Texas Zip Lines & Canopy Tours & Courses
It's hard to find anything more fun and exciting than zipping through the trees 20 to 100 feet off the ground or from the top of an incline into a cool refreshing pool of water - what a thrill. If you haven't experienced a zip line tour, you need to schedule a tour now. A zip-line is also known as a flying fox, zip wire, aerial runway, aerial ropeslide, death slide, canopy tour, or tyrolean crossing.
Zip lines have grown into a very popular vacation or weekend activity in Texas. You'll find a number of zip line tours in Texas, at Texas Resorts, adventure camps, and as a part of challenge courses. Below are some of the best zip line tours and challenge courses in Texas. Read Zip & Stay to learn about a fun way to spend a romantic, unusual, exciting, and fun weekend.
Texas Zip Line & Canopy Tours
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Central Texas Zip Lines |
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Lake Travis Zipline Adventures Central Texas - Austin, TX
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Now you can zip across incredible canyons and Lake Travis inlets at Lake Travis Zipline Adventures.. Your 3 hour adventure has 5 zips ranging from 300 feet to over 2400 feet. Between each zip you will enjoy amazing views of Lake Travis and the Texas Hill Country. Your professionally trained tour guides offer education and fun throughout your challenging hikes and nature walks. For the grand finale, imagine launching off of a cliff 20 stories high and zipping over 2400 feet across beautiful Lake Travis. And you can enjoy over 1/2 mile of pristine beach on Lake Travis after completing your exhilarating zipline tour. Your family will love it! |
Over 1 mile of pulse pounding zip lines Longest zipline in Texas 1/2 mile of pristine Lake Travis beach Lounge chairs and beach games plus some shade from the heat Coolers & picnic baskets are allowed Only 25 minutes from downtown Austin |
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Central Texas - New Braunfels/San Antonio |
For a family adventure high above the Texas Hill Country, visit Natural Bridge Caverns and try their zipline, canopy challenge course, or the kid's canopy challenge. And while you're there, why not tour one of the best caverns in Texas. Located between San Antonio and New Braunfels at Natural Bridge Caverns, this zipline and canopy challenge course is one of the newest in Texas. |
Four Ziplines 1400 feet Canopy Challenge Adventure Course Canopy Kid's Course
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Cypress Valley Canopy Tours Central Texas - Spicewood, TX
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Soar through a canopy of old growth Cypress trees some of which are up to 100 years old, then picnic and swim in a private lake, and spend the night in a tree house! Enjoy any one or more of six zip lines and stay overnight in a unique room nestled in the trees with the sounds and sights of the creek at night. Group tours, challenge course, canopy tours, and sunrise birding tours. Read our Zip & Stay article about a fun way to spend a weekend. | Three Sky Bridges Six Zip Lines Up to 350' long and 40' high Canopy Challenge Unique Lodging |
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Wimberley Zipline Adventures Central Texas - Wimberley, TX
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For an exciting adrenaline rush try zipping from mountain top to mountain top with Wimberley Zipline Adventures in the heart of the Texas Hill Country. You'll fly across hillsides up to 100 feet above beautiful meadows and canyons at speeds of up to 30 miles per hour. The course consists of eight separate ziplines that range from 250 feet to over 850 feet for a total zip line experience of over 3/4 of a mile. |
Eight Zip Lines Eco Walking Tour 15 Mile Views 3/4 of a Mile of Zipline Excitement |
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North Texas and North East Texas Zip Lines |
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WIRED - Zip Line Challenge Course North East Texas - Canton, TX
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Looking for an exciting weekend adventure? Come experience the adrenaline rush at Wired Zip Line and Challenge Course. Wired strives to provide their customers with the safest as well as the most memorable adventure possible. In order to achieve this, trained guides will be right by your side to accommodate you throughout the process. If you've been searching for something out of the ordinary and exhilarating, call and make a reservation today to GET WIRED! Wired welcomes families, couples, groups, corporate teams, and spectators. Tandems are available for customers that do not meet the physical requirements | Four Zip Lines - including 2 at 1000+ feet Two Sky Bridges Professionally Built Course Meets or Exceeds ACCT Safety Standards Less than an hour away from Dallas |
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Zip Nac North East Texas - Nacogdoches |
What's better than ziplining? Racing your friends and family while ziplining. Zip Nac's finale has side-by-side 900' lines and offers a canopy tour through East Texas trees and foliage. Zip Nac is reasonably priced per tour and is the only zipline course in East Texas to offer Zip Inn, a Bed and Breakfast. |
6 Elements Racing 900' lines 60' sky bridge Dual cable and trolley system Offers tandem rides Bed and Breakfast facility |
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Adrenaline Rush Zip Line Tour North East Texas - Jacksonville/Rusk
