Outdoor activity is essential to maintaining your physical and mental health! Lack of outdoor activity diminishes immune response!

Join UCA Campus Outdoors (COPA) and the Buffalo National River in challenging ourselves to be active in the Natural State this year!

 

Step 1: Achieve “Iron Ranger Status” by competing the BNR Iron Ranger Challenge. To complete this challenge/step you must log 100 miles of activity on any public lands in Arkansas and receive your Iron Ranger 2020 award. Go to (https://www.nps.gov/buff/planyourvisit/2020-iron-ranger-challenge.htm) for instructions on the Iron Ranger Challenge. BUT BE SURE TO TAKE SOME AWESOME PHOTOS at the places you go.

Step 2: Submit a photo of you with your Iron Ranger Badge and a folder of your outdoor photo album to (rstine@uca.edu). Approved photos will be displayed on Campus Recreation’s website and social media under Campus Outdoors (COPA) photo albums. All photos will be judged and 3 of the best pictures (Student, Faculty, and Staff) winners will be chosen and posted to the Campus Recreation (HPER Center) social media and website as “Winners of the Campus Outdoors Challenge. Photos will be judged by Campus Recreation Staff on quality, interesting subject matter, and over all radness.

Step 3: Gloat, Bragg, Rake in the respect, Find the time to acknowledge all those likes, Keep being RAD! Explore your Natural State! -Credit will be given to the photographer of all photos displayed. -Iron Ranger Badge Pics and Photo Albums submitted after February 28, 2021 will not be accepted. -Photos that display the breaking of “Leave No Trace Principles”, recommended COVID-19 Safe Practices, or any Public Lands Rules and Regulations will not be displayed or entered into the photo contest!

Types of activities:

Team Building

Campus Recreation aims to provide everyone with a learning environment that can help address many of the personal and group obstacles that we experience in everyday life such as; commitment, critical thought, risk assessment, open mindedness, tolerance, confidence, and the expansion of the comfort zone.

The challenge course staff can structure activities to promote communication, inclusion, fellowship, problem solving skills, and leadership development.

“High” and “Low Challenges” structured within 4-8 hour reservations are ideal for team building scenarios.

 

Recreation 

Just want to have fun? We’ve got you covered! The challenge course staff can structure activities on elements like the Climbing Walls, Ziplines, a Giant Swing that promote constructive play, personal challenge, expansion of the comfort zone, and self discovery. 

Purely “recreational” reservations typically occur within 2-4 hour time frames depending on the size of the group.

Contacts:

Robert Stine (Assistant Director of Campus Recreation) 

Email – rstine@uca.edu

Phone – (501) 852-0255

Richard Hammond (Director of Campus Recreation)

Email – rhammond@uca.edu

Phone – (501) 450-5705

The Challenge Course

 

Interested in challenging yourself, your teammates, your coworkers, your friends? Want to test your communication and problem solving skills? Need an idea for an orientation, training, retreat, or just a simple day of outdoor high ropes adventure? The Challenge Course at UCA is available to anyone (All UCA and Non UCA Groups) through group reservations!

 

Some might describe it as a cross between an Escape Room and American Ninja Warrior. Challenge courses are designed to require excellent communication and everyone’s strengths to complete obstacles.

 

Our facility includes:

• 10 obstacle High Static Team Course
• 4 stand alone High Ropes Challenges
• 17 Low Team Challenges
• 2 Outdoor Climbing Walls
• 2 Dual Ziplines

 

Types of activities:

Team Building

Campus Recreation aims to provide everyone with a learning environment that can help address many of the personal and group obstacles that we experience in everyday life such as; commitment, critical thought, risk assessment, open mindedness, tolerance, confidence, and the expansion of the comfort zone.

 

The challenge course staff can structure activities to promote communication, inclusion, fellowship, problem solving skills, and leadership development.

 

“High” and “Low Challenges” structured within 4-8 hour reservations are ideal for team building scenarios.

 

Recreation 

 

Just want to have fun? We’ve got you covered! The challenge course staff can structure activities on elements like the Climbing Walls, Ziplines, a Giant Swing that promote constructive play, personal challenge, expansion of the comfort zone, and self discovery. 

 

Purely “recreational” reservations typically occur within 2-4 hour time frames depending on the size of the group. 

Challenge Course Reservation Packages:

 

	2 Hour Session  (Any time of the week)		4 Hour Session (Typically 8-12 or 1-5 during the week)		8 Hour Session (Typically 8-5 on weekends)
UCA Students	8-20 Participants ($)	21-40 Participants ($)	8-20 Participants ($)	21-40 Participants ($)	8-20 Participants ($)	21-40 Participants ($)
UCA Departments and Non Profit Organizations	8-20 Participants ($)	21-40 Participants ($)	8-20 Participants ($)	21-40 Participants ($)	8-20 Participants ($)	21-40 Participants ($)
Corporate and other Non UCA Groups	8-20 Participants ($)	21-40 Participants ($)	8-20 Participants ($)	21-40 Participants ($)	8-20 Participants ($)	21-40 Participants ($)
	Recreational Activities Only		Mostly Low Challenges or  Recreational Activities		High and Low Challenges and Recreational Activities

 

*Prices may increase depending on specific services that are requested and/or your group size.*

 

Group Reservation Requests (online form that submits to rstine@uca.edu)

 

Participation Waiver (downloadable PDF) (Coming Soon)

UCA Challenge Course Policies (downloadable PDF) (Coming Soon)

 

“FREE TO PARTICIPATE” Challenge Course Events:

(UCA Students, Faculty, and Staff Only)

Fall:

Tuesday 9/3/19 –  Challenge Course Grand Opening 1:30pm – 3:30pm (Recreational Activities Only)

Midterm Madness 8:00am – 5:00pm (Recreational Activities Only)

 

Spring:

Spring Fever Break Out 8:00am – 5:00pm (Recreational Activities Only)

End of the Year  8:00am – 5:00pm (Recreational Activities Only)

 

Contacts:

Robert Stine (Assistant Director of Campus Recreation) 

Email – rstine@uca.edu

Phone – (501) 852-0255

Richard Hammond (Director of Campus Recreation)

Email – rhammond@uca.edu

Phone – (501) 450-5705