TreeRunner Adventure Park & Mini Golf West Bloomfield — Attraction in West Bloomfield Township

1st of all, I love this activity and I love this setting. I think this is really fun, a great challenge, and it's great being among the trees which is why I gave the 3 stars. At my last visit, I had a few concerns. One of them serious enough that I considered whether or not 3 stars was too generous.

1st (most minor) - it was supposed to be Motown night but we were subjected to country music all night.

2nd- one of my clips on my harness was sticky and finicky. This was confirmed by both the staff member who harnessed me up and one who saw me struggling with it later on. Never was I offered a new harness or any suggestions other than messing with it. This gets pretty exhausting after clipping in and out of things for hours, sometimes while balancing on a wire in the middle of a course.

3rd (the most concerning) - while on the course rated the "hardest" before the black courses (Waterfall) we got stuck behind a man and his mother. His mother was at least in her 50s and struggling to even climb a ladder. My point here is that at the platform, I don't believe that they could have been warned enough about what was involved. Secondly, the mother got stuck holding on to a rope wall, unable to climb up. All three of us screamed "staff" for at least 15 minutes and didn't see anyone. The poor woman could have been having a panic attack, a heart attack, anything, and we were on our own. Finally, her son descended the ladder and took himself out of his harness completely to go look for help. This left us literally stranded on our platform as there was nothing to clip onto to get out. When he returned with the staff member and I told him how long all three of us had been screaming for help, his response was that I should call the owner and tell him the music is too loud. No apology of any kind. Also, the music isn't too loud, the staff are just not dispersed appropriately. There were three people at the main platform at times and 3 girls just sitting in the area where you get harnessed up an hour before closing. Not only that, we paid a lot of money for a limited amount of time (glow night) and were stuck on a platform for a half hr. Most of all, though, this is a serious safety concern and I felt terrible for...

Located in the Jewish community center (there is a bridge to cross in order to get to the park. They have restrooms in the center that you can use if you do not feel like using the outdoor port a potties.) - I go here at least twice a year during the spring and summer seasons. My friend and I love to challenge ourselves climbing the trees and moving from one obstacle course to another. As you progress through the courses, they get harder, and you really need some grip strength to conquer the entire course. When you head there, you go into a tent where you register and sign the waiver that allows you to enter the place and climb. The place has 14 trails, 45 zip lines, 7 levels of difficulty and 210 Aerial Challenges. I believe this place is the largest zip line park in Michigan. Standard tickets are about $50.19 per person but during this month I believe until Valentine's day they have a special for $35.00 a ticket. That being said however, they do have tickets based on age and time so that plays a factor in the cost as well. Last call tickets are roughly around $36.00 but you only get 2 hours and 40 minutes so about an hour less than a standard aerial ticket. Junior or kids tickets are about $20.00 but then you only get to be on the course for 1 hour and 45 minutes and is limited between the ages of 4-7. For adults, you can still do a lot in those 2 hours depending on how fast you move but the standard ticket is recommended if you want to get through the whole course. Since this place is seasonal you cannot use them on Valentine's day of course but on a later date when the place opens up for the season. The ticket have session times of course and you typically get added time built in to get ready for the climb i.e. getting your harness equipped, going through the safety procedures, and check- in itself. The place opens back up around April during the weekends but later on opens up during the weekdays in June and up until August. There are blackout dates so be sure to check the calendar on the website for...

We’ve been fans of TreeRunner for years—my husband and I have enjoyed date nights on the advanced courses, and our daughters (now 7 and 9) loved the junior park when they were younger. We were so excited to finally climb together as a family of four in the aerial forest now that they’re old enough. But even with preseason discounted tickets, we still paid $200 for three hours. At regular prices, it would’ve been nearly $250—and pricing has been creeping up year after year.

Even before we got on the course, we ran into issues. During harnessing and the safety briefing, staff were polite but extremely hands-off. We had to walk our kids through the process ourselves. My own harness didn’t fit correctly, and I wasn’t offered a replacement until I came back and asked.

Once on the course, things got worse. The girls were new to the full aerial gear system (very different from the junior park), and it took nearly 90 minutes to complete just one purple course. At one point, our daughter stood on a platform sobbing and frozen with fear—for over 20 minutes. No staff came by. There weren’t even any nearby we could call to for help. We had to backtrack through the course ourselves—including manually pulling ourselves up a Zipline—just to get her down. It was exhausting and emotionally draining.

In the end, we completed only two short courses in our three-hour window. For $200+, that’s a tough value—especially when adults are paying full price just to help their kids on beginner trails. A family pass or supervising adult rate would go a long way toward making this more accessible and worthwhile.

For comparison: it’s $50 for a full day at Cedar Point—or $18/month for a season pass—with no time cap and a full day’s worth of activities. We left TreeRunner feeling frustrated and short-changed.

We’ve had great visits in the past and love the concept—but unless pricing and family support improve, we’ll be holding off on...