If you’d like to see the best sights and learn a little history along the way, then Ace has you covered. There’s nothing that says you need a guide to go hiking. Or if you’re a little more experienced, choose a course consisting of more advanced crags in the area. If you just want to experience it while you’re at Ace, well then there’s no better time than now to learn.Ĭhoose from a half day beginner course where you’ll learn to rappel and climb various routes. If rock climbing is really your thing, you need to visit Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area. I on the other hand like to enjoy the beautiful view of WV while I’m flying through the air. A lot of people enjoy the adventure of hiking through the darkness and jumping from a platform without a view of the ground. Ace has a total of 9 zip lines ranging from 150-750 feet long with speeds up to 40 miles per hour.Ĭhoose between hitting up these zip lines during the day or night. It wouldn’t be a trip to WV without hitting up at least one of our many zip lines in the state. If you’d prefer to stay dry during your visit, Ace Adventure Resort has even more to do off the water than on. The lake includes inflatable mountains, a zip line, the BLOB launcher, a 200 foot waterslide, trampolines, and as many inflatables as you can shake a stick at. This is definitely for the kids or the kid inside all of us. I’ve yet to try this activity yet, but a friend swears by it to get him away from the world to relax. If flatwater kayaking isn’t relaxing enough for you, try paddling around Summerville Lake on what is essentially a very large surf board. Many of Ace’s trips are specifically designed to teach you the basics of maneuvering on the water. If you’ve never kayaked before, this will be perfect for you. The lake is a reservoir that is fed by and sits in the middle of Gauley River. Spend the day touring Summerville Lake without the worry of any rapids. Choose from some of the higher class levels of water or a more relaxing run down the lower Gauley. If you’d rather be alone in your boat instead of relying on other people to “Get Down” so you don’t get thrown, then you should really try Kayaking instead. I still have the image of my football coach burned in my memory of being upside down, in the air, while being thrown from the raft. If you’re really “lucky”, you’ll be swimming in the rapids when your raft tips over. You’ll get to high dive off of boulders, “surf” the rapids, and swim around the rapids whenever it’s convenient. On some of the multiday trips, instead of driving back to the resort for the night, you’ll be camping under the stars with all meals (and coffee) covered for you. Merging together at Gauley Bridge to form the Kanawha River, they make up the epicenter of white water in the southern part of the state.Īce offers guided tours on both rivers ranging from half day trips to multiday trips. The two most infamous rivers in the state are the Gauley and the New River. It’s only appropriate that we start here first. West Virginia is known for some of the best white water on the east coast. My hands are going to hurt from typing after writing out everything there is to do. Located on 1,500 wooded acres adjacent to the New River Gorge National River, Ace Adventure Resort offers a ton of Outdoor Activities all in one place. She advised me that I needed to update this page and give Ace its credit with a better post, listing everything there is to do there. Last year, after my mom came back from Ace Adventure Resort, she was raving about the place.
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