Skytop Lodge Adventure Center

Skytop, PA · 2 hours 16 minutes from Reading · Over $50 a person

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Plan the day

Drive2 hours 16 minutes from Reading, 91 miles2 hours 4 minutes from Boyertown · 2 hours from Hamburg · 2 hours 37 minutes from Morgantown

Where815 Dutch Hill Road, Skytop, PA, Skytop, PAOpen in maps →

OpenOpen 7 days a week, 9 am to 4 pm; hours subject to change in the off season. Skiing and snow tubing in winter.9 am to 4 pm daily

AdmissionNo gate fee; activities are priced each. Treetop course, non-guests: full $65, half $55, zip line only $30 per person (lodge guests $55 and $45); posted October 2026

Plan onAbout four hours for the full treetop course, about two for the half course

Good forbig kids, teens, adults, a group of friends

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.

The Treetop Adventure Course runs just over 3,000 feet through the trees with 17 zip lines and takes about four hours; a half course with 7 zip lines takes about two, and there is a zip-line-only option. The same center books paintball, arrow tag and a rock-climbing wall, and in winter it turns to downhill skiing and snow tubing on the 5,500-acre estate.

Before you go

Reservations are required for every activity, online or at 855-345-7759. Treetop course changes must be made by 5 pm the day before or the full amount is charged. Course rules: age 10 and up, reach to 5 ft 11 in, under 275 pounds, waist under 42 inches; an adult must go with anyone under 16.

Coming up

Trunk or Treat at the Skytop stables, a free community event, is Saturday October 24, 2026, 3 to 5 pm, during the lodge's Spooktacular Weekend.

Official site →Tickets →

Checked October 8, 2026 on the official site. Hours, prices and seasons change, so confirm there before a long drive.

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