Three Season Activities

These activities are available weather permitting three seasons out of the year. They start to become available during the spring time when the weather warms up, and the ice and snow melts away. These activities go through the summer concludes around the end of fall when the temperature starts to freeze and the snow comes back.

Mini-Golf

This nine hole course will challenge you as well as entertain you. "Putt" around the holes with your group. The location of this course is in between the gym and lake incase a larger group wants to split off and do other activities.

Lake Paddle Boats & Canoes

Do you want to enjoy are fun man made lake but don't want to get wet doing it? There is a possibility to do that with the paddle boats and canoes. Beware, when you are playing in water, there is always a chance of getting wet!

The paddle boats can hold up to three people in them. Paddle around the lake, race with other boats, or just relax and float around the lake.

If you want to canoe, but going on the river are too long of a trip for you, do it on the lake. You can canoe for a short time and still have time to do other activities.

The paddle boats and canoes are brought out of storage in the spring and is available up until Columbus Weekend in October.

River Canoeing

Canoeing is a fun and challenging activity, especially if you decide to do the river canoeing experience. It is not required to be a professional at this; in fact this is a chance for people who have never done canoeing to try this activity.

Your group will take a ride in Dickson Valley's retro looking bus and be transported over to Silver Springs State Park where they will go over the proper canoeing techniques and drop you off along with your canoes. Your group will then travel on a 3 mile journey on the Fox River till you get to the canoe landing on Dickson Valley property.

Typically the canoe experience will last for about 2 hours. The group size is usually 30 people with 3 per canoe (10 canoes in all). This activity is weather permitting and also depends on the level of the river.

Archery

Ready, Aim, Fire! The Archery course is tucked away on the trails. Guests are given brief instruction and safety tips on how to properly shoot a bow and arrow. They are then given the chance to try out their skills on the Archery Range. In the controlled environment with Dickson Valley Staff present, the activity is completely safe.

Up to six people at a time will have the chance to hit one of three targets. With enough practice it is likely that someone could get a bulls eye!

Challenge Course

This course currently includes 13 different elements designed to promote communication skills, problem solving abilities, and risk taking. By doing that the multiple groups of 10 to 15 people will work together as a team to complete the designated task.

The elements are designed so that Dickson Valley Staff are not needed to facilitate this activity. At the bottom of this page you can download a PDF copy of the Challenge Course Manual. This packet is very useful with a map of the course, the purpose of the course, key questions to ask to help process the experience, detailed explanation of each element, and bible verses to use with each experience.

Check back periodically to see if any new elements have been added. Coming soon: Acid River, Cattle Crossing, and Stump Jump. Current elements: Trolleys, Cracker Barrel, Balance Beam, Key Retrieval, Nail Challenge, Tire Traverse, All Aboard, Whale Watch, Traffic Jam, Barrel Fill, Magic Carpet, Mohawk Walk, and Toad Stools.

Click here for the Binder PDF version of the Challenge Course Manual.

Click here for the Booklet PDF version of the Challenge Course Manual.

Cage Ball

Cage ball is a large, inflated ball with a diameter of 5’ (60”). This activity is ideal for a large group in one of our many open fields. Your group can make up their own games or they can use ideas that will be provided by Dickson Valley Camp.