Crystal Springs Resort to launch Adventure Center
HAMBURG — Coming Memorial Day Weekend, Crystal Springs Resort will host the grand opening of its Adventure Center, which offers a myriad of guided outdoor excursions including hiking, biking, kayaking, canoeing, horseback riding, fishing, archery and a host of other suggested area activities like sky diving and hot air ballooning.
Guests can take a challenging guided hike to a breathtaking mountaintop and conclude the sojourn by canoeing around a secluded mountain lake, or opt for a less strenuous hike and kayak. The day trips also include basic paddling and water safety instruction.
The next afternoon, families and couples can take a guided mountain bike tour on Paulinskill Trail for a scenic ride along the flat rail trail, where guests will spot lakes, sweeping fields, forests and fauna. Another option is to hop onto a horse for a guided jaunt up a shady trail to the peak of the picturesque mountain.
Crystal Springs' Adventure Center will also offer "mountaintop archery", where guests will learn the basics of handling a bow atop Hamburg Mountain, and "mountaintop fishing" on Spring Lake, where guests will be introduced to the freshwater sport and learn the basics of bait, lures and casting. Fly fishing is also available.
After the lesson, families, friends and couples can play beach volleyball, shoot some hoops, go swimming or lounge around in Adirondack-style chairs before descending the mountain.
Curious guests can then end the day with the Adventure Center's Night Time Nature Critter Crawl. The exploration will take guests down Old Quarry Road and with the help of a nature guide, they will learn about the area and discover what lurks after dark.
Crystal Springs' Adventure Center will additionally point guests in the right direction for their own self-guided adventure, like sending them to Zoom Ziplines, a nearly two-hour tour comprised of four dual ziplines up to 1,500 feet long and 200 feet high. Guests can also plunge into Mountain Creek Water Park, the area's largest waterpark with a 99-foot drop speed slide, a white water Colorado River ride and two dozen other action-packed attractions.
Guests can also rent canoes, mountain bikes, downhill bikes or take a sunset golf cart tour around Cascades golf course, the resort's newest course, which opened in 2009.
With the assistance of the Adventure Center, guests can also choose from skydiving, hot air ballooning, whitewater rafting, taking a wine tour, a farm tour or seeing Northern New Jersey from a bird's eye view with airplane rides.
Summer Savings
When planning their adventures at Crystal Springs Resort, guests shouldn't forget the savings throughout the summer like 50 percent off a Thursday or Sunday night stay when a Friday and Saturday stay is booked; 25 percent off each room when two connecting united are booked together; or up to 30 percent off each night when a stay of five days or more is booked.
A "Waterpark Wednesday" Splash & Stay is also available, where guests are given four free tickets to Mountain Creek Waterpark if they stay at Crystal Springs on any Wednesday while the park is open.
For more information on these super savings or to book a stay, call 973-827-5996, ext. 2.