Des Moines - Outdoor Pursuits Deals

Family-run pumpkin ranch hosts a month-long fall festival that includes a corn maze, hay bale climb, jump house, and playground

Ziplines whisk tourists over Ozark trees at more than 50 mph; adventurers ride computerized surfboard through 5,000-foot course

Quarter-mile, Grand Prix–style track features banked curves, twists, and fast pavement

Learn about equipment and safety during a static-line class; jump from 3,000 feet attached to a static line before descending solo

Learn basics of bow and arrow, then practice in an indoor, 45-yard paper target and 3-D range or an outdoor Olympic range

The race makes use of manmade obstacles and natural creeks to challenge racers before rewarding them with prizes and cold beer.

Skilled divers lead underwater lessons in the basics & certify seasoned divers for longer, deeper dives with nitrox tanks; all gear provided

Players outfitted with rental mask & gun with 100 paintballs duck behind inflatables to escape enemy fire at outdoor paintball field

Belay class teaches climbers basics such as knots & harness operation to use during two-week membership that includes gear rental

Captain narrates as replica of a century-old steamship traces Mississippi River route replete with local landmarks, lakes, and wildlife