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Are you looking to have a real adrenaline rush? Then you need to come and ride the Adrenaline Rush zip line that is 1700’ long - one of the longest in the state of Texas. And what a rush! Adrenaline Rush Zip Line Tour has a total of 8 zip lines and one sky bridge. Seven of the eight zip lines cross over scenic ponds and 5 cross over each other. Look at the turtles and fish below as you glide down a line called Geronamo. All of the zip lines have a unique name that is fun to scream out as you zip down them. Adrenaline Rush Zip line meets and exceeds ACCT Safety Standards. |
Eight zip lines
1 Sky bridge Highest point is 60 feet |
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Find a zipline or challenge course in Texas with the map below
Texas Ropes & Challenge Courses
There are also several challenge courses in Texas which offer a variety of challenges including zip lines, high and low rope courses, rappelling and climbing walls. These courses typically focus on team building, exciting challenges to build confidence, and recreational enjoyment. Here is a list of Texas Challenge and Ropes Courses
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Georgetown Challenge Course Central Texas - Georgetown, TX
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Georgetown Challenge Course is open year round to accommodate your team building needs, special event, or corporate training schedule. We can also provide special skill workshops including rock climbing or rappelling. Programs can be tailored to meet your groups needs and goals with a variety of challenges and exercises. |
Low Elements 22 High Elements Parallel Zip Lines Two Climbing Walls |
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Central Texas - New Braunfels/San Antonio |
Natural Bridge Caverns Canopy Challenge Adventure Course will test your grits and thrill your wits and test your agility. You can try 47 different obstacles like Burma Buckets and Criss-Cross Tight Ropes which kids test their agility on the Canopy Kids Course designed specifically for toddlers and young kids. After you master the Canopy Challenge Adventure Course, head below the surface for a tour of the beautiful Natural Bride Caverns. |
47 Obstacles 60' Above Ground Canopy Kids Course |
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Cooper Farm Central Texas - Ledbetter, TX
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Their mission is to CREATE FUN WAYS to EXPERIENCE THE OUTDOORS and they do that by providing awesome activities for your group. The have one of the largest and highest challenge courses you will find in Texas - they call it "THE BEAST." Plus there are other popular activities like motorized water sports, a zip line, and of course the Blob. They cater to all groups and make their experience personalized and special. |
Screamer |
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Changing Course Foundation
North Texas - Cedar Hill, TX
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Changing Course Foundation (CCFDN) provides programs for groups looking for a challenge course or other types of leadership training. They work out of camps all over Texas and have portable team-building activities to provide programming at your location or a camp near you. The course is only available for groups of 8 or more. |
35’ outdoor climbing wall Low ropes Course 4 Story Zip Tower 55’ Alpine Tower Power Pole |
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The Heard Ropes Course North Central Texas - McKinney, TX
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Experience something different when challenging your team on the Heard ropes course. High ropes participants have the opportunity to work their way through the beautiful tree canopy of our wildlife sanctuary. Gain confidence with encouraging low elements like the trust fall and spider web. Create a stronger working relationship while giving yourself and your team an exiting outdoor nature adventure! Visit our website for all the details |
500-foot zip line through the tree canopies 110-foot rock climb on a 200 year-old bur oak tree 14 high and low elements
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Lakeview Lodge & Conference Center Northwest Texas - Chico, TX
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Sitting in the middle of a beautiful peninsula that juts out into Lake Bridgeport, guests of Lakeview Lodge and Conference center can take advantage of several different customized team building programs and challenge course packages. When you stay at Lakeview Lodge you can also enjoy boating, sailing, horseback riding, target shooting, climbing, hiking, mountain biking, and lots more. The Lodge and challenge course are located in the Sid Richardson Scout Ranch on Lake Bridgeport. This beautiful property has 16 miles of shoreline and over 10,000 acres to enjoy. |
High & low ropes Zip line Swings Climbing wall |
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You won't find any Texas zip lines longer and faster than the one in this video - check it out.
Find a zipline or challenge course in Texas with the map below
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Safety should be a major concern when you're flying through the trees 50' above ground. Look for a zip line company that adheres to the ACCT standards for construction and safety. ACCT is a trade organization, serving Challenge Course Professionals all over the world. The purpose of the association is to promote the use of Challenge Courses and to set minimum standards for Challenge Course installation, operation and inspection. Originally founded by vendors, ACCT members are now predominantly Challenge Course managers and facilitators, in addition to the installers and trainers who are our longtime members. ACCT has been setting challenge course standards since 1993, and is now accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) as a standards developer.