Johnson County Park & Recreation District: Parks & Facilities: TimberRidge Adventure Center

TimberRidge Adventure Center, one of Johnson County Park and Recreation District's premier facilities for teamwork and team building, offers a wide range of opportunities for families, friends and work groups to challenge themselves, learn to communicate better, solve problems and work together.

Groups ranging from cub scouts to executive boards can experience fun and excitement in a noncompetitive, safe and supportive atmosphere. The main venue for these activities is the Center's professionally certified challenge and ropes course featuring 22 low elements and a 200-foot zip line. With firsthand experience and group discussion, TimberRidge participants explore and create problem-solving methods that are readily adaptable to the challenges of day-to-day life. In addition to the Challenge Course, TimberRidge offers other outdoor activities including hiking, fishing, archery, canoes, and paddleboats.

Great Outdoor Setting
Located approximately five miles south of DeSoto in Olathe, Kansas, TimberRidge Adventure Center encompasses over 200 acres of diverse landscapes divided by a series of ponds. The rugged southern half includes a box canyon and provides opportunities for exploration and discovery among the limestone outcroppings and heavily wooded slopes. The more open northern half, composed of upland prairie and scattered woodlands, is perfect for large group events and activities.

In addition to being available for facilitated programs, TimberRidge is also used by the Johnson County Park and Recreation District as the setting for a growing number of programs, including summer camps, weekend adventure programs, wellness retreats, the mother daughter hike, the annual open house, and other special events.

Adventure and Challenge Course Opportunities
The Challenge Course is located atop the rugged southern ridge of the TimberRidge Adventure Center property and consists of a dynamic series of elements, each with its own team building or problem solving objective. These activities can be customized to meet specific personal growth and team-building needs.

Here's a few objectives of this program:

Build team trust
Improve communication skills
Enhance self-confidence
Expand leadership skills
Enjoy the great outdoors

The challenge-by-choice activities incorporate elements of fun and excitement in a noncompetitive, safe, and supportive atmosphere.

TimberRidge experiences leave a lasting and meaningful impression.

Come soar to new heights with us!

Access to TimberRidge Adventure Center is by reservation or registration only.

Challenge Course
During a challenge course session, teams will have the opportunity to participate in several different challenges that will test the group both physically and mentally. They may swing across a raging river, build a bridge across an archeological site or find their way out of a dark cave. Other exciting team-building activities might include escaping from a giant spider’s web, exploring the rain forest, or testing balance while crossing a volcano. New in Spring 2006, is the Hawks’ Nest Climbing Tower. Come and see the view of TimberRidge from the perspective of a hawk high atop the trees. In addition to the climbing tower, we have also added several high elements to the challenge course.

Welcome Center
Registered groups and campers are greeted at the Welcome Center upon arrival at TimberRidge. The Welcome Center includes a kitchen and restroom facilities, and a meeting room that accommodates up to 80 people, and a large outdoor deck which wraps around the building, overlooking one of the ponds recently completed in 2006.

Outdoor Shelter Rental
Looking for a place to have a family reunion, corporate picnic, or group get together? TimberRidge Adventure Center is the place. Your group can have a more private event in a beautiful park with a view overlooking a pond from the outdoor shelter or the Welcome Center. Access is limited to those who have reservations or programs.

Weddings - Two Locations
TimberRidge Adventure Center is an exceptional place to plan a rehearsal dinner, wedding, and reception. The site offers two locations to plan your event. The Welcome Center is an indoor facility with a beautiful wrap around deck, full size kitchen and can accommodate up to 80 people inside. The Whispering Pine Shelter is outdoors, has a limestone fireplace, attached restrooms, and can accommodate up to 200 people. We also have two gorgeous ponds for pictures and a wonderful view. Start the adventure of a new life together with us. For more information or to reserve your date at TimberRidge Adventure center, contact Lysa Holladay at 913-856-8849. 3.2% cereal malt beverage only, allowed with permit.

Reservations
Call TimberRidge Adventure Center at 913-856-8849 or Ernie Miller Nature Center at (913) 764-7759 ext.24 for rates and reservations.

Other Amenities
Programming available at TimberRidge Adventure Center includes an archery range, BB gun range, canoes, paddles boats, hiking trails, and catch-and-release fishing ponds. Specialized age and group-specific activities can be designed for each of these areas. TimberRidge is situated adjacent to Kill Creek Park, and 875-acre regional park that features magnificent prairie and lowland vistas, a 26-acre lake with beach and marina, shelter houses, and over three miles of developed trails for walking, hiking, biking, and horseback riding.

Future Development
The first phase of development at the TimberRidge Adventure Center was completed in Spring 2002. Future phased development will include a multipurpose lodge, youth camping villages and adult sleeping accommodations.

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"The facility is beautiful, and the facilitators did an excellent job applying the challenges of the course to our professional lives (Timberridge Adventure Center)..."
Robin
11/10/2003

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