Adventure Sport activities in USA
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Adrift Adventures
Rafting, jet boat rides, sport boat rides, 4WD land excursions and multisport packages, plus Arches National Park bus tours.
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US National Whitewater Center
A beyond-awesome hybrid of nature center and waterpark, this 400-acre facility is home to the largest manmade white-water river in the world, whose rapids serve as training grounds for Olympic canoe and kayak teams. Paddle it yourself as part of a guided rafting trip, or try one of the center's other high-octane activities: zip-lines, an outdoor rock climbing wall, multiple ropes courses, paddleboarding, aerial canopy tours of the surrounding forest, miles of wooded hiking and mountain-biking trails.
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Utah Olympic Park
Tour the 2002 Olympic ski-jumping, bobsledding, skeleton, Nordic combined and luge event facilities, check out the ski museum, and, if you're lucky, watch the pros practice (call for schedules). Paid activities include sports camps, freestyle shows and winter/summer bobsled rides (from $60).
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Bryce Wildlife Adventures
ATV (from $105 for three hours) and mountain-bike ($12.50 per hour) rentals, near public land trails outside the park.
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Gear Heads Outdoor Store
Stock up on all the outdoor gear you need, including climbing ropes, route guides, books and water-jug refills. The knowledgeable staff are quite helpful.
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Moab Cliffs & Canyons
Canyoneering, climbing and scenic hiking trips. Ask about Fiery Furnace hikes.
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Moab Desert Adventures
Top-notch climbing tours scale area towers and walls; the 140ft arch rappel is especially exciting. Canyoneering and multisport packages available.
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Ruby's Inn
Just outside the park, Ruby's offers guided horseback rides (half-day $75), ATV tours (three hours $100) and mountain-bike rental (half-day $35) – not to mention the rodeo performances, helicopter rides and snowmobiling. Inquire at the inn.
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Tag-A-Long Expeditions
This rafting outfitter offers a little of everything: flat-water jet boat rides, white-water rafting, land safaris, horseback riding, scenic flights, skydiving, Nordic skiing and more. Ask about jet boat return support for Cataract Canyon trips.
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Windgate Adventures
Private guide Eric Odenthal leads guided climbing, canyoneering, arch-rappelling and photo trips.
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Wasatch Touring
Rents bikes, kayaks, climbing shoes and ski equipment.
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Deer Valley
In summer, Deer Valley has more than 50 miles of hiking and mountain-biking trails served by its three operating lifts. Horseback riding and free guided hikes are available by request.
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Canyons
A scenic ride on the gondola (round-trip $15) is great for sightseers, but hiking trails also lead off from here. Mountain bikers should head over to the Gravity Bike Park (day pass $25), which has varied trails accessed by the High Meadow Lift. Other activities include disc golf, miniature golf, lake pedal boats and hot-air balloon rides. On weekends in summer and winter live-music concerts rock the base area.
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Navtec Expeditions
Comprehensive rafting excursions, combo hiking and 4WD trips.
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High Point Hummer & ATV Tours
Take a two- to four-hour thrill ride up the slickrock on a group Hummer tour, follow a guide as you drive yourself on a four-wheeler or utility vehicle tour, or rent an ATV yourself.
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Moab Adventure Center
The open-air, canopy-topped land safaris offered here are popular. This megacenter also arranges, alone or in combination, rafting trips, Jeep rental, horseback riding, rock climbing, guided hikes, scenic flights and even Arches National Park bus tours.
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Black Diamond Equipment
Retail store for leading manufacturer of climbing and ski gear that headquarters here in SLC.
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Kitty Hawk Kites
Has locations all over the Banks offering beginners' kiteboarding lessons (three hours $200) and hang-gliding lessons at Jockey's Ridge State Park (from $89). It also rents kayaks, sailboats, bikes and in-line skates and has a variety of tours and courses.
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Desert Highlights
Canyoneering and combo raft trips here are big on personal attention. Regulations are being reviewed, but in the past they've had canyoneering permission for Fiery Furnace and other Arches National Park trips.
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National Ability Center
Year-round adapted sports program for people with disabilities and their families: horseback riding, rafting, climbing and biking.
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River Riders
The go-to place for rafting, canoeing, tubing, kayaking and multiday biking trips, plus bike rental (four hours $20).
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Park City Mountain Resort
We love the Town Lift-served hiking and mountain biking (day pass $20). Park City Mountain also operates a 3000ft-long alpine slide (per ride $10), where a wheeled sled flies down 550ft along a cement track, as well as a super-long zipline ride (2300ft long, 550ft vertical; $20). Kids not tired yet? Check out the adventure zone (admission $20) with its climbing wall, spiderweb climb, boulder climb and slide. Note that hours vary depending on the activity and the month.
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