Asheville’s
Must-Do Outdoor Adventures

Are you looking for adventurous outdoor activities or exciting things to do in Asheville? Well, look no further… The Adventure Center of Asheville offers Asheville’s Best Outdoor Adventures, just 5 minutes from downtown. Enjoy expansive views of the Asheville skyline from Asheville Zipline Canopy Adventures or hop on one of our top-end mountain bikes and learn the meaning of “flow” on our on-site trail system created and groomed for the KOLO Bike Park. Looking for a unique and exciting challenge? Then head up into the trees at Asheville Treetops Adventure Park, an elevated obstacle course with five levels of difficulty. Bringing the kids? Check out KidZip, America’s first zipline adventure designed for kids under 10.

If an off-road adventure sounds like fun, check out our Adventure Mountain Off Road Tours in Barnardsville, NC.  Drive or Ride our Guided Tours in 4-person Off-Road Vehicles (ORV) on 200 acres of scenic mountain trails climbing up 1,400 feet on Adventure Mountain.  With an elevation of 4,200 feet at the peak, Adventure Mountain off-road trails travel through hardwood forests and extreme mountain terrain.   Start with a training area to develop your off-road skills, then follow our guide for hours of fun on narrow trails, rock and log obstacles, hill climbs, and spectacular views.  

Asheville Treetops Adventure Park

Asheville Treetops Adventure Park is an exciting Asheville Attraction comprised of over 77 unique climbing, rolling, walking, jumping, swinging, and rappelling challenges on 7 aerial trails anchored to over 30 trees and towering poles tucked into a wooded park just minutes from downtown Asheville. Reservations are suggested! 

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 Asheville Zipline Canopy Adentures

Asheville Zipline Canopy Adventures

Take flight on a zipline canopy tour just minutes from downtown Asheville, yet surprisingly set amongst 150+ year old majestic white and red oaks. Asheville Zipline Canopy Adventures offers the best of many worlds. It is convenient and exciting, it is urban with views of downtown Asheville, and it is set on a 124 acre resort and designated tree preserve perched in and amongst some of the oldest and largest oak trees in Asheville. Reservations are suggested! 

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KidZip

KidZip is Asheville’s greatest kid’s adventure! Bring the whole family to experience all of the Adventure Center of Asheville.

Kid Zip is America’s first zipline adventure designed for kids 4-10 years old. It includes 9 Ziplines and 4 fun climbing elements. It is a self-guided tour with the exception of an adult escort.  The ziplines range from 50 feet to 250 feet long.  They range from 25 feet high to ground level. Reservations are suggested! 

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KOLO Bike Park

Did you say Kolo? Yes, it rhymes with flow. Here you’ll find about 4 miles of purpose -built mountain bike trail on rolling terrain designed for all levels of rider to experience flow.

The park is designed for all rider levels. Whether you’re just learning, taking it easy, or looking to push your edge a bit – you can find a taste of it at Kolo Bike Park.

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Call the Welcome Center for booking at 828.225.2921
*off property rentals may be booked online.

Just for Kids! Summer Camps & Kolo Clinics

Spring and Summer booking now!

ACA offers programs just for Kids all year long! 

This Summer we offer 4 summer day camps that either focus on Adventure or Mountain Biking.

March-April 2024, Kolo Bike Park offers a monthly instructional afterschool club and Spring Saturday Shred Sessions.

Mountain Bike & eBike Rentals

Bike rentals are available for use both at the park or for your own Asheville cycling adventure anywhere in our Western North Carolina mountains. We’ll be glad to tell you where to find some other great Asheville biking trails and roads.

Our inventory of available bicycles for rent includes front suspension mountain bikes, dual suspension mountain bikes, kid’s bikes, road bikes, city/comfort bikes, and even Mountain eBikes!

Our bike rentals and E-MTB rentals can be used at our park, or around the many Ebike friendly destinations in Western North Carolina.

