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Have you ever wanted to soar through the trees or swing on a rope just like Tarzan? Well, you can have your chance to do just that with Go Ape Zipline and Adventure Park located at Bemis Woods Forest Preserves in Western Springs. This high-flying adventure is exhilarating and fun for the entire family!

Bemis Woods Forest Preserves is a 480-acre park with trails, a canoe launch, and, most notably, a Go Ape Zipline & Adventure Park. It is quite a picturesque location to swing through the trees.
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Go Ape is perfect for those who are seeking a high-flying adventure filled with adrenaline-pumping fun! With ziplines and several obstacles and ropes courses, you can easily spend an entire afternoon here.
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Choose your own adventure! You have two choices, each with its own set of ziplines and obstacles: Treetop Adventure or Treetop Journey.
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The first option, Treetop Adventure, involves 45 obstacles, ziplines that cross between 40-foot high trees, and Tarzan-style swings.
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The longest zipline is 553 feet and the highest platform is 43 feet. This course will take a few hours to complete, has a minimum age of 10 years, and a cost of $59.95 per person over 16 and $39.95 for ages 10-15.
The second option, Treetop Journey, is a shorter course that will take about an hour and is good for all ages with tamer ziplines and 21 obstacles.
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The longest zipline in this course is 194 feet and the tallest platform is 30 feet. The cost is $29.95 per person.
Ziplining and obstacle courses aren't the only activities offered here at Go Ape. Let the adventure continue as you try your hand at Axe Throwing!
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This activity was added for the 2021 season. Learn to throw axes at one of four targets set up in the park. The minimum age is 16 and gloves and face coverings must be worn (you may bring your own or buy from Go Ape). The cost is $17.95 per person for an hour-long session.
Which Go Ape aerial adventure course will you choose? Whatever you decide, you are sure to have some high-flying fun through the treetops!
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Do you like ziplining? Which aerial courses do you enjoy in Illinois? Please tell us all about it in the comments.

To book your adventure through the treetops, visit the Go Ape website or Facebook page. If you live in or are planning to travel to Southern Illinois, you may be interested in the Shawnee Bluffs Canopy Tour.

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