Highland Lakes Camp & Conference Center

Build Your Group into a Team at Jordan's Crossing

Jordan's Crossing Challenge Course offers excitement and adventure within an educational experience.  Using a maze of cables, utility poles, platforms, ropes, and trees, Jordan's Crossing provides participants with an opportunity to expand their horizons, learning about themselves and their relationships with others.

A Challenge Course is a group of obstacles, both mental and physical, that a group must solve together.  Thus it is designed to develop a spirit of cooperation and teamwork through a series of activities requiring effective communication, planning, and decision-making skills.  Jordan's Crossing helps to enhance self-esteem, trust, personal responsibility, and conflict resolution as participants successfully meet each challenge.

A day on Jordan's Crossing Challenge Course will create a positive point in time for your group to build on team development.

What are the Benefits of Jordan's Crossing Challenge Course?

—         Spending time on Jordan's Crossing will benefit any group in multiple ways, including:

—         Create trust and mutual support within teams

—         Increase team spirit and motivation

—         Improve problem-solving, decision-making, and risk-taking strategies

—         Develop leadership and management potential

—         Enable participants to experience a sense of success and adventure

—         Increase participants' confidence and self-esteem

—         Challenge participants to step outside "comfort zones" and realize hidden talents, strengths, and abilities

—         Help teens and adults rediscover their sense of adventure

—         Experience a time of fun, enjoyment, and laughter

Before undertaking the Low Elements, participants get acquainted and develop camaraderie through simple, problem-solving exercises.  As a spirit of unity and teamwork begins to develop, participants then work through the Low Elements. Known as the Lower Crossing, these challenges range in height from 18 inches to 8 feet above ground level.  The Lower Crossing is made up of more than a dozen challenges  designed to challenge the group's cohesiveness and to stimulate discussion between group members.

 Mid and High Elements

The Mid and High Elements are designed to be challenging for participants with a wide variety of physical abilities.  Known as the Upper Crossing, these elements begin at ground level and graduate in difficulty and height through a series of challenges that range in height from 20 to 40 feet above the ground.  But not to worry, participants are supported with harnesses, safety ropes, and helmets at all times. The challenges may include any number of events that require participants to overcome their fears and anxieties in order to function in a challenging, alien environment.  Climbing, swinging, and/or jumping may be required as participants traverse through the Mid and High Elements.  For safety reasons, participants must be 13 years of age and have completed the 7th grade.

The Upper Crossing is divided into Individual and Team Series, both at the Mid and High level.  The Team Series allows two participants to tackle the elements together, creating unique challenges and opportunities.

Who Uses a Challenge Course? 

Jordan's Crossing is an engaging and active classroom, offering dynamic educational programs for older children*, youth*, and adult groups.  A wide variety of groups can benefit from the challenges of Jordan's Crossing, including:

—         Leadership Retreats

—         Management Teams

—         Businesses / Corporations

—         Community Organizations

—         Youth Clubs & Groups*

—         Men's / Women's Groups

—         Governmental Agencies

—         Sports Teams

—         Schools (Private, Public, Home)*

—         Church Groups*

—         Families

Each group that utilizes Jordan's Crossing is unique, as is what they take away from it.  Special attention is given to determine the needs, goals, and desired outcomes of each group.  Each program is a progressive series of activities, games, initiatives (problem solving challenges), and Low and/or High Elements that are custom-tailored and designed with these goals in mind.

Safety First

Your personal safety is first and foremost at Jordan's Crossing.**  Instructors are trained by Adventure Experiences, a nationally recognized training facility.  Our staff is committed to providing an exciting and challenging experience while maintaining the highest levels of safety and protection.  All course elements meet or exceed the standard of construction set by the Association of Challenge Course Technology.

* Participants on the Mid and High Elements must be at least 13 years of age and have completed the 7th grade.

** For safety reasons participants are required to wear close-toe shoes.

Registration Information

For rates and booking call (888) 222-3482 or (512) 264-1777 or send an e-mail to gary@highlandlakescamp.org.

Click the following link to download the challenge course questionnaire as an PDF document. 

Challenge Course Questionnaire

HLC Medical Release/Liability Form