探险公园与景区
Rope courses, canopy trails, zip lines and trailside installations for adventure parks, forest parks and tourist attractions.
What defines this project type
Adventure park equipment comprises elevated rope courses, canopy trails, zip lines and trailside play installations in a natural or scenic setting, operated as a paid attraction. The commercial logic differs from a playground: throughput and admission revenue drive the design, the standard is EN 15567 rather than EN 1176, and the operating cost includes trained staff and mandatory inspection rather than being limited to maintenance.
Each item below is listed with the reason it belongs in this project type — not simply because we sell it.
The core paid attraction; continuous belay removes the largest single cause of serious incidents and satisfies most insurers.
A high-perceived-value element that makes an efficient finish to a course.
Extends the addressable market and lets families with mixed ages all participate.
Serves visitors who will not or cannot do the elevated course, and fills waiting time.
Integrate with a forest or scenic setting in a way steel structures do not.
Where the terrain allows, a slide can exploit a slope that would otherwise be unusable.
| Governing standard | EN 15567-1 for construction and EN 15567-2 for operation; ACCT in North America |
|---|---|
| Throughput | Typically 30–80 users per hour per course, set by the slowest element and belay change-over |
| Operating cost | Includes trained supervision staff and mandatory annual inspection — model these before committing |
| Wind limits | Courses normally require closure above a defined wind speed; this must be in the operating plan |
| Existing trees | Using standing trees reduces cost but transfers long-term liability and requires tree health assessment |
These are the recurring failure modes in this project type. Most of them are budget errors rather than equipment errors.
EN 15567-1 covers construction and structural design; EN 15567-2 covers operation, supervision and rescue.
ACCT standards apply in North America and differ from EN 15567 in inspection intervals and belay requirements.
Annual inspection by a competent person is a legal requirement in most European markets and an insurance condition in most others.
Where a site mixes a rope course with ground-level play equipment, each element must be declared against its own standard — EN 15567 for the course, EN 1176 for the play equipment.
EN 15567 is the European standard, with part 1 covering construction and part 2 covering operation. It is a different standard from EN 1176, which applies to children's play equipment. In North America, ACCT standards are normally applied. Where a site has both a rope course and a playground, each element must be declared against its own standard.
Typically 30 to 80 users per hour, but the determinate factor is belay change-over time and the slowest element, not the number of elements. A short course with a continuous belay system can serve more people per hour than a long course with clip-in belays. Revenue projections should be built from measured throughput, not from element count.
The two costs most often underestimated are supervision staffing — a rope course is an operated attraction, not unattended equipment — and mandatory annual inspection by a competent person. Add rope and harness replacement intervals, staff training and certification, and insurance. These operating costs should be modelled before committing to the capital spend.
Send us the site plan, the age group and your budget range. We will come back with an equipment layout and an indicative price.