Botanical Gardens
Kids Adventure Courses and Outdoor Attractions for Botanical Gardens
Add Active, Nature-Based Experiences to Your Garden
Botanical gardens give visitors a place to explore, learn, and spend time outdoors.
A custom adventure course or playground-style structure can add another layer to that experience. It can give children a place to climb, balance, move, and interact with nature while families spend more time on the property.
Challenge Design Innovations designs and builds kids adventure courses, climbing features, zip lines, and custom outdoor attractions for botanical gardens, arboretums, nature centers, and public gardens.
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Designed to Fit the Landscape
A garden attraction should feel like part of the property, not something placed on top of it.
CDI can design and build:
- Kids adventure courses
- Playground-style climbing structures
- Low aerial obstacles
- Small zip lines
- Nets, bridges, and tunnels
- Tree-based or pole-based courses
- Climbing towers
- Nature-themed play areas
- Observation structures
- Custom educational elements
Each project can reflect the plants, trees, habitats, wildlife, and stories connected to your gardens and the history of the property.
Give Families More Reasons to Stay
A well-placed adventure area can help your garden:
- Increase the length of family visits
- Attract more families with young children
- Strengthen memberships
- Add value to school and camp programs
- Support birthday parties and private events
- Create a signature family attraction
- Encourage repeat visits
- Add activity near food, seating, or event areas
- Support seasonal festivals and special programming
The course can be included with admission or offered as a separate ticketed activity.
Connect Play With Education
A kids course can turn plant and habitat education into a physical experience.
Children might:
- Climb through a forest canopy
- Crawl through a root or burrow feature
- Cross a bridge inspired by vines
- Balance like an animal moving through trees
- Explore pollinator-themed elements
- Learn about local plants and ecosystems
- Move through signs, shapes, and activities tied to conservation
This can help children connect movement, play, and learning in one space.
Built for Visitors and Garden Operations
CDI considers:
- Participant age and ability
- Guest flow
- Parent viewing areas
- Staff visibility
- Daily inspection access
- Rescue access
- Equipment needs
- Shade and weather exposure
- Protection of nearby plant collections
- Maintenance requirements
- Accessibility goals
- Future expansion
Our goal is to create an attraction that works for families while respecting the setting and daily needs of the garden.
Full-Service Project Support
CDI can support your project from early planning through long-term use.
Our services include:
- Site and feasibility review
- Custom concept development
- Design and engineering coordination
- Construction and installation
- Staff training
- Commissioning inspection
- Annual professional inspections
- Repairs and maintenance
- Equipment supply
- Renovation and expansion
We also inspect and improve many courses built by other companies.
Why Botanical Gardens Choose CDI
Challenge Design has designed and built adventure courses, climbing structures, zip lines, and outdoor attractions since 1980.
CDI has maintained ACCT International accreditation for more than 26 years.
We understand that a botanical garden project must balance visitor engagement, education, landscape protection, appearance, and long-term operation.
CDI provides one experienced partner for planning, design, construction, training, inspection, repairs, and future growth.
Plan Your Botanical Garden Attraction
CDI can help determine which type of kids course or outdoor attraction may best fit your garden, visitors, and long-term goals.