Tree To Tree Idaho adventure park — Attraction in Hayden

TL;DR: Amazing experience. I'd give 6 stars if I could. You will not be disappointed.

Tree to Tree Idaho is a newly opened, challenging ropes obstacle course set in beautiful Farragut State Park. If you're looking for a relationship building exercise, a way to tire the kids out on an afternoon, an adrenaline rush, or just a few hours of an unusual workout, look no further. This course checks all those boxes and more.

You'll come in and get set up with your harness and safety apparatus, which is similar to what you'll use on a typical zipline but with some exceptions. They have a very cool click in system with two separate safety points of contact that basically ensure you're hooked to an anchor at all times because you are unable to have both of the carabiners open and they require a special magnet to open/close. I felt very safe at all times. The use of this system will be explained by staff and then you are able to test the system on a mini course which is only about five feet high.

Speaking of staff, this is a self-guided activity but you'll have quick access to staff who will be on the ground watching you as you go. They are able to quickly rescue you if needed. Every staff member seemed knowledgeable about the course and had great tips on how to get through; they were all very friendly and personable and helped make the whole experience even more fun.

There are five levels of course, I believe, which are separated by ladders and progressively get higher and more difficult with each color until you reach the Black course, which has to be at least 50 feet in the air. Black course is an extra $5 and is VERY difficult to get to- the ladder is incredibly tough and per the guides is the hardest part of the course. I unfortunately couldn't get up that ladder! But I'll definitely come back and try again sometime. the Black course ends with a free-fall type jump which ultimately auto-belays you safely to the ground, which I am dying to try.

The types of obstacles vary greatly. There are simple rope bridges, ziplines, ropes to swing on, a "skateboard", wires to walk across, planks to walk across... the list goes on and I couldn't describe them all. There are overall many similar types of obstacles with small variations that just get progressively more difficult, along with obstacles that are very unique and seen only once in the course.

You are able to climb down and take breaks if taken at the ladders separating the course levels, and then return back to the course; but if you need to be rescued at any point and can't go on, you can't return to the course after.

Ultimately, we had an amazing time and had a killer workout. I expected the course to be physically challenging but it was more so than anticipated and I definitely had some upper body soreness for several days after. I was surprised at how little I thought about the height, as the obstacles themselves required a lot of concentration, but the one time I did slip I was firmly caught by my safety harness. I highly recommend this activity to locals and tourists, and I plan to go back and take more...

Lots of your body usage! Arm strength! Went two days ago and still have arm soreness big time! And I'm in shape and workout several days a week. My son and I went last Saturday, he's 10 and being that age he had to do the adult course and I must say, how any 10 year old finishes that course is beyond me! Needless to say after the first course and he could climb down, he did. He would've never made it up the next ladder anyway so it was a good call on his part. I could barely lift myself and climb the ladders towards the end. There's a lot of swinging logs (definitely need a good leg reach), climbing ladders, a few funnels / tunnels you can either go feet first (careful not to get splinters) or crawl through, then there's the wood that you have to carefully place your hands and feet to get across not to mention the swinging bridges to cross, oh and you get to zip line a few times. If your arms aren't jello after all that you can be Tarzan and swing into a net ( make sure you grab the net!)... Think of swinging from a rope and dropping into the lake.... However this one you don't drop. Fun but takes a lot of arm strength. If your arms aren't like jello, there is an "extreme" course after all that, which ascends into the trees even higher. Just looking at the ladder to that course, was a no go for me. I barely escaped the net! Good experience and definitely know how much arm strength it takes for the next trip.....WAY down the road. The staff is always amongst the trees but on the ground, every now and then they'll give different ways to meander through a section of the course, other than that it's all you! Staff was friendly, nice and enjoyed being there. They do sell gloves there that are fingerless but they don't have much if a grip so I'd recommend bringing your own and seeing which ones you'd like to use before buying. The ladders are really smooth making the gloves not real helpful to have on at times. Definitely worth...

A friend told us that ours sons would love Tree to Tree so we drove 6 hours from Weiser, ID to visit and our whole family loved the experience. My husband and 2 sons did the regular course and my daughter did the junior course. All of the guides were great. They were very attentive, friendly, and encouraging. We definitely felt we were in good hands. Me and my inlaws really enjoyed watching the whole experience as well while our two youngest poked around the forest having a blast as well. There was lightning the day we went, so for safety reasons, our family had to come down from the trees for about an hour and return later to finish. During that hour we just took a scenic drive around the Farragut State Park and Bayview and visited the park visitor center which was also a great little place to check out. We are already planning our next trip up to Tree to Tree in 2 years when our other son is old enough to do the junior course and our daughter can move up to...