But what exactly is in the Copper Canyon Adventure Park?

The Adventure Park (Parque De Aventura) is home to a cable car, the world’s second longest zipline, a seven-zipline adventure course, a via ferrata and much, much more. I’ll go through the activities one by one below.

Top activities at the Copper Canyon Adventure Park

There are so many things to do at the Adventure Park and, truthfully, we didn’t get a chance to do them all – due both to time constraints and weather. Here’s a rundown of the top activities to help you decide how much time you’ll want to spend here. I have included up to date prices for each installation.

Cable Car (Teleferico)

🚠 The cable car runs from beside the Adventure Park ticket office to a viewing point in the middle of the canyon. There are two cars and they run every thirty minutes (every 15 in peak season).

🚠 Each car can carry 60 passengers at a time and each journey takes ten minutes.

🚠 The cable car runs for 2,700 metres across the canyon and the views are just spectacular. I would imagine that pretty much everyone who spends any time in the adventure park takes a ride on the cable car.

💰 Cost: $350 pesos per person

ZipRider – world’s 2nd longest zip line

⭐️ Until recently this zipline at 2,530m, was the longest in the world (jokey fist shake at the UAE here for stealing that title!). It takes a whole 2-3 minutes to zoom from one end to the other. Yes. Seriously. You reach speeds of 80 – 135 km an hour in those two or three short minutes. Wow.

😭 I have to admit that I wussed out of going on this. I spent the entire night before we went to the park trying to psych myself up for the ride but I’m just not an adrenaline junky. Speed and heights do nothing except terrify me, especially when they’re combined. Luckily for my readers, my husband is the complete opposite and couldn’t wait to try it out.

🏆 Col’s verdict? He loved it and seriously considered doing it for a second time he thought it was so much fun. He said that the ride is basically, “total, incredible, exhilaration for the first twenty seconds or so and then an opportunity to breathe and try to take in the stupendous views”.

🥾 Once you’re done you then have an 800m walk up to the cable car to get back. The walk is uphill and can take up to 30 minutes so do take this into account when deciding if you’re going to ride the zipline.

⛔️ This ride is clearly an adult-only activity. The rules state that you must be between 45kg and 120kg to ride.

💰 Cost: $1,250 pesos per person

Zipline circuit (Tirolesas)

⭐️ The website for the Copper Canyon Adventure Park claims this is the longest zipline system in the world. Sadly, we didn’t have a chance to find out as we didn’t have time to complete it, partly because our kids are too small and partly because there’s so much to do and see in the park.  

⭐️ There is over 5km of zipline across seven zip-lines and two bridges with a return to base on the cable car. The longest of the zip-lines is over 1km long and 480m above the valley. Speeds reached on these zi-plines are between 65km – 110km per hour.

⏰ Note it’s currently only open in the mornings & takes around 2 hrs to complete.

📌 This zip-line activity is open to people over 40kg and under 120kg.

👧🏽 Children over 10 can ride, strapped to either a parent or an instructor. Obviously, to be strapped to a parent, disclaimer forms must be signed. From about 14 years old kids can go alone as long as the harness fits safely.

📌 Cost: $1,250 pesos per person

This looked to me to basically be an assault course on the edge of the cliffs. It only runs when conditions are truly perfect and only in the mornings.

🧗🏼‍♂️ This experience includes 48m of rappelling, five hanging bridges of varying difficulty, 2 caves, a tarzan jump and 450 m of semi-climbing.

⏰ The activity takes between 2 – 2.5 hours

⛔️ There is a minimum height of 1m50 and a maximum weight of 90kg.

💰 Cost: $750 pesos per person

Aerial Walkway (Bosque Aereo)

🌳 This is a guided activity is for adults and older children (over 10).

🌳 It is a treetop walkway with ten hanging bridges and one zipline.

⛔️ It has a height requirement of 1m50 and a weight requirement of between 25kg and 90kg. Anyone doing this activity must be able to reach the safety line and connect themselves to it with confidence.

💰 Cost $380 pesos per person

Walking and cycling

🚲 The Copper Canyon Adventure Park has great opportunities for both hiking and cycling. Check out the maps by the children’s playground for more information. There are bikes for hire (for adults) on site.

Activities for children in the Copper Canyon Adventure Park

The adventure park has plenty to entertain children, once you’ve done the cable car and marvelled at the view. There is a good playground for little ones on site, which obviously is free.

Mini Golf (Golfito)

⛳️ This mini golf course is located just down from the playground. I bet not many people have played mini golf with such incredible views.

⛳️ Cost $70 pesos per person

⛳️ By the mini golf course is a small, child-sized zipline that my kids loved having to themselves. We spent hours there as they zoomed up and down.

Climbing Wall (Rocodromo)

In the playground, you’ll immediately spot a 7m high climbing wall. The wall is available for anyone who weighs between 25kg and 75kg (here both my four-year-old and husband waited on the sidelines sulking slightly while the six-year-old and I had all the fun!).

💰 $70 pesos per person for three goes.

Euro bungee

For those small kids with a daredevil waiting to escape, let them have a go on the Euro Bungee – a 7m bungee specifically designed for little ones.

⛔️ Must weigh between 25km – 65 kg.

💰 $70 pesos

Eating in the Copper Canyon Adventure Park

You certainly have options for food here. In the official park building, there is a very nice, reasonably priced, restaurant with the most incredible views over the canyon. The restaurant also has a section of glass floor from which you can look right down into the canyon.

If you don’t fancy eating here then there is a large market area outside where there are plenty of food options. We ate in the market both days (although we also ate in the restaurant so that I could, hand on heart, tell you it was good there too).

It’s also possible to get ice creams and other snacks in the park.

Souvenirs at the Copper Canyon Adventure Park

Yes, there are opportunities to buy both park merchandise (inside the park building) and Tarahumara tourist items in the market.

Where to stay when visiting the Copper Canyon Adventure Park

There are a number of options for hotels in the area. In Divisadero, there’s one famous hotel but most options are in Posada Barrancas. Note that when searching for accommodation options here, you’ll want to look for “Areponapuchi”, as that’s the name of the nearest village.

Getting there and away

🚂 If you want to know more about taking the train, do check out my article all about it, especially as it gives hints as to where to wait for the train when it is inevitably delayed. Next stop along the way is Bahuichivo where you can stop to explore Cerochaui and Urique.

It is worth confirming with your hotel whether they pick you up from the station or whether you’re meant to make your own way there.

Climate around the Adventure Park

🔆 In the middle of summer it is chilly in the early morning and early evening. During the day it is fine in shorts and t-shirt.

🌧 The Copper Canyon Adventure Park is high up in the mountains so there’s always a chance of rain, particularly during the summer months, which is also the rainy season.

❄️ In the winter months it can be very cold so take layers.