Team Building & Broadstone
Broadstone
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.
Facilities at Broadstone
- 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. Three of our cabins accommodate up to twenty-four people and one cabin sleeps up to 16. 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 15-20 picnic tables each. The gravel parking lot at the top of the driveway can hold 4 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.
Team Building with University Recreation
University Recreation offers many opportunities for team building whether that be through our High and Low Ropes Courses at our Camp Broadstone facility or our Portable/Propless team building that can be brought to classrooms.
Register for Team Building Courses Here
Types of Course Offerings
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Alpine Tower Course (High Ropes)
- 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.
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High Ropes Course (High Ropes)
- The High Ropes 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.
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Group Interaction Course (Low Ropes)
- 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 10-100 participant groups that hope to establish a group identity, develop a trajectory to achieve goals, and to realize their group’s potential.
Rates
The rates include facility access, facilitators, and equipment. We do not provide transportation to Broadstone.
Broadstone Reservation Rates
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Day rental price includes the use of the Lodge, Kitchen, and the Lower Field. Overnight rental price includes the use of the Cabins, Lodge, Kitchen, and Lower Field. 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.
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.
Team Building Rates
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Mobile Team Building |
Team Development Course (Half Day Low's) |
High Ropes Course (Half Day High's) |
Team Development & High Ropes Combo |
| App State Affiliated Organizations |
Base Cost: $120 $10/person |
Base Cost: $165 $10/person |
Base Cost: $215 $15/person |
Base Cost: $310 $20/person |
| External (off campus) |
Base Cost: $250 $25/person |
Base Cost: $250 $25/person |
Base Cost: $325 $35/person |
Base Cost: $400 $45/person |
All course Base Cost’s are designed for a minimum of 8 participants. The 9th participant and beyond will accrue the Per-Person rate.
Half Day program’s 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).
Portable & Propless Team Building is designed to take place in classroom’s, meeting spaces, and in green spaces on campus at App State.
All Reservation requests should be made as early as possible, preferably at lease 45 days before the desired program. Please complete your request with this form.
*For group sizes larger than 30 participants, and all other questions, please contact Jacob Norris at [email protected], or by calling 828-262-8411*