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Stevens, PA · 43 minutes from Reading · $20 to $50 a person
Refreshing Mountain Retreat & Adventure Center is a zipline and aerial adventure park on 100 acres of woodland in Stevens, PA, 25 minutes north of Lancaster, with cabins and a retreat center on the same grounds.
West Chester, PA · 49 minutes from Reading · $20 to $50 a person
Treehouse World Adventure Park is an outdoor treehouse, zipline and climbing park on Phoenixville Pike in West Chester, PA, open weekends in spring and fall and daily in summer.
Mount Gretna, PA · 53 minutes from Reading · $20 to $50 a person
Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach is a family-owned swimming beach on eight acres in Mount Gretna, PA, with a 300-foot sand beach, lifeguards, a diving board and a high dive platform.
Pequea, PA · 1 hour 12 minutes from Reading · $20 to $50 a person
Sickman's Mill is a creek tubing outfitter and seasonal bar at an old mill on the Pequea Creek in Pequea, PA, south of Lancaster. Tubing runs Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day.
Easton, PA · 1 hour 13 minutes from Reading · $20 to $50 a person
HangDog Outdoor Adventure is a four-story high ropes course with two 240 foot ziplines in Easton, PA, off Route 78. It has an adult Adventure Course, a Kids Course and a brewery on site.
Lehighton, PA · 1 hour 15 minutes from Reading · Over $50 a person
Jim Thorpe River Adventures is a guided whitewater rafting outfitter on the Lehigh River, based at the Lehighton Outdoor Center in Lehighton, PA. Trips range from an easy family float to the 13-mile BigTime Whitewater run.
Trevose, PA · 1 hour 21 minutes from Reading · Over $50 a person
TreeTrails Adventures Trevose is an aerial adventure park at the Phoenix Sport Club in Trevose, PA, with tree-to-tree obstacle courses, a kids' course and zip lines.
Jim Thorpe, PA · 1 hour 26 minutes from Reading · Over $50 a person
Pocono Whitewater Rafting runs guided raft trips on the Lehigh River from its base on Route 903 in Jim Thorpe, PA. Dam Release trips cover 12 miles of Class II and III rapids; Family Style trips cover 8 easier miles.
Albrightsville, PA · 1 hour 34 minutes from Reading · $20 to $50 a person
Skirmish Paintball is a paintball park in Albrightsville, PA, in the Poconos, with more than 50 playing maps spread over 750 acres of woods, fields and creeks. It is open year-round for all-day play.
Long Pond, PA · 1 hour 36 minutes from Reading · Over $50 a person
Pocono Outdoor Adventure Tours runs guided UTV trail tours on the Pocono Raceway property in Long Pond, PA. You drive your own side-by-side behind a guide for about an hour.
Bushkill, PA · 2 hours 12 minutes from Reading · $20 to $50 a person
Bushkill Falls is a series of eight waterfalls in the Pocono Mountains in Bushkill, PA, reached by a ticketed network of hiking trails and bridges.
Skytop, PA · 2 hours 16 minutes from Reading · Over $50 a person
The Skytop Lodge Adventure Center is an outdoor activity center on the Skytop Lodge estate in Skytop, PA, open to the public as well as lodge guests.
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