Individual Elements Challenge Course

Mini Adventure

Jumonville’s individual elements are located on the top of our mountain in the area between the Great Cross near the Low Element Teambuilding Course. Special arrangements need to be made with the Jumonville office staff if you want to include this activity as part of your group’s experience. The goal of utilizing the individual elements…

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Geocaching

Geocaching

Geocaching is an outdoor recreational activity, in which participants use a GPS receiver or mobile device and other navigational techniques to hide and seek containers, called “geocaches” or “caches”, anywhere in the world. A typical cache is a small waterproof container containing a logbook (with a pen or pencil). The geocacher enters the date they…

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Canoeing

Canoeing

Canoeing Canoeing is only included in events that specifically indicate it in their event description. Most of our canoeing is done on a section of the Youghiogheny River from Connellsville to Dawson. We rent our canoes from a professional local outfitter. Use of PFD’s are required in our program regardless of swimming ability.

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Creek Hike

Creek Hike

When it is creek hike day, it’s time to get wet. We ride our bus or van from Jumonville and head to Ohiopyle State Park. We head to Cucumber Falls and take the hiking trail down to the bottom of the falls. We head behind the falls into the giant shower and then head straight…

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Bouldering Wall

Bouldering Wall

Built within months after the old Adventure Center burned to the ground (Spring of 2002), this outdoor bouldering area is located in the field next to the new Ben Cromer Adventure Center. The wall is 8 feet tall and has over 100 vertical feet of climbing. Bring your energy, cause you’ll use lots of it…

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Bum Slides

Bum Slides

Ohiopyle State Park is located less than a 30 minute drive from Jumonville. A number of our summer camp groups, including most of the adventure camps, go to spend a day or more at Ohiopyle State Park. One of the favorite activities is a natural water slide area that we call the bum slides. Many…

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Rock Climbing

Rock Climbing

Rock Climbing Rock climbing has been a vital part of Jumonville’s summer camp adventure programs for over 40 years. Most of the rock climbing is done at a nearby area called Greenbriar which is just several miles from Jumonville. Older adventure campers have used Seneca Rocks as well as the New River Gorge. In past years we…

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Pedal Paddle Trip

A favorite trip of some of our adventure camps is the pedal paddle trip. Campers start at Ohiopyle and ride along the beautiful Yough Bike Trail. When they reach Confluence, they pick up duckies and paddle down the Class II whitewater back to Ohiopyle.

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Teambuilding Course

Teambuilding

Most of Jumonville summer camps include the Challenge/Ropes Course Team Building Course as part of their planned events. Our low team building elements are the heart of our excellent challenge/ropes course team building program. The physical site is located on the top of our mountain in the area between the Great Cross and Topside (near the individual…

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Ohiopyle State Park

Ohiopyle State Park

Ohiopyle encompasses almost 20,000 acres of rugged natural beauty and serves as the gateway to the Laurel Mountains. The focal point is the more than 14 miles of the Youghiogheny [yaw-ki-GAY-nee] River Gorge that passes through the heart of the park. The “Yough” [yawk] provides some of the best whitewater boating in the Eastern U.…

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