Team Building & Broadstone
Broadstone & Team Building
Outdoor education, retreats, team building, and mountain experiences in Western North Carolina.
Broadstone is Appalachian State University Recreation’s multi-faceted outdoor education facility operating to serve students, staff, faculty, as well as the greater region of Western North Carolina.
By day our facilities can support and host adventures, meetings, retreats, and conferences. By night our facilities can host multi-day functions allowing you to have a comfortable and professional place to return inside, while providing the opportunity to escape into the mountains of North Carolina or relax along the scenic Watauga River.
The Lodge
Offers a large meeting space for group reservations with easy access to the outdoors. The entryway of the lodge leads into the large multipurpose room with a gas-log fireplace. Off to the side of the multipurpose room is a hallway leading to the kitchen, restrooms, and small meeting room. The lodge's parking lot can hold 25 regular-sized vehicles.
The Cabins
Four cabins are available for overnight accommodations. They each can host up to 20 people overnight. Each cabin has bunkbeds with regular-sized twin mattresses. All four cabins have 3 bathroom stalls, three showers and four sinks. Cabins do not have air conditioning but do have heat.
The Lower Field
Broadstone’s lower field can adapt to a variety of needs. Two pavilions are located on either side of the field and are equipped with picnic tables. The gravel parking lot at the top of the driveway can hold 5 - 8 vehicles, while the lower parking lot can hold 10-15 vehicles.
Campfire
Our campfire is located next to the Watauga River on the Lower Field. To be cautious, we only allow fires that are built and tended by Broadstone staff.
University Recreation offers many opportunities for team building programs. Our High and Low Ropes Courses are located at our Camp Broadstone facility. We also offer Mobile Team Building programs to groups inside classrooms and on green spaces in and around the town of Boone.
Alpine Tower Course
This course is facilitated on Broadstone’s Alpine Tower, located beside the lower field, and works best for groups of 10-25 participants. This experience involves learning basic skills associated with climbing and belaying, as well as developing group dynamics on and off the ground.
Ridgeline Pole Course
The Redgeline Pole course is facilitated on the ridge behind the Broadstone lodge and provides a unique experience to groups of 10-20 participants. This course combines personal development with team cooperation and trust-building through a series of high-element obstacles, located in a beautiful wooded setting.
Group Interaction Course
This is our most popular course. The GIC takes place on our lower field and is facilitated with low element obstacles and team-building activities. This course is recommended for 10-40 participant groups that hope to establish a group identity, develop a trajectory to achieve goals, and to realize their group’s potential.
Mobile Team Building
Mobile Team Building is designed to take place in classrooms, meeting spaces, and in green spaces on campus at App State or at your site. Group's are responsible for securing space for activities. This course is recommended for 10 - 50 participant groups that hope to establish a group identity, develop a trajectory to achieve goals, and to realize their group's potential.
| Organization | Use | Base Rate | Additional / Hourly Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| App State Organizations | Overnight / Cabins / Up to 8 people per cabin | $130 | $15 additional each person |
| Day Use / Lodge / Per Hour, up to 30 people | $40 | — | |
| Day Use / Lodge / Per hour, more than 30 people | $60 | — | |
| Day Use / Campfire / Maximum of 3 hours | $55 | — | |
| Unaffiliated Organizations | Overnight / Cabins / Up to 8 people per cabin | $220 | $30 additional each person |
| Day Use / Lodge / Per Hour, up to 30 people | $80 | — | |
| Day Use / Lodge / Per hour, more than 30 people | $120 | — | |
| Day Use / Campfire / Maximum of 3 hours | $110 | — |
The rates include facility access, facilitators, and equipment. We do not provide transportation to Broadstone.
Day rental price includes the option to use the Lodge, Kitchen, and the Lower Field. Overnight rental price includes the use of the Cabins, Lodge, and Kitchen. Lower Field Reservations must be clarified for each day of planned use by overnight groups. Campfire Fee is a flat rate fee in addition to the cost of the facility reservation. Campfires have a maximum use of 3 hours at a time.
The hourly day rental rate will not accrue during reserved Teambuilding programs.
Reservations
Reservation requests should be made as early as possible, preferably at least 21 days before the desired program. Please complete your request with this form.
Submit Reservation RequestFor Team Building Rates, please contact Jacob Norris at [email protected], or by calling 828-262-8411.
Program Details
Half Day programs' typical course run-time is up to 4 hours. All Half-Day programming is operated out of Camp Broadstone, located in Valle Crucis (5.5 miles from Main Boone Campus). Mobile Team Building is designed to take place in classrooms, meeting spaces, and in green spaces on campus at App State.
All Reservation requests should be made as early as possible, preferably at least 45 days before the desired program.
*For group sizes larger than 25 participants, and all other questions, please contact Jacob Norris at [email protected], or by calling 828-262-8411*