Adventure Mountain Off-Road Tours

Book Today! Open Wednesdays to Sundays

Experience our ultimate driving (and riding) off-road experience at Adventure Moutain in Barnardsville, NC, just 20 minutes from Asheville.  

Drive or Ride our Guided Tours in 4-person Off-Road Vehicles (ORVs) on 200 acres of scenic mountain trails climbing up 1,400 feet on Adventure Mountain.  With an elevation of 4,200 feet at the peak, Adventure Mountain off-road trails travel through hardwood forests and extreme mountain terrain.   Start with a training area to develop your off-road skills, then follow our guide for hours of fun on narrow trails, rock and log obstacles, hill climbs, and spectacular views.  

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ACA Birthday Parties

4 options all year long

At the Adventure Center of Asheville, there are so many unique outdoor Birthday Party options in one location at our Kid Zip, Treetops Adventure Park, and Kolo Bike Park!

Stepping out of your comfort zone and riding a hang glider that is 30 feet in the air or zipping off a 25-foot platform or crushing a berm or gap jump is an exhilarating experience that the birthday boy or girl, their family, and friends will not forget!

Reservations are required.

Annual Passes

Visit All Year Long!

The Treetops Adventure Park/KidZip Annual Pass is the best value for the most fun all year long. Enjoy unlimited climbs at the Asheville Treetops Adventure Park and zipping at KidZip for an ENTIRE YEAR. The annual pass is $219/person and cannot be combined with any other discount offers or coupons. It continues to be non-transferable.

Call the Welcome Center to purchase Annual Passes for your entire family today: 828.225.2921 or

Wildwater Rafting

Wildwater, Ltd, our sister company, is a pioneer of Guided Rafting and Canopy Tour Adventures. We will add fun and magic to your mountain adventure. You deserve the best guides, training, equipment, and facilities. Put our 50+ years and three generations of experience to work for YOU!

There is one location close to Asheville on the Nantahala River. Click here to learn more.  Reservations are suggested! 

Nantahala Guided Trips

Nantahala Rentals

Falling Waters Lodging

Train Adventures

Nantahala Canopy Tour & KidZip

Gift Cards

Give the Gift of an unforgettable experience!

Create your own Gift Card for your friends and family ages 4 and over!

Purchase a Gift Card with a dollar amount that can be used for any of our adventures including climbing our Treetops Park (ages 4+), zip at our Kid Zip Park (ages 4-10) or Asheville Canopy Zipline Tour (ages 8+). If you have a mountain biker, a day pass or a 10-punch pass to Kolo Bike Park is a great gift. Or gift cards can go towards summer camp, something fun from our Welcome Center like a Kolo T-shirt or Adventure Center hoodie, or Kolo Bike Park Programs and Birthday Parties. 

Gift cards never expire and are a great gift any time of the year for ages 4 and over,  since we are open all year long!   Click here to purchase them online or please call our office at 828.225.2921.

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Kolo Bike Park Spring Mountain Bike Clinics and Instructional Programs

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Join us at Kolo Bike Park this Spring for awesome instructional programs for youth and adults including Clinics, Clubs, and Lessons with our Professional Mountain Bike Instructor and Kolo Bike Park Manager, Evan Kearse!

Now Hiring Spring-Fall 2024! Join our awesome Team at the Adventure Center of Asheville and Adventure Mountain!

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We are currently hiring fun, energetic, guest service-oriented Guides for our outdoor adventure aerial activities (Asheville Ziplines, KidZip & Treetops Adventure Park), Kolo Bike Park Summer Day Camp Counselors, Kolo Bike Park Techs & Customer Service, and Welcome Center staff at th…

Two Winter Deals on Adventures this Winter!

February 5, 2024
Locals 50% off and 20% off for everyone else this February! Locals get 50% off on Fridays-Sundays this February at our Treetops Adventure Park and KidZip. And instead of hitting the slopes or tube hills, everyone else gets 20% off the Treetops Park, KidZip and our Asheville Ziplines We…

OPEN: WED-SUN 10am-5pm

Fun adventures for the full family, Ages 